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Listen, there are some great OLED monitors out there, but this Alienware OLED model is a stunner. At 26.7 inches, it offers enough screen real estate for superb productivity, immersive gaming, and high-res streaming of movies and TV. With its 1440p resolution, expect gorgeous detail in every frame, complete with vibrant colors and deep contrast.
But the true highlight of this OLED display is its 360Hz refresh rate. That means you can have ultra-smooth visuals at high frame rates with fantastic visual clarity, perfect for those action-intense scenes. But you'll need a powerful GPU to crank out those frame rates, so this would be a perfect pairing with Nvidia's latest RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 cards.
OLED monitors with this amount of blazing-fast refresh don't come this cheap, so don't miss this opportunity to snag one at a great discount: Alienware AW2725DF for $650 on Amazon.
Save $250 on this Alienware OLED monitor with 360Hz of refreshBuy now at Amazon
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Amazon is holding an event on February 26 at 10AM ET, and that's unusually early in the year for the company, which typically has its launches in the fall like the rest of its peers. However, considering the last time Amazon had a "devices and services" showcase was in September 2023, this one is overdue. (Yes, there was a Kindle launch in October last year, but that doesn't really count.) While we don't exactly know what the company plans on showing off, we certainly have some educated guesses. Let's get into it.
First of all, the company's hardware chief, Panos Panay, and his devices and services team will be on hand. This indicates the presence of new gadgets at the event. However, the main focus will likely be more information on the long-promised next-gen Alexa.
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In a social media post today, Apple CEO Tim Cook teased an upcoming "launch" of some kind scheduled for Wednesday, February 19.
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Previously, Microsoft had emphasized that there was no way to prevent the forced installation of new Outlook. But that was a lie. Apparently there's a trick you can use to prevent new Outlook's forced installation, spotted by Windows Latest.
Preventing new Outlook's installation
The new Outlook app is forcibly installed on every Windows 10 PC that receives the KB5051974 update. This is a security update that fixes several system vulnerabilities, so you shouldn't skip it.
To prevent the new Outlook from being installed along with the mandatory update, you have to edit the Windows registry:
Note: Only make changes to the Windows registry if you're familiar with it. If not, we recommend first reading our guide to the deadliest Windows sins that could harm your PC. One wrong tweak to the Windows registry could crash or permanently damage your system!
Open the Start menu, search for
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Naturally, you want the best-sounding headset there is for your money, not the second best, so here are a few tips to tell the wheat from the slightly lesser-quality wheat (so to speak).
Are there any unwanted defects?
First and foremost, you shouldn't hear any strange sounds in your earcups, like pops, crackles, or static. These indicate the presence of unwanted defects in the audio stream.
Sometimes updating the audio drivers and addressing compatibility issues will be enough to fix these problems. But if you've done that and the sounds persist, you can instantly disqualify the headset from belonging to the vanguard category for quality.
In fact, you should immediately send your headset back to the manufacturer, because it's probably a dud.
A technique to determine audio clarity
Even if you can't hear defects, your headset still has to impress in the audio-clarity stakes.
Discerning clarity is easy. All you have to do is listen for the presence or absence of muddiness in the audio stream. An absence is what you want — it means
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The next major expansion for Diablo IV won't come out until 2026, according to remarks made by franchise general manager Rod Fergusson at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas on Wednesday. This isn't too surprising, given that the first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, didn't release until the game had been out for 17 months.
Fergusson announced that Blizzard will drop a 2025 roadmap just ahead of Season 8, but that it won't include any details on the next major expansion. Additionally, he didn't say when in 2026 it was likely to drop, nor did he provide any details.
Blizzard's original plan was to put out a new expansion every year, similar to how Destiny 2 handled things in its early run. That idea went out the window when Vessel of Hatred missed the release window by nearly six months. There were bugs that needed to be fixed and community feedback to incorporate. It's tough maintaining a live-service game.
In any event, I would prefer a polished expansion with plenty of new gameplay mechanics instead of a rushed effort to
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In this patch, you'll find improvements to File Explorer along with some experimental changes like a completely new font based on Chinese characters. Meanwhile, Windows 10 users are being forced to update to the new Outlook app with their own February patch.
What's new in Windows 11 now?
Update KB5051989 is mandatory for users on Windows 11 23H2, but update KB5051987 is currently optional for users on Windows 11 24H2. These updates bring the following notable changes:
In File Explorer, you can now create "New Folder" when right-clicking on items in the left-hand navigation pane. There's also a new feature that restores all open tabs when you launch File Explorer, but you have to enable the setting first.
When you stop working on OneDrive files on your PC, you can now resume from where you left off on your Android and/or iOS devices. If you resume while your PC is locked, just sign back into your PC within 5 minutes of accessing with your Android/iOS device.
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But I'll tell you what Marvel Rivals can do to get my attention: Give me that rug that Overwatch 2 pulled out from under me. And a new rumor says it might do just that.
Blizzard's bait-and-switch
A quick bit of context before we begin. I was a rabid Overwatch fan when the game originally came out, bewitched by Blizzard's slick presentation, a roster of fascinating heroes, and gameplay that felt just familiar enough after a few thousand hours of Team Fortress. But the game stalled, over-correcting to cater to the competitive set as Activision-Blizzard bet the farm on a pro eSports league and people were already soured on the loot box setup that had become endemic to the gaming world as a whole.
I was still onboard to learn more about these wonderful characters and the setting, but by the time Overwatch 2 came out, I had resolved not to spend any more money hunting down rare skins. I didn't play it when it first came out, seeing the free-to-play game pass setup that aped Fortnite as a lateral monetization move at best. I sat there and waited for what was promised, what was going to make it worth it to upgrade to the sequel and at the same time basically erase the original game: A fully fleshed-out Player-versus-Environmen
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