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 Starting with iOS 18, the Calendar app on the iPhone will feature integration with the Reminders app, according to information obtained by AppleInsider.
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 Anthropic takes the fight to OpenAI on Wednesday with a new iOS app for itspowerful Claude AI. The app will put Claude into more hands and try to take some space in the AI marketplace that ChatGPT already dominates.
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This sub-$1,000 laptop dishes out great power with Intel's Core Ultra 7 chip at the expense of build quality and decent speakers.
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Meta, Google and others are driving a renaissance for voice assistants, but people have found the technology uncool for more than a decade.
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Rumors of new iPads for 2024 are everywhere but you don't have to pay full price to get your hands on one of Apple's current tablets.
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Amazon is selling the K70 Core, with the included wrist rest that usually demands an extra $10, for just $79.99. That's about the best deal you can find for a full-sized gaming keyboard with great switches and some interior sound dampening for satisfying typing. Naturally it includes RGB lighting and custom software compatibility, too.
Corsair's custom MLX Red (linear and speedy) switches really are the star here, but be aware that as a budget model the K70 Core doesn't let you swap them out. The fixed USB cable is also a bit of a bummer, making it harder to organize your cables quickly. That said, this really is the best deal you're going to find for a large gaming board from a major supplier.
Amazon says it's a "limited time deal," so who knows how long it'll stick around. Hop on it fast if you're interested.
Get the Corsair K70 Core keyboard with wrist rest for just $80
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Apple's latest USB-C-equipped AirPods Pro are now available for the best price we've ever seen at Amazon, but we don't know how long that will last.
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NEW RESOURCES NYS Music: The Brubeck Collection At Wilton Library Launches Digital Archive Of Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck. "One of the world's premier jazz archives, The Dave Brubeck Collection at Wilton Library […]
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While Apple's upcoming iPad Pro models have been expected to feature the M3 chip for over a year, recent reports have unexpectedly suggested that the new devices will instead feature the as-yet-unannounced M4 chip.
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Sony just announced an interesting feature coming to the PS5 that should streamline the whole process of wrangling people into a multiplayer game. The new tool will let you invite people into a game even when they aren't at a console or using the PlayStation app. The system generates a link, via the app, that can be shared anywhere online. When the recipient clicks the link, they will be able to hop into a multiplayer session. You don't even have to be friends. Easy peasy. That sure beats having to send out a lengthy numerical code (side-eyes Nintendo.)
The obvious use case scenario here? You meet some people online via social media and want to jump into a game quickly, without having to pass usernames back and forth. Sony says you'll be able to "start playing together right away." The tool will also generate a QR code along with the link, which is something PS5 owners are already familiar with when it comes to multiplayer games.
There are some caveats. This feature isn't coming until later in the year and it's only for PS5 games. Sony also warns that some titles may require an update before everything works seamlessly. Of course, most PS5 games require a PlayStation Plus subscription to use multiplayer, and those subscriptions went up in price last year.
Sony has even developed a custom live widget for multiplayer invites in Discord. When you share a link via Discord, the widget automatically refreshes to show whether or not a multiplayer session is active or not, so yo
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With many free VPNs you'll encounter a lot of restrictions such as speed constraints, bandwidth caps, or a limited country network. These restrictions can add up, making the experience of using a free VPN feel pointless. That's why it's important that you choose the right free VPN service based on your own needs.
While we advise that you opt for a premium VPN, such as those in our roundup of the best VPNs, we understand that sometimes you just need quick and easy basic protection without having to pay for yet another service. Therefore we've curated a list of the best free VPNs around. We lay out any restrictions they may impose and what activities they're best used for—streaming, torrenting, browsing, etc. Following our recommendations you can read about what to look for in a free VPN and how we test.
Updated May 1, 2024: Check out our latest review of
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The bad news? It's the beginning of the month, so rent is due. The good news? Sony just revealed the PlayStation Plus games lineup for May, and there are some serious standouts. The lineup includes Ghostrunner 2, Tunic, Destiny 2: Lightfall and EA Sports FC 24. Most of these games are available for both PS4 and PS5, except Ghostrunner 2 which is only for PS5 players.
