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Amazon doesn’t exactly advertise the privacy controls buried in Fire TV’s settings menus. After months of being greeted by promotional video clips every time I powered on my TCL 75-Inch S5 4K Fire TVs, I finally sat down and dug through every submenu I could find. The tools to reclaim your home screen have been there all along—they’re just not obvious. I’d already customized other aspects of my Fire TV setup across both basement TVs, one in the main living area, and another in my home gym. But the constant advertising assault deserved its own focused session. Ten minutes later,…
When you’re fully settled in with your favorite drink, a pile of snacks, and a show you’ve been waiting for months to watch, nothing kills the vibe faster than your screen turning into a pixelated mess the minute the bandwidth drops. While buffering once in a while is something you can deal with, the quality taking a hit (with no obvious way to force it back up) is what really ruins the experience. With Netflix, this is an issue I’ve found myself running into more often than I’d like (even on a stable connection). Turns out, there’s a hidden Netflix…
The Apple Watch lineup of smartwatches has had a complete refresh over recent months with the arrival of the Apple Watch Series 11, SE 3, and Ultra 3. The updates to these watches are more evolutionary rather than groundbreaking, but even so there are a quite a few shiny tricks up their sleeves – and a price tag to match. So now that Apple’s latest watches are available, which one should you slap on your wrist? Design & build: now with more buzzwords Design-wise, Apple hasn’t strayed too far from the path. The Series 11 is sleeker than ever, thinner…
Forget going out, why spend money on expensive cinema tickets when you can recreate the theatre experience right in your own living room with one of the best TVs? By investing in a new television, you can enjoy stunning visuals and immersive entertainment without leaving your home. We’ve reviewed a number of different screens that will make a significant difference to your viewing experience. For those with a big budget, you can elevate your home theatre setup with top-of-the-line gear that brings the magic of the movies to your doorstep. Selecting the right 4K TV can be daunting, but we’re…
Have you ever noticed that even after upgrading to some of the best high-end headphones, they still sound just fine despiteflagship hardware? Sometimes, even though you’ve dropped a few hundred bucks, the difference between the headphones you had and the upgrade feels negligible. And that’s even if you have the best-in-class music streaming subscription or a flagship phone with a high-end DAC to pair with it. I felt the same, but that was until I started using Wavelet. After using Wavelet for an extended period, I figured that the muddy bass and stingy vocals were not issues with the app,…
In 2001, an unassuming white box arrived and changed the gadget world. Good job it did, too – if Apple had carried on just making computers rather than music players with bundled wired headphones, we might all be walking around listening to MiniDiscs, taking photos on compact cameras and making phone calls on our Nokias. Imagine! But the iPod changed everything. And the iPod lasted as a core Apple product (and not so core Apple product) for 21 years. In 2022, Apple finally killed it. The writing was on the wall as early as 2017, when all models save the…
Want sweet beats throughout your house? Sonos is the original multi-room music maestro – and its wireless speaker and soundbar lineup has never looked more comprehensive. Here’s our guide to picking the best Sonos gear for your home. From soundbars to subwoofers to portable speakers, there’s now a Sonos for every space, indoors and out. Whether you sync a stereo pair or hook up a bunch via Wi-Fi, the Sonos system makes it a cinch to bring tunes to every room. Not sure where to start? Bedroom, living room, garden: we’ve tested the best Sonos speakers in every position –…
There’s no escaping the fact Vertu’s Agent Q smartphone costs more than what many people spend on all their tech combined. Hell, you could almost buy five phones from our list of the best. So why spend $5,000 on one of these? Vertu pitches the Agent Q as the world’s first AI agent phone “for entrepreneurs”, promising it’ll help you spend less time scrolling through apps and more time getting things done. There’s also the brand’s famous 24/7 concierge, which can handle requests of any nature. Luxury materials like then push some variants north of $100,000. Yes, really. You’ll admittedly…
The fifth and final season of Netflix’s sci-fi adventure series Stranger Things wrapped up in December 2025, and at least online, there was a ton of blowback. We’re now well into the new year, and new controversies continue to arise. At this point, it’s starting to feel like fans are picking at a scab. It’s clear a lot of people were dissatisfied with the way Stranger Things ended, but the pile-on now seems to be the point. The many controversies of Stranger Things 5 From Conformity Gate to SNL The first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 came out…
Your smart TV is probably handling your needs perfectly. If it wasn’t, you’d probably get a new one. But are you using your smart TV’s abilities to their potential? It’s hard to know because you might not even be aware of what those are. If you purchased a smart TV, you likely did some reading about its features to help you narrow your choice. You likely didn’t just show up to the store and point to one and say, “That’s it. Ring me up.” Smart TVs have different features depending on their operating systems, screen sizes, panel colors, and more.…