How to Pick the Right Roku for Your TV
The Roku Ultra is as posh as it sounds. It’s a larger box that supports HD or 4K HDR, and
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The Very 2020 Ascent of Sarah Cooper
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes,
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Who Needs a Folding Phone, Anyway?
This week, Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo became available for sale. Like many other folding devices, the Duo has been marketed
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Making a Covid-19 Vaccine Is Hard. Making One for Kids Is Harder
The question is when, exactly, vaccine makers should start that process—especially with the pandemic scrambling most normal procedures. Part of
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Epic Games’ Lawsuit Fires a Shot at Apple’s App Store ‘Monopoly’
Fortnite creator Epic Games launched a spear at Apple’s gatekept iOS App Store market today with a lawsuit filed in
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Motorola’s Luxe New Phones Have Some Rough Edges
Back in 2016, before Apple made it trendy, Motorola yanked the headphone jack from its phones. The following year was
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The Logic Around Contact Tracing Apps Is All Wrong
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, many people were excited by the idea that technology could help us
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A Plan to Turn Military Bases Into ‘Sandboxes’ for 5G
The US government thinks the military could help whip the country’s 5G industry into shape. Michael Kratsios, the acting undersecretary
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The Iconic Arecibo Telescope Goes Quiet After Major Damage
Early Monday morning, a cable suspended over the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico broke and left a 100-foot-long gash in
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Microsoft’s Dual-Screen Duo Is Here. The Timing’s Not Great
“The context of these kinds of devices has changed,” says Ben Arnold, consumer technology analyst at the NPD Group, which
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