So let's start with Ghostrunner 2. It's a brutally difficult, yet consistently engaging, first-person slasher with a fast-paced traversal mechanic that recalls games like Mirror's Edge. You will die often, our reviewer died 164 times on one level, and you are likely to love every second of it. Perishing isn't that big of a deal, as there are checkpoints just about everywhere and you can respawn instantly with the press of a button. It's also a blast, offering a "satisfying gameplay loop that's hard to walk away from."
Tunic is somehow both critically-acclaimed and underrated. This top-down isometric adventure
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A VPN encrypts your internet traffic to keep you private online, but it can do a lot more. Here's everything you need to know about VPNs.
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You can seamlessly run Windows 11 on M-series Mac computers with Parallels Desktop 19. Here's how to install and quickly switch back and forth between the two operating systems.
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 Did you know it's possible to take multiple Live Photos from your iPhone's photo library and turn them into a single continuous video? Keep reading to learn how it's done.
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How Windows 10 is currently annoying us with pop-ups
Windows 10 displays full-screen adverts for the upgrade, even on Windows 10 computers that do not meet the requirements for Windows 11. The annoying upgrade notifications are even appearing on Windows 10 PCs within companies. At the same time,
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The Google Pixel 7A was already a steal but now it's yours with a massive $160 off the usual asking price.
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Starfield, the excellent Digipick puzzle game surrounded by 80 hours of sci-fi mediocrity, is getting a performance update on Xbox Series X that unlocks frame rates above 30 fps. Starfield's May update adds the option to target 30 fps, 40 fps, 60 fps or an uncapped frame rate — for displays that support VRR running at 120hz. Displays without VRR will have the choice of 30 fps or 60 fps.
The May update also includes the ability to prioritize visuals or performance at each frame rate target. Visuals mode means the game will do its best to maintain a high resolution and full detail in lighting, special effects and NPCs, while performance lowers the resolution and clarity of those same details. Of course, both modes adjust the game's base resolution alongside heavy on-screen action.
Bethesda recommends performance mode when playing at 60 fps and above. For Xbox Series X players with 120hz VRR displays, Starfield's settings now default to 40 fps, prioritizing visuals.
The May 1 display updates bring the Xbox Series X version of Starfield closer to its PC counterpart in terms of customization options. The Xbox Series S edition remains capped at 30 fps. This is the version I played when I reviewed Starfield last year, and while a frame rate upgrade won't make the game less bland, its combat scenes would definitely benefit from a boost to 40 fps, at least. It's a shame that the most popular Xbox Series console isn't seeing any frame rate love in today's update.
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 Samsung teased the Galaxy Ring earlier this year when it introduced the Galaxy S24 series of smartphones. Naturally, this sparked a flurry of rumors about what's to come and what the wearable could be like. But Samsung is still making smartwatches, too. Based on the hearsay, 2024 may be the year the company pulls out…
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Why you should trust us: It's in our name. PCWorld prides itself on laptop experience and expertise. We've been covering PCs since 1983, and we now review more than 70 laptops every year. All of the picks below have been personally tested and vetted by our experts, who've applied not only performance benchmarks but rigorous usability standards. We're also committed to reviewing PC laptops at every price point to help you find a machine that matches your budget.
Looking for sweet discounts? Check out our regularly updated roundup of the best laptop deals available right now.
Updated May 1, 2024: We added the Acer Swift Go 14 as an alternative option to the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus (2024) in our best overall laptop category. Not only is it about $200 cheaper than our top pick, but it also offers good overall performance and long battery life. We've also updated our list of recent laptop reviews and added the new "at a glance" list below.
The best laptops at a glance
Dell Inspiron 14 Plus (2024) (Best overall),
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 The California Forever project is one step closer to becoming a reality. This week, the ambitious project's backers announced that they had received enough local support to trigger a ballot initiative. Local voters will now decide the fate of the project during the November election.
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MetaMask gives you an Ethereum Wallet to buy, spend, send, and exchange digital assets from your browser and Android device. MetaMask allows you to make payments to anyone, anywhere. Log into websites securely to trade assets, lend, borrow, play games, publish content, buy rare digital art, and so much more.
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Struggling to fall asleep at sleep? Yoga might be able to help you relax. Add these poses to your routine for the ultimate night's sleep.
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The new offering declutters your communications and entertainment with simple, hassle-free pricing and no obligations.
