The OnePlus Watch 3 now costs $499.If you were hoping to cop a OnePlus Watch 3, you can finally buy one starting today. The problem is it’s no longer the $329.99 price that was originally intended when OnePlus announced the device a few months ago. It’s now $499, a $170 or roughly 52 percent markup.The price hike was spotted by a number of Android blogs, but what makes this odd is a lack of official communication from OnePlus itself. Normally, companies will alert press and long-time customers as consumers generally don’t react well to unexplained price hikes. However, no such hint came from OnePlus before the smartwatch went on sale. When asked about the price increase, OnePlus spokesperson Spenser Blank told The Verge, “We don’t have any additional comment to share at this time.”The obvious explanation, though unconfirmed by OnePlus, would be tariffs. Unless you’ve been hibernating under a rock, you’ve probably seen headlines about President Trump’s ever-increasing tariffs against products shipped from China. (As of this writing, they’re currently sitting at 145 percent.) While most wearables and gadget makers I’ve spoken to have acknowledged tariffs will have an impact on pricing, some have opted to take a more wait-and-see approach. This is, however, one of the first examples of a smartwatch actually increasing in price, let alone by such a dramatic amount.It’s also unusual given that many gadget makers attempted to delay such price hikes by increasing inventory ahead of the tariffs taking effect — keeping consumers from actually feeling the impact of tariffs on their wallet as soon. Others, like Framework, temporarily opted to halt some sales in the U.S.But OnePlus may not have been able to stockpile units in the US early because of an ironic mistake. The OnePlus Watch 3 was originally set to launch back in February but was delayed because of an unfixable typo engraved in the backplate.That typo: ‘Meda in China.’

Garmin includes the hardware for mountin the Varia Vue in front of a bicycle’s handlebars. | Image: GarminGarmin has announced a new addition to its Varia line of safety and visibility accessories for cyclists. The Varia Vue is the first to pair a bright headlight with a front-facing 4K camera designed to automatically record incidents and save the footage locally or send it to the cloud through a smartphone. It’s available now through the company’s online store for $549.99 and is also available through Amazon.The Varia Vue can capture 4K video for up to six hours on a full charge, but battery life is reduced to as little as 1.25 hours with the headlight set to its brightest setting. Dropping the camera’s resolution to 1080P at 30fps can boost recording times to up to nine hours, or up to 1.5 hours with the headlight at full brightness.Electronic image stabilization helps to reduce shakiness in footage captured on rough terrain, while continuous recording allows the events leading up to an incident (detected by the Vue’s accelerometer) to be stored alongside the aftermath. With the camera paired to devices like Garmin’s smartwatches, cycling computers, or even its mobile app, video is recorded with GPS speed and location info.To further maximize battery life, the Vue can be connected to Garmin’s camera-equipped radar taillight. Not only does that unlock an additional recording mode where the Vue only starts to capture footage when a vehicle approaches from behind, it also allows incidents to be captured from two different angles.Footage is recorded locally to an SD card, but when connected to Wi-Fi, videos can be automatically uploaded to the online Garmin Vault for added security. However, that feature requires either a $9.99 monthly subscription or a $99.99 annual one.Garmin says the Vue’s headlight has a maximum brightness of 600 lumens, but that’s only available in a flashing mode designed for daytime use. At full brightness, the Vue outputs 550 lumens, and can be dimmed to as low as 140 lumens. The headlight is also designed with a cutoff beam that angles the illumination down onto the road so it doesn’t shine in the eyes of oncoming drivers.One additional feature that will almost certainly appeal to existing Garmin fans is that the company, which has long stuck with Micro USB ports on its products, has opted for a USB-C port on the Vue for charging.

China says it will look elsewhere to meet demand for foreign films.China says it will cut the number of US films that are imported into the country in retaliation against the latest wave of tariff increases imposed by the Trump administration. A statement issued by the Chinese Film Administration (CFA) on Thursday, which we’ve translated using Google, said that the decision to increase tariffs against China to 125 percent was “the wrong move,” and will “further reduce the domestic audience’s favorability” towards American-made movies.“We will follow market rules, respect the audience’s choice, and moderately reduce the number of American films imported,” The CFA said. “China is the world’s second-largest film market. We have always adhered to a high level of opening up to the outside world and will introduce more excellent films from the world to meet market demand.”Predictions about a potential ban on American film imports into China have been circulating in recent days since Trump ramped up his trade war against the country. Under previous trade agreements, China agreed to release 34 foreign films per year and provide overseas studios with a 25 percent share of ticket sales. It’s unclear how significantly these allowances may be reduced going forward.While US movies no longer rake in the Chinese audiences they once did, they still managed to gross $585 million in China last year. That’s no small sum for such a limited number of films, but only made up around 3.5 percent of the $17.71 billion Chinese box office.

