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- January 6
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- If Sam Altman thinks OpenAI needs to raise ChatGPT prices, I might have to cancel my Plus membership
- Samsung sets Unpacked for January 22 and we're ready for the Samsung Galaxy Ultra S25
- Guam's critical infrastructure is under attack - and Volt Typhoon is the top suspect
- Philips' first Matter-compatible smart lock works with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistant seamlessly
- EarFun launches AI-translation earbuds with dual-driver audio, plus a cheap Auracast sound-sharing dongle
- AMD announces new Ryzen Z2 chips for PC gaming handhelds at CES 2025
- Say goodbye to Dell Latitude as company embraces AI era for business laptops with new simplified "Pro" name
- HP adds trio of Intel-powered EliteBook laptops as AI PC craze reaches fever pitch
- Dell eliminates 32-year old Precision brand as it debuts Pro Max mobile workstation family
- Dell launches newly rebranded laptops at CES 2025 to replace storied XPS, Inspiron, and other product lines
- Acer looks to compete with Lenovo and Asus with a new Nitro Blaze handheld packing a massive 11-inch touchscreen - but the price might make you wince
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D announced at CES 2025
- AMD announces new Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 graphics cards at CES 2025
- Garmin brings its radar safety tech to motorbikes for the first time, but I'm not convinced
- Samsung claims its latest QD-OLED panel can hit 4,000 nits - but based on my testing last year, I doubt it
- Samsung’s new Odyssey OLED gaming monitors are so high specced they could be overkill
- This new robot vacuum-and-mop is so eagle-eyed it can even spy clear liquid spillages
- TCL's 2025 mini-LED TVs for 2025 promise a mind-blowing 50% brightness increase
- CES 2025 day 1: the 11 best gadgets we've seen, from Samsung's new flagship OLED TV to the Garmin Instinct 3
- AMD CES 2025 Keynote live blog: all the latest Ryzen and Radeon news as it happens
- Hisense’s 2025 TVs go real big, including a 116-inch mini-LED TV – the largest one yet
- LG confirms the LG C5 and B5 OLED TVs are coming, but there's good news and bad news
- Windows 11 might soon be more helpful in letting you know how powerful your PC actually is – I just hope this planned feature is better than Microsoft’s past efforts
- Tenable warns users to update now following possible plugin security issue
- The 'world's smallest' ultra short throw projector promises lush 100-inch images from a tiny box, and with Google TV built in
- Brisk It's new wood pellet grill promises AI cooking at a more affordable price
- Switchbot's new renter-friendly smart lock can be retrofitted onto almost any door – even yours
- The next-generation of Google TV is on the way with an improved Gemini that’ll make smarter and better
- Microsoft reveals surprise plan to spend $80bn on AI data centers
- Why Knowledge-as-a-Service will redefine the internet
- Popular open source vulnerability scanner Nuclei forced to patch worrying security flaw
- Finding workplace harmony: navigating noise in the return to the office
- Nvidia’s CES surprise gets spoiled as RTX 5090 accidentally leaked - and it’s a monster
- Forget bird watching, bug watching could be the next bug… er, big thing
- Demi Moore’s triumph at the 2025 Golden Globes could rewrite horror’s place within major award ceremonies, and it’s made me even more excited for this year’s Oscars
- Samsung launched its biggest 16:9 4K monitor ever but it is definitely not going to please gamers
- Bosch's new 'battery lock' update for eBikes could help deter thieves, but it'll cost you
- Salt Typhoon attacks may have hit more US firms than previously thought
- Want to tackle 16K RAW videos? This external storage system offers 96TB of SSD storage but won't come cheap
- This lock is about to unlock a major iOS 18 UWB feature
- This new Kidde Ring Smoke Alarm might be just what my smart home is looking for
- Self-healing AI PCs with smart agents are coming, and no, please don't call them Skynet
- Ring is giving two of its best security cameras a free video-quality upgrade this week
- Victrola's new turntable with Auracast and aptX might be the most future-proof deck on the planet
- Intel announces new Core Ultra 200 series mobile CPUs at CES 2025, targeting enthusiasts and edge users
- Amazon is bringing its satellite broadband to the UK
- JBL's new elite headphones include a touchscreen audio transmitter to connect to anything easily… and to share audio with anyone else easily
- LG and Samsung have put AI everywhere in their 2025 TVs – and Copilot's coming too
