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They say that a person’s life is defined by their choices, and nowhere is that more evident than in the vast ocean of popular entertainment’s proliferation of the best streaming services, from the titans of the territory Netflix and Prime Video, to mid-sized destinations like Disney Plus, Max, and Hulu, and more compact channels such as Apple TV Plus, Paramount Plus, and Peacock.

Every TV network and studio has entered the crowded arena, but it’s getting convoluted as to where to find your favorite franchises, and with so many options to choose from in our manic digital age, annoying ads popping up like weeds, and subscription prices rising by the minute, getting the most from our streaming buck in these inflationary times is of the utmost importance.

And as many major platforms have shifted toward licensing out their content to other premium services for additional revenue flow, you might find proprietary material vanishing from one platform and unexpectedly hopping to another streaming lily pad to the next.

So as Father Time helps usher out the old year, perhaps it’s wise to consider switching to a smaller boutique service that offers a multitude of bespoke movies, fresh episodic series, original documentaries, and special events you’d be hard pressed to unearth elsewhere.

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Today’s swap out suggestion is plucking your Peacock and shifting your gaze (and dollars) over to AMC’s scream-centric streaming service, Shudder. This frightfully good channel provides horror hounds everything they crave in the way of spooky erotic thrillers, classic slasher flicks, old-school monster movies, creaky TV shows, international ghost stories, occult sensations, paranormal podcast, demonic delights, and haunting creature features you’ll find nowhere else – take a look at some of the best Shudder movies for a taste.

“What sets Shudder apart is our curatorial focus,” Sam Zimmerman, head of programming for Shudder, tells TechRadar. “We live and breathe horror, offering an adventurous and distinctly diverse catalog of titles within the genre. We explore every corner and sub-genre, from radical reinvention (In a Violent Nature) to classical scares (Oddity), and bring some of the most acclaimed horror films and series of each year in the process. Five of the Top 10 in this year’s Rotten Tomatoes 'Best Horror' are Shudder titles, each with their own unique feel; from the rapturously received Late Night with the Devil, a crowd-pleasing talk show set terror, to the dazzling one-shot French film, MADS.

“At Shudder, we’re driven by filmmakers and our own taste, which we believe will in turn resonate with the members and subscribers who rally around us. We trust and think highly of our audience and believe that approach has been integral to strong brand recognition and growth. We also speak to audiences and what they love, building upon cult fan bases with new hit series The Creep Tapes or reality competition The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, and talking directly with them via socials and our own Halloween hotline, which I attend to personally.”

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MadS is available to stream on Shudder in both the US and UK. (Image credit: Shudder)

With its 'So Good, It’s Scary' tagline, Shudder also specializes in original live-stream seasonal shows like The Last Drive-In with veteran horror host Joe Bob Briggs, anthologies such as Creepshow, absorbing documentaries like Eli Roth’s History of Horror, rare Euro folklore frights, and more uncut indie shockers than you can shake a sharp knife at.

Ad-free unlimited plans are $6.99 / £4.99 a month and they’re currently offering a free seven-day trial if you dare. Plus Shudder is constantly scouring the planet seeking out talented new filmmakers to showcase their projects. Customers can also bundle Shudder with its parent company, AMC Plus, to add even more macabre viewing options like The Walking Dead Universe for only $4.99 per month in the US.

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Owned and operated by AMC, Shudder first fully came to life in 2016. The incredible library of vintage and contemporary horror films currently streaming on Shudder has surpassed 700.

It’s best to sign up directly with Shudder rather than as an a la carte service with another provider. This delivers the on-demand site’s excellent native app and easy-to-navigate menu interface.

Plus, if you decide to pay for an annual subscription, that’s the only way to save close to 15% over the monthly rate. For $71.88 / £49.99 (equal to $5.99 / £4.17 per month) for an entire year, that’s a screamin’ deal!

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• The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly cost less than the iPhone 17 Pro
• It will also apparently be "ultrathin" and have "major design" changes
• However, you'll likely be waiting longer for it than the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim, which is reportedly landing in the second quarter of 2025

If you’re desperate for a new slim smartphone then you might want to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim, which we've long assumed will be arriving sooner than the iPhone 17 Air. Indeed, we now have an even clearer idea of when Samsung's new svelte model might arrive, though the latest price rumor regarding Apple's super slim equivalent could make it the phone to wait for.

According to a report in ET News (via @Jukanlosreve), the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim will launch sometime in the second quarter of 2025 (so between April and June). This makes sense, as while a previous leak suggested the S25 Slim could launch alongside the rest of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series in January, we’d expect to have heard more about it by now if that was the case.

So, there’s still probably a little bit of time to wait for the Galaxy S25 Slim – which, according to this report, will have a 6.66-inch screen, making it likely similar in size to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus.

