From The Verge: A year after Qualcomm, Samsung, and Google announced, uh, something VR-related, one potential component of the project is coming into focus: the Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 2. The new chipset is designed as a step up from the XR2 Gen 2 in the Meta Quest 3, capable of rendering high...

From PC World: What did you think about the XPS 13 Plus, the upgraded, streamlined version of Dell’s long-running ultraportable favorite? While opinions were divided among the Windows laptop faithful, Dell seems to be all-in on the new look with its touch-enabled function row and invisible trackpad...

From CNET: Fitness Plus, Apple's subscription service for iPhone and Apple Watch users, is getting a refresh this year. New workouts with huge music stars, new meditations featuring tranquil sounds and tones, new workourts for golfers and an integration with Time to Walk and Apple Podcasts will all...

From The Verge: A year ago, LG released its brightest OLED TVs yet, and in doing so, the company overcame one of the long-held downsides of the panel technology: they were finally suitable for bright, sunny rooms. Rtings called 2023’s G3 OLED “an outstanding TV with no real weaknesses,” and many...

From PC World: Power supplies are one of the more utilitarian parts of any PC build. Most users check to see if it’s got enough juice and the right cable connections, maybe look for a little more efficiency, and that’s about it. But Cooler Master’s newest high-end design might earn a few fans...

From CNET: T-Mobile is upping the perks for its top unlimited plan. On Wednesday, the carrier revealed that it's adding Hulu (with ads) to its priciest Go5G Next plan. The addition of Hulu marks the latest streaming service T-Mobile has bundled into the plan, joining Netflix and Apple TV Plus.

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From Tom's Hardware: A GeForce RTX 3050 6GB has been in the works for some time. Although the last-generation Ampere graphics card is unlikely to contend for a spot on the list of best graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB could be a decent alternative for budget gamers if correctly priced...

From The Verge: Microsoft president Brad Smith wasn’t happy with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last year, after the regulator blocked Microsoft’s giant Activision Blizzard deal. Now that Microsoft has restructured its deal and won approval in the UK, Smith has kinder words for the...

From PC Mag: Camera companies are looking to fight the rise of AI-generated images by embedding digital signatures in the photos.

Nikon, for instance, plans to start offering mirrorless cameras with authentication technology built in for photojournalists and other professional photographers. The...