From PC Mag: Snap Inc. is testing a paid subscription plan that gives users early access to new and exclusive features.

First spotted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi(Opens in a new window), and confirmed in a statement to The Verge(Opens in a new window), Snapchat Plus offers access to...

From The Verge: Valve’s most recent VR headset was 2019’s high-powered, high-priced Valve Index. But rumors have long been swirling that the company is working on another device — a standalone headset code-named “Deckard.” Well, here to give that rumor-pot a fresh stir is a recently-published patent...

From CNET: Nintendo is bringing another classic N64 game to the Switch next week.

The original Pokemon Snap is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack service on June 24. Like other N64 games, it'll be accessible through the Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online app, a free download...

From The Verge: Tech companies operating some of the world’s biggest online platforms — including Facebook-owner Meta, Microsoft, Google, Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok — have signed up to a new EU rulebook for tackling online disinformation.

These firms and others will have to make greater efforts...

From PC Mag: Grocery delivery and pick-up service Instacart is rebranding its subscription service from Instacart Express to Instacart+. The name change comes with a suite of new family shopping features(Opens in a new window), including subscription sharing.

"Instacart+ caters to all different...

From CNET: Samsung is the latest tech giant trying to replace your physical wallet with a digital one that lives on your phone. The company on Thursday launched Samsung Wallet, a new mobile wallet for storing digital keys, boarding passes, ID cards and credit cards. Apple and Google announced major...

From The Verge: Microsoft will start automatically redirecting Internet Explorer users to its Edge browser over the next few months. Internet Explorer is being retired today, and consumers or businesses still using the browser will start to see a prompt soon that will redirect them to Microsoft Edge...

From PC Mag: Bad news everyone: The majority of desktop, laptop, and server processors are vulnerable to a new type of attack called Hertzbleed(Opens in a new window) that's extremely hard to mitigate against.

Hertzbleed is a power side-channel attack and works by taking advantage of the dynamic...

From CNET: YouTube said Wednesday that Shorts -- the quick, vertical, looping videos competing with TikTok -- are being watched by 1.5 billion logged-in accounts a month. By comparison, TikTok said in September that more than 1 billion people use its app monthly, the latest figure it has released....

Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with representatives from be quiet! to go over their next set of fans, the Silent Wings 4. These fans will come in two flavors, the Silent Wings 4 and Silent Wings Pro 4, with a handful of differentiating features to separate the two.

Development for...