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Gaming headsets are great right up until I’ve been wearing one for three hours and desperately want my ears back. ASUS believes it has the answer with the ROG Gjallar. This is the brand’s first gaming soundbar to reach the US with a $599.99 price tag. Best Buy currently lists the system as sold out, while ASUS is taking notification sign-ups, so stock may be difficult to find initially. At that price, this is pretty much a premium soundbar. But the Gjallar is more than just your typical soundbar. Multiplayer without something clamped to my head ASUS pairs the soundbar…
ChatGPT Plus users enjoyed a brief taste of life without five-hour Work and Codex limits. OpenAI has decided that was a bit too much. Starting August 25, OpenAI is restoring the five-hour usage cap across ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus subscribers. The restriction had been temporarily removed on July 12, leaving users to work against their overall weekly allowance instead. Before you riot online, it’s worth noting that your normal ChatGPT conversations won’t stop working after five hours. The change specifically affects the more compute-heavy Work and Codex experiences, which offer tools to handle longer projects. OpenAI is slowing…
The Pixel 10a is a solid mid-range smartphone to consider for its $499 asking price. You get Google’s seasoned and packed software experience, capable computational photography despite the tiny camera, and a great form factor. But underneath all of this, the hardware has barely moved. It earned its keep with software. Now, out of all the brands, Sony seems like a surprisingly competent rival in this segment. Sony has just launched a phone that approaches the same problem from a wonderfully different direction. The new Xperia 10 VIII still gives you a 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD expansion up to 2TB,…
Apple is expected to refresh its entry-level AirPods this fall, and the timing lines up nicely with the company’s iPhone launch event. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the AirPods 5 could debut around the same September 9 event that brings the foldable iPhone and iPhone 18 Pro lineup. It’s about time too, since the current AirPods 4 haven’t been updated since their September 2024 launch. If you have been holding onto an older pair waiting for the right moment to upgrade, this might finally be it. macOS 26.7 gives more weight to the launch rumors As MacRumors reported, the AirPods…
Apple is finally giving the Mac mini a refresh, and according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman, it could land within days, possibly even before the company sends out invites for its iPhone launch event. Why is Apple rushing out a new Mac mini? Turns out the current Mac mini found an unexpected fan base: people running AI models locally on it. That surge in demand, paired with an ongoing memory chip shortage, has made the machine tough to keep in stock. Gurman reports that Apple has tested both M5 and M6 versions for the update, though it’s not…
OpenAI has quietly added one of the more fun updates to ChatGPT lately, and it’s all about stickers. You can now take any photo sitting in your library and turn it into a custom sticker, complete with a proper transparent background. How do you make stickers using ChatGPT? Getting started is easy. Open the Images section in the sidebar, tap Stickers, and upload a photo or multiple photos at once. You can choose from different sticker styles, including 3D, hand-drawn, holographic, comic book, anime, and more. From here, you can ask ChatGPT to convert your images into stickers one by…
Sometimes committing to a five-season show feels like taking on a second job. That’s exactly why miniseries have such appeal. They deliver a complete, satisfying story without the endless time investment. Whether you are looking for true crime, romance, or pure escapism, this list of top limited series on Netflix of all time, covers something for every mood. We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best free movies, and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video. Legends (2026) Set in early 1990s Britain, Legends follows…
AI accessibility tools have quietly become some of the more practical uses of the technology. We have already seen smartphones help visually impaired users find nearby objects and smart glasses connect them with people who can describe what is happening around them. Harvard researchers are now taking that idea further with an app built specifically around navigation. Called Mobilio, the app uses a smartphone’s camera, GPS, motion sensors, and LiDAR when available to help blind and low-vision users follow routes, stay on walkable paths, and avoid obstacles. Researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences developed…
Netflix has spent years insisting it doesn’t need anyone else’s help to keep viewers glued to its platform, but that might be changing. According to The New York Times, Netflix executives have recently discussed bringing Peacock and Fox One onto the platform, a move that would mark a strategic change for a company that has traditionally kept its service self contained. Why this would be a big deal for Netflix Just two years ago, Netflix told shareholders it already operates as a go-to destination for entertainment, and doesn’t require any partnerships. That stance is clearly softening now. Netflix has already…
Your next laptop’s biggest bottleneck might not be its chip; it could be how well it stays cool. A new white paper from Ventiva, developed alongside analyst firm Moor Insights and Strategy, argues that thermal design is quickly becoming the deciding factor for how fast AI laptops can actually run. Why memory bandwidth is the real bottleneck The paper explains that local AI performance is measured in tokens per second, and that number mostly comes down to memory bandwidth. Most laptops today still rely on 128-bit memory buses paired with LPDDR5 memory, which caps bandwidth around 150 GB per second.…