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The Apple TV 4K drops to $130, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

If you’re still hunting for the perfect gift for dad ahead of Father’s Day this weekend, a bunch of our favorite gadgets are on sale right now. The Apple TV 4K remains discounted to $130, its cheapest price yet, and a couple of colors of the AirPods Max are $120…

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The Morning After: Half of Japan’s businesses are still using Internet Explorer

Microsoft has been reminding everyone willing to listen that the end of Internet Explorer is nigh, but many businesses in Japan seemingly did not take heed. Almost half are reportedly still using the browser. According to Nikkei, many of those companies put off making the switch to other browsers, whether…

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Call of Duty has stricter gun control measures than the US

Activision is taking on Call of Duty cheaters in some inventive ways. For one thing, it’s literally taking away their guns. When the Ricochet anti-cheat system detects someone who’s breaking the rules, they may lose their weapons (as well as their dignity). The cheaters can’t even defend themselves with their…

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The Xbox app will tell you how a game will perform on your PC

Microsoft is adding a useful feature to the Xbox PC app that should help save you some time if it turns out your setup won’t be able to run a particular game. The company started testing the game performance indicator in December and it’s rolling out the tool now.  “The…

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Surface Laptop Go 2 review: Basic, but in a good way

The word basic gets a bad rap. But there’s something to be said for simple devices that deliver everything you need without a bunch of costly extras. So while the new Surface Laptop Go 2 isn’t as flashy as the Surface Studio or as flexible as a Surface Pro 8,…

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The Morning After: First look at the transparent Nothing phone

As suspected, the first phone from Nothing — Carl Pei’s new company — is going all in on the transparent gadget look. This seems to be Nothing’s design aesthetic, matching its wireless ear(1) headphones from last year. According to snippets of video from an event at Art Basel, where the…

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