- Microsoft embarrasses itself with Windows 10 pop-up that hogs the desktop urging an upgrade to Windows 11 – then promptly crashes
- The new Withings Omnia smart mirror promises to give you a full-screen scan of your health
- Garmin unveils brand new Instinct 3 with AMOLED display and massive solar charging upgrade
- CrowdStrike claws back market value after triggering largest IT outage in history
- New Nintendo Switch 2 leak may give us our first genuine photos of its controller
- Hyperkin's The Competitor Xbox controller announced at CES 2025 with a DualSense-like layout and Hall effect sticks
- The true cost of a security breach
- This adorable little robot cat will stop you burning your tongue on hot coffee
- This nasty Android malware is posing as the Telegram Premium app
- Your iPhone could soon measure your stress levels, thanks to this hormone-testing stick
- Flow causes huge upset at 2025 Golden Globes as Latvian indie movie beats Inside Out 2 and Moana 2 to win best animated film award
- Surface Laptop’s audio could get even better in the future thanks to a clever twist – a speaker built into the touchpad
- Atos now says its systems weren't hit by a ransomware attack after all
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Plus renders show off stylish blue shades and a MagSafe-like accessory
- Your Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch could soon become a James Bond-style TV remote
- SpaceX set to sign billion-dollar deal with Italian government for telecoms, security services
- Cyber security on a shoestring: maximizing your ROI
- This robot lawn mower promises to traverse awkward lawns with the agility of a mountain goat
- The modular smartphone returns, sort of, as Chinese vendor you've probably never heard of unveils rugged mobile with two surprising accessories
- I saw Samsung’s new OLED TV with Glare Free 2.0 tech, and it fixes the Samsung S95D’s biggest problem
- I can't decide if I love or hate Halliday Smart Glasses with its ultra-tiny display and nosey AI
- Samsung announces 2025 OLED TVs, with next-gen Glare Free tech and 165Hz gaming support
- Samsung’s Ballie robot companion still comes in yellow, but has more AI and a promised 2025 launch
- The Samsung Frame TV is going pro with a Neo QLED picture and a wireless One Connect box – plus the Art Store arrives on other TVs
- Samsung introduces 2025 mini-LED TV lineup with ‘A new era of Samsung AI’
- This furry clip-on robot is the strangest thing I've seen at this or any CES
- Circular Ring 2 unveiled at CES – and it's the end of plastic sizing kits for smart rings
- NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Monday, January 6 (game #309)
- NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Monday, January 6 (game #575)
- Quordle today – my hints and answers for Monday, January 6 (game #1078)
- January 5
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- A smartphone with a detachable earphone, what an odd idea? Chinese challenger brand to debut rugged smartphone with integrated single earbud, 24GB of RAM and 1TB storage
- Like selling your virtual soul: Researchers uncover extraordinary identity farming operation where the culprits are the victims
- LG unveils 2025 flagship OLED TV line-up, including brightest-ever models, and smarter wireless 4K video tech
- This rugged smartphone has the biggest battery ever but its standout feature is its DLP projector that has a 100 Lumens brightness
- Roborock's new robovacs are determined to get under your sofa – here's how
- OnePlus confirms a key upgrade for the upcoming OnePlus 13 global launch
- Roborock’s new robovac has a mechanical arm that can pick up your socks and maybe also play with your cat
- This might be the coolest iPhone accessory at CES 2025, perfectly mixing tech and aesthetics
- ESET upgrades HOME Security suite with Dark Web monitoring and more
- Everything new on Disney Plus in January 2025
- Latest Samsung Galaxy S25 leak includes predicted specs, pricing, and color details
- Apple embraces Nvidia GPUs to accelerate LLM inference via its open source ReDrafter tech
- United Airlines is speeding up its free and fast Starlink rollout, here's which planes will get it first
- Lenco launches 3 budget turntables all perfect for beginners – plus a light-up disco ball 'record stabilizer'
- Happy Plugs' cheap noise cancelling headphones look like a budget Sony WH-1000XM4, in the best possible way
- This affordable new hi-res music player is the iPod replacement I've been waiting for
- Could AI soon make dozens of billion-dollar nuclear stealth attack submarines more expensive and obsolete?
- NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Sunday, January 5 (game #574)
- Quordle today – my hints and answers for Sunday, January 5 (game #1077)
- NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, January 5 (game #308)
- January 4
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- Micron wants a bigger slice of the $100 billion HBM market with its 2026-bound HBM4 and HBM4E memory solutions
- Trillion-dollar tech company emerges as key partner to help Google, Meta and other hyperscalers build an Nvidia-free AI future
- Apple Intelligence now takes up almost twice as much room on your iPhone as it used to
- Everything new on Apple TV Plus in January 2025
- A Windows filetype update may have complicated cyber threat detection efforts
- Cloud spending to reach a staggering $723bn in 2025, thanks partly to the explosive demand for AI resources
- New Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra leak shows off the phone's super-thin bezels
- 3 Body Problem season 2: everything we know so far about the hit Netflix show's return
- Vonage upgrades VCC Intelligent Workspace with AI tools to boost productivity
- NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Saturday, January 4 (game #573)
- NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, January 4 (game #307)
- Quordle today – my hints and answers for Saturday, January 4 (game #1076)
- January 3
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- Samsung's AI fridge is going to make sure you never run out of food again, and it's as chilling as it sounds
- Experts warn millions of email servers could be vulnerable to attack
- Double clicking danger - experts warn just two clicks can let attackers steal your accounts
- Key Nvidia partner unveils a tiny mini PC build for AI that has a unique feature: 3D-printed designs
- Myanmar enforces new cybersecurity law – and VPN usage is the main target
- Thomson Reuters just spent $600m on a tax automation start-up
- Japan’s largest telco NTT Docomo disrupted by DDoS attack
- VPNs are disappearing from India's app stores – and a 2022 law may be the culprit
- I love the look of these dynamic wallpapers that were supposedly for Windows 11 – but the idea has been scrapped
- LG's latest projector is also a lamp and a Bluetooth speaker – and there's a tiny new 4K projector too
- Apple Fitness Plus just announced new workout programs AND a major collaboration with another service, and I couldn't be more excited
- US PC prices could soar if Trump tariff threats come true
- Missing Yellowstone? Taylor Sheridan has a hit Western movie with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes on Paramount Plus you have to watch
- Noble wants to save your ears from bad audio with The Knight triple-driver wired earbuds
- 7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (January 3)
- Windows 11 24H2 is in danger of becoming hated by gamers
- Government-imposed internet shutdowns cost over $7 billion in 2024 – and Pakistan was the most affected nation
- Hisense's new 4K laser TV delivers up to 150 inches of picture, and 6.2.2 channels of Dolby Atmos sound
- IBM and Global Foundries settle long-running lawsuit
- Ransomware attackers leak stolen Rhode Island private info following hack
- The HMD Key is the cheapest big-brand smartphone I’ve ever seen
- Nvidia RTX 5050 to 5090 laptop GPUs spotted, suggesting next-gen graphics cards are ready for rumored CES 2025 launch
- Nick Clegg leaves Meta ahead of Trump Presidency
- Samsung and Google have unveiled their Dolby Atmos rival: meet Eclipsa Audio, launching in this year's new TVs
- Apple to pay $95 million after Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos
- You can now play red light, green light in Call of Duty thanks to new Squid Game collab
- The latest Samsung Galaxy S25 leak promises lots of brand-new AI features
- Latest Nvidia RTX 5000 power usage rumors make me scared that my PSU will be nowhere near enough for the RTX 5080
- PlayStation Classics port studio Implicit Conversions appears to be researching PS3 emulation
- GTA 6 is predicted to be “one of the biggest entertainment launches in history"
- Telegram rolls out third-party account verification