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For better or (mostly) worse, the only way to fully increase the storage of an Xbox Series X/S is to use a proprietary expansion card. Three and a half years into the consoles' lives, there remain only two official solutions: Seagate's Storage Expansion Card and the WD Black C50. It's a limiting situation, but if you're tired of deleting and reinstalling games to create space, versions of each card are at least a little cheaper than usual right now. The 1TB WD Black C50 is on sale for $125 at Amazon, while the
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Shopping for your next bed online doesn't have to be difficult. Our team of experts rounded up the best mattresses you can buy based on our experiences while testing them.
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This spring is all about Polin.
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Hackers and scammers portray themselves as legitimate businesses or people with urgent propositions to entice victims to open compromising documents.
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Another day, another company tests Apple's resolve. This time, it's TikTok allegedly violating the company's rules for apps, with the video platform seemingly allowing some users to purchase its coins directly from its website. TikTok has apparently given some iOS users the option to "Try recharging on tiktok.com to avoid in-app service fees" — namely Apple's 30 percent commission on purchases.
According to photos shared on X (formerly Twitter) by David Tesler, co-founder of the app Sendit, TikTok is prompting users to save around 25 percent when purchasing coins (used to tip creators) thanks to lower third-party service fees. They can then use Apple Pay, PayPal or a credit or debit card to complete their transaction. It's unclear why only some users have access to this circumnavigation; one hypothesis is the feature was turned on for individuals who previously purchased a large number of coins.
Why? It looks like they're circumventing apple fee by directing users to purchase coins via external payment methods pic.twitter.com/VG8ihvsRmv
— David Tesler (@getdavenow) April 30, 2024
Apple notably kicked Fortnite off its app store in 2020 after Epic Games introduced discounts on the game's currency for anyone who directly purchased it. The incident set off a multi-year legal battle, with
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 Tesla announced Tuesday that it will lay off everyone who works on both the new vehicle and Supercharger teams. At this point, no one has any idea what CEO Elon Musk was thinking or what's going to happen going forward. Including other automakers that recently switched to NACS. Maybe Musk is just looking to get out of…
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The event invite from Apple strongly suggests that new iPads are coming next week.
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The tech moguls behind the Hill and Valley Forum are expanding beyond TikTok, prepping a proposal to dismantle President Biden's artificial intelligence rules.
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PC gaming can be an expensive hobby, at least when it comes to hardware. You want the best CPU and graphics card you can afford and, if you've tried to buy one of the latter over the past few years, you know how pricey that can get. After you spent a ton on building or buying a new machine, you might find you don't have much left over for accessories like gaming headphones, keyboards, mice and more. But that doesn't mean you have to settle for less. Manufacturers have really stepped up the budget game, building headsets, keyboards and more that offer AAA quality for under $100 — these are a few of our favorites.
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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/best-budget-gaming-accessories-130040522.html?src=rss
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Flatiron Software Co., the full-stack software development business, is unveiling Snapshot Reviews, a data-driven developer assessment platform designed to enhance strategic decision making of development leaders. Leveraging real-time productivity data, this platform redefines performance measurement for developers by extracting crucial, precise insights through AI-powered code analysis.?
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 Just when we thought we'd already seen all of what 2024's mini-LED TVs had to offer, Hisense finally gave us the chance to look at the new pinnacle of its ULED displays, the U9N. It's a TV that's desperately trying to thread that fine needle between ultra-premium and upper mid-tier, but all wrapped up with a bow…
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If you want to turn one outlet into a bunch, you can now get this TP-Link 9-outlet extender for 30% off.
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Air fryers have taken the kitchen scene by storm. Check out our expert tested top picks for the best air fryer.
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The soundbars include a new mounting system for compatible TVs.
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The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are not only our favorite Samsung wireless earbuds, but they're also the cheapest they've been all year.
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Want to check out Leesa's first dense memory foam mattress? Here's what we like about it, what we don't and who will love it.
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 LG has updated its Apple Music app to support Dolby Atmos, making it the first smart TV manufacturer to do so (via FlatpanelsHD).
