Month: October 2025
12 Best Wi-Fi Routers of 2025 for Working, Gaming, and Streaming
Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested home routers will deliver reliable internet across your home, whatever your needs or budget. Source
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California bans noisy ads on Netflix, YouTube, and other streaming services
California has ordered streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and YouTube to stop cranking up the volume during commercial breaks. Under a law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, advertisements will be required to air at the same volume as content being streamed on the provider’s platform…
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The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is for folks who don’t already have one
Who is the $799 Apple Watch Ultra 3 for? The Garmin crowd? I can already hear Garmin fans cackling from whatever distant mountain they’re hiking on. The gadget nerd who simply must have the best-of-the-best smartwatch? I’m 99.9 percent sure those folks already have an Ultra 2. For three years,…
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Microsoft has scrapped Xbox Game Pass discounts that reflect ‘all games and DLC purchases’ in favor of reward points
Microsoft confirms Xbox Game Pass discounts on ‘all games and DLC purchases’ have been scrapped Discounts have now been replaced with reward points “Ultimate and Premium subscribers will earn 10% and 5% – respectively – in points when purchasing select games and add-ons from the Game Pass library,” Microsoft says…
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This unbeatable iPhone deal sold out last year at Amazon, but it’s finally back again
If you’re in the market for a cheap iPhone upgrade, I bring good news: Amazon has discounted the Apple iPhone 16e to just £494 (was £549) as part of its annual Prime Big Deal Days sale. I’ve only seen this deal once before in the Amazon sales, on Prime Day…
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The Verge’s Guide to Amazon’s October Prime Day Event 2025
The lead-up to Black Friday happens earlier each year, and nothing illustrates that trend more than the return of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, which has just begun. The two-day event gives Prime members plenty of time to save on numerous products before it concludes Thursday, October 9th at 3AM…
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