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February 23, 2026
Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs
Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.
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February 19, 2026
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik's Cube-inspired toy.
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February 17, 2026
Most VMware users still "actively reducing their VMware footprint," survey finds
Broadcom's "strategy was never to keep every customer," CloudBolt report says.
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February 5, 2026
Netflix Says if the HBO Merger Makes It Too Expensive, You Can Always Cancel
During a hearing at the US Senate, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the company is working with the US government on guardrails against more price hikes.
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February 4, 2026
User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app
Despite the about-face, some customers think "the damage is done."
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February 3, 2026
Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive
80 percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.
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February 2, 2026
Streaming service Crunchyroll raises prices weeks after killing its free tier
Sony has made streaming anime pricier since buying Crunchyroll.
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January 27, 2026
LG's new subscription program charges up to £277 per month to rent a TV
Significant discounts come with committing to 1- to 3-year rental periods.
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January 23, 2026
Telly’s "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered
The LA startup said it would ship "millions" of TVs by 2024.
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January 20, 2026
Sony is giving TCL control over its high-end Bravia TVs
TCL will own 51 percent of the high-end TVs.
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January 16, 2026
Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike
Reseller says Rackspace plans to charge it 706 percent more.
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January 15, 2026
Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal
Spotify claims the higher fees will help "benefit artists."
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January 14, 2026
Federal data underscores meteoric rise of streaming subscription prices in 2025
Streaming services played a big role in 2025 inflation.
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January 13, 2026
The RAM shortage’s silver lining: Less talk about “AI PCs”
“General interest in AI PCs has been wavering for a while ..."
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January 12, 2026
Paramount sues WBD over Netflix deal. WBD says Paramount’s price is still inadequate.
WBD calls Paramount's lawsuit "meritless" and its offer deficient.
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January 12, 2026
The most fascinating monitors at CES 2026
Big sizes, big resolution, and big ideas.
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January 7, 2026
Samsung’s Ballie home robot, once promised for summer 2025, gets grim update
Six years after its CES debut, Samsung has demoted Ballie to internal use.
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January 7, 2026
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
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January 6, 2026
HP’s EliteBoard G1a is a Ryzen-powered Windows 11 PC in a membrane keyboard
The most familiar, full-fledged PC experience you can get from a keyboard.
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January 6, 2026
Dell’s XPS revival is a welcome reprieve from the “AI PC” fad
Dell moves from pushing "AI PCs" and back to what matters in laptops.
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January 5, 2026
Amazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access website
Amazon brings back browser-based Alexa but will eventually add a paywall.
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January 1, 2026
“Streaming stops feeling infinite”: What subscribers can expect in 2026
Streaming may get a little worse before it gets better.
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December 23, 2025
FCC’s import ban on the best new drones starts today
US drone makers are happy—US drone hobbyists, not so much.
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December 23, 2025
The Splay is a subpar monitor but an exciting portable projector
Splay can be a monitor and takes a lot of the stress out of projectors, too.
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December 19, 2025
LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems
LG says it'll let people delete the Copilot icon. But TV chatbots aren't going away.
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December 18, 2025
Peacock showing ads upon launch opens the door for more disruptive streaming ads
Subscribers will start seeing ads when selecting a user next year.
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December 12, 2025
How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking
Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options.
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December 12, 2025
Chatbot-powered toys rebuked for discussing sexual, dangerous topics with kids
"... AI toys shouldn’t be capable of having sexually explicit conversations, period."
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December 10, 2025
Cable channel subscribers grew for the first time in 8 years last quarter
Sports and YouTube TV played big roles, MoffettNathanson report says.
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December 8, 2025
Paramount tries to swipe Warner Bros. from Netflix with a hostile takeover
Paramount has already proven it can get a controversial merger done.
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