Author: Zach_Wilson
Sony’s noise-canceling XM5s have dropped to one of their best prices yet
It can be hard to get some peace and quiet even on an average day, but with the holidays slowly yet steadily approaching, it’s about to become impossible. Luckily, though, today, Sony’s WH-1000XM5s have dropped to one of their best prices yet, selling for $299.99 ($100 off) at Amazon, Target, and directly from…
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Google TV Streamer review: A great side piece for your TV, with a dash of smart home chops and (inessential) AI
What we once called the Google Chromecast (and then the Chromecast with Google TV) is now the Google TV Streamer. I won’t pretend to understand the reasoning behind any product’s rebrand, but at least this one makes a bit of sense. Casting content from elsewhere used to be a big…
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ESPN is launching a game inside Fortnite
Disney is releasing an experience tied to Fortnite — but it’s not the big “persistent universe” featuring all things Disney that was teased earlier this year. This new experience launching today is instead all about ESPN, and it’s called ESPN Football Island. In the experience, you’ll be able to participate…
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Webb’s latest Phantom Galaxy image sheds light on stellar feedback
Today, NASA published a new image of the Phantom Galaxy, also known as M74 and NGC 628. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured it. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the Webb telescope send a picture of the Phantom Galaxy back. NASA previously published one in 2022. Below…
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What cloud outages tell us about putting your eggs in one basket
In July, what seemed like an innocuous software update from a cybersecurity vendor, CrowdStrike, caused millions of Windows-based machines across the globe to crash. This wasn’t the first major tech outage, and nor will it be the last. In fact, outages occur regularly across the tech landscape, for a huge…
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Apple’s redesigned Mac mini is a tiny beast with M4 and M4 Pro chips
You can likely trace the start of the small computer trend back to the original Mac mini, which debuted in 2005 with a simple pitch: What if desktop, but tiny? Now Apple aims to take that concept even further with its latest Mac mini, a five-inch by five-inch box measuring…
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