From The Verge: Samsung has revealed its TVs can be remotely disabled if the company finds out the units have been stolen. The feature is called the “Television Block Function” and Samsung says it was recently activated in South Africa after a number of Samsung TVs were taken from a company...

From PC Mag: Fitbit on Wednesday announced the latest addition to its popular Charge line of fitness trackers. The Charge 5 offers a number of design improvements, as well as advanced health-monitoring features previously only available on the company's premium Sense smartwatch.

Priced at $179.99...

From CNET: A passenger's Samsung Galaxy A21 caught fire Monday inside the cabin of an Alaska Airlines flight after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, forcing the crew to deploy the aircraft's evacuation slides to remove the flight's occupants.

The passenger's phone "overheated and...

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake is delighted to announce the release of high-quality and feature-rich headsets to the TT Gaming family - ARGENT H5 RGB 7.1 Surround Gaming Headset. Aiming at providing supreme sound performance, the ARGENT H5 RGB 7.1 Surround Gaming Headsets feature next...

From The Verge: Spotify is broadening the number of people who can offer subscription podcasts and have their shows play on its service. Today, the company announced that all US-based podcasters can use Anchor, its podcast creation and distribution platform, to sell subscriptions for exclusive...

From PC Mag: Facebook is testing voice and video calling from its main app. The feature aims to reduce the need to switch between Facebook and its standalone Messenger service.

As Bloomberg reports, users in several countries, including the US, can now make video and voice calls without leaving...

From CNET: One of the largest cryptocurrency thefts ever appears to have been resolved -- by the hacker. Poly Network, a decentralized finance platform, reported Monday that more than $600 million in cryptocurrency was stolen from its coffers through a code vulnerability.

Poly Network is a...

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS today launched ExpertBook B1500, two new slim, light and highly mobile notebook that are tailored for business, and designed as the smart choice for ambitious startups, education organizations and growing firms of all sizes.

Powered by up to the latest 11th Generation...

From The Verge: Apple is planning a new model of the Mac Mini that will replace the pro-focused Intel-based model it still sells, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter. A “high-end, M1X Mac Mini” is expected “in the next several months,” and is said to have “an updated...

From PC Mag: Last month, there were reports of Sony working on a lighter PS5 Digital Edition. However, it turns out lighter versions of both PS5 models were in the works, and they just went on sale in Australia.

As Press Start reports, both new models are around 300 grams lighter and carry the...