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HBO Max Rebrand Breaks TVs, Remotes, and More

As many of you probably know, HBO Max rebranded itself to Max this week. And while the name is mostly unimportant, the rebrand and new app are causing all sorts of problems for users. The switch broke stuff on TVs, killed the HBO Max button on remotes, and things aren’t going well.

Windows to Finally Support 30 Year Old Archive Format

It’s been 30 years since Russian software engineer Eugene Roshal created the RAR archive format. RAR allows users to compress files so they take up less room on your hard drive. However, you needed a special program like WinRAR to open RAR files on Windows for the better part of three decades.

Max Replaces HBO Max: Quick Things to Know

Warner Bros’ new streaming service “Max” officially arrived today and delivers the best of HBO Max and Discovery+ in one place. Yes, this also means the old HBO Max is dead. Name aside, Max has far more to offer customers, and here are a few things you need to know.

Save 20% on a Plex Pass Lifetime Membership

Why pay $5 a month for Plex Pass when you can get a lifetime membership for 20% off? That’s right; you can unlock features like offline viewing, intro skipping, hardware transcoding, and live TV DVR at a huge discount. Just use coupon code POWERGEEK during checkout!

Streaming Sports Doesn’t Seem to Be Working

For the third week in a row, fans streaming sports through apps like Sling TV and YouTube TV have experienced a slew of frustrating issues. NBA playoff games last week were a bit of a hot mess, and sadly, this isn’t anything new. Streaming sports mostly works, but it’s not worth it during big games.

ChatGPT Finally Gets a Real iPhone App

OpenAI just launched the first official ChatGPT app. Available today on iPhone and iPad, the app allows you to communicate with ChatGPT through text or voice input. This rollout is exclusive to iOS users in the United States, though global and Android availability are coming soon.
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