Scharon Harding

New York

Senior Product Reviewer at Ars Technica

Articles

Breaking down why Apple TVs are privacy advocates’ go-to streaming device

6 days ago | machash.com | Scharon Harding

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All the ways Apple TV boxes do-and mostly don’t-track you

6 days ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Using the Apple TV app or an Apple account means giving Apple more data, though. Every time I write an article about the escalating advertising and tracking on today's TVs, someone brings up Apple TV boxes. Among smart TVs, streaming sticks, and other streaming devices, Apple TVs are largely viewed as a safe haven.
Amazon Fire Sticks enable “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Research firm blames outdated DRM tech, Facebook ads, Amazon hardware, and more. Amazon Fire Sticks are enabling “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy, according to a report today from Enders Analysis, a media, entertainment, and telecommunications research firm.
Amid rising prices, Disney+ and Hulu offer subscribers some freebies

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Small subscriber perks help the streaming services stand out. With streaming providers frequently raising prices, subscribers often feel like they’re paying more for the same service—or a lesser version, depending on what’s available to watch that month. In a unique move, Disney is introducing a small, potential financial benefit to Disney+ and Hulu subscribers in the form of some third-party discounts, freebies, trials, and contests.
Discord lures users to click on ads by offering them new Orbs currency

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Scharon Harding

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Discord lures users to click on ads by offering them new Orbs currency

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Discord moves further away from being ad-free. Discord is further distancing itself from its ad-free beginnings by offering users a new virtual currency for clicking on in-platform advertisements.
What makes a tech gadget calm? This certification firm has an 81-point checklist.

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Calm, cool, and collected Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage. Do you miss the feel of tactile buttons on your kitchen appliances or lament car manufacturers' insistence on touchscreens? Have you ever found yourself clumsily fumbling with the door handles of a vehicle or distracted by the bright blue light beaming from your vacuum or Wi-Fi router? If so, you're not alone.
VMware cloud partners demand “firm regulatory action” on Broadcom

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Scharon Harding

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VMware cloud partners demand “firm regulatory action” on Broadcom

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

"Broadcom is unlikely to make any voluntary changes to its new commercial terms." VMware's business model under Broadcom is "legally and ethically flawed," a group of cloud service provider (CSP) customers and partners alleged in a report released today.
Adobe hikes subscription prices to support generative AI features

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Scharon Harding

Creative Cloud All Apps plan getting axed Monthly fees for multi-app subscribers to rise by up to 16.7 percent. Subscribers to Adobe’s multi-app subscription plan, Creative Cloud All Apps, will be charged more starting on June 17 to accommodate for new generative AI features. Adobe’s announcement, spotted by MakeUseOf, says the change will affect North American subscribers to the Creative Cloud All Apps plan, which Adobe is renaming Creative Cloud Pro.