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Skip to content Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows is on sale for $19.97 for a limited time (MSRP $229). Instead of subscribing to Microsoft 365 and worrying about renewals, this one-time purchase gives you long-term access to the core Office apps most people actually use. Once it’s installed and activated, it’s yours forever—no recurring costs, no …

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Image: Mark Hachman / Foundry Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Framework Desktop prices have increased again due to rising LPDDR5x memory costs, with the 128GB configuration jumping from $1,999 to $2,459. PCWorld reports that 32GB and 64GB configurations remain closer to original pricing, offering better value as higher memory tiers face steeper …

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Image: Amazon Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that global PC sales surged 9.6% in Q4 2025, reaching 76.4 million units as consumers rushed to buy before anticipated memory shortages. Lenovo dominated the market with 70.8 million units shipped and 24.9% market share, while memory constraints and potential tariffs threaten future …

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TechHive Editors Choice At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Head-to-toe field of view provides very good coverage of visitor and package zones Operates on either battery or hardwired power  2-year battery life on AA lithium batteries Simple DIY installation and flexible mounting (wireless or wired) make it ideal for first-timers Cons Cloud storage and advanced …

Blink Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) review: Impressive features, great price Read More »

For years, online shopping followed a fixed path. Search bar, product grid, filters, checkout. The interface barely changed, even as everything else on the internet did. That path is now breaking. Monday 12 January, 2026, JD Sports Fashion plc (JD Group) became one of the first large retailers to let US customers search and buy sneakers …

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Every time you get behind the wheel, your car is collecting data about you. Where you go, how fast you’re driving, how hard you brake, and even how much you weigh. All of that data is not typically available to the vehicle owner. Instead, it’s gated behind secure restrictions that prevent anyone other than the …

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While Netflix seemingly led the way for other streaming networks to create compelling original programming, Hulu actually beat them all to the punch. In 2011, a year before Netflix’s Lilyhammer and two years before the arrival of House of Cards, the burgeoning streamer premiered The Morning After, a pop-culture-focused news show that ran for 800 …

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In President Donald Trump’s second term, everything is content. Videos of immigration raids are shared widely on X by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), conspiracy theories dictate policy, and prominent right-wing podcasters and influencers have occupied high-level government roles. The second Trump administration is, to put it bluntly, very online. Trump and his supporters …

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Just days after launching, Roblox’s much-hyped AI-powered age verification system is a complete mess. Roblox’s face scanning system, which estimates peoples’ ages before they can access the platform’s chat functions, rolled out in the US and other countries around the world last week, after initially launching in a few locations in December. Roblox says it …

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Plenty has been said about how an image of Venezuela’s deposed president Nicolas Maduro in a Nike tracksuit turned into an unelected viral moment. Far less attention has gone to the conspicuous non-response from Nike itself. There was a time when a brand would have seized on that kind of accidental heat. A knowing post, …

‘Amplified, and used against you’: Nike sat out the viral Maduro moment. That’s the point Read More »