Sonos finally returns to hardware with Jennifer Tuohy on Smart Home Insider

Sonos finally returns to hardware with Jennifer Tuohy on Smart Home Insider

On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we examine the new Sonos smart speaker launch and suggestions for seasonal device management with guest Jennifer Pattison Tuohy. Smart Home Insider Podcast Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge sits in on the podcast for the first time in 2026. She's been a journalist for over three decades and covers all kinds of smart home tech. We start the episode in one of Jennifer's areas of expertise, Amazon Alexa+. A new report from Wired suggests that Amazon's new AI-powered assistant is struggling. Some of our staffers agree. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Samsung ends Galaxy Z TriFold sales three months after launch

Samsung ends Galaxy Z TriFold sales three months after launch

Samsung will reportedly end Galaxy Z TriFold sales in South Korea on March 17, three months after the device went on sale, according to South Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo . Samsung has not yet confirmed the report, but Engadget has reached out for comment. In the US, where the TriFold arrived in January, the phone will remain available until existing inventory runs out. A unit at retail (if you can find it) will run you almost $3,000 . Samsung seemingly never intended the model for mass production. It sold the device in small batches through its website, with each selling out within minutes. Samsung reportedly moved roughly 3,000 units across the first two allotments and did not send review units to the media. Industry sources told Dong-A Ilbo that the TriFold was a technology showcase rather than a revenue-generating product. Rising costs of components like DRAM and NAND flash have left virtually no profit margin on the device. In South Korea, the phone briefly traded for nearly three times its retail price on the secondary market. In Engadget's limited time with the TriFold, the device felt solid, despite not having been built for a true production run. The original Galaxy Fold had to be delayed in 2019 after multiple review units sent to the press broke within days. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/samsung-ends-galaxy-z-trifold-sales-three-months-after-launch-182903503.html?src=rss

Free Steam Game Lets You Practice WoW Raid Boss Fights Without The Stress

Free Steam Game Lets You Practice WoW Raid Boss Fights Without The Stress

A free game on Steam is looking to take some of the stress out of World of Warcraft raid nights, allowing players to practice upcoming boss mechanics from WoW's latest Midnight expansion. Midnight Season 1 will introduce three raids for WoW players to overcome, and the free game Vellum: Raid Night Study Hall wants to help make sure players are prepared. The game features eight practice encounters from across WoW's upcoming Voidspire, Dreamrift, and March of Quel'Danas (or, as Vellum: Raid Night Study Hall calls them, the Annoyed Spire, Gleamdrift, and Starch for Quail-Ganache) raids. The game comes from developer Alvios Games, creator of the spellcasting co-op roguelike Vellum , and uses many of the same assets from the indie game to teach players Midnight's new raid mechanics. While players play, dynamic tips appear to help teach each fight, and an in-game codex (similar to WoW's dungeon journal) gives additional insight and information. Continue Reading at GameSpot

Scammers are using your own data against you this tax season, here’s how to stop them

Scammers are using your own data against you this tax season, here’s how to stop them

Tax season brings more than just paperwork. It brings a surge in scams, and retirees are squarely in the crosshairs. Criminals know that older Americans are often expecting refunds, may be less familiar with digital red flags, and frequently have stable income and good credit worth stealing. The result: a flood of fake IRS messages, identity theft schemes, and impersonation attempts that arrive right when you’re most distracted. Incogni gives you the power to do something about it, and 9to5Mac readers can save 58% with promo code 9TO5MAC . more…