Three years after signing an overall TV production deal with Amazon, Mike Flanagan is finally developing a new project for the studio.Deadline reports that Amazon is moving forward with a Carrie series adaptation from Flanagan based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel about a girl born with telekinetic powers. In addition to writing and showrunning the project, Flanagan will direct a selection of its eight episodes.Flanagan, who connfirmed the news on his Bluesky page today, will also executive produce alongside Trevor Macy. No official casting announcements have been made just yet, but actresses Summer H. Howell (Curse of Chucky) and Siena Agudong (Netflix’s Resident Evil) are reportedly in talks to portray Carrie White and cheerleader Sue Snell, respectively.In a statement about the project, Amazon MGM’s head of TV Vernon Sanders noted how Carrie “has withstood the test of time with continued cultural relevance.” That’s a positive way of spinning the fact that there have been many Carrie adaptations (and a sequel) following Brian De Palma’s 1976 feature starring Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, and Piper Laurie. Though very few of those films were especially great, Flanagan has a solid track record adapting King’s classics, including The Life of Chuck, Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Game. Stretching Carrie’s story out over eight episodes will likely to lead to some unexpected narrative changes, but it’s all (probably) still going to go down in flames when the series ultimately debuts.

Canva is launching its latest smorgasbord of generative AI-powered workspace tools in its attempt to cram everything that Microsoft, Google, and Adobe can do into a single platform. Canva’s Visual Suite is being redesigned to combine its design and productivity tools into a single interface, alongside adding new coding, photo editing, spreadsheet, and AI chatbot features.These join the collection of office suite tools that rolled out in 2022, such as Canva Docs and Canva Whiteboards — Canva’s answer to services like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and FigJam. Having made a name for itself as a marketing and design platform, Canva is now hoping to add more office teams and businesses to its community of 230 million users by providing a visual spin on traditional workspace apps.The Visual Suite 2.0 update allows users to build and edit documents, presentations, animations, and websites into a single design, providing a unified format for teams to collaborate on multiple tasks simultaneously. “This eliminates the need for separate tools, fragmented workflows, and disconnected files,” Canva said in its press release. “Entire campaigns – from planning and briefing to design and delivery – can now happen in one seamless, collaborative space.”Canva Sheets is a more creative take on typical spreadsheet-building applications, allowing users to combine text with visual assets. Data can be imported from HubSpot, Statista, Google Analytics, and more, according to Canva, while the company’s AI-powered “Magic Insights” feature automatically scans the data to identify notable patterns or takeaways. Data can also be transformed into a variety of interactive graphs using “Magic Charts,” which aims to make it easy for users to turn raw numbers into infographics, reports, and animated visualizations.Canva Code is a generative AI coding assistant akin to Gemini Code Assist or the Microsoft-owned GitHub Copilot. Users can give it a text prompt to generate widgets, websites, and other interactive content “with no coding or external tools required,” according to Canva.Meanwhile, Canvas’s new AI chatbot — which the company describes as a “conversational creative partner” — brings all of Canva’s generative AI tools into one window to make them easier for users to quickly access. From there, you can use voice or text prompts to edit photos, resize designs, and generate text, slides, and images.On the creative side of things, Canva has also updated its Photo Editor with similar features to those that Adobe has introduced in its professional Photoshop software. The Photo Editor now allows users to automatically modify or remove background objects by clicking on them, and create AI-generated backgrounds that “account for lighting and layout,” according to Canva.

Keeping your technology secure is essential. We have phones, computers, tablets, smart TVs, and more. But threats lurk everywhere, and you don't want to be hacked or have data stolen. You are the IT department at home, and you might think your devices are private and secure. However, there are some things you are overlooking, and you will want to change. There are several security settings and features I wish I had implemented sooner. If you aren’t utilizing these practices at home, you might regret not using them sooner.

