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LGs UltraGear is a native 1,000Hz Full HD gaming monitor – Engadget

LGs UltraGear is a native 1,000Hz Full HD gaming monitor – Engadget


The company has yet to reveal its price and availability.

LG has introduced what it claims is the world’s first FullHD (1,920 x 1,080) gaming monitor with a native 1,000Hz refresh rate. The company designed the new LG UltraGear with fast-paced first-person shooters in mind, where accurate aiming and speedy reaction times are of utmost importance. It’s most likely overkill for most people, even gamers who play just for the pleasure of it. For competitive players who value high refresh rates in monitors the most, however, the UltraGear seems to be a good model to consider.

Samsung and Acer had launched 1,000Hz models over the past months, but they’re dual-mode monitors that require players to lower their resolution in order to enjoy the highest refresh rate they’re capable of. Players can only activate their 1,000Hz refresh rate capability if they switch to 720p in resolution. In Acer’s case, its monitor switches to 500Hz if it’s at 1440p. LG says the UltraGear can achieve native 1,000Hz at FullHD resolution, which means its screen updates 1,000 times per second.

The higher the refresh rate, the less a screen lags. Monitors with high refresh rates can show moving objects to the users more clearly with less motion blurring and stuttering. Further, it reduces the delay between physical mouse movements or keyboard clicks and the action on screen. Most monitors these days top out at 240Hz, and that’s perfectly fine for most users, even gamers who play FPS titles. Since 1,000Hz monitors are rare, we can’t quite say if they deliver a noticeably better experience that would make them a must-have. Again, LG’s potential customers for this model are mostly highly competitive gamers and actual esports players.

The UltraGear has a 24.5-inchdisplay with an IPS panel and low-reflection film. It has a small base so it doesn’t take up a lot of space and allows users to adjust its tilt and height for the perfect view. It also has an integrated hook for headset storage. Like a lot of devices released these days, UltraGear comes with AI capabilities. It has on-device AI Scene Optimization that adjusts picture settings according to genre, as well as AI Sound for spatial audio. Unfortunately, LG has yet to reveal the model’s pricing and availability.

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Think You Know Apple? Prove It in CNET's Big Guessing Game: Apple Edition

Think You Know Apple? Prove It in CNET's Big Guessing Game: Apple Edition


Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference is set for June 8, and the company is known for making major announcements at the event. Apple will likely announce iOS 27, but will we finally see the fabled foldable iPhone? Will Siri get an AI upgrade? Will Apple bring AI to your Camera app?

If you think you know what Apple will announce this year, now’s your chance to prove it and potentially win some prizes by playing CNET’s Big Guessing Game: Apple Edition.

Here’s how it works. CNET will host three rounds of five Apple prediction questions between now and September (15 questions total). Each question requires you to predict specifics about what Apple will announce or release this year, or what the company will do at its live events.

Every correct answer earns you one entry in a drawing for the grand prize, a sparkly newApple Watch (cue the “oohs” and “ahhs”). You only need to get one prediction right to be entered into the contest, but every correct guess earns you more chances of winning that slick timepiece.

This first round of questions runs from today, May 19, until Tuesday, June 2, so you have some time to think over your responses. Good luck!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or win the “CNET Group Big Guessing Game” Giveaway. Open to legal U.S. residents in the 50 U.S. & D.C., 18+ yrs of age. Other restrictions apply. Begins May 19, 2026 at 12:01 am ET and ends Sept. 2, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET. Void where prohibited. Subject to Official Rules: https://www.cnet.com/big-guessing-game-apple-edition-official-contest-rules/. Sponsor: Ziff Davis, LLC.
Apple is not a sponsor of, affiliated with, or endorser of this sweepstakes. Apple Watch is a trademark of Apple Inc.

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X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark – Engadget

X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark – Engadget

That’s down from the previous 2,400 posts per day limit.

X has introduced some more incentive to get users to pay for “verification” on its platform, but the new limitation may have angered some longtime users. As seen on X and Reddit, users are reporting that X has quietly restricted the amount of posts allowed for those without the blue checkmark. Now, the X Help Center page on limits reads that posts are limited to “50 original posts and 200 replies per day for unverified accounts.”

Compared to cached versions of the same Help Center page, the new limit is much lower than the previous “2,400 per day” rule. Interestingly, the updated page still references the 2,400 updates per day restriction. However, X will inform users of when they hit the new limits and which limit they reached with an error message.

