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If you watch movies and TV on a 1080p screen, the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) provides a rock-solid streaming experience on the cheap. This is the HD version of Engadget’s top choice for streaming devices. Today, Amazon has it for $10 off, letting you pick up the HDR10-capable streaming stick for only $20, nearly a record-low price.

The Chromecast with Google TV (HD) plugs directly into an



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Emergency service systems tied to 911 went offline across several states on Wednesday night including parts of Nevada, Nebraska, Texas, and the entire state of South Dakota. And the cause has finally been revealed—at least partially. Apparently, the outage had something to do with the installation of a light pole,…

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Samsung is making its executives come in extra after underwhelming results in 2023.
  • Samsung Group is introducing a six-day workweek for executives, according to a recent report.
  • The emergency measure comes in response to various economic headwinds and underwhelming results in 2023.
  • One bright spot? Samsung recently reclaimed the top spot in global smartphone shipments from



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Windows 11 has been out now for about two and a half years, but its predecessor, Windows 10, still dominates the operating system market.

It's pretty clear that when it comes to PCs, Windows 10 is the most popular operating system. That means many of you readers might very well know how annoying Microsoft's prompts are regarding getting you to upgrade to Windows 11. So far, we've been able to pass



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Orders that arrive in 24 hours give me the instant gratification I crave, but being a little impatient about longer shipping times has saved me money.
  • I used to shop on Amazon a lot, but being impatient has saved me money.
  • If my Amazon order doesn't say it can be shipped in 24 hours, I won't buy it anymore.
  • By waiting, I limit my purchases and I usually realize I didn't need the



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When was the last time your friends made you a playlist? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images

Writing about the decline of Pitchfork made me sad about the music industry — and also about the state of music discovery. Besides the fact that TikTok doesn’t prioritize music as anything other than background noise, it means that artists have to win the viral



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Razer just released the Kishi Ultra mobile gaming controller, a successor to the popular Kishi V2 Pro. It’s filled with improvements, including a larger form factor to accommodate beefier mobile devices like 8-inch tablets and even some foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold 5. The controller also offers USB-C compatibility, so it should work with just about any device out there, as long as it fits



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Netflix has renewed The Witcher for a fifth season, but the company says that will bring the series to an end. The final season will be shot back-to-back with the fourth season, which has just started production. The two seasons will cover the events of the last three books in the series: Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow and Lady of the Lake. The show is a direct adaptation of Andrzej