Author: The Tech Guy

Every time Chrome connects to a website, it sends along a short line of text identifying the browser, operating system, and device it is running on. This is called a user-agent string, and websites use it to decide what version of a page to serve. Chrome’s introduction, however, reads like an identity crisis. Open Chrome, press F12 (or Ctrl + Shift + I), navigate to the browser’s Console tab, type navigator.userAgent, and press Enter to read what comes back. Some laptops require Fn + F12 instead. On my Windows machine, the resulting string looks like this: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0;…

In recent years, have you ever tried to find a Blu-ray copy of a film that you thought would be widely available only to find that retailers like Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target, and others don’t have it in stock? To add salt to the wound, physical media collectors may have noticed that finding great deals on Blu-rays has become more difficult. Premium editions that include steelbooks or other arrangements have also seen inflated prices over the past decade. I should know. Trying to even track down a copy of the Prey steelbook near launch without spending triple the cost on ebay…

Cybersecurity investment management startup Balance Theory has raised $19 million in Series A funding to expand its platform for helping CISOs evaluate and manage security spending. Balance Theory’s platform is designed to bring cybersecurity investment planning, market intelligence and execution into a single system. It maintains contextual information about an organization’s security program, supplements it with proprietary market data, and employs AI agents and automated workflows to support purchasing and portfolio-management decisions. As the company explains, “Balance theory manages security investment events end-to-end. Detect investment decision triggers, run each event for the best cost and coverage outcome, and continuously rationalize…

What becomes free and abundant stops being where the money is and becomes less important. Tap water is essential and it is not an industry. If Jason is right that Deepseek and Other Open Source AI are indistinguishable for 95% of queries. The consequence is not that corporations buy hardware and run open source. 95% of what we are doing becomes worth roughly nothing per token, and all the remaining value concentrates in the 5% where reliability, liability, and the last few points of per-step accuracy decide outcomes. It’s happening Default will be local model by next year for most…

Verdict Although it might have some trouble earning its ‘Ultra’ moniker, Samsung’s premium book-style foldable has never felt more well-rounded. Really good sustained performance Thin, lightweight design that’s very easy to open Battery life is improved from the last generation Anti-glare coating on the internal display is the real deal The 3x zoom camera is still quite poor Battery life still doesn’t match competitors Cover screen feels a little narrow No stylus support SQUIRREL_PLAYLIST_10208647 Key Features Review Price: £1899 Upgraded ultra-wide camera Now bumped up to 50MP Larger capacity 5000mAh battery Alongside faster 45W charging Faster Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen…

New accessory for Luna Ultra synchronizes the camera with the user’s head movementPOV Head Tracker simplifies shooting hands-free first-person footageIt costs $69.99 / £67.99 / AU$115.99Do you ever shoot first-person-view (FPV) video content? Well, Insta360 has a new accessory that’s designed to simplify the whole experience: the POV Head Tracker. And it might just tempt you to switch to the Luna Ultra.The coin-sized 0.2oz / 6.4g device connects to the Luna Ultra compact vlogging camera over Bluetooth and, once paired, it synchronizes the camera with your head movement in real time, for what Insta360 says is “immersive POV footage”.It’s designed…

The European Union rolled out a new team on Friday to rein in AI companies across the world, in one of the most aggressive regulations the high-tech sector has so far faced as fears rise over the risks the rapidly advancing technology poses to people, politics and prosperity. Brussels aims to track the use of AI models for violations of its new regulations, like the publishing of sexually explicit material, fake photos and videos, and cyber threats to public infrastructure. When the bloc’s AI Act comes into force on Sunday, AI companies will be required to make clear to consumers…

Explanation: The Buck Moon is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic sea and skyscape captured on July 28 from Krk Island along the coast of Croatia, a full Buck Moon is just rising over distant mountains. Since a full moon rises as the Sun sets, Earth’s shadow also rises in the twilight scene, a diffuse gray band extending above the mountainous southeastern horizon. Above Earth’s shadow band is the pinkish antitwilight arch. That subtly tinted band of backscattered sunlight is more widely known as the Belt of Venus. But as it shares the…

Looking for the best movies to stream this weekend on HBO Max? You have landed in the right place. Max holds a treasure trove of hidden gems that deserve a spot on your watchlist. This week we have a dark comedy, a heartfelt drama, and an unforgettable Studio Ghibli masterpiece. So, grab your favorite snacks and dive into these three fantastic films currently streaming on Max. We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best free movies, and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video. Sorry,…

There was a famous infomercial in the late 1990s in the U.S. about the Ronco Showtime Rotisserie. The pitchman would talk about how you could load up the cooking machine with food and then “set it and forget it.” That motto and principle have been used in tech for years, as devices want to make it easy on the users. They don’t want them to worry about making adjustments by making the factory settings good enough for most people. Unfortunately, for consumers, sometimes this isn’t the best thing. In fact, anybody who has adjusted the settings of their computer, headphones,…