Month: June 2025
The Steam Deck OLED is back in stock
If you’ve been itching to get a handheld, but the Switch 2 isn’t quite up your alley, now you can get your hands on a Steam Deck OLED. As spotted by @Wario64, Valve has started selling the device on its online store again after it was out of stock in…
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Trump’s FTC will approve an ad merger — with a gift to Elon Musk’s X
The all-Republican Federal Trade Commission agreed to approve a $13.5 billion ad merger if it includes a ban on steering ad dollars away from platforms or publishers based on “political or ideological viewpoints.” The order, which was reported by The New York Times earlier this month, would prevent ad giant…
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Apple was right to ‘pull’ its cringey, odd, and unnecessary ‘Convince your Parents to Get you a Mac’ ad
I get it. Parents confronted with the exorbitant cost of a college education and the possibility that their progeny will also need a new laptop are disinclined to spend $1,000 or more on a Mac when a Windows machine could be had for hundreds less. I also know that the…
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Hue’s new smart button is bigger and more expensive
Smart lighting company Hue has released a new version of its Smart Button, one of the simplest ways of controlling Hue’s colorful smart lights. The new Smart Button has a bigger design and a bit of price hike — in the U.S., at least, where it now costs $32.99 compared…
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First your money, now your data: Klarna wants to become a global mobile network with unlimited 5G data, joining N26, Revolut – I just wonder how long before PayPal joins in
Klarna wants to be your bank, your store, and now your phone network too It’s new mobile plan offers unlimited 5G, but it’s unclear how support will work Unlimited data sounds great, but what happens when you need help or travel abroad? Klarna, the fintech company known for reshaping the…
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Apple heard your complaints about the Liquid Glass Control Center
My biggest complaint with Liquid Glass in the first iOS 26 developer beta was that it sometimes made Control Center nearly unreadable, but Apple has seemingly fixed that with the second beta, which is out now. In the first beta, the glassiness of everything meant that you could still see…
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