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In YouTube's continuing war against ad-blocking users, it's being discovered that the site has enabled code that slows itself down, with immediate recovery once the user turns off their ad blocker.

Alienware has announced two new QD-OLED gaming monitors at CES 2024, touting world's first features in both panels. One contains a 4K QD-OLED panel, while the other goes up to a 360Hz refresh rate.

Gaming computer and peripherals brand Razer has announced the latest range of its Blade laptops which includes a 14-inch, 16-inch with world first OLED 240Hz 16" display, and previewing the 18" model

Samsung has announced a range of new QLED, Micro LED, OLED and Lifestyle displays ahead of CES 2024, touting the inclusion of a next-generation AI processor and features in its top of the range model.

Netflix's gaming library has been expanding at a rapid pace in recent months, however the platform is looking at more ways to make money from the service including a charge for some titles and adverts

Meta's competitor to X (nee. Twitter), Threads, has now launched in Europe, after being initially delayed due to the introduction of the Digital Markets Act across its member states.

Instagram has made a new tool available to users in the US today which enabled generative AI powered background editing, giving people the ability to change the background in a posted image.

Today Apple has made iOS 17.2 publicly available to download, including its new Journal app for keeping a digital diary and recording life events competing with the likes of DayOne.

Messaging company Beeper have launched its latest app, Beeper Mini, for Android. This app brings the full iMessage experience to Android phones without using a server, laptop, Mac or iPhone as relay.

Google has updated Messages recently with the ability to share Ultra HDR images within RCS chats, however it has only just been spotted and reported on having rolled out to Pixel 8 users.

OnePlus is to launch its upcoming OnePlus 12 phone in China next week on 5th December as it approaches the brand's 10 year anniversary. The renders revealed look very similar to the current OnePlus 11

In the battle of the case makers, Dbrand has announced that it is taking rival Casetify to court over stealing some of its device skin designs, specifically the 'Teardown' skins showing inside devices

On what could arguably be one of the biggest shopping days of the year, workers across Europe have gone on strike to protest the e-commerce retailer's working practices in its warehouses.

Amazon has announced that its Astro robot is now available as a customisable security solution for businesses in the U.S. which combines Ring Protect and Astro Secure to act as a security guard.

Apple has announced that it will extend free access to Emergency SOS via satellite for another year for all existing iPhone 14 users who activated their device prior to today in supported countries.

Amazon has begun rolling out its internally developed operating system to devices starting with the 3rd generation Echo Show 5. The OS, known as Vega, is a web-centric platform based on Linux.

Up until now if you wanted to delete your Threads account, you would have to also delete your Instagram account. An update coming soon will change that, as well as new privacy updates.

In the ongoing antitrust trial between the U.S. and Google, the amount that Google pays Apple to be the default search provider in Safari has been unintentionally revealed during proceedings.

WhatsApp has pushed the Voice Chat feature live today, allowing users in a Group Chat of 33 to 128 people to hop in and out of a Discord-like chat room while still being able to message in the group.

Google has announced in a blog post published today that it will be taking legal action against scammers who wish to profit from the hype surrounding generative AI and its tool, Bard.

Governments across the world have imposed bans of varying degrees on TikTok, however, Nepal has gone further to ban the app across the entire country in a decision made in a cabinet meeting today.

Reports are surfacing that iPhone users in the EU will be able to download and install apps from third party app stores starting from early 2024, in order to comply with Euoprean regulations.

Netflix is continuing to expand its gaming library, adding standout indie hits such as the Hugo award winning rogue-like Hades, and platformer Braid to the site as part of its Geeked Week event.

Spotify has announced a revamp to its TV experience, which brings new features and improvements over from the mobile and desktop apps, including a new Home design and an 'Up next' queue.

YouTube's channel Home tabs are getting a new "For you" section, which will recommend content from the channel to users based on their watch history which will begin rolling out on 20th November.

The messaging app Signal has begun testing of a new feature that allows for the creation of private usernames alongside the ability to generate QR codes to share your profile with others.

Meta has announced today that it plans to require advertisers to disclose where AI has been used in the creation of media for political advertisements, this will take effect from the start of 2024.

Apple has released iOS 17.1.1 today which fixes an issue with Apple Pay and other NFC features, which would become unavailable after wirelessly charging iPhone 15 models in BMW cars.

Reddit's Developer Platform, which launched in August 2022, has begun to bear fruit as the site has started testing the first add-ons built using it in a handful of communities, and only for mods.

TikTok's Creator Fund, an original monetisation scheme on TikTok where it would promise to pay out $1 billion over three years to creators, is shutting down on December 16th according to reports.

OpenAI has today announced that it is launching custom versions of ChatGPT which allows anyone to create a tailored version of the AI for specific tasks or purposes, with no coding required.

Meta has announced that it will be testing a new monetisation method for creators in the United States, Japan, and South Korea, which it dubs the 'Holiday Bonus' or 'Year-end Bonus.'

A recent report has suggested that Samsung will host its annual Galaxy Unpacked event on January 17, 2024. This event is typically where it announces its next generation Galaxy S series of phones.

X is now stripping headlines from link previews in posts on the site, in a move that was originally announced earlier this year. This move is to encourage users to post content directly to the site.

Apple has released an updated version of iOS for iPhone 15 and 15 Pro devices to bring it up to version 17.0.3. This is to fix the overheating issues while charing that have been reported.

Minecraft Dungeons, Mojang's action-adventure game set in the Minecraft universe, will not be receiving any future updates beyond version 1.17, which was released back in November 2022.

Today, Spotify has announced the launch of Jam, which is a real-time group listening session where multiple users can contribute to a shared queue, as well as adding song recommendations itself.

Reddit has announced a new Contributor Program today, which awards cash to users who post quality content on the platform based on the amount of karma and gold that a user earns from their posts.

Code within the X app suggests that the platform will be adding both audio and video call functionality in the future, but this will be restricted to premium subscribers only as a paid feature.

An update to Google's support page confirms that the company will discontinue the Basic HTML version of Gmail intended for devices with slower internet connections in January 2024.