This move could be a part of X’s campaign to cut down on spam and bot activity on the platform, as seen when it introduced the “about this account” feature in October that reveals where an account is based. However, those unhappy with this restriction said it could result in more users leaving the platform. For those who want to stick around and post to their heart’s content, X Premium’s most affordable option, its Basic tier, starts at $3 a month or $32 per year.

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Sony raises PS Plus prices for one- and three-month subscriptions – Engadget

Sony raises PS Plus prices for one- and three-month subscriptions – Engadget

The company is blaming this increase on “ongoing market conditions.”

Sony has raised pricesof the PS Plus subscription service. A one-month subscription to the Essential tier now costs $11 per month, an increase of $1. Additionally, a three-month subscription just went up to $28, an increase of $3. It looks like annual subscribers are off the hook for now, and the wording of Sony’s post on X announcing the change makes it sound like the Extra and Premium tiers are also impacted. This only impacts new subscribers, except in Turkey and India.

The company is blaming this increase on “ongoing market conditions.” When a tech company says this in 2026, it’s typically referring to Trump-adjacent tariffs or AI-based memory crunch. However, PS Plus is a digital subscription service that provides a handful of monthly game titles to download. Members do get cloud save storage and online multiplayer access, both of which require servers that could be more expensive to operate nowadays. Maybe that’s it.

We don’t know if annual plans will be getting a price increase in the near future, but the company only mentioned the one- and three-month plans in the announcement. Engadget has reached out to Sony and will update this post when we hear back. The company jacked up annual plans by as much as $40 back in 2023.

Microsoft recently raised prices of Xbox Game Pass Ultimateall the way to $30 per month, which rightfully annoyed many players. New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma quickly reversed course on this.

As for Sony, a monthly increase of $1 isn’t the biggest deal in the world. The same cannot be said of console price increases. A standard PS5 with a disc drive now costs a whopping $650. That’s a mighty big price of entry to even get started with PS Plus.

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PlayStation Plus Prices Are Increasing for New Subscribers Starting May 20

PlayStation Plus Prices Are Increasing for New Subscribers Starting May 20

PlayStation Plus, Sony’s subscription gaming service for its consoles, is increasing its price for new subscribers. The company blamed “ongoing market conditions” for the price increase. It’s the go-to explanation for gaming hardware companies, including Microsoft and Nintendo’s increases in pricing for the Xbox and Switch 2 consoles.

The price for PS Plus subscriptions for new customers will increase by $1 from $10 to $11 for a one-month subscription starting on May 20, according to a post from the official PlayStation X account on Monday. The three-month subscription price will jump by $3, from $25 to $28, on the same effective date.

Read more:Nintendo Offers Free Games Prior to Switch 2 Price Hike

Sony didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about the specific market conditions.

Although it wasn’t specifically mentioned in the post, this increase appears to apply only to the PS Plus Essential tier, the lowest-priced tier. PS Plus Essential is needed for online play with PS4 and PS5 games, as well as having access to a select number of games each month.

This doesn’t appear to affect the PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers, both of which allow subscribers to access a catalog of hundreds of games. Those two subscription options will, as of now, stay at the same price of $15 and $18 a month.

The post did say this price change affects new customers, not current subscribers, except for those in India and Turkey. This would include those who have never subscribed to the service and those who canceled their subscription and are looking to restart it. Sony rarely provides PS Plus subscriber numbers, but an Icon Era report from January estimates the number at just over 50 million as of the end of 2024.

Back in March, Sony increased the price of its PS5 console lineup across the board. Microsoft had to do the same with its Xbox consoles. Nintendo announced earlier in the month that it will increase the price of the Switch 2 in September. The most likely reason for these jumps in pricing is the current memory shortage, aka RAMageddon. A spike in demand for computer hardware to run AI data centers has led to huge price increases for both RAM and solid-state drives.

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, May 18

Looking forthe most recentMini Crossword answer?Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.


Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s a pretty fun and easy one today. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visitCNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for May 18, 2026.

NYT/Screenshot by CNET

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Questionable
Answer: IFFY

5A clue: Country that’s about 25 times longer than it is wide
Answer: CHILE

6A clue: iPhone setting that reduces distractions
Answer: FOCUS

7A clue: Magnum ___ (masterpiece)
Answer: OPUS

8A clue: Get-together, slangily
Answer: SESH

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: “Fingers crossed!”
Answer: IHOPE

2D clue: Indoor plant whose name is one vowel off from 6-Across
Answer: FICUS

3D clue: A❤️ 9❤️ 6❤️ 4❤️ 2❤️, e.g.
Answer: FLUSH

4D clue: What “aye” means
Answer: YES

5D clue: Corp. money managers
Answer: CFOS

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