ZikG/Shutterstock Wyze, a rising star in the smart home device market, has had its fair share of controversies, some of which may have tarnished its reputation among some consumers. You see, in 2024, around 13,000 Wyze camera owners have seen a stream from other owners. The media picked up on the incident and even Wirecutter (of New York Times fame) openly stopped recommending the manufacturer. Fortunately, Wyze learned from its mistakes and regained the trust of major media outlets like CNET in the two years since the massive incident. This…
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Kittyfly/Shutterstock As Amazon officially discontinued support for several older Kindle models, many users found themselves pushed to choose a newer model. However, all is not bright and merry in the land of new Kindle devices, because although they are newer and still supported, users have reported their share of problems with the newer models. These issues can range from things as simple as faster-than-expected battery drain to more annoying but ultimately minor issues like fonts changing randomly. If you’ve recently had to upgrade to a newer Kindle, knowing these possible…
The annual speedrun marathon event took place July 5-11. Quickly Complete Games/Gooby Account Summer Games Done Quick is officially over after a marathon week of speedrunning games for a good cause, and organizers say they’ve raised a total of $2,408,701 for Doctors Without Borders during that time (again!). The annual event in Minneapolis began July 5 and ended early Sunday morning. About 2,500 people showed up in person, in addition to thousands of viewers who watched from home. This year’s Summer Games Done Quick set a new speedrunning world record: streamer Bluekandy completed a series of…
Static media Scroll through some of the greatest sci-fi movies and shows in history and there’s a good chance you’ll see Philip K. Dick’s name in the credits. “Total Recall,” “Minority Report,” and the pinnacle of cyberpunk splendor, “Blade Runner,” are all a reality because they came out of the author’s head a long time ago. But in building these worlds, Dick also filled them with technologies that, at the time, were fantasy. From inventing advanced means of transportation and even going so far as to create new methods of…
Some titles can cost over $150. Pawel Durczok / Unsplash Walk into a retro game store and decades of Nintendo history will greet you on the shelves. GameCube games, however, are often missing. And when they appear, their prices might give you pause. What is going on here? Well, as you might expect, it all comes down to supply and demand. The GameCube has one of Nintendo’s most extensive and beloved first-party libraries, with classics like Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker And Super Smash Bros. Melee. Even Super Mario Sunarguably the weakest…
Sotiomake/Shutterstock Like any aging equipment, you’ll want to know exactly how long it lasts. Microsoft generally builds its consoles to be rugged, although the infamous Red Ring of Death scared the crap out of many gamers during the Xbox 360 era – but it became repairable if you knew what you were doing. The same can be said of Microsoft’s current generation consoles, the Xbox Series S and X, which can last between six and ten years, but it really depends on how owners treat their console. Microsoft designed these…
Microsoft must also pay approximately $400 in damages to the user. A single Xbox gamer has apparently won a major judgment against Microsoft, which forces the tech giant to restore the user’s suspended Xbox account and accompanying library of video games. In a post on Reddit, Ordo_Liberal said a Brazilian court ordered Microsoft to reverse its decision to revoke access to the user’s account and library after the hack. Woozad has contacted Microsoft for comment and will update this story if we receive a response. The saga began three months ago according to Ordo_Liberal, who detailed the situation on Reddit,…
José Adorno/BGR You bought an Apple Watch, had fun for a few weeks, and then somehow left it by your nightstand for a few days because you forgot about it. Don’t worry, it happens. The problem is that you saw a strange charger symbol that you’ve never seen before, with a red lightning bolt and the current time, or, even worse, nothing happens. Well, the answer is simple: you need to put your Apple Watch on charge. However, rather than just attaching the MagSafe to it, you also have to…
Framesira/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Launched in early 2025, the iPhone 16e is the spiritual successor to the iPhone SE, with a few big differences. Although the iPhone 16e features similar hardware to the more expensive iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, the handset cost $599 at launch, a higher launch price than the iPhone SE models that preceded it. However, the iPhone 16e introduced an all-screen design for the budget iPhone, replacing (and effectively abandoning) the Home button design. In early 2026, Apple…
In 2022, Apple began rolling out Tap to Pay on iPhone, a system that allows small business owners and other merchants to accept contactless payments on an iPhone, with no point-of-sale hardware required. The feature allows customers to pay with a simple tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch, credit or debit card, or other contactless payment option on the merchant’s iPhone. Payment is made securely via NFC, like Apple Pay. Some Apple retail employees are using iPhone 14s with Tap to Pay on iPhone, instead of a Bluetooth credit card reader affixed to the back of the device, and…