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If you’re after something with a little more videography oomph than even the best camera phones can provide, you might be on the lookout for a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 deal. If so, you’re in luck – Amazon’s Spring Deal Days sale has delivered with a hefty discount on the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo. Currently, the Creator Combo bundle has dropped to £405, down from its usual £499 price. That’s a £94 saving, and it’s the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon. If you’re serious about vlogging or content creation, this little camera punches far above its size.…

YouTube’s time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes.The feature was expanded in January to give parents some control over how long their kids spend scrolling through Shorts, with an option for zero minutes “coming soon.” According to YouTube spokesperson Makenzie Spiller, the option to set the timer to zero is now “live for all parents, and is currently being rolled out…

Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo ($499 for students) has sent shockwaves through the PC ecosystem, and now Microsoft is responding with deals targeting students in the US. A new “Microsoft College Offer” is launching today, which will see the software giant bundle 12 months of free Microsoft 365 Premium and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with select Windows 11 PCs that have also been discounted.Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo are all participating in this Microsoft College Offer, and Microsoft is even discounting some Surface devices days after hiking the prices of its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models. Best Buy is…

Google is launching a new Gemini app on Mac that allows you to interact with the AI assistant without switching windows on your desktop. With the app, you can use the Option + Space shortcut to pull up a floating chat bubble, where you can ask Gemini questions and share your window.Before sharing your window, you’ll need to give Gemini permission to access your system’s information before sharing your window. From there, the AI assistant will pull information from what you’re looking at to help answer your question.It looks a bit like Apple’s upgraded version of Spotlight, which you can…

Ikea’s popular Varmblixt lamp just got a smart home glow-up. The delightfully bulbous light now features color-changing, dimming, and smart home control. I tested the new smart lamp in my daughter’s room and found it made a great bedside lamp and added a fun touch of ambiance to her space. While she’s rarely a fan of me adding smart tech to her room, she did give this an “It’s nice” accolade — high praise from my 15-year-old.The donut lamp, as it’s known for its distinctive shape resembling everyone’s favorite sweet treat, can be wall-mounted or set flat on a table.…

Spotify is rolling out some new updates for book lovers, expanding audiobook listening features and allowing users to buy physical publications through the platform. Readers in the US and UK can now purchase printed books via a new integration with Bookshop.org on the Android Spotify app, with support for iOS users expected to arrive next week.The partnership was announced in February, with Bookshop.org founder and CEO Andy Hunter saying at the time that “Spotify is bringing in more readers, and I’m all for anything that grows the size of the pie.” This, alongside other updates announced today, aim to make…

“Dear Team,Today we are announcing changes that will impact approximately 1,000 team members at Snap, including 16% of our full time employees, in addition to closing more than 300 open roles.This is an incredibly difficult decision, and I am deeply sorry to the colleagues who will be leaving us. You have made important contributions to Snap, and we are committed to supporting you through this transition. Last fall, I described Snap as facing a crucible moment, requiring a new way of working that is faster and more efficient, while pivoting towards profitable growth.Over the past several months, we have carefully…

Adobe is fully embracing AI tools that enable creators to edit their work using descriptive prompts, instead of manually using specific Creative Cloud apps. The software giant’s new Firefly AI Assistant allows users to describe what they want to change by typing their own words into a conversational interface.Adobe says this marks a “fundamental shift in how creative work is done” by removing skill barriers and laborious tasks, while still giving creatives full control over their work. It’ll be “available soon” on the Firefly AI studio platform according to Adobe, though no specific launch date was provided in the announcement.The…

At $59.88, the new Onn 4K Pro is $10 more expensive than the previous version and now features a larger design that looks similar to the $99.99 Google TV Streamer 4K that launched in September 2024. The new model carries forward features like 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, 4K Ultra UHD and Dolby Vision support including Dolby Atmos Audio, and both Wi-Fi 6 and ethernet port connectivity. The Google TV Streamer 4K offers 4GB of RAM with the same amount of storage, but only supports Wi-Fi 5.The biggest updates to the Onn 4K Pro include the addition of Google…

Upgrading your phone with a camera grip attachment is one thing. But doll-sized telephoto lenses that you mount on top of the rear camera? C’mon.I wrote the Vivo X300 off as a gimmick, a funny concept designed to generate attention rather than actual sales. But then I spent a weekend carrying the phone and its elaborate kit of goofy little lenses around — and I had way too much fun.The Vivo X300 Ultra is an update to one of the very best phone cameras out there. It’s only available in China at the moment, with a global launch that will…

Amazon has taken the wraps off a new Fire TV Stick HD that it says is its slimmest yet. At $34.99, the device offers a design that Amazon says is 30 percent thinner than the previous generation, along with the ability to power it directly through your TV’s USB port.The new design eliminates the need to use the Fire TV Stick HD with a separate wall adapter, making it easier to travel with. But if your TV doesn’t have a USB port, Amazon notes that you can still power the new Fire TV Stick HD with a USB-C cable and…

I test Android phones for a living, but I write about them using a company-supplied MacBook Air. Both platforms are great in their own right, but they’re not so great at talking to one another. On a handful of Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones you can now AirDrop files directly to Apple machines; Nothing’s new Warp app hopes to solve the problem for the rest of us, offering a seamless(ish) way to send files and text between one machine and the other.Warp is the combination of an Android app and a browser extension, which means it’ll only be helpful…