The Epic Games Store is well-known for giving away games for free; it's one of its major marketing points over competitors like Steam. Today is no different, as Epic gets ready to release more content for free. However, this time is a little different; alongside a free game comes free content for games that are already free to play. And if you snap them all up, you'll have over $100 worth of content under your belt for absolutely nothing.

A screenshot from Vampire Survivors’s new SaGa-themed DLC.Vampire Survivors is finally launching cross-saves today, but they won’t be available on PlayStation to start and have a “very slim” chance of coming to the platform because of a “legal issue.” “Last month, we told everyone that cross-save would be available on PlayStation 4 / 5, PC, Xbox, Android and iOS alongside our next free VS update in April,” according to a Steam post from Poncle, the game’s developer. “But at last [sic] minute, we’ve run into a legal issue on PlayStation we weren’t aware of that requires us to share info on our partners that we’re unable to. The chances of Cross-Save coming to PlayStation consoles are now very slim, but not impossible, so we’re going to keep working alongside PlayStation to resolve these problems.”Poncle and PlayStation didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.Cross-saves are now available on Android, iOS, PC, and Xbox, Poncle says. Vampire Survivors on Nintendo Switch will also get cross-saves, but “at a later date.” Poncle wants to bring them to the Apple Arcade version of the game, but only “if we can do so without breaching any privacy commitments.” If you want to turn on cross-saves, check out Poncle’s guide. Note that cross-saves aren’t automatically synced, meaning you’ll have to manually save and load your save data across platforms as needed.Alongside the cross-saves news, Poncle also released a free Vampire Survivors DLC expansion based on the Square Enix’s SaGa franchise titled Emerald Diorama and a chicken-themed update to the main game that Poncle calls “The Coop.”

If you've got a dozen big projects on the go, juggling the tasks and responsibilities of each is nearly impossible without a good project management (PM) app. And while you could do all the planning in Excel or set up Kanban boards in Obsidian, nothing quite beats a fully featured PM suite. The best project management tools give you all the planning you need while keeping out of your way, so the project is being managed, not a million settings.

Microsoft pushes monthly updates to its PowerToys tool every month, adding many new features that help users be more productive on Windows. Not only that, but the software giant also teases what's coming next in future PowerToys updates, just as it did before rolling out features like the ability to transcode audio and video files, and many more in the past.

It's not uncommon for video game franchises to have a ton of sequels, with franchises like Final FantasyFinal Fantasy and Assassin's CreedAssassin's Creed well into the double digits. But for every game that becomes a franchise, there are many more that have never seen a single sequel. For some games, they didn't due to poor sales and/or critical reception, but other well-liked--and in some cases profitable--games don't get sequels for one reason or another.

A man’s recent attempt to use an AI-generated avatar in his legal appeal made an immediate impression on a New York courtroom, but probably not the one he was hoping for. Jerome Dewald — a 74-year-old that The Register notes is behind a startup that says it’s “revolutionizing legal self-representation with AI” — was chewed out during an employment dispute hearing on March 26th for failing to inform judges that he had artificially generated the man presenting his oral argument. While the court had approved Dewald to submit a video for his case, Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels became confused when the unknown speaker, who clearly wasn’t Dewald, appeared on the screen.“Hold on,” Manzanet-Daniels said, interrupting the video after the avatar had barely finished its first sentence. “Is that counsel for the case?”“I generated that,” Dewald responded. “It’s not a real person.”Dewald told The Register that the avatar — a “big, beautiful hunk of a guy” called Jim — was one of the stock options provided by an AI avatar company called Tavus. Dewald says the video was submitted due to difficulties he experiences with extended speaking, but the courtroom was unaware that the video contents were artificially generated.“It would have been nice to know that when you made your application. You did not tell me that, sir, I don’t appreciate being misled.” said Manzanet-Daniels, responding to Dewald’s admission. “You are not going to use this courtroom as a launch for your business.”This is the latest of several snafus that have occurred when people try to mix legal processes with AI technology. Two attorneys and a law firm were penalized in 2023 for submitting fictitious legal research that had been made up by ChatGPT. DoNotPay, a “robot lawyer” company, was also ordered to pay the FTC a $193,000 settlement in February for advertising, without evidence, that its AI legal representation is as good as a real human lawyer.