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Ring brings 24/7 recording to some of its wired cameras

Ring brings 24/7 recording to some of its wired cameras

Ring is rebranding its subscription products, ditching Ring Protect in favor of Ring Home, and to celebrate it’s bringing some new features along. The most notable change is the addition of 24/7 recording if you own select wired video doorbells, ensuring you don’t miss anything if a motion alert wasn’t triggered. You’ll also get video clip previews sent through push…
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The best digital frames for 2024

The best digital frames for 2024

You'd think making a good digital picture frame would be easy. All you need is a good screen and a seamless way to get images to the device. Combine that with an inoffensive, frame-like design and you're good to go.Despite that, Amazon is positively littered with scads of digital photo frames and I can tell you that many of them…
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How to stream video to your TV via a VPN

How to stream video to your TV via a VPN

Licensing content from their vast libraries and back catalogs is how Hollywood studios make money. A TV show or movie that's on Max in the US may be on a totally different service in the UK or Korea, with the studio pocketing the extra pounds or won in the process. That’s why savvy viewers have long used VPNs – virtual…
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The Morning After: Microsoft is killing off HoloLens 2

The Morning After: Microsoft is killing off HoloLens 2

Microsoft is discontinuing production of its HoloLens 2 headset, according a report from UploadVR. The company has no plans for a follow-up device, telling customers this will be the last chance to purchase the headset before stock runs out. At launch, it was advertised as a device for enterprise consumers, so it never really entered the mass market. The move…
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Women of color running for Congress are attacked disproportionately on X, report finds

Women of color running for Congress are attacked disproportionately on X, report finds

Women of color running for Congress in 2024 have faced a disproportionate number of attacks on X compared with other candidates, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and the University of Pittsburgh.The report sought to “compare the levels of offensive speech and hate speech that different groups of Congressional candidates are targeted…
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Samsung’s latest premium Chromebook has a big screen and a dedicated AI key

Samsung’s latest premium Chromebook has a big screen and a dedicated AI key

It's been about a year since Google first announced its Chromebook Plus initiative, a higher spec of hardware that also comes with software features you won't find on more basic Chromebooks. Google's getting into a pretty consistent every-six-month cadence with these updates, so today we're hearing more about some new hardware as well as some AI-powered features coming to various…
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Watch the trailer for Squid Game 2

Watch the trailer for Squid Game 2

We are so close to getting season two of Squid Game — the show famously rejected for nearly a decade before becoming a sensation on Netflix. The streamer has just shared a full-length trailer ahead of the season's December 26 premiere, calling for viewers to "Get back in the game."It features Gong Yoo reprising his role as the salesman. Yoo…
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Microsoft’s Copilot AI gets a voice and the ability to see websites you browse

Microsoft’s Copilot AI gets a voice and the ability to see websites you browse

Beyond debuting new features for Copilot+ AI PCs and Windows 11's 2024 update, Microsoft is also giving its Copilot AI a makeover on the web, mobile and desktop. That includes a slightly friendlier interface wherever you access it, along with new capabilities like Copilot Voice, which allows you to talk conversationally with the AI assistant. Ultimately, Microsoft is aiming for…
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