Topic: premium features
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Meta Tests Paid Subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp
Meta is testing new paid subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp to offer exclusive features and greater control, while keeping the core apps free. The strategy heavily integrates advanced AI, including the Manus agent, and will test freemium models for tools like the Vibes video g...
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Wobkey Crush 80 Reboot Pro Review: Premium, Affordable Enthusiast Keyboard
The Wobkey Crush 80 Reboot Pro offers a high-performance mechanical keyboard with premium features like a CNC aluminum body and included accessories at an affordable price. It features Kailh Cocoa switches for responsive typing and gaming, along with RGB lighting, a 7500mAh battery, and wireless ...
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Apple Reinvents the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max from Scratch
The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max are Apple's premium flagship models, setting benchmarks in performance, photography, and innovation. Pricing starts at $1,099 for the Pro and $1,199 for the Pro Max, with preorders opening this Friday and an official launch on September 19. Key upgrades include a red...
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Beeper Relaunches as On-Device Messaging App With Premium Features
Beeper has relaunched as a more secure, on-device messaging platform, consolidating chats from multiple services (e.g., WhatsApp, Instagram, Slack) into one interface while maintaining end-to-end encryption. The app introduced premium tiers (Beeper Plus at $9.99/month and Beeper Plus Plus at $49....
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Nvidia's Cloud Gaming Fast Pass Bundled With New Chromebooks
Nvidia and Google have launched GeForce Now Fast Pass, a cloud gaming subscription exclusively for Chromebook users, offering immediate access to a large library of games from existing PC platforms like Steam and Epic Games Store. The Fast Pass plan eliminates advertisements and waiting queues fo...
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Get Early Access to Gemini Features on Google Home
Gemini for Google Home offers advanced AI features like handling complex, contextual commands and identifying music by humming, requiring a specific sign-up process for early access. It surpasses Google Assistant by understanding nuanced instructions, managing multiple devices simultaneously, and...
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Cozy New Backbone Controller Colors Are Here
Backbone has released two limited-edition mobile gaming controllers in pink and purple, available exclusively at Target starting October 5 online and October 6 in-store. The Backbone Pro (Pink) offers premium features like enhanced ergonomics, Hall Effect triggers, and remappable buttons, while t...
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YouTube Tests AI-Generated Hosts for Music Videos
YouTube is testing AI-generated hosts on YouTube Music to provide contextual commentary and trivia, aiming to create a more immersive radio experience. This experimental feature is currently limited to a select group of U.S. users through the YouTube Labs program, reflecting Google's cautious app...
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Ring's New Feature Ends Camera Notification Overload
Ring is launching Single Event Alert on November 6th, an AI-powered feature that consolidates multiple motion alerts from one incident into a single notification to reduce notification overload. The feature builds on existing AI Video Descriptions by analyzing summaries to intelligently group rel...
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The Best Windows Laptops for 2025, Tested by WIRED
For most users in 2025, a 13-inch or 14-inch laptop priced between $750 and $1,000 with at least 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage offers the best balance of performance, portability, and essential features like battery life and screen quality. Key specifications to prioritize include the proces...
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Is Google AI Plus Worth Downgrading For?
The Google AI Plus plan is a cost-effective mid-tier option offering 90 daily "Thinking" prompts and 30 "Pro" prompts, suitable for users who rely on Gemini for daily assistance but don't require peak performance for complex tasks. A key limitation of AI Plus is its 128,000-token context window, ...
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Facebook Dating: Is Anyone Actually Using It?
Facebook Dating is often overlooked but has a substantial user base, with 21.5 million daily active users across 52 countries, and is gaining traction among younger audiences. The service is entirely free, providing full functionality without paywalls or in-app purchases, in contrast to competito...
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OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas: The AI Browser Is Here
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-driven browser that directly competes with Google and other search platforms, initially available on macOS with plans for wider release and free access for all users. The browser integrates ChatGPT as its core technology, featuring a sidebar chatbot for co...
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Turn Your Thermostat Into Art With These New Nest Faces
Google has released new display faces for the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen), including a botanical-themed option with seasonal animations and minimalist designs, enhancing its role as stylish home decor. The botanical face, developed with illustrator Mathilde Loubes, automatically updates mo...
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YouTube's TV Interface Just Got a Major Navigation Upgrade
YouTube's TV app has been redesigned with a cleaner layout, moving the video title to the top and adding a dedicated "Description" button to separate viewing from accessing supplementary content. The interface clarifies user actions by separating the creator's profile link from the subscribe butt...
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