But while it probably won’t land as soon as we’d hoped, it should still land much sooner than the iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to launch in September alongside the rest of the iPhone 17 series. Mind you, the rumored price of Apple's super slim handset could give you pause for thought.

The Air could undercut the Pro

The iPhone 17 Slim could have a similar price to the iPhone 16 Plus (Image credit: Future)

Apple’s handset could be well worth the wait, as according to a paywalled report in The Wall Street Journal (via MacRumors), the iPhone 17 Air will cost less than the Pro models, which in the case of the iPhone 16 Pro line start at $999 / £999 / AU$1,799.

So, if this report is right, then the iPhone 17 Air will probably cost less than $999 / £999 / AU$1,799 (though it’s possible, of course, that the iPhone 17 Pro will cost more than the iPhone 16 Pro).

That makes some sense since the iPhone 17 Air is reportedly taking the place of a new Plus model, so it could slot in at the iPhone 16 Plus’ $899 / £899 / AU$1,599 price point. But given that this report also describes the iPhone 17 Air as boasting an “ultrathin” build and “major design” changes, it's always possible that it could cost more, and indeed some early leaks pointed to a high price.

This latest report is therefore reassuring if you were hoping that the iPhone 17 Air would be an affordable proposition – though for the device to be both much slimmer and also cheaper than Pro models it’s inevitable that there will be some compromises. Indeed, this report adds that the camera system has been “simplified.”

Whether the iPhone 17 Air will be cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim is also unclear, but with reports that Samsung’s phone could be equipped with an ‘Ultra’ camera, it’s certainly possible that the iPhone 17 Air will undercut it.

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• Google Cloud reveals Agentspace platform for business-specific agents
• Combining Gemini AI, Google search and company data in one place
• Businesses can also share access for custom AI agents

Tracking down the specific information you need at work could soon be a lot easier thanks to a new launch from Google Cloud.

The company has launched Agentspace, a new multi-modal search agent that it says will make it much easier to find the answers you need, even to complex questions.

Agentspace will combine Gemini's intelligence alongside "Google-quality search" and your company's own data to provide what will hopefully be the best answer, all with a single prompt.

Google Agentspace

In a blog post announcing the news, the company described Google Agentspace as, "a single, company-branded multimodal search agent that acts as a central source of enterprise truth for the entire organization."

It added that although generative AI offers "immense promise for employee productivity", the information needed to unlock this is often hidden away in silos on workplace systems.

Agentspace will even be able to make suggestions on the next steps to take following your question, and take action based on company-specific information, meaning you shouldn't get caught out.

The agent can be branded with your organization's own look, and will have translation software built-in, so colleagues from across the world can use it.

It can utilize both unstructured data – such as documents and emails – and structured data such as tables, and comes with pre-built connectors for a wide range of third-party tools and services, including the likes of Confluence, Google Drive, Jira, Microsoft SharePoint, ServiceNow.

Agentspace can also be used as a central point for businesses to share access to a range of different custom AI agents - with workers also soon able to use a low-code visual tool to build and tweak their own agents.

Google Agentspace is available in early access preview now, with a wider launch planned for 2025.

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• RTX 5070 Ti could have 16GB of VRAM and use 350W of power
• It may run with the same GPU as the RTX 5080, as previously rumored
• Also it might be released before the vanilla RTX 5070, very early next year

Nvidia’s RTX 5070 Ti is the subject of a new leak sharing a bunch of juicy details about the GPU – including the fact that this graphics card is supposedly set to arrive before the vanilla edition of the RTX 5070.

Wccftech has spoken to sources who’ve outlined some fresh specs for the purported RTX 5070 Ti, as well as confirming some of the info divulged by previous leaks (as ever, keep shovelfuls of skepticism on hand).

We’re told that past rumors of the RTX 5070 Ti are correct in asserting that it’ll use the GB203 chip, the same GPU as in the RTX 5080, but obviously it will be a cut-down version. (In theory, GB203-300, with 8,960 CUDA cores, as opposed to the full loadout on GB203-400 with the RTX 5080).

We didn’t hear anything about the VRAM configuration in the last rumor dump, but Wccftech’s sources believe the RTX 5070 Ti will sport 16GB of GDDR7 with a 256-bit memory bus. The video RAM will be 28Gbps giving a total memory bandwidth of 896GB/s, closing in on that 1TB/s mark, which is pretty impressive.

Apparently, power usage will run at 350W, which is 50W more than previously believed. There’s a twist here, though, as leaker Kopite7kimi has chipped in on X to note that the “latest data shows 285W” – while admitting that 350W is one of the possible configurations. In other words, this isn’t yet decided, which is certainly plausible.

