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The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is down to $899.99, a $400 saving off its $1,299.99 list price, and it’s the kind of monitor purchase that makes everything you set up before it feel like a compromise. A 49-inch curved QD-OLED panel at Dual QHD resolution with 144Hz and a 0.03ms response time is a specification that most monitors at any price don’t reach, and the $400 discount brings it to a point where the conversation becomes considerably easier. What you’re getting QD-OLED is the technology that makes the Odyssey G9 worth the attention. Quantum dot filtering over an OLED panel…

Amazon is set to release a refreshed Fire TV Stick HD on April 29 for $35. For the first time ever, a Fire TV Stick is ditching Micro-USB for a USB-C port. That change prompted Amazon to release a new USB-C Ethernet Adapter for $20, and buried in the product listing is something interesting. It claims speeds of “up to 480 Mbps,” which means the adapter is technically Gigabit-capable. However, there is no Ethernet standard between 100 Mbps and Gigabit, so the only way to hit 480 Mbps is with a Gigabit adapter. But Amazon just isn’t advertising it that…

At the Beijing Auto Show 2026, BMW unveiled the iX3 Flow Edition, marking the first time E Ink’s Prism technology has been integrated into a series-ready production vehicle. The announcement signals a major leap from experimental concept cars to real-world automotive applications, bringing dynamic, color-changing surfaces to everyday mobility. From Concept To Production Reality The iX3 Flow Edition represents the culmination of a multi-year collaboration between BMW and E Ink. Earlier milestones included the iX Flow concept revealed at CES 2022 and the i Vision Dee in 2023, both of which showcased the potential of electrophoretic displays in automotive design.…

Apple loves keeping critics and reviewers on their toes. While we’ve heard whispers of cost-cutting on the iPhone 18 lineup, fresh supply chain intelligence from Taiwan (via Commercial Times) suggests that the company is cooking up one of its most hardware-centric upgrades in years. At the core of the purported iPhone 18 lineup sits TSMC’s 2nm A20 chip, which is believed to be a generational leap from the 3nm process A19 series chips on the iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Pro models.  What’s actually getting upgraded? The node shift should deliver better performance per watt, which should translate to…

China’s DeepSeek has a habit of showing up, uninvited, to Silicon Valley’s AI party, and this time, it has done so with the long-awaited V4 preview. The Hangzhou-based company has released its latest AI model, which beats popular American models in certain areas.  DeepSeek has launched two new models: V4-Pro (Expert mode) and V4-Flash (Instant mode). While the former is a massive 1.6 trillion parameter model, the latter is at a more manageable 284 billion parameters. However, both of them have a one-million-token context window.  🚀 DeepSeek-V4 Preview is officially live & open-sourced! Welcome to the era of cost-effective 1M…

If you’ve been planning a PC build or even browsing pre-built systems, you’ve likely run into the same issue: RAM prices are unusually high. In some cases, costs have increased by as much as 500%, pushing up overall system prices and making builds harder to justify. This isn’t a short-term fluctuation. It’s the result of multiple shifts happening at the same time, most of which are tied to how quickly demand for memory has changed. AI demand is the biggest driver behind rising RAM prices The rapid growth of AI, particularly large language models, has significantly increased demand for memory.…

This weekend’s watchlist has two psychological thrillers that will mess with your head in completely different ways, and one animated series that has no business being this good. Whether you are in the mood for small-town dread, generational trauma wrapped in Southern Gothic atmosphere, or a Big Pharma conspiracy told through some of the most distinctive animation on television right now, there is something here for you. All three are on HBO Max, criminally underrated, and at least one of them will stick with you long after the credits roll. We also have guides to the best new movies to…

Last summer, Nintendo revealed a PvE spin-off of its popular multiplayer team shooter Splatoon called Splatoon Raiders. After nearly a year of relative silence, the game has a new trailer that reveals a July 23 launch date.The Switch 2 exclusive adventure sees players controlling a customizable Inkling mechanic who travels to Spirhalite Islands alongside Deep Cut, the trio of musicians from Splatoon 3. The island is also inhabited by villainous Salmonids, whom the players must battle using the familiar paint guns and brushes. In addition to combat, the trailer shows the character gradually discovering more of what appears to be a…

Three very different worlds are waiting for you on Netflix this weekend. A 19th-century murder mystery that questions everything you think you know about guilt, a Danish Nordic noir serial killer thriller that you genuinely cannot stop watching, and a Japanese sumo drama that has absolutely no business being as gripping as it is. One is based on a Margaret Atwood novel, the second has a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the third one will make you care deeply about a sport you have never thought about once in your life. All three are criminally underrated and worthy of…

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold has been revealed, and it’s the latest expansion coming to the long-running MMORPG from Square Enix. It will launch in January of 2027, and promises to begin a new era of storytelling for the game as part of the Godless Realms Saga. Revealed during the 2026 FFXIV: Fan Fest opening keynote ceremony, developer Creative Business Unit III, which is also the developer behind 2023’s Final Fantasy XVI, and publisher Square Enix, debuted a nearly four-and-a-half-minute cinematic trailer for the Evercold expansion. In it, we see a grandmother telling her granddaughter the story of a world enshrouded in…