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01 Feb

YouTube’s paid Music and Premium services now have more than 100 million subscribers

John RoutledgeLatest News

YouTube has hit a new milestone with its Music and Premium offerings. The paid services have more than 100 million users between them as of January, including those who were on a free trial. That's an increase of 20 million members in just over a year, and the figure has doubled since September 2021. YouTube has successfully grown the figures…

01 Feb

The Arc Browser is getting new AI-powered features that try to browse the web for you

John RoutledgeLatest News

Earlier this week, the team behind the Arc browser for Mac (and recently Windows) released a brand-new iPhone app called Arc Search. As you might expect, it's infused with AI to power an experience where the app "browses for you"—pulling together a variety of sources of info across the internet to make a custom webpage to answer whatever questions you…

01 Feb

Meta Quest headsets get spatial video playback, just in time for the Apple Vision Pro launch

John RoutledgeLatest News

Apple has made spatial video capture and playback a key selling point of its headset, but it won’t be the only device in town that can handle stereoscopic videos. Meta Quest virtual reality headsets are getting spatial video playback capabilities, perfectly timed to coincide with tomorrow’s Apple Vision Pro launch.You can upload spatial videos via the Meta Quest mobile app…

01 Feb

Samsung Odyssey monitors are up to $1,000 off right now

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If you’ve considered splurging on a premium monitor, Samsung has some deals worth investigating. The company’s offerings, including the 55-inch Odyssey Ark (available for a record-low $2,000), 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 ($500 off) and 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 ($400 off) are among the models discounted in a wide-ranging monitor sale on Amazon and Samsung’s website.The 55-inch Odyssey Ark is a…

01 Feb

Comcast agrees to kill 10G branding after advertising watchdogs said it was misleading

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Comcast is discontinuing its its “Xfinity 10G Network” branding to describe its internet service after a National Advertising Review Board (NARB) panel found that the term could mislead consumers into thinking that Comcast’s cellular and broadband services would offer much faster speeds than current-generation networks. Comcast rivals T-Mobile and Verizon had challenged the branding with the National Advertising Division (NAD),…

01 Feb

An Until Dawn remake is coming to PS5 and PC this year

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The rumors were true: a remake of Until Dawn is coming to PlayStation 5 and PC later this year. As revealed during the latest State of Play showcase, the upgraded version of the interactive horror game is being built in Unreal Engine 5 and it will have several new bells and whistles.You'll be able to experience the action from a…

01 Feb

Avatar VFX artists vote to unionize

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A group of visual effects artists who work on the Avatar movies have voted to unionize. Fifty-seven out of 88 eligible workers at TCF US Productions 27 (a Walt Disney Studios subsidiary) voted in favor of the union in a National Labor Relations Board election. Nineteen workers voted against the effort and two ballots were void.TCF US Productions 27 is…

01 Feb

Elgato introduces its first-ever HDMI 2.1 capture cards

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Elgato’s going all-in on HDMI 2.1. The company just announced a pair of capture cards that support the latest display technology specification. The 4K X and 4K Pro offer true HDR10 support, USB 3.2 connectivity, VRR and can capture 4K gameplay at 144fps.Also, this card actually works with newer USB-C iPad models. This is the first time a capture card…

01 Feb

Hulu is the latest streaming service to crack down on password sharing

John RoutledgeLatest News

The days of sharing a Hulu account with friends and family are numbered. Like Netflix and sibling service Disney+ before it, Hulu is clamping down on password sharing outside the account holder's "primary personal residence" per an updated subscriber agreement. That is unless the practice is "permitted by your service tier," indicating that users may be able to pay extra…

01 Feb

Google starts a limited test of generative AI tools in Maps

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Google is adding generative AI to Maps. The feature's in early access and only available for certain areas and for select Local Guides members, but it looks to be an interesting use of the technology. Basically, the tool allows you to speak to the app using natural language to discover new places in your hometown or when traveling throughout this…