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Amazon just announced some new Ring hardware with upgraded 2K and 4K recording and some fancy processing tech that’s supposed to make streams look better than the competition.The new $179.99 Ring Wired Doorbell and $59.99 Indoor Cam Plus both offer 2K resolution featuring tech that Ring is calling “Retinal Vision.” There’s also a ton of 4K Ring cameras. Onstage, we saw the $249.99 Ring Wired Doorbell Pro 4K, $199.99 Outdoor Cam Pro 4K, $249.99 Spotlight Cam Pro 4K, and the $279.99 Floodlight Cam Pro 4K. Amazon is also introducing power over ethernet (POE) versions of the Spotlight Cam Pro, Outdoor…

I’ve been hooked on SteelSeries gaming headsets ever since the Arctis Pro launched more than five years ago. The Nova range upped the quality with feature, fit, and software improvements, and the company is now going one step further with a $599.99 Nova Elite headset — a price that I’ve been questioning every day during my last month of testing.With the Nova Elite, SteelSeries has created a category of luxury gaming headsets that doesn’t really exist right now. It’s banking on hi-res wireless audio, carbon fiber speaker drivers, a metal frame, and the ability to simultaneously stream audio from a…

Force feedback has long been a staple of game console controllers – but now Logitech is bringing it into the business world, adding haptic vibrations to its most creator-friendly rodent. The MX Master 4 is the latest in a long line of mice that’ve been almost universally loved among techy types, and aims to simplify your shortcuts with a tactile twist. You’ll now get physical feedback to highlight when the mouse has connected to your PC, a pulse when you’re running low on battery, and haptic bumps when using the onscreen actions ring. This opens with a press of the…

Microsoft is launching a Security Store that will be full of security software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions and AI agents. It’s part of a broader effort to sell Microsoft’s Sentinel security platform to businesses, complete with Microsoft Security Copilot AI agents that can be built by security teams to help tackle the latest threats.The Microsoft Security Store is a storefront designed for security professionals to buy and deploy SaaS solutions and AI agents from Microsoft’s ecosystem partners. Darktrace, Illumio, Netskope, Perfomanta, and Tanium are all part of the new store, with solutions covering threat protection, identity and device management, and more.A lot…

Nothing says it has just taken “the first step towards an AI-native operating system.” Not exactly. Playground, Nothing’s new app store filled with user-designed, AI-generated apps, is neither Nothing’s first step, nor is it an operating system — it’s built on Android. But the idea lands, and beneath the hype, it is genuinely exciting — a glimpse of smartphones that feel more personal and adaptable, with a clear vision for where this might go in the future.The bold proclamation of an AI-native OS centers on the launch of Essential, which Nothing says brings us closer to a world “where devices…

A limited number of people will get to try out Opera’s AI browser, Neon, starting today for $19.90 per month.The Norwegian software company first announced the “agentic browser” in May, but details were sparse. Now, we know that Opera Neon includes different AI agents that are tailored to specific tasks. One simply called Tasks acts as a workspace dedicated to a specific activity. Another called Do does the actual web browsing within a Task. Users can save prompt instructions for the AI agents into something called Cards.The rollout is limited to an unspecified number of users for now; the rest…

If you saw the leaks, you probably already know that haptics are the big, new thing in Logitech’s $119.99 MX Master 4 wireless mouse, coming in October. No, it’s not adding rumble effects to YouTube videos or to your favorite websites (on second thought, I’d like to try that). And, it’s different from Logitech’s haptics-based click system in its Pro X2 Superstrike gaming mouse coming in 2026.The Haptic Sense Panel embedded in its grippy thumb rest vibrates when pressed, opening Logitech’s Action Ring overlay. That overlay can be filled with whatever app- and system-level shortcuts you want. You can even…

It’s been 30 years since the original PlayStation was released in North America and Europe after first debuting in Japan nine months earlier. To mark the occasion, Sony has announced a “large-format photography book” featuring 400 pages filled with photos of prototypes of controllers and consoles the public hasn’t seen before, as well as concept sketches and design models that helped shape the look of Sony’s consoles, according to the PlayStation Blog.If you’d rather celebrate the PlayStation’s 30th anniversary by wearing something instead of reading something, Sony also announced a collaboration with Reebok for new sneakers featuring details that pay…

YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump filed sweeping lawsuits against Google-owned YouTube, Meta (then Facebook), and X (then Twitter) after he was suspended from the platforms, and now all three companies have settled with the president.YouTube will pay $24.5 million, with $22 million going toward the Trust for the National Mall nonprofit to help “support the construction of the White House State Ballroom,” the settlement document says, and $2.5 million will go to other plaintiffs. The full settlement is slightly less than the $25 million…

Life360 takes the privacy and safety of our members and products very seriously. It’s why we participate in the HackerOne program (alongside thousands of tech companies), which allows ethical hackers and security researchers to responsibly disclose potential issues so we can review, address, and, where appropriate, implement changes. Since receiving the submission, we have made a number of improvements and are continually prioritizing work that helps families feel safe and connected, focusing on the areas that make the most impact for our members as we transition Tile to Life360’s broader platform. Using a Tile to track someone’s location without their…

Windows is coming back together. Microsoft is bringing its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization again, as part of a reorg being announced today. Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, who was just promoted to president of Windows and devices earlier this month, shared the changes to Microsoft’s Windows teams in an internal memo.“This change unifies Windows engineering work under a single organization,” Davuluri wrote in the memo, which was seen by The Verge. “Moving the teams working on Windows client and server together into one organization brings focus to delivering against our priorities.”This the first major Windows reorg since…

OnePlus has confirmed the global launch of its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 15. However, it’s not the blazing fast internals, AI nous, or cameras that are piquing my interest right now. It’s the new build materials the company is promising will set new standards for mobile durability.The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is touting a OnePlus 15 Sand Storm Edition with “aerospace-grade Micro-Arc Oxidation ceramic coating”. OnePlus says the material is tougher than titanium or aluminium. It’s the first time it has been used in a smartphone. OnePlus explains the greater durability is achieved “through a high-voltage plasma process that adds…