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05 Mar

Samsung’s 32-inch smart monitor is $300 off right now

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Samsung’s 32-inch M80C smart monitor is on sale for $400, down from $700. This $300 discount represents a savings of 43 percent and ties the lowest price ever recorded for the display.The M80C is both a regular 4K computer monitor and a standalone streaming box, with native support for apps like Prime Video, Netflix and Disney+, among others. It also…

05 Mar

Hades hits iOS as a Netflix mobile exclusive on March 19

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Hades is a major get for Netflix as a mobile exclusive. The dungeon crawler is one of the best games in recent memory and it could help bolster the growing audience Netflix has built for its strong library of games. Subscribers will be able to play Hades on their iPhones and iPads at no extra cost on March 19. You can…

05 Mar

One of our favorite Marshall Bluetooth speakers has dropped to a record-low price

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The Marshall Middleton Bluetooth speaker has a list price of $300, but right now Amazon is selling it for $236. That's a 21 percent discount and the lowest price we've tracked since it's launch last March, beating the former low of $260 it hit last December. It's also on sale for $250 at B&H Photo. We named the Middleton one…

05 Mar

The best webcams for 2024

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Computer manufacturers are finally catching up to the remote-work trend and including better built-in webcams in their laptops and desktops. But it’s not practical to upgrade your PC just to look better on video calls; this is where external webcams come in handy. Not only can they help you put your best face forward during work Zoom meetings, but they…

05 Mar

Samsung’s latest microSD card deals include the 256GB Pro Plus for $20

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Here's a quick PSA for anyone who has been meaning to add more storage to a gaming handheld, GoPro, security camera or cheaper Android device: A handful of Samsung microSD cards we recommend are back on sale. The discounts include the 256GB Samsung Pro Plus and 128GB Samsung Pro Ultimate for $20 and $17, respectively. Neither of those are all-time…

05 Mar

The best thing about the M3 MacBook Air is… the M2 MacBook Air

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Apple has upgraded the 13 and 15-inch MacBook Airs with the M3 and a few new bells and whistles. But while I expected the company to keep the M1 around as its budget option, it swapped it out for the base model M2. Someone at Cupertino’s going to regret that, because the M2 Air is, despite its limitations, a damn…

05 Mar

Oregon’s new Right to Repair bill targets anti-repair practices

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Oregon is set to become the latest state to pass a Right to Repair law. The Oregon House of Representatives passed the Right to Repair Act (SB 1596) on March 4, two weeks after it advanced from the Senate. It now heads to Governor Tina Kotek's desk, who has five days to sign it.California, Minnesota and New York have similar…

05 Mar

Microsoft accuses the New York Times of doom-mongering in OpenAI lawsuit

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Microsoft has filed a motion seeking to dismiss key parts of a lawsuit The New York Times filed against the company and Open AI, accusing them of copyright infringement. If you'll recall, The Times sued both companies for using its published articles to train their GPT large language models (LLMs) without permission and compensation. In its filing, the company has…

05 Mar

1Password adds passkey support for Android

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Passkey availability has been on the rise and is only continuing to grow. The latest example comes from 1Password, the aptly named password manager, which has announced support for passkeys on Android devices. Now, anyone using a phone or tablet with Android 14 or higher can access 1Passwords's passkeys right on their device's apps. Last September, the company made passkeys…

05 Mar

The best wireless Bluetooth headphones for 2024

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Over-ear, noise canceling headphones tend to offer the best balance of sound quality, noise blockage, reliable Bluetooth connections and extra features that you can get in the headphone space. But just because a particular pair of cans ticks all of the boxes doesn’t mean it will look, sound and feel just as good as another; some companies like Sony, Bose…