Author: News Room

A concert on Monday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall was a special occasion for Frank Miller: his parents’ wedding anniversary. He didn’t end up seeing the show — and before he could even get past security, he was informed that he was in fact banned for life from the venue and all other properties owned by Madison Square Garden (MSG).After scanning his ticket and promptly being pulled aside by security, Miller was told by staff that he was barred from the MSG properties for an incident at the Garden in 2021. But Miller says he hasn’t been…

Disney+ is one of my favourite streaming services. But thanks to plenty of recent price hikes, a subscription is pretty pricey these days. But Vodafone might’ve just dropped an excuse to finally binge The Mandalorian in glorious 4K. The UK carrier is giving customers what is essentially a free year of Disney+. The savings spread across two years, but in the end, you’re saving £120 – which is worth a year of Disney+. Disney+ Premium normally sets you back £12.99 a month. But with a Vodafone’s Entertainment plan, you get access to that same ad-free, multi-device, downloads on 10 devices,…

Life safety manufacturer First Alert launched a new line of smart smoke and carbon monoxide alarms this week that will work with Google Home. Following Google’s decision to discontinue its Nest Protect smart smoke alarm, the company has announced it’s partnering with First Alert on the First Alert Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm. The new alarms will work with the First Alert and Google Home apps but not with any other smart home platforms. They will also be compatible with existing Nest Protect alarms. Ryan Park, senior product director at Resideo, which owns First Alert, told The Verge…

Nvidia’s 50-series desktop GPUs have been off to a slightly rocky start, with quality control issues, underwhelming performance gains over last generation, and the occasional melting cable. Its new laptop GPUs, led by the flagship RTX 5090, may be on a similarly modest trajectory, but with one added benefit for laptop gamers: efficiency.I’ve been testing the RTX 5090 laptop GPU in Razer’s new Blade 16 laptop, which Nvidia is using as a showcase for its top-tier mobile card. My time with it has been more limited than I’d hoped, since my first review unit exhibited some strange graphical anomalies and…

If you’re on the look-out for a set of the top headphones, you’ve probably come across Focal’s Bathys cans. They’re a fantastic pick and absolutely gorgeous. Now, they’re even better thanks to this big change. Focal’s headphones now use pure magnesium speaker drivers – which are lighter, more precise, and somehow even more detailed. Expect audio to sound crisper, more separated, and clearer overall. But it’s not just the sound that’s levelled up. Focal’s fiddled with the mics too, which means better active noise cancelling. Expect Silent mode to block out all background noise, and the Transparent setting to sound clearer.…

You’re here because you have a lot of smart home devices and want to buy the best smart lights to suit your needs. Maybe you want to ask Alexa to turn the lights out at night without leaving your cosy bed. Maybe you’d prefer Siri to turn on your lamp when you’re feeling lazy. Or perhaps you’d like Google Assistant to create a spontaneous disco. Minus the dry ice fog. Either way, there are countless tech-infused light bulbs out there to play nice with all of your other smart home devices. Instead of spending hours perusing all the options available,…

Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon MGM Studios, is stepping down from her role and will instead focus on producing, according to an internal memo obtained by Deadline. In the memo, Mike Hopkins, Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios head, tells employees that the company will not fill Salke’s role as part of efforts to “flatten our leadership structure.”“As I’ve been considering my next chapter, I’ve always been searching for that moment where I was positive that our work had set up Amazon MGM Studios for even more success in the long term,” Salke says in the memo. “When I…

Are you searching for the top free VPN services? You’re in the right place — we’ve compiled a list of some of the best options available. While many VPN providers charge for their services, there are also several excellent free choices out there. In this guide, we’ll focus on those free options and highlight what they have to offer. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a useful tool that allows you to browse the internet securely and anonymously. Whether you’re streaming on Netflix and other services, watching live sports, or just surfing the web, a VPN can help protect your…

WhatsApp is reviving some old school internet nostalgia with a new feature that allows users to add temporary music clips to their profile updates. Snippets from popular songs can now be featured in WhatsApp statuses, with availability rolling out globally and expanding “over the coming weeks,” according to parent company Meta.WhatsApp’s status feature is located in the updates tab, and can be used to share text, photo, and video messages that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the Stories feature available on Facebook and Instagram. When users tap to add a status, a music note icon will now appear at…

From affordable 4K sticks to comprehensive home entertainment hubs, the best streaming device will give you instant access to an arsenal of arresting shows and films. If you need help deciding which is the best model for you, we’ve reviewed them all to help you choose. Just plug one of these into one of the best 4K TVs, load up one of the best streaming services, sit back and get ready to stream to your heart’s content. See, binge-watching has come a long way from the days of Blu-ray box sets. Between gripping Netflix originals, remastered classics on Amazon Prime…

Google is adding gaming support to Android Auto, with titles including Candy Crush Soda Saga and Angry Birds 2 playable from compatible cars’ touchscreens. The new feature is included in the beta version of Android 14.1, which is rolling out to testers now.Only four games are currently supported, with Candy Crush and Angry Birds joined by Farm Heroes Saga and Beach Buggy Racing. To play them on the car’s display you need to have the games installed on your phone first, and for obvious reasons they’re only available while the car is parked. 9to5Google tested it out, and found that…

It’s a brave company that tries to muscle in on today’s computer market. But with the Terminal Pro, Lumon believes there’s a space for people who find themselves split in terms of where to go. For this is a desktop PC that almost feels like it has multiple personalities.  There’s a warmth from the CRT display – but the cold, calculating heart of a corporate workhorse. The design feels like a deliberate throwback, and yet there are hints of modernity in the touchscreen. It’s simultaneously fascinating and unnerving. But is it any good? Let’s find out in the Stuff Lumon Terminal…