From The Verge: Apple’s rumored virtual and augmented reality headset will reportedly use iris scanning tech for logins and payments, according to The Information. The report, which cites two people involved in developing the headset, says the scanning is supposed to make it easier for multiple...

From PC World: If you tried to find a new graphics card any time in 2020 or 2021, you probably had a really rough (and expensive) experience. A boom in cryptocurrency and the mining thereof made already-low stock nearly nonexistent, and scalpers only exacerbated the problem. Nvidia’s solution was to...

From CNET: Netflix ads are coming next month, in a progressive rollout of a new ad-supported membership tier called Basic with Ads in the US and 11 other countries, Netflix said Thursday. In the US, the new tier will launch Nov. 3 and will be $7 a month, $3 less than the cheapest ad-free Netflix...

From The Verge: While Stadia fans mourn the loss of Google’s own cloud streaming platform, Nvidia has introduced some new features to GeForce Now for Chrome users to help ease the pain. Starting today, anyone subscribed to the RTX 3080 tier of GeForce Now will be able to stream their favorite PC...

From PC Mag: Following President Biden signing the “Secure Equipment Act of 2021” last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now expected to ban sales of new equipment in the US from Huawei and ZTE due to national security concerns.

As Axios reports, a draft order was circulated by...

From CNET: Just as October 2021 brought us the Surface Pro 8, now October 2022 brings us the Surface Pro 9. As part of Microsoft's new Surface lineup, unveiled Oct. 12 in a livestream, the new Surface Pro 9 joins the updated Surface Laptop 5 and Surface Studio 2 Plus desktop.

For most of its...

From The Verge: Roku has officially announced a lineup of smart home gadgets that includes lighting, plugs, and cameras. The devices, which were “developed in partnership” with the budget-friendly smart home company Wyze, will be sold exclusively through Walmart in the US starting on October 17th...

From PC World: Meta’s new Meta Quest Pro is a $1,500 attempt to figure out what experiences people want in virtual reality.

Just a few months after Meta (Facebook’s new business name) actually raised the price of its standalone Meta Quest 2 consumer headset, the company has released a more powerful...

From CNET: Intel is planning a major workforce reduction, with job cuts likely numbering in the thousands, in the face of a downturn in the PC market, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

The layoffs will be announced as early as this month, coinciding with Intel's third-quarter earnings report on Oct. 27...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced its new ultra-slim external storage drive, the CORSAIR EX100U. Available in capacities from 500GB to a massive 4TB, the EX100U stores an incredible amount of data in a pocket-sized form-factor that can go anywhere.

The EX100U utilizes a USB Type-C...