Even the savviest Netflix users may occasionally find themselves stuck in a recommendation conundrum. Because you watched that one British crime drama from 2017 and gave it a thumbs-up, you can’t escape the algorithm. If you liked it, Netflix suggests other titles in the genre that fill up an entire row. Now the streaming service …

Losing small, wireless earbuds is an unfortunate side effect of modern audio innovation. That’s why we’re always scanning for deals and budget-friendly buds to have around in a pinch. Right now, Skullcandy’s Sesh true-wireless buds are down to $14 at Woot. That’s 77% off the sticker price and includes free shipping for Amazon Prime members. Woot The Sesh may not …

Worldwide PC shipments fell by more than 7% during the first quarter of 2022 with 77.5 million total units shipped, according to preliminary numbers from analyst Gartner released on Monday. The main cause was a “steep drop” in demand for Chromebooks, Gartner said. “After an unprecedented Chromebook surge in 2020 and early 2021, driven by demand from the US educational …

After years of trouble and delay, Intel’s chipmaking business finally has some good news to report. The most advanced manufacturing process the company has committed to will arrive in the second half of 2024, six months earlier than planned. Intel fell behind rivals Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Samsung because of problems modernizing its manufacturing, and it convinced chip …

Apple’s iPhone has always lagged behind Android phones in terms of customizing its home screen, but last year’s release of iOS 14 changed quite a bit. iPhone users now have the ability to create home-screen themes filled with their own unique app icons and widgets. When paired with custom wallpaper, personalized themes can create quite an aesthetic effect. And with …

Looking to get a leg up on your career, or maybe even try out a new one altogether? Programming and software development are some of the most in-demand jobs at the moment, and you don’t need to spend years in a university to get the training you need. Online courses are a great (and affordable) alternative to classroom instruction, and …

Apple will facing additional antitrust charges from the European Commission in the coming weeks, according to a Monday report from Reuters. This is said to come due to a music streaming investigation triggered by a complaint from Spotify.  The extra charges come a year after the EU accused Apple of breaching competition law in the music streaming market through restrictive …

Magic butterfly wings that give you the power of floating across your favorite meditative VR world? Those can be had, at a price. Meta’s starting to unlock monetization in its open-world metaverse VR app, Horizon Worlds, beginning with items you’ll be able to buy in individual worlds. But these items won’t be things you can take with you to other worlds… at …

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 for 2022 was the first system announced that would adhere to the 2022 version of AMD’s Advantage design framework, as the original G14 model did when it launched in 2020. That means it uses AMD’s latest technologies. This year, much of AMD’s chip updates aim to increase the battery life of gaming laptops while boosting performance by …

The word “metaverse” is on a lot of lips lately, but so far only the world’s big brands, and the agencies that are charged with keeping them ahead of the digital media curve, are putting the money where their mouths are. The metaverse is a slippery form of media: a spatial, immersive set of virtual worlds that may have some …