NBC is offering a discount on its Peacock Premium streaming service. Until September 6, you can get four months of access to the ad-supported tier of the streaming platform for $5 per month. This deal nets you more than 30 percent off the list price for the plan during that time frame; the Peacock Premium… Continue reading Peacock Premium is only $5 for four months for a limited time
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You can now officially create and use Baldur’s Gate 3 mods on PC
Baldur’s Gate 3 modding has arrived for PC players. After a closed alpha in June and an open beta in July, the long-awaited Patch 7 — which may be the game’s last big update — is now available. It lets you play around with user-created weapons, armor, classes and subclasses, spells, dice skins and just… Continue reading You can now officially create and use Baldur’s Gate 3 mods on PC
Balatro is coming to mobile, and it’s going to ruin my life
Beware: The most addictive game of 2024 is coming to a device that’s always within reach. Balatro, a clever combination of poker, deck-building and roguelikes, will arrive on iOS — as a standalone purchase and Apple Arcade — and Android later this month. (That’s plenty of time to shop for a power bank or battery… Continue reading Balatro is coming to mobile, and it’s going to ruin my life
Fubo TV streaming plans are $30 off for the first month right now
More standard streaming services include live sports now — Sunday Night Football on Peacock, CBS NFL games on Paramount+, Thursday Night Football on Prime Video — but if you want a comprehensive suite of sports channels, plus other live programming and local news, Fubo might be the way to go. It came out on top… Continue reading Fubo TV streaming plans are $30 off for the first month right now
Abbott’s OTC glucose monitor is now available in the US
Health tech company Abbott has been working on a number of biometric wearables for regular consumers. Now, we can get our hands on one. The company just released the Lingo continuous glucose monitor. This is an over-the-counter device, so you can just order it without prior approval. However, it’s not intended for diabetics, as it… Continue reading Abbott’s OTC glucose monitor is now available in the US
The best VPN service for 2024
Securing your online footprint can seem like a daunting task. We’ve become accustomed to giving up bits of data for convenience, and have been forced into trusting our internet service providers because access has become so vital to everyday life. You don’t have to blindly accept this, though: using a virtual private network (VPN) can… Continue reading The best VPN service for 2024
The US government may be preparing to investigate internet retail giants like Shein and Temu
Online retailers like Temu and Shein are known for selling cheap products like baby clothes, kitchen gadgets and electronics. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants to know the true costs that foreign online retailers are cutting to sell these products at lower prices. CPSC commissioners Peter Feldman and Douglas Dziak released a joint statement… Continue reading The US government may be preparing to investigate internet retail giants like Shein and Temu
Report: A quarter of X advertisers plan to cut spending next year
X’s advertising woes are about to get a whole lot worse, according to a new report from Kantar, details of which were published by Advanced Television. The market research firm found that 26 percent of marketers plan to cut their spending on X in the coming year, and that advertisers’ trust in X is “historically… Continue reading Report: A quarter of X advertisers plan to cut spending next year
Apple Event 2024: What we expect at the iPhone 16 launch event next week
The biggest day of the tech world’s autumn calendar is nearly here: Apple’s iPhone 16 event will take place on September 9 at 1PM ET. We’ll be live-blogging the news, and you can watch it live via the company’s website or on YouTube. The biggest news from Apple’s It’s Glowtime event will almost definitely involve… Continue reading Apple Event 2024: What we expect at the iPhone 16 launch event next week
You can finally fish in No Man’s Sky as its Aquarius update rolls out today
Worlds Part I, the No Man’s Sky update that rolled out in July, made waters in the game more responsive to wind, depth and weather conditions. An artist drew fan art of their character fishing while perched on the wing of their boat after the update went out, which in turn inspired Hello Games to… Continue reading You can finally fish in No Man’s Sky as its Aquarius update rolls out today