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 The Rabbit R1 doesn't have a lot of capabilities that your phone already has. It doesn't send emails for you. It can't set calendar reminders or alarms. It can't connect to any apps outside a select four thatincludes Spotify, Uber, DoorDash, and Midjourney. All those features may be coming in the future, but if…
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The Dell Inspiron 14 comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 7530U CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB of SSD storage. That's more than enough juice for day-to-day tasks, office work, coursework, and so on. The 14-inch touch display has a resolution if 1920×1200, a productivity-friendly aspect ratio of 16:10, and a refresh rate of 60Hz. The taller aspect ratio makes it easier to scroll through web pages and whatnot. This is no gaming laptop, but that hardware combination is great for watching videos, surfing the web, and getting work done. In addition to the nice display, it also has upwards-firing speakers, a backlit keyboard, and a fingerprint reader.
This is a really good deal, but it's on clearance, which means stock is likely selling out fast. Don't miss your chance.
Get the Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 for $449.99 at Dell
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The iPad Pro is expected to get an OLED display upgrade, and that's just the first of many new features likely to be introduced next week.
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 Apple today seeded the fourth betas of upcoming iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple released the third betas.
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NEW RESOURCES Wildlife Conservation Society Library and Archives: WCS Library and Archives Unveils Digitized Historic Film Collection. "The WCS Film Collection, composed largely of 35mm reels dating back to the early 1900s, […]
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Learn when the new prices for the streaming service will take effect.
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The decision to cut the nearly 500-person group, including its senior director, Rebecca Tinucci, was made by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.
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 TikTok appears to be quietly showing some users an option to purchase "coins" on the web instead of through in-app purchases, circumventing the commission that Apple receives on digital purchases.
Why? It looks like they're circumventing apple fee by directing users to purchase coins via external payment methods pic.twitter.com/VG8ihvsRmv
— David Tesler (@getdavenow) April 30, 2024
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The carmaker dismissed hundreds of employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States.
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Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act.
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The EU has officially opened a significant investigation into Meta for its alleged failures to remove election disinformation. While the European Commission's statement doesn't explicitly mention Russia, Meta confirmed to Engadget the EU probe targets the country's Doppelganger campaign, an online disinformation operation pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda.
Bloomberg's sources also said the probe was focused on the Russian disinformation operation, describing it as a series of "attempts to replicate the appearance of traditional news sources while churning out content that is favorable to Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies."
The investigation comes a day after France said 27 of the EU's 29 member states had been targeted by pro-Russian online propaganda ahead of European parliamentary elections in June. On Monday, France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot urged social platforms to block websites "participating in a foreign interference operation."
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Apple's second-generation Pencil stylus is back on sale for $79, which matches its lowest price to date. We've seen this deal a few times over the course of 2024, but it's still about $35 off the device's usual street price on Amazon outside of those sales. Apple, meanwhile, normally sells the stylus for $129. This offer is available at Amazon, Target,
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At PCWorld, we've had to adjust to remote work just like the rest of the world. Our staff has spent countless hours testing and reviewing hardware, which means we've been lucky enough to find the best gear and accessories available. Below you'll find our favorite work-from-home essentials.
Look sharp during Zoom meetings: Logitech C920e Business Webcam
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The company claims its new U9N series, available in 75-inch and 85-inch versions, can deliver a searing 5,000 nits.
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 Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome are already being drowned in new AI features, so we suppose it was inevitable that Apple would also try to shove some AI activities into its default browser. With Apple reportedly jumping on the AI hype train for iOS 18 (though getting on at the caboose end rather than the passenger…
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While paid password managers offer nice extras, a free password manager still protects you from the risks of using weak passwords (or worse, using the same one everywhere). Instead of remembering all of your passwords, you just have to remember one password to access a single, secure place where all of the rest are stored.
And because free password managers come in different flavors and styles, you should be able to find one that fits your needs. Even Google's password manager, built into Chrome and Android, can work as a no-cost option with a nifty Windows tie-in. Plus, if you find that the free versions aren't enough, down the road you can always upgrade to a paid service as your needs grow.
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Don't suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested systems will deliver reliable internet across your home whatever your needs or budget.
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NEW RESOURCES Turkmenportal: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan launched a digital library of international documents. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has launched a digital library of international documents, […]
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Are you looking for a way to create content that is both effective and efficient? If so, then you should consider using an AI content generator. AI content generators are a great way to create content that is both engaging and relevant to your audience.
There are a number of different AI content generator tools available on the market, and it can be difficult to know which one is right for you. To help you make the best decision, we have compiled a list of the top 10 AI content generator tools that you should use in 2022.
So, without further ado, let's get started!
1. Jasper Ai(Formerly kno
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