Prime Video shows “technical difficulties” sign instead of NBA game in overtime
“Am I trippin??” asks LeBron James.
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Scharon Harding
Senior Technology Reporter
scharon.harding@meincmagazine.com
Scharon is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica writing news, reviews, and analysis on consumer gadgets and services. She's been reporting on technology for over 10 years. Before Ars, Scharon managed Tom’s Hardware’s computer peripherals coverage and wrote laptop and other gadget reviews for the site. Other prior roles include reporting on breaking news, conducting analysis, and writing research reports about the IT channel with bylines at Channelnomics and CRN UK. Scharon has a Bachelor's Degree from Fordham University in Communication and Media Studies. She’s based in Brooklyn but would love to get out of the city for a nice hike.
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Some 2023 and 2024 models are also affected.
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NZXT will forgive up to $5,000 in debt for customers of the Flex program.
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“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says
Western Union exec says there were “challenges” working with Broadcom.
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Apple and Lenovo have the least repairable laptops, analysis finds
The MacBook Neo is a step in the right direction, though.
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Netflix must refund customers for years of price hikes, Italian court rules
Consumer group says it will sue if Netflix doesn’t reduce current prices.
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AV1’s open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codec
Big Tech declaring AV1 royalty-free “doesn’t mean that it is,” critic says.
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Netflix raises prices for every subscription tier by up to 12.5 percent
Netflix last raised prices in January 2025.
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Reddit will require “fishy” accounts to verify they are run by a human
AI-generated content is still acceptable for now.
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Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features
Walmart wants to connect what people stream “directly with retail interaction.”
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LG Display starts mass-producing LTPO-like 1 Hz LCD displays for laptops
Dell XPS laptops will be the first to use the display tech that reaches up to 120 Hz.
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Amazon is reportedly developing an AI-centric smartphone
Amazon’s second smartphone could forego an app store.
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Cloud service providers ask EU regulator to reinstate VMware partner program
Broadcom says the group is misrepresenting market “realities.”
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TCL’s German QLED ban puts pressure on TV brands to be more honest about QDs
“This is a serious warning shot.”
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Apple’s AirPods Max 2 bring H2 chip, boosted ANC in April for $549
Apple’s over-head headphones get an update after over five years.
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Subscribers to Amazon Prime Video with ads lose 4K support on April 10
Amazon says its service requires “significant investment.”
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HP has new incentive to stop blocking third-party ink in its printers
Trade group callls out HP for latest Dynamic Security firmware update.
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Workers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom
Meta accused of “concealing the facts” about smart glass users’ privacy.
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Amazon appears to be down, with over 20,000 reported problems
Problems viewing products and checking out.
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Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service-provider Accenture in $1.2B deal
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Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite
Can two declining companies form a profitable one?
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Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive”
Netflix shares jumped following the announcement.
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RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs
RAM represented about 15 to 18 percent of PC costs last quarter, HP said.
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WBD says Paramount’s new higher offer could be “superior” to Netflix’s
WBD’s board is still reviewing the offer.
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DJI sues the FCC for “carelessly” restricting its drones
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Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs
Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.
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Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
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Most VMware users still “actively reducing their VMware footprint,” survey finds
Broadcom’s “strategy was never to keep every customer,” CloudBolt report says.
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User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app
Despite the about-face, some customers think “the damage is done.”
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Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive
Eighty percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.
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Streaming service Crunchyroll raises prices weeks after killing its free tier
Sony has made streaming anime pricier since buying Crunchyroll.
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The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K
With virtually no content and limited benefits, 8K TVs were doomed.
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LG’s new subscription program charges up to £277 per month to rent a TV
Significant discounts come with committing to 1- to 3-year rental periods.
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Telly’s “free” ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered
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Sony is giving TCL control over its high-end Bravia TVs
TCL will own 51 percent of the high-end TVs.
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Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike
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