A survey of over 1,000 readers shows a dramatic shift away from DSL as consumers move toward fiber and 5G home internet. As ISPs phase out legacy copper lines, cord cutters are being forced to upgrade to more bandwidth-heavy solutions to support modern streaming demands.
YouTube is raising prices for its Premium service in the United States, continuing the industry-wide trend of price hikes. This affects users looking for ad-free viewing and background play features.
A leaked early-stage motherboard appears to show progress toward laptops built around Nvidia's N1 platform. If real, this could signal a noteworthy new laptop architecture story, especially if Nvidia is preparing a more integrated push into mobile computing beyond discrete GPUs.
Amazon's satellite internet effort is reportedly targeting a 2026 arrival, positioning it as a future alternative to Starlink. If the timeline and service details firm up, this could become a strong broadband competition story with direct relevance to consumers looking for more rural internet options.
Google has added Device Bound Session Credentials to Chrome 146 on Windows, aiming to make stolen session cookies harder for infostealers to reuse. This is meaningful security news for everyday PC users because cookie theft is a common path to account takeover even when passwords and MFA are in place.
Comcast Xfinity has launched a new marketplace for streaming services, allowing customers to browse and subscribe to third-party apps in one place. This centralized hub aims to simplify subscription management and billing, similar to features found on Amazon Prime Video or Apple TV.
Walmart has unexpectedly pulled several of its highly-regarded Onn-branded Google TV streaming devices from its online store. This move often precedes a hardware refresh or a shift in Walmart's budget electronics strategy, affecting many cord cutters who rely on these low-cost devices.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hinted that the upcoming Project Leo satellite internet service (Project Kuiper) could launch in mid-2026 with pricing lower than SpaceX's Starlink. This represents a significant upcoming shift in the ISP market for rural and mobile users.
DJI has officially scheduled a launch event for the Osmo Pocket 4 vlogging camera later this month. This successor to the popular gimbal-stabilized camera is a high-priority item for vlogging and mobile videography enthusiasts.
DoorDash drone deliveries are now live in the Atlanta area, marking another real-world expansion of consumer drone logistics. While still geographically limited, this is the kind of futuristic service rollout that could make for an interesting broader discussion about delivery tech becoming practical.
US Mobile is preparing a hybrid plan that combines normal cellular service with Starlink satellite connectivity. This could be a notable consumer-facing shift in satellite communications, especially if it brings emergency or off-grid coverage to mainstream pricing.
CBS’s late-night exit is leaving affiliates to deal with lost programming value and schedule disruption. It is a worthwhile local-TV and OTA story because network decisions can directly affect affiliate economics, local ad inventory, and what antenna viewers actually receive overnight.
Subscriptions can quietly drain your budget, and many people are ready to cut them loose. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa shares how to find the ones you forgot about and stop paying for what you do not use.
A new report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund identifies MacBooks as the least repairable laptops among major brands. The report highlights ongoing challenges in the right-to-repair movement within the tech industry.
Google is introducing a 'Notebooks' feature to Gemini to compete directly with ChatGPT's organizational tools. Recent data also suggests Gemini's market share is growing rapidly, potentially challenging ChatGPT's dominance within the year.
Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah) running natively on the Nintendo Wii
https://youtu.be/CF_Gm9jJ0oU Developer LackOfTrack's entry to the SMSPower's 2026 coding contest is a port of the first level of Super Mario Bros for the NES and it's really impressive. This isn't just a re-skinning of an SMS side-scroller, this was a true port of the original, using the disassembly by doppelganger as a reference. As a result,
TVRev reports major growth in cable news YouTube viewership, while Hearst is expanding its presence on YouTube and Facebook through a new partnership. Together these stories underscore how traditional TV brands are increasingly treating free social video platforms as major distribution channels, which is directly relevant to cord cutters looking beyond pay TV bundles.