- If your Google Nest smart speaker has been giving you the silent treatment, there's now a fix
- Here's what the iPhone SE 4 could look like, based on all the rumors so far
- Quordle today – my hints and answers for Friday, January 3 (game #1075)
- NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Friday, January 3 (game #572)
- NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, January 3 (game #306)
- January 2
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- Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 appears to leak ahead of possible CES 2025 announcement
- Gemini Live may soon compete for space with Copilot on the Windows taskbar
- Google Chrome extensions hack may have started much earlier than expected
- This huge US router brand could be banned from operating in most of Europe due to patent litigation
- Microsoft claims Edge had a great year, boasts soaring browser user numbers
- An alleged 7-Zip zero-day is actually an AI hoax
- 6 big entertainment stories you missed over the 2024 holiday season: The Batman Part 2 delayed again, The Night Agent season 2 trailer, and more
- US government says companies are no longer allowed to send bulk data to these nations
- LG will bring brighter OLED TVs to CES 2025, thanks to adding 33% more OLED
- MetLife denies hack after ransomware group claims attack
- The Samsung Galaxy S25 could borrow two great features from the Pixel 9 Pro
- I'm raising my bread-making game in 2025 with these 5 affordable gadgets and apps
- GitHub has a major problem with fake rankings, which could put users at risk of attack
- A OnePlus Watch 3 Pro launch may be imminent – and it could be feature-packed
- Here's everything you need to know about the huge Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.0 update
- The year's first batch of free PS Plus games includes one of the best modern racers, a must-play indie, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- Vodafone sells Italian business for €8 billion
- Save the date and see the ultimate in home entertainment
- Expect more improvements to the PlayStation Portal experience as Sony plans "incremental steps" to make game streaming better
- Apple promised us CarPlay 2.0 in 2024 – but it hasn't arrived yet
- Will the Nintendo Switch 2 feature AI upscaling? This patent suggests it’s on the cards
- Corporate executives are being increasingly targeted by AI phishing scams
- Meta's Horizon app was the no. 1 iPhone app on Christmas Day – and I'm not surprised. Here's why
- Creature Commandos just revealed the DCU's Batman for the first time, and it's a disappointing cameo I'm willing to forgive for one big reason
- Our predictions for AI in 2025 – what next for ChatGPT, Apple Intelligence and more
- Nationwide boss says women working at home could be missing out on job opportunities
- Quordle today – my hints and answers for Thursday, January 2 (game #1074)
- NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, January 2 (game #305)
- NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Thursday, January 2 (game #571)
- January 1
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- 5 ways you can use ChatGPT to power your New Year’s Resolutions
- Is this the faster 61.44TB SSD out there? DapuStor J5060 is a speed freak when it comes to read workloads but falls behind on writes
- This is the first mini PC compatible with Microsoft's Copilot+ requirements - and it does look like the Apple Mac Mini M4
- I used Notion to run my life in 2024 – here are 5 ways to get started with the free version this year
- The 12 most exciting cameras of 2025, from the iPhone 17 to the Sony A7 V
- Leaked Galaxy S25 benchmarks apparently confirm an all-Snapdragon line-up for 2025
- Seagate quietly launched joint world's largest HDD with a 32TB capacity, but it uses a controversial technology
- Apple could launch the iPhone SE 4 as the iPhone 16E, according to rumors
- 4 new Apple TV Plus shows I'm excited to watch in January 2025
- Quordle today – my hints and answers for Wednesday, January 1 (game #1073)
- NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Wednesday, January 1 (game #570)
- NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, January 1 (game #304)
