That latest build of Windows 11 (KB5011563 (opens in new tab)) is now rolling out, and brings with it a change to how the operating system handles default browser settings. Previously, switching your default browser involved manually changing individual file extensions, but now the process has been streamlined and takes just a couple of clicks. Windows 11 launching with this pretty standard feature being so poorly implemented was likely in an attempt to get more users to default to Microsoft’s own Edge browser....

To get six months of free wireless service at Mint (opens in new tab), you need to sign up for one of the discount carrier’s six-month plans. You also need to buy a new smartphone from Mint to qualify. That latter condition isn’t as burdensome as it might first appear. Mint boasts a wide selection of popular phones from the iPhone 14 (opens in new tab) to the Google Pixel 6a (opens in new tab)....

Variety managed to obtain part of an email sent out to prospective subscribers. It looks like Netflix is offering them the opportunity to watch “several upcoming movies and series over the course of about six months”. Users will fill out a feedback survey after each piece of content, which may have an impact on the final result. That survey includes viewers saying what they liked, what they didn’t, how they’d improve the final cut, and whether they’d recommend it to family and friends....

These laptops are designed for users who need secure, affordable, and easy-to-use devices for both work and play. They look to be promising devices, and could be contenders for a place among the best Chromebooks you can buy. Each of these Acer Chromebooks packs some upgraded internals and uses the latest Chrome OS. They also support web-based apps and apps from Google Play. This gives users access to all the apps they’ll need for productivity, school, work, creativity and more....

This news comes from writer Stuart Beattie, who in an interview with The Direct (opens in new tab) said that he wrote the screenplay for an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, which the TV show was based on. Beattie’s original pitch was a trio of films which would focus on different aspects of Obi-Wan’s evolution into Old Ben Kenobi. “So when I pitched my Obi-Wan story to Lucasfilm, I said, ‘There’s actually three stories here....

Our Flag Means Death, an HBO Max Original, is basically a situation showing off the dangers of wanting to be someone you’re not. And it’s even (loosely) based on real life events. In this case, Stede Bonnet (played by Rhys Darby) is a well-to-do gentleman in the 18th century, who thinks that it’s the pirate’s life for him. And he’s even got a chance at it, having met the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi, in inspired casting)....

“Perpetrators leveraging the spyware have full access to victims’ Facebook accounts and all data they contain, such as credit card details, conversations, searches, etc.,” wrote Roxane Suau of French mobile-security firm Pradeo (opens in new tab) in a blog post yesterday (March 21). Craftsart Cartoon Photo Tools has been removed from Google Play as of today (March 22), but because it’s had at least 100,000 downloads, you’ll want to make sure it’s not on your phone or tablet....

With Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, Nintendo has put an open-world spin on a classic franchise, just as it did with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While I don’t know whether the gamble will ultimately pay off, I can say that it makes the Paldea region a pretty inviting place to hang out for an hour or two. Rather than walking through a grassy patch between one town and another, you can hop on a motorcycle/Pokémon hybrid, climb up mountains, glide across waterways and basically go anywhere within your line of sight....

Whisper it, but that masks the fact that killer exclusives have been in almost equally short supply. Sure, there are plenty of must-play titles on our list of the best PS5 games, but most of them aren’t exclusive to the new hardware. Will 2022 improve on availability and software? What about new hardware and accessories? Here’s what we’re expecting from PS5 in 2022. PS5 in 2022: Hardware availability and revisions PS5 in 2022: Expect more stock shortages Bad news for people still banking on PS5 restocks: Sony isn’t expecting the hardware shortage to end in the first half of 2022....

For a limited time, Samsung is offering preorders of the Freestyle Projector for $899 (opens in new tab). Plus, get a free Samsung Freestyle Case (opens in new tab) ($59 value) with any preorder placed through January 23. shop today’s best deals at Samsung.com (opens in new tab) Weighing just 1.8 pounds, the Samsung Freestyle can be taken just about anywhere. It can project at 1080p resolution on a variety of surfaces ranging from 30 to 100 inches....

