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Pocket Casts makes its web player and desktop apps usable without a subscription

In a rare recent example of a product becoming more affordable (rather than moving full-speed in the opposite direction), the popular podcast service Pocket Casts no longer requires a subscription to access its web player and desktop apps. Although the premium tiers are still there for some paywalled features, the only platforms where you can't listen for free are now smartwatches without a paired phone — a niche within a niche, if ever there was one.<br /> Before Tuesday's announcement, you could listen for free on the Pocket Casts Android and iOS apps, but its web player and desktop apps required a premium subscription starting at $4 monthly or $40 annually. Now, you can check in with your favorite podcasters on your Mac or PC without paying a dime. Although you could a [...]

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DJI Osmo Pocket 4 review: The only vlogging camera you'll ever need

DJI’s Osmo Pocket 3 gimbal-camera was a category-defining camera. Two years since its launch, everyone from vloggers to pro film makers continue to upload how-to guides and gushing reviews to YouTub [...]

Match Score: 217.84

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The best gaming handhelds for 2025

Handheld gaming systems are having a moment. While people have been gaming on the go since the days of the Game Boy, recent years have brought an enormous array of devices that let you play all sorts [...]

Match Score: 120.93

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Pocket Casts rolls out playlists, so users can sequence episodes of their favorite shows

There are millions upon millions of podcast episodes out there and it can be tough to figure out what to listen to and when. The popular podcast service Pocket Casts is rolling out a playlists feature [...]

Match Score: 111.92

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Surfshark VPN review: A fast VPN for casual users

Surfshark is one of the youngest major VPNs, but it's grown rapidly over the last seven years. Since 2018, it's expanded its network to 100 countries, added a suite of apps to its Surfshark [...]

Match Score: 76.13

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How to find and cancel your unused subscriptions

If your subscriptions are getting out of control, you’re not alone. I feel it too: I pay for news sites, video streaming, music services, online magazines, my cat’s special food, charities and lot [...]

Match Score: 75.78

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Mozilla is shutting down its read-it-later app Pocket

Pocket, Mozilla's service for saving articles to read later, is shutting down on July 8, 2025. Mozilla says it's phasing out Pocket and Fakespot, its browser extension for vetting product re [...]

Match Score: 75.63

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Private Internet Access VPN review: Both more and less than a budget VPN

I came into this review thinking of Private Internet Access (PIA) as one of the better VPNs. It's in the Kape Technologies portfolio, along with the top-tier ExpressVPN and the generally reliable [...]

Match Score: 66.72

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Norton VPN review: A VPN that fails to meet Norton's standards

One thing I need to make clear right from the start: this is a review of Norton VPN (formerly Norton Secure VPN, and briefly Norton Ultra VPN) as a standalone app, not of the VPN feature in the Norton [...]

Match Score: 65.90

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We tested Anthropic’s redesigned Claude Code desktop app and 'Routines' -- here's what enterprises should know

The transition from AI as a chatbot to AI as a workforce is no longer a theoretical projection; it has become the primary design philosophy for the modern developer's toolkit. On April 14, 2026, [...]

Match Score: 65.38