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• My brief, weird time with the Samsung TriFold (theverge.com)
  $4000 and a ROM update later, the Galaxy Z TriFold we bought on eBay is up and running. But we’re starting to see why Samsung discontinued…
• Govee presents its first Matter-enabled smart lights at CES 2023 (zdnet.com)
  The smart lighting manufacturer is teaming up with Google to showcase the new Matter-certified light strip at CES 2023.
• Windows Vista product editions revealed (arstechnica.com)
  In the words of Grits 'n Gravy, "Seven! Seven! What you gonna do 'bout seven …
• Stuff this floppy disk wallet full of cash and cards instead of files. (theverge.com)
  The 3.5-inch floppy disk isn’t dead, it’s just been repurposed. The same Nik Bentel Studio that turned a purse into an RC car has created a…
• Xbox’s latest games showcase had Hades 2, The Expanse, and Bluey (theverge.com)
  At its Xbox Partner Preview livestream, Microsoft showed off a number of upcoming games, including the Xbox port of Hades 2.
• Samsung's Ready Care smart car system is straight from a sci-fi movie (zdnet.com)
  Samsung's subsidiary, Harman, aims to raise the bar on driver safety with Ready Care safety features, including a machine learning algorith…
• Well, what in tarnation! (arstechnica.com)
  Some early comments on just what's going on with this Staff.Ars business...
• Sega plans a Seaman sequel. Will you be my special friend? (arstechnica.com)
  Nimoy Nimoy Nimoy!
• Hyte's new Y40 PC case brings its wraparound glass to a more traditional shape (zdnet.com)
  The company's follow-up to its massively popular Y60 keeps the all-glass front corner, but uses a more standard rectangular shape to define…
• Samsung launches SmartThings Station to elevate your smart home experience (zdnet.com)
  At CES, Samsung debuted its brand-new smart home hub that doubles as a charging pad.
• An upcoming mod will bring 1080p HDMI connectivity to the Super Nintendo. (theverge.com)
  After creating an HDMI upgrade kit for the Sega Genesis called the Megaswitch HD, Stanislav Parhomovich has announced a similar solution fo…
• Sound off on which Xbox games should be compatible with the Xbox 360 (arstechnica.com)
  Not every original Xbox game will play on the Xbox 360, but here's your chance …
• Fitbit’s budget-friendly Inspire 3 is $30 off, matching its best price (theverge.com)
  The Fitbit Inspire 3 is $69.95 ($30 off) during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, matching its best price. It’s a simple, comfortable tracker with…
• JBL launches eight new headphones, including the first-ever touchscreen pair (zdnet.com)
  At CES, JBL announced the newest additions to its earbud and over-ear headphones lineup.
• Asus's new laptops let you view art in 3D above the screen, without VR/AR glasses (zdnet.com)
  At CES 2023, Asus debuted the world's first glasses-free 3D OLED display, featured on the ProArt Studiobook 16 and the Zenbook Pro 16X.
• Apple to Creative: "Well I slept with your mother!" (arstechnica.com)
  On the first of the month, Eric reported that after being granted a patent for …
• Forbes points to October for release of Australian iTMS (arstechnica.com)
  The AU iTMS might launch in October but it'll probably be without two major …
• Google’s ‘live’ AI search assistant can handle conversations in dozens more languages (theverge.com)
  Google is expanding access to its real-time voice search feature, called Search Live, to more than 200 countries and dozens of languages.
• Samsung has a plan to lock down all of the smart devices in your house (zdnet.com)
  Exclusive interview: Samsung Knox Matrix wants to secure the smart devices across your home the way Samsung Knox has secured your Galaxy ph…
• Microsoft not abandoning monthly patch parade (arstechnica.com)
  Don't fret fellow admins: we won't be returning to a completely unpredictable …
• Xbox 360 designed to be unhackable (arstechnica.com)
  The Xbox 360 purportedly sports levels of security that the hacker community …
• Samsung Knox Matrix wants to secure all the smart devices in your house (zdnet.com)
  In an exclusive interview with ZDNET at CES 2023, Samsung security lead Shin Baik explains what Knox Matrix is and why Samsung plans to use…
• Netflix is raising prices again (theverge.com)
  Netflix is raising the price of its subscriptions once again, with its cheapest plan now costing $8.99 per month instead of $7.99.
• Streaming service price increases: the latest on Netflix, Disney Plus, Max, Hulu, and more (theverge.com)
  Fom Netflix to Prime Video to Disney Plus, streaming TV prices are going up, and ads are coming in. And there’s no sign of the prices comin…
• LG talks new Cockpit Computer, transparent OLED, color-changing fridge, and more (zdnet.com)
  LG commenced CES' second Media Day by talking about bright new innovations in product areas like TVs, appliances, and home safety tech.
