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A woman watching 4K TV. New CGI-heavy movies may look bad on 4K TVs.

Why New Movies Look So Bad on Your Expensive 4K TV

A combination of TVs getting better too quickly and an over-reliance on second-tier CGI makes for a bad home-viewing experience

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Review: Sonos Ray Is the Ideal Soundbar for Small Spaces

A doorbell device with a built-in camera made by home security company Ring is seen on August 28, 2019 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Amazon admits its given police footage without a warrant 11 times this year.

Amazon Gave Ring Security Footage to Police Without a Warrant

Toshiba 50-inch Class C350 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV, now on sale at Amazon

You Might Get a Better TV Deal at Amazon Today Than You Will on Prime Day

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Review: UE FITS Are Shaped for Your Ear. Literally.

These wireless ‘buds use light to mold your unique "earprint" in 60 seconds

An Apple Inc. store illuminated in the evening in Munich, Germany, on Friday, June 10, 2022. New EU legislation will potentially alter how companies like Apple do business not just in the EU, but perhaps globally.

How New EU Tech Legislation Could Affect Apple Globally

The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act are aimed at curtailing the power of "gatekeeper" tech companies

An older desktop computer using blockchain, showcasing the ideas behind Web 3.0 but also how early on we are in the Web3 space

The Answers to All Your Not-So-Stupid Questions About Web 3.0

We spoke to more than a dozen experts to help simplify the third generation of the web — which, oddly, can be explained in baseball terms

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Review: Sony’s WH-1000XM5 Headphones Are Their Best Yet

Intuitive controls and adaptive noise cancellation are worth the high price

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Amazon Is Throwing a Huge Sale on Their Fire TVs and Streaming Devices

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Your Ideal Summer Speaker Is the Sonos Roam, Now at Its Lowest Price

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