Finally, Nvidia is theoretically going to launch this RTX 5070 Ti as the third Blackwell GeForce graphics card, after the RTX 5090 and 5080 – meaning it’ll actually arrive ahead of the RTX 5070 itself.

(Image credit: Future) Analysis: A chip off big brother's block

It’s a bit odd for a Ti version (or a Super, if that’s what it turns out to be) to arrive before the vanilla flavor of a graphics card, although it has happened before occasionally.

Sometimes this might be related to manufacturing nuances and chip yields, and with the RTX 5070 supposedly using that same GB203 GPU as the RTX 5080, that tracks in this respect. (The RTX 5070 is theoretically a different chip entirely, GB205). At any rate, at this point, Nvidia wouldn’t surprise me if it delivered a Ti Super off the bat…

Speculation about current launch plans has the RTX 5090 and 5080 turning up at CES 2025, and the RTX 5070 – or this 5070 Ti, as is the argument here – arriving perhaps at CES as well, or a bit later in January.

Wccftech also claims that Nvidia is going to launch all its next-gen Blackwell graphics cards in the first half of 2025, and most of them in Q1. So that’d suggest a quick follow-up for the 5070 (or Ti, whichever doesn’t come out in January), and the RTX 5060 debuting perhaps a lot sooner than expected (seeing as the rumors around that have been much scarcer – suggesting it’s still a fair way down the line).

It’s possible that Nvidia fears what AMD might bring out in the way of lower-mid-range GPUs with RDNA 4, and could’ve made a decision to push the RTX 5060 through faster in anticipation of competing better in that space.

Release timings aside, the specs of the RTX 5070 Ti are making me wonder if this might be the new GPU for me. That memory bandwidth of almost 900GB/s is a third faster than the current top dog of the RTX 4070 spins, the RTX 4070 Ti Super.

On the other hand, power usage creeping up isn’t so great, of course – the RTX 4070 Ti Super chugs 285W, so 350W is a fair old step up from that. If it happens, of course, because as noted above, Nvidia could still be sticking with 285W. Team Green is likely still working out the efficiency to performance balancing act – and pricing will be key here, too, as ever.

I really hope that Nvidia can keep some semblance of a lid on that price tag, as if so, there’s a strong possibility that this will be my big GPU upgrade in the New Year. (Something I’ll be writing a feature about very soon, as I’ve got a very specific reason for this graphics card upgrade – so stay tuned).

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• Apple’s secret foldable iPad won’t launch until 2028, a report alleges
• The company wants to eliminate the crease in its foldable’s display
• Apple could also be developing a folding iPhone for a 2026 release

The Apple Vision Pro headset only launched a year and a half ago, but Apple is already looking for its next big thing. And according to a new report, it might have found it in the form of a giant foldable device that's the size of two iPad Pros sitting side-by-side.

That’s the latest rumor from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, and it sheds light on Apple’s potential plans to enter – and, it hopes, dominate – the foldable market over the next few years.

According to Gurman, Apple is working to ensure that the foldable iPad does not have the crease down the center that has bedeviled other foldable devices. Apple’s secret efforts have resulted in a device that has a “nearly invisible crease” when opened up, Gurman says, although it’s “too early to tell if Apple can get rid of it altogether.”

Gurman believes this device will launch “around 2028,” which is later than the 2026 date predicted by analyst Jeff Pu. It could have a screen size of around 18-20 inches when unfolded, Gurman says, yet it is expected to be small enough to fit into a backpack when not in use.

And it’s not the only foldable Apple has up its sleeve, with the company also working on a folding iPhone. But before you get too excited, this isn’t expected to launch before 2026 at the earliest.

An iPad-Mac hybrid?

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Over the past few years, Samsung, OnePlus and Google have released their own foldable devices to varying degrees of success. But the majority of the best foldable phones either comprise two separate screens with a large hinge in the middle, or have a single display that exhibits a deep seam in the center.

Apple seemingly wants to avoid both of those scenarios, instead launching a foldable that’s made up of a one screen with no apparent hinge or seam. And, given the company’s culture of attempting to be best rather than first, Apple is clearly happy to take its time and perfect its product rather than rushing to market with something substandard. Yet it also means that you’ve got a long wait ahead if you want to get your hands on Apple’s first foldable iPad.

Interestingly, Gurman states that the foldable iPad will blend elements of iPadOS and macOS, although it will not be a “true iPad-Mac hybrid.” This is because iPadOS will likely be “advanced enough to run macOS apps” by the time the foldable launches, Gurman says, but will also support traditional iPad accessories like the Apple Pencil.

Even though this device could be the closest Apple has ever come to merging the Mac and the iPad, in a way it demonstrates why Apple has never actually made this move.

