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Ooni Black Friday deals: Get 20 percent off pizza ovens this holiday season

Ooni Black Friday deals are here, and they’ll be tempting for anyone who loves homemade pizza. The company has discounted most of its pizza ovens including the Karu 2 pizza oven, which is on sale for $359. That’s 20 percent off the regular $449 price tag. The Karu 2 didn’t make our list of the […]

Best Black Friday TV deals for 2025: Save hundreds on sets from Samsung, LG, Sony and more during the biggest sales event of the year

Generally speaking, there are two ideal periods to buy a TV: the late spring stretch when new models are announced and last year’s sets are heavily discounted to clear out inventory, and the holiday shopping season, right around Black Friday. We’re firmly in the latter now, so if you’ve been thinking about making that big […]

Black Friday VPN deals: Get up to 75 percent off Proton VPN two-year plans and more

A VPN subscription can make for a good holiday gift. Everyone could do with having a VPN to help protect their online activity from prying eyes (and, perhaps, access more things to watch from their favorite streaming services). It’s something useful that a gift recipient may have never realized they needed. Of course, you may […]

Netflix went down for some viewers after Stranger Things premiered

Netflix has crashed for what seemed to be thousands of viewers after the first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 went live for streaming. Downdetector started getting an unusual number of outage reports at around 10 minutes before 8PM Eastern time, when the episodes were scheduled to hit the service. The numbers climbed up […]

Netflix went down for a lot of people after Stranger Things premiered

Netflix has crashed for thousands of viewers after the first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 went live for streaming. Downdetector started getting an unusual number of outage reports at around 10 minutes before 8PM Eastern time, when the episodes were scheduled to hit the service. The numbers climbed up to almost 14,000 before […]

Sony teases the A7 V, its next flagship midrange camera

Sony appears to be ready to announce another addition to its Alpha camera lineup. The company shared an image on the Sony Alpha Instagram account with the text “Chase your dream” and the date December 2 at 9AM EST, which could be a teaser for its next mirrorless camera.It’s possible the company has something else […]

An indie studio says it’s at risk of closure after Valve banned its game from Steam

Indie studio Santa Ragione said it is at risk of shutting down as its latest project won’t be available on Steam, which is by far the biggest storefront for PC games and a key point of sale for many developers. Horses, a first-person horror game that blends gameplay and live-action sequences, is about a college student […]

Black Friday subscription and streaming deals include huge savings on HBO Max, Apple TV+, MasterClass, Rosetta Stone and more

I love locking in a cheap subscription deal during a discount period like Black Friday or Cyber Monday. It always feels like I’ve gotten away with something — for the rest of the year, I can relax in my Scrooge McDuck money pit while all the other losers are paying full price. Just as one […]

How to watch every NFL game on Thanksgiving Day: Schedule, TV channels, and more

This Thursday is serving up heaps of turkey, potatoes, and professional football. The NFL has three games on the schedule, all conveniently timed so you’ll be able to have football on pretty much from midday until bedtime. For the first game of the day, you can catch the AFC North battle between the Green Bay […]

A designer in Singapore created a functional SNES inside a wearable Nike sneaker

Have you ever been roaming around collecting bananas in Donkey Kong Country on the SNES and thought to yourself, “gee, I wish I could play this game on my shoe.” Well designer Gustavo Bonzanini set out to make this dream a reality. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Nintendo’s launch in Japan, Bonzanini has […]