• Apple’s AI Playlist Playground is bad at music (theverge.com)
  The Playlist Playground beta creates Apple Music playlists using AI based on text prompts, but doesn’t understand genre, time, or much of a…
• ROKR DRM and you (arstechnica.com)
  We were told that the new ROKR iTunes phone has a capacity of 512 MB. What we …
• Hisense unveils new U6K, U7K, U8K and ULED X TVs (zdnet.com)
  The new ULED X smart TV offers upgraded LED technology across up to 20,000 Mini LEDs. ZDNET is covering these Hisense launches at CES 2023.
• Blizzard confirms it has no plans to port World of Warcraft to gaming consoles (arstechnica.com)
  Blizzard, the makers of the massively popular online game World of Warcraft...
• Anker’s wireless charging pad offers Qi2 speeds for $15 (theverge.com)
  During Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, you can snag Anker’s Qi2 wireless charging pad that offers 15W speeds for just $14.99. That’s like a dolla…
• Apple will reportedly allow other AI chatbots to plug into Siri (theverge.com)
  Apple is planning to allow other third-party AI chatbots to work with Siri with a new “Extensions” feature in iOS 27, according to a report…
• How to change your Android device name to simplify Bluetooth connectivity (zdnet.com)
  If you connect third-party devices to your Android phone via Bluetooth, there's one simple thing you can do to make this considerably easie…
• Cleaning out the office, or, When Intel was the enemy (arstechnica.com)
  Cleaning out my home office turned into a trip down memory lane when I started …
• Nomad Goods launches $199 aluminum Apple Watch bands (zdnet.com)
  If you love the look and feel of a metal Apple Watch band but don't want to spend a lot, then Nomad's new aluminum band has your name on it.
• This Lenovo gaming monitor is $200 off in Newegg sale (zdnet.com)
  Assert yourself as the best teammate in your squad with this Lenovo gaming monitor that's currently seeing a discount of $200 during Newegg…
• BBC launches creative archive competition (arstechnica.com)
  The BBC launches a competition for VJs using the Creative Archive to publicize …
• Google is making it easier to import another AI’s memory into Gemini (theverge.com)
  Gemini’s new memory importing tools could help attract new users by making it easier to copy their preferences and history from other chatb…
• Civilization IV coming in October (arstechnica.com)
  Civ IV is coming in October, and there's a special pre-order edition, to boot.
• Apple’s Mac Pro is dead, apparently for good this time (theverge.com)
  Apple has removed the Mac Pro from its website, leaving the Mac Studio as its most expensive workstation machine for power users.
• Robot vacuums from Eufy and Roborock are over 50 percent for Amazon’s spring sale (theverge.com)
  Amazon’s Big Spring Sale extends to a range of robovacs, including great options from Dreame, Roborock, Narwal, and Eufy. Here, we’ve round…
• New smart toilet tech tracks your health stats (zdnet.com)
  You can check your health every time you use the bathroom for the cool price of $500. See the new toilet sensors announced at CES 2023.
• Xbox 360 Live pricing now confirmed (arstechnica.com)
  The rumors earlier this month finally get confirmation with official word from …
• New Drop compact speakers blanket your desk with sound for under $130 (zdnet.com)
  The tiny speakers, debuting at CES 2023, use multiple radiators to pack "holographic" sound into a package that can fit on even the smalles…
• David Sacks out as White House AI and Crypto Czar (theverge.com)
  Venture capitalist and former White House advisor David Sacks told a reporter today that he had “used up” his time as a special government…
• Attention Apple AirTag users: Don't ignore this warning (zdnet.com)
  Do as I say, not as I do.
• Save Your Sim Cards Simply (arstechnica.com)
  The Universal USB SIM Card Reader and Writer allows the user to read, backup …
• Brendan Carr says his broadcast license threat wasn’t really about Iran war coverage (theverge.com)
  FCC Chair Brendan Carr says, “you never know” if his agency might pull broadcast licenses.
• Can I get some tighty whities with iPod controls in the hizzouse? (arstechnica.com)
  This morning, News.com has an article about how mainstream clothing makers are …
• Asus unveils two sustainably designed laptops for business executives and students (zdnet.com)
  At CES, Asus drops two new laptops that have sustainability and durability at the forefront.
• The Garmin Instinct Crossover grew on me. I just wish it had this one killer feature (zdnet.com)
  Review: Garmin released a lot of watches in 2022 and the last one to be launched marries the sleek hybrid Vivomove with the chunky rugged I…