Save $300 on the fun LG Smart Monitor Swing

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Recent offerings have proved that monitors don’t need to be simple screens fixed to a desk. For example, the LG Smart Monitor Swing can be moved around the home or office, adapting to your needs regardless of what you’re doing. Come learn all about it and see if today’s $300.67 discount pushes you to get yourself one.

Buy the LG Smart Monitor Swing for just $999.32 ($300.67 off)

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This new gaming phone has water cooling and Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chip

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TL;DR

  • The RedMagic 11 Pro will launch in China on October 17 at 2:30 PM (local time).
  • The teaser highlights a water-cooled design with visible tubing on a transparent variant.
  • The device will to run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.

Nubia has officially confirmed the launch date for its next gaming flagship, the RedMagic 11 Pro, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most ambitious designs yet. The company shared new teaser images showing the phone wrapped in glowing blue tubes, accompanied by a hashtag that translates as #RedMagic11ProWaterCooledMobile. The series will be unveiled in China on October 17 at 2:30 PM local time.

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PSA: Alexa Plus may be why your smart clock has become useless

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TL;DR

  • A post on the Amazon Echo subreddit indicates that an Alexa Plus subscription can make unintended changes to Echo devices.
  • User Setati said that their Echo Show 5 had stopped persistently showing the time on its home screen, instead surfacing news and other content.
  • Setati says that canceling Alexa Plus removed the unwanted additional content from their Show 5’s screen.

Alexa Plus is Amazon’s new paid digital assistant. Available for $20 per month (or included for free, if you’re a Prime subscriber), Alexa Plus injects extra AI functionality into your Amazon devices, like the ability to engage in more natural conversation-style interactions with Alexa through an Echo device. Turns out, it can also make some unhelpful changes to your Echo Show’s home screen.

In a post on the Amazon Echo subreddit, user Setati complains that their Echo Show 5 has recently become less fit for one of their primary use cases: telling the time. Setati writes that “about the same time as Alexa+,” their Show 5 started showing content that it didn’t before, replacing the full-screen clock with “news briefs and things it thinks I want to see.”

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FCC looking to gut broadband labeling requirements, because poor ISPs need a break

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TL;DR

  • The FCC is looking to eliminate some of its broadband labeling requirements for ISPs.
  • Broadband “nutrition” labels were introduced to make it easier for consumers to compare prices and services, fees inclusive.
  • The FCC teases further interest in backpedaling on labeling requirements it believes “provide minimal benefit to consumers.”

When you’re signing up for internet access, how confident are you about what your bill’s actually going to look like? ISPs and cellular carriers both have a reputation for positively opaque billing practices, piling on fees and passing taxes along to end users. As a consequence, responsible lawmakers pushed for legislation aimed at simplifying bills, and forcing ISPs to be upfront and clear about all their fees. But right now, current FCC leadership is doing its darndest to undo some of those changes and make things easier for the ISPs.

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Deal: The Google TV Streamer is still 20% off!

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Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority

Some Prime Big Deal Days offers refuse to go away, and we’re glad to see that this is one of them. Rarely on sale, the Google TV Streamer can be had for just $79.98, which is very close to its record-low price.

Buy the Google TV Streamer for just $79.98 ($20.01 off)

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Pebble brings back its app store with thousands of apps and new tools for exploring them

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Credit: Core Devices
TL;DR

  • Existing Pebble watchfaces and apps can now scale up, allowing them to fill the entire screen on the Pebble Time 2.
  • The Pebble Appstore is back, with existing and new apps and watchfaces.
  • Social link previews and a similar app section have been added to the app store.

Pebble is making steady progress toward its eventual return later this year. Before the new smartwatches start shipping, the team is sharing some good news about the Pebble Time 2. It is also reintroducing the Pebble Appstore.

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Chrome’s got a new trick to spare you from useless notifications

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TL;DR

  • Chrome will start automatically revoking notification permission for sites you don’t regularly interact with.
  • This move follows similar steps for revoking camera and location permissions.
  • Users can always re-allow notifications, or turn the feature off entirely.

Notifications are such a double-edged sword. While tactfully deployed notifications are wonderful, keeping us informed about the things we care about most, it is far too easy to get carried away there, and once we ruin that signal-to-noise ratio with too many unwanted notifications, they all start becoming a lot less useful. Thankfully, developers are aware of the risks here, and have been working to develop systems designed to help us regain control and keep our notifications as beneficial as possible.

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Successor to one of the best Android camera phones could get big upgrades and two versions

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Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority
TL;DR

  • A new leak reveals a powerful potential camera setup for the Xiaomi 17 Ultra.
  • The specs suggest that the upcoming flagship may feature a quad-sensor camera array, although this isn’t yet clear.
  • The leaker hints at two versions of the device that share hardware but differ in “revolutionary” imaging features.

Xiaomi’s flagships rarely disappoint when it comes to cameras, with the 15 Ultra being our top pick for premium camera phones. The next device in the series doesn’t look like it’ll break this pattern. A reliable leaker has shared new details that point to big imaging upgrades for the upcoming Xiaomi 17 Ultra, and possibly two versions of the device.

Xiaomi 17 Ultra Digital Chat Station Weibo Leak

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