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The big pitch from US wireless carriers throughout 2025 was that by switching to their newest and most expensive plans, they would lock your plan price for the next however many years. T-Mobile went with a 5-year price lock, while Verizon decided that 3 years was enough. AT&T never did make a promise, although I wouldn’t … Continued
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The FCC approved SpaceX's plan to launch an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites on Friday. That brings the total number of satellites the company will have in orbit to around 15,000 worldwide. As part of the approval, the government is also waiving previous requirements that prevented overlapping coverage and enhanced capacity. SpaceX originally sought approval […] Read more ›
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Your neighborhood GameStop might be on the chopping block, along with more than 400 other retail locations across the US. As first reported by Polygon, the retailer is pursuing a severe cost-saving measure by closing up several hundred physical locations. According to a blog that keeps track of GameStop closures, there are 410 locations that are confirmed to be closing or are already closed, along with another 11 that are... Read more ›
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World governments have taken aim at Elon Musk's Grok chatbot, which has generated sexualized AI images of real women and children. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump on Friday called for a 10% cap on credit card interest for one year. Read more ›
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, is expecting her second child with her husband, 60. Here's what to know about her life and career. Read more ›
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Superheat was at CES 2026 to showcase what it describes as “a water heater that pays for itself.” Instead of a resistive heating element, it warms your H2O with heat generated by a Bitcoin ASIC miner. Read more ›
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While your broke friends are still buying the same status symbols that drained their twenties, financially savvy 30-somethings have quietly stopped purchasing these ten wealth-killers—and the difference in their bank accounts is staggering. Read more ›
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California has over 200 billionaires that could be hit by a proposed wealth tax. Several have recently moved assets out of the state. Read more ›
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Greetings from the year of Linux on my desktop. In November, I got fed up and said screw it, I'm installing Linux. Since that article was published, I have dealt with one minor catastrophe after another. None of that has anything to do with Linux, mind you. It just meant I didn't install it on […] Read more ›
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Microsoft finally allows administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed versions of Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU. However, you need to have Microsoft 365 Copilot installed, among other conditions. Read more ›
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Multiple shops are reportedly saying that GPUs are selling almost as soon as they arrive, with higher-end models becoming increasingly challenging to keep in stock. Read more ›
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If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. As reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, there was a data breach revealing the "sensitive information" of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwarebytes added that the leak included Instagram usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more. The company added that the "data is available for sale on the dark web and can be... Read more ›
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GMKtec's new EVO-T2 mini PC is powered by Intel’s 18A Core Ultra X9, with support for up to 128GB of LPDDR5x memory and 16TB of SSD storage. Read more ›
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You won't just be carving turkey in November, you'll also be carving out time to see 'Godzilla Minus Zero' on the big screen. Read more ›
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Forza Horizon 5 has reportedly sold more than 5 million copies on PS5. Read more Read more ›
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President Donald Trump is pushing for major US oil companies to pump at least $100 billion into Venezuela. Read more ›
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Dev creates a quintet of UEFI games with the premise of Win -> Boot, Lose -> Shutdown. Read more ›
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A YouTuber has managed to run Doom on a Krups Cook4Mec smart pressure cooker after dumping and reflashing the firmware on the appliance’s touchscreen control hardware. Read more ›
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This week Meta announced several new features for "Meta Ray-Ban Display" smartglasses: - A new teleprompter feature for the smart glasses (arriving in a phased rollout) - The ability to send messages on WhatsApp and Messenger by writing with your finger on any surface. (Available for those who sign up for an "early access" program). - "Pedestrian navigation" for 32 cities. ("The 28 cities we launched Meta Ray-Ban Display with,... Read more ›
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From a lollipop that lets you taste sound to a Tamagotchi style AI pet that physically grows, here are the coolest tech you could get your hands on. Read more ›
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Not that any of us expected Google to dial back on the Gemini push as we enter 2026, but I’m also not sure I anticipated them giving away several features for free to Gmail. And not just any features either, we’re talking about a handful of Gemini tools that you’ll probably use at some point. Google … Continued Read the original post: Google Gave Your Gmail 3 Actually Useful Gemini... Read more ›
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As CES 2026 has now kicked off, Google is unwrapping a bit of news in the Google TV space. In the coming months, Google has big plans for Gemini on Google TV, starting with TCL devices. They are also going to bring the experience to more brands and surfaces, including projectors. Google has 4 new … Continued Read the original post: Google TV Unleashes 4 New Gemini Powered Features Read more ›
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Prepaid is something all of us should consider in this day. As traditional postpaid wireless unlimited plans only increase in price, prepaid has remained as a much more budget-friendly option, all while the plan benefits from postpaid have crept over. There are so many great prepaid options, all of which will save you money each … Continued Read the original post: Verizon’s Best Prepaid Plan Read more ›
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T-Mobile announced its new Better Value plan with all of the data, included streaming perks, and a 3-line requirement. T-Mobile has a new plan that is aimed directly at AT&T and Verizon customers who may not be happy with their current carrier and want to save some money. The new plan is called “Better Value” … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile’s New “Better Value” Has Lots of Data and... Read more ›
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One of the best new features Google gave to Pixel 10 owners in 2025 was without a doubt the magic of AirDrop support on Android. Through Quick Share, Google figured out a way to be able to send and receive files with Apple devices, like an iPhone or Mac by way of AirDrop. It’s something … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 Might Be Next for AirDrop on Android... Read more ›
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One of the best types of chargers you can buy is a single unit that charges all of your gadgets at the same time. The 3-in-1 chargers that can handle your phone, smartwatch, and earbuds can minimize the amount of outlets you need to consume at one time, plus they look cool and give you … Continued Read the original post: Belkin’s New Qi2 3-in-1 Charger Fixes the Most Annoying... Read more ›
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The next evolution of Gmail could be an AI Inbox. I’m sure we all saw this one coming, but Google has started rolling it out to “trusted testers” and showed off a bit of a preview today. The idea behind an AI Inbox is that your inbox could be filled with unimportant garbage, so AI … Continued Read the original post: An AI Inbox is Coming For Gmail Read more ›
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Google opened up its New Year’s deals this weekend, bringing a new wave of discounts to all of its newest and best products. As we noted a few weeks ago, you should only buy Pixel devices when they are discounted because they are almost always discounted. The new wave of discounts doesn’t quite reach the … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 10 Pro Slapped With Fresh $250 Off Discount Read more ›
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Starting off a new year with a discount on your Verizon wireless bill for the rest of the year is a thing that can happen. Verizon is still issuing loyalty discounts with a little trick we’ve been running for multiple years now that you should take advantage of if you haven’t in recent months. Verizon … Continued Read the original post: Verizon Loyalty Discount Trick Continues to Save So Much... Read more ›
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In the world of smartphones, there aren’t as many choices as we once had. Companies like HTC and LG called it quits years ago, leaving us with 3 solid Android choices or the iPhone. If you are in the market for an Android phone, most are really only seriously looking at devices made by Samsung, … Continued Read the original post: Google Pixel vs. Samsung Galaxy: Which are You? Read more ›
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