A combo product like this will be incredibly niche and most people likely don’t need a single device that combines elements of the two systems. Ultimately, Apple wants you to buy both an iPad and a Mac, rather than losing one sale in the form of a dual-purpose device.

Still, iPad-Mac hybrid or not, it’s clear that this foldable tablet has the potential to be a memorable “one more thing” moment for Apple. Now the company just has to hope it proves more popular than the Vision Pro.

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• 74% of parents are confident in school's cybersecurity measures
• But only 14% of schools provide mandatory cybersecurity training
• Cyberattacks are financially impacting schools, parents, and students

New research from Keeper Security highlights a worrying gap in the perception and reality of cybersecurity practices and teachings in schools across the world.

It found parents are overwhelmingly (74%) confident in their child’s school’s cybersecurity measures, but despite this, many schools are falling short of providing robust security education, with only 14% providing mandatory security awareness training, and 13% offering it optionally.

As a new generation of children inevitably enter online spaces, ensuring their information is safe whilst doing so should be something that we drill into them, but only 12% of students have access to dedicated cybersecurity resources.

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Interestingly, only 7% of parents report their child’s institution has been hacked, but research released earlier this year found 71% of UK secondary schools and 52% of primary schools identified breaches in the past year alone - so unless the UK is a particular outlier, there seems to be a worrying trend of overconfidence amongst parents.

Of the 7% which reported breaches, 32% suffered data theft as a result, as well as 16% having financial implications for the school, and even 14% financially impacting students or staff, proving just how serious a cybersecurity incident can be.

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“Schools play a pivotal role in educating and protecting students, but there is still a significant shortfall in cybersecurity readiness that must be addressed,” said Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-founder at Keeper Security.

“As digital tools increasingly become embedded in education, schools must prioritize cybersecurity education and provide resources to enable students to protect themselves from evolving online threats.”

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• Only one in three workers are confident in spotting cyber threats
• Many have experienced scams, fraud, phishing and deepfakes
• Workers aren’t getting the training they need to stay safe

Following the release of new information from Ofcom surrounding artificial intelligence and deepfakes, new research from Shark UK has revealed how this could be putting Britain’s small and medium businesses at increased risk of cyber threats.

The study found 86% of workers in UK SMBs are increasingly concerned about cyber breaches, but only a third say they’re confident in spotting such threats.

Sharp also found some workers believe their company does not take cybersecurity seriously enough.

AI and deepfakes are escalating cyberthreats

Nearly two in three (63%) workers believe they would be unable to spot a cybersecurity issue, despite increased concern compared with last year. Almost one-third are more worried this year than last that making a mistake at work could make them vulnerable to an attack.

The prevalence of cybersecurity attacks, aided by artificial intelligence which has made writing malicious code more accessible to lower-skilled attackers, has seen a rise in attacks on both businesses and individuals.

The Ofcom data reveals that one in three (34%) internet users have experienced scams, fraud and phishing, whereas even more (43%) have experienced a deepfake in the first half of 2024 alone.

Sharp UK Chief Operating Officer Mark Williams explained nine in 10 data breaches start with a phishing attack; he described workers as the “first line of defence.”

The company found that cybersecurity training from employers over the past two years has been minimal, with more than two in five (43%) workers not receiving any cybersecurity training in the past year.

Williams added: “It is the responsibility of SME leaders to implement a robust cybersecurity training programme which is provided and updated regularly. In doing so, they can maintain a high standard of security awareness across their workforce that can be regularly adapted according to needs.”

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• Samsung's The Premiere 8K projector is the first to get 8K certification
• But you still can't actually buy it
• We're expecting it to finally launch at CES 2025

Samsung's The Premiere 8K projector has just achieved a world-first: it's the very first 8K certified projector.

It's not the only 8K projector; far from it. But it's the first one to get a gold star from the 8K Association, aka 8KA.

The 8KA is the industry association for, you've guessed it, 8K technology. It previously set the performance spec for 8K TVs at the beginning of the decade, and Samsung was one of the first firms whose TVs were certified as meeting that spec. And now it's happening again with projectors.

So what does that actually mean?

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The 8KA specifications have been agreed by the organisation's technical committees, and those committees feature representatives from across the TV and projector industry: Samsung, of course, but also TCL, Panasonic, Intel, MediaTek, Hisense and others.

The specifications are set out in six categories. As you'd expect, display resolution is at the top: an 8K projector needs to deliver 8K, which is 7,680 x 4,320 pixels.

The standards also require 8K upscaling for lower-res media, set out requirements for brightness, contrast and color gamut, include HDR and also mandate certain sound standards. We don't yet know the detail of these specifications but they'll apply to any product that requires certification.

Although The Premiere was unveiled at CES last year, you still can't actually buy it. We're expecting it to become available at CES 2025, which is in January, with a price tab believed to be around five figures.

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