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22 Mar

You can now pin up to three important messages in WhatsApp chats

John RoutledgeLatest News

WhatsApp has just made it easier to take note of more important messages from within a conversation. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp head Will Cathcart have both announced on their respective WhatsApp channels that you'll now be able to pin up to three messages to the top of a chat, allowing you quick access to any information you want.…

22 Mar

How to get your grill ready for the outdoor season

John RoutledgeLatest News

As temperatures begin to rise, it’s time to prepare your outdoor space for some seasonal relaxation. That, of course, includes showing off your culinary skills on the porch, patio or in the backyard for guests. During the winter, your grill has probably been hibernating, so you’ll need to give it a tune-up before it’s ready for heavy use from spring…

22 Mar

The best Chromebook you can buy in 2024

John RoutledgeChromebook, Laptops, Latest News

The Chromebook market has grown so much over the past few years that choosing the best Chromebook for you can be hard. The combination of years worth of software updates and manufacturers making laptops with more power, better build quality and long battery life means there are a ton of good Chrome OS machines that work well as everyday drivers.…

22 Mar

Reddit is now a publicly traded company

John RoutledgeLatest News

Nineteen years after its debut, Reddit is now a publicly traded company. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as RDDT for the first time on Thursday, with mascot Snoo on hand to ring the opening bell.The company aimed to sell 15.3 million shares at $34 a pop to raise around $519.4 million. Stockholders collectively planned to sell…

21 Mar

One of our favorite mesh Wi-Fi systems is down to a record low for the Amazon Spring Sale

John RoutledgeLatest News

The Amazon Big Spring Sale features deals on many fun products but also some important, practical devices. Take TP-Link's Deco XE75 AXE5400, far from a flashy new tech toy but one of the best mesh Wi-Fi router systems of 2024. The three-pack Wi-Fi 6E system is currently down to $310 from $351 — a 12 percent discount and a record-low…

21 Mar

Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its infamous ‘walled garden’

John RoutledgeLatest News

The US Department of Justice and more than a dozen states have filed a lawsuit against Apple in federal court, accusing it of violating antitrust laws by making its hardware and software products largely inaccessible to competitors. Apple's "walled garden" approach to business, as it's so often called, makes it difficult for rivals to compete and for customers to switch…

21 Mar

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 are here, but you won’t find them in stores

John RoutledgeLatest News

Two devices conspicuously missing from Microsoft's Surface and AI event last fall are finally here — and they're both what we expected and a bit surprising. Today, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, sporting the same designs as the previous models but now with the AI smarts of Intel's new Core Ultra CPUs. You won't be…

21 Mar

Samsung’s Music Frame speaker is now available for preorder for $400

John RoutledgeLatest News

When Samsung announced its unique Music Frame speaker at CES, the company left out two key pieces of information: price and availability. It's following up now that the device is nearly ready to ship. The Music Frame is up for preorder starting today for $400. Samsung says it's planning to start shipping the speaker next week for an April 1…

21 Mar

Samsung Galaxy S24 phones are on sale for record-low prices in the Amazon Big Spring Sale

John RoutledgeLatest News

The Amazon Big Spring Sale may not be considered a spring Prime Day, but it has brought a number of good discounts on the new Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphones. Perhaps you've been waiting for a solid deal on the top-end Galaxy S24 Ultra, which usually starts at $1,300 for a version with 256GB of storage. That variant is currently $150…

21 Mar

Researchers ask Meta to keep CrowdTangle online until after 2024 elections

John RoutledgeLatest News

The Mozilla Foundation and dozens of other research and advocacy groups are pushing back on Meta’s decisions to shut down its research tool, CrowdTangle, later this year. In an open letter, the group calls on Meta to keep CrowdTangle online until after 2024 elections, saying that it will harm their ability to track election misinformation in a year where “approximately…