Archives February 2023

Sony has revealed its new WH-CH720N over-ear headphones, confirming earlier leaks that revealed the new model would share key features with the brand’s WH-1000XM5 flagship wireless cans.

As revealed in the leak, the WH-CH720N’s are a direct successor to the Sony WH-CH710N and bring Bluetooth 5.2 support, alongside Multipoint connectivity, enabling you to pair more than one device simultaneously. The WH-CH720N also feature voice control for playback and volume adjustments.

An unknown threat actor went to great lengths to try and compromise the internal systems belonging to one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchange platforms using a phishing attack.

While the attackers ultimately succeeded in breaching the system, they were ousted before being allowed to cause any serious harm. According to Coinbase, customer funds, as well as customer data, are all safe and sound.

Fitbit has announced that its community features Adventures, Challenges, and open groups are being discontinued from March 27, as part of a ‘streamlining’ effort to integrate the Fitbit app with Google. 

Owners of any of the best Fitbit watches or fitness trackers will no longer be able to take part in group challenges with other users. Step count, distance and time challenges such as the ‘Workweek Hustle’ are some of the most common, although anyone could join an open group based around a common interest, such as rock-climbing or yoga. 

Global networking and telco giant Ericsson is set to cut 1,400 jobs in its home country of Sweden as it encounters a number of issues.

The company said its move is partly caused by a reduction in demand for the company’s 5G networking gear in markets worldwide, including the US.

Here’s some good news for viewers in the US on the hunt for a new high-end TV: Samsung’s Neo QLED models for 2023 are arriving early, with its latest 4K and 8K premium sets shipping to retail stores this week. The announcement follows on the heels of news that the company’s flagship 77-inch OLED is available for pre-order, with shipments for that model scheduled to start by the end of the month.

Samsung’s 2022 Neo QLED TVs rank high on our list of the best 4K TVs, the QN95B having received a solid five-star rating. The company’s QN900B also tops our list of the best 8K TVs owing to its refined backlighting and 144Hz gaming support.

Operators of a new ransomware strain have been seen trying to encourage victims to pay the ransom demand by pitting them against their insurance companies. 

The HardBit 2.0 variant has been seen carrying a few novel tricks up its sleeve, including a modified ransom note in which the attackers say that if their ransom demand is within the range covered by the insurance company, then that company is obliged to cover the costs of the cyberattack.

Nothing has been beta testing an updated version of its proprietary OS since December last year, and the vastly improved interface is now finally rolling out to Nothing Phone 1 users across the globe. 

Nothing OS 1.5 – which is powered by Android 13 – adds significant upgrades to the phone’s security, app library, visual appearance and, crucially, its overall performance, to bring the Nothing Phone 1 one step closer to the best phones around. To get it, head to Settings on your device, then click System Update. 

According to well-known YouTube channel (and occasional GPU news leaker) Moore’s Law Is Dead, Nvidia may be limiting its supply of RTX 4090 graphics cards in an attempt to boost the lackluster sales of its little brother, the RTX 4080.

Now, this obviously hasn’t been confirmed by Nvidia, but it wouldn’t be entirely surprising. If true, it’s bad news for everyone involved: as we noted in our RTX 4080 review, it’s really not a great GPU once you consider the price tag. MLID concurred, describing it in a recent video as “the last card in the Lovelace lineup that anybody wants”.

Samsung has revealed the launch prices of its 2023 OLED TVs in Europe and there’s bad news – its top-of-the-line TVs are set to get a little pricier than they were last year.

In 2022 Samsung launched its first ever commercially available QD-OLED TV (though it dropped QD from the official name) with the Samsung S95B OLED TV. In our review, we called its picture “sensational” – thanks to its tech that combines the best parts of QLED and OLED displays – and awarded it a five-star review because of its high quality. It was one of the best TVs of last year at the premium end. The 55-inch model set you back $1,799 / £1,999 / €2,099 at launch, and the 65-inch model cost $2,799 / £2,999 / €2,999.

A historic long-term legal agreement between Nintendo and Microsoft has been struck to bring Call of Duty back to Nintendo consoles

Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said a “binding 10-year legal agreement” was announced between Microsoft and Nintendo, promising to bring the Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo Switch players.