Hurricane Laura Forecast Goes From Bad to Catastrophic

Gulf Coast residents are waking up to a nightmare on Wednesday. Hurricane Laura has ballooned in size and strength, becoming the Atlantic’s first major hurricane of the season. The storm is forecast to keep intensifying up until landfall and is poised to be a massively destructive Category 4.

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Why Your Web Browser Is Declaring War on Cookies and How They'll Be Replaced

Restrictions on how websites and advertisers track us around the web are coming, because web browsers—which already block the most invasive types of cookies by default—are cracking down.

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Rumors of the Galaxy Note’s demise don’t make sense yet

The Galaxy Note 20 has barely had its time in the market but, unsurprisingly, rumors around the Galaxy S21 are already starting to swirl. Also unsurprisingly, it starts off with the sibling rivalry between two of Samsung’s premium smartphone brands. It almost seems like the stage is set for the Galaxy Note’s exit but the harsh reality, at least for … Continue reading

DJI OM 4 smartphone stabilizer gets a slick magnetic mount

DJI has revealed its newest smartphone stabilizer, the DJI OM 4, renaming and replacing the old DJI Osmo Mobile and featuring a number of new features aiming to get you up and shooting faster. Pride of place is a new quick-snap magnetic phone attachment system, one of two ways to hook up a phone. On the one hand, you can … Continue reading

2021 Lexus GX: New Premium Plus package adds power third-row seats

The 2021 Lexus GX is what the Japanese carmaker refers to as a dual-purpose luxury vehicle, and it’s hard to argue with that. Based on the underpinnings of parent company Toyota’s 4Runner SUV, the Lexus badge adds more than a gargantuan spindle grille. It comes with premium amenities and a fancy suspension system for a tamer ride, while the new … Continue reading

2021 Porsche Panamera adds new Turbo S plus a potent plug-in hybrid

Porsche’s 2021 Panamera has been unveiled, and the new model year brings with it not only revamped styling but a number of new powertrains including a new plug-in hybrid. Initially the German automaker’s take on the luxury sedan, the Panamera range subsequently expanded with the wagon-esque Sport Turismo. The standard 2021 Panamera now uses Porsche’s 2.9-liter twin-turbo gas engine, slightly … Continue reading

Facebook gives Messenger users more reasons to use Rooms

When Facebook introduced Messenger Rooms in April, you didn’t need to have Messenger installed on your phone to start video calling your friends and family. The company made it so that you could join a group call through a link on your News Feed or i…

DJI’s magnet-mounted OM4 fixes a major pain point

Today we learned two things about DJI’s Osmo Mobile series of handheld gimbals. First, that the company thought the name was too long (it’s now simply known as “OM”). Second, that one of the biggest bugbears was apparently mounting your phone in the…

Apple AirPods return to $129 on Amazon

Apple’s standard AirPods have returned to a record low price on Amazon. Now you can grab the wireless earbuds for $129, which is $30 off their normal price. Last time we saw them discounted this much was at the end of July. Sales like this on the Air…

Google's Pixel 5 may be boring, and that's not a bad thing

We’re likely just over a month away from Google revealing the Pixel 5. Now, normally when a company that big launches a major flagship phone we all get hyped to see some crazy new features and how big / fast / sharp the screen will be. And, we’re per…