In a series of tweets, leaker Evan Blass posted official-looking renders of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra — the three phones Samsung is expected to announce in February at the next Galaxy Unpacked event. Given Blass’ track record of solid information about unreleased phones, you can be pretty confident that these leaked images are accurate, especially since they square with previous reports about the Galaxy S22 lineup....

That’s because according to leaker chunvn8888 (opens in new tab) on Twitter, the next-gen flagship Galaxy phones will get a $100 price hike over the Samsung Galaxy S21 series. The tipster, who doesn’t have much of an established record for leak accuracy, claims the Galaxy S22 will start at $899, the Galaxy S22 Plus will start at $1,099 and the Galaxy S21 Ultra coming in at (gulp) $1,299. Now, we’ll take this leak with a dose of healthy skepticsm, as the Galaxy S21 range last year saw a decrease in price over the Galaxy S20 range....

Like with a previous rumor claiming the standard Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus’ telephoto cameras wouldn’t change, this would be fairly typical behavior from Samsung. It and many other phone makers tend to stick with the same sensors for several generations of phones before swapping them. That lets them get the best out of the sensors before moving on to new hardware and start the refinement process all over again....

He claims to have seen images taken by the new Ultra Samsung phone, but isn’t able to show them to us. Instead, he’s taken a photo with the Galaxy S22 Ultra, the current top Galaxy S model that the S23 Ultra would replace, and edited it to resemble the S23 Ultra’s characteristics. You can see the original and S23 Ultra-ified images side-by-side below. As IU mentions, the main differences here are the enhanced detail and more saturated colors in the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s shot....

The Samsung Bespoke range offers the first-ever French Door refrigerators that you can finally match to your kitchen interior style and inject some Instagram-worthy appeal. In fact, Samsung’s Bespoke range is exactly what’s been missing from the market, putting an end to the boring lacklustre refrigerator. When I was buying a new kitchen a few years back, one thing I noticed was the sheer lack of fridge colour options or designs available....

Yes, the best thing that’s happened to smartphones is the water resistance that keeps your handset from giving up the ghost the moment it comes in contact with any sort of liquid. I experienced this firsthand the other weekend when I found myself making an unexpected journey straight to the bottom of a river, with my iPhone 12 along for the ride. We both survived our splash landing — the iPhone emerged with more of its dignity intact — and the phone’s IP68 water resistance rating deserves the full credit....

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law will be the first half-hour comedy series in the MCU, so don’t go in expecting Law and Order: Marvel Victims Unit. Instead, She-Hulk looks to infuse the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the jokes it has so desperately needed as phase 4 hasn’t always hit the right notes. And, partially because Jennifer Walters is an attorney, She-Hulk is also the next big moment for Charlie Cox’s Daredevil....

Now owned by Aquiline Capital Partners, Simplifi comes from the same stewards of long-time stalwart Quicken. Whereas Quicken is a full-scale personal financial package with desktop applications and online/mobile support, Simplifi pares back to basics, and it does so with a fresh, visually appealing interface and logical workflow to tracking accounts, setting savings goals, and creating budgets. Read the rest of our Simplifi review to see why this is one of the best budget apps around....

Qualcomm is showing off the flagship silicon that will power many of the best Android phones in 2023 — likely including the Samsung Galaxy S23 — and a beefed-up AI engine leads the parade of new features coming to the latest Snapdragon chip. Specifically, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 unveiled at the Snapdragon Summit November 15 has been “purpose built for AI,” according to Cisco Cheng, a senior director of product marketing at Qualcomm....

The game seems to draw a lot of inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild, right down to the contemplative piano music. As an open-world action game, we don’t know whether Sonic Frontiers will ultimately live up to its promise. But we can say that, as a Sonic game, it doesn’t seem to jell with what we know about the character. IGN posted seven minutes of gameplay from Sonic Frontiers as part of its IGN First program, and Sonic fans will probably want to take a look for themselves....