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11:09 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Google pulls Element's Android chat app over content it doesn't control
Google is once again coming under fire for its less-than-forgiving approach (real or perceived) to federated Android apps. According to Android Police, Google has pulled Elements federated chat app fr...
11:09 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Google pulls Element's Android chat app over content it doesn't control (updated)
Google is once again coming under fire for its less-than-forgiving approach (real or perceived) to federated Android apps. According to Android Police, Google has pulled Elements federated chat app fr...
10:20 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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WhatsApp uses Stories to try and assuage users' privacy fears
WhatsApp really, really wants to keep you from jumping to a rival chat service over its controversial new privacy policy, and its using some of its built-in features to get the message across. The Ver...
09:23 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Apple just paid a record $25 million to buy a Sundance movie
Apple hasnt been shy about spending lots of money to make TV+ a success, and thats true even in an era when it cant negotiate deals in person. Deadline and Variety report that Apple has bought Sin Hed...
07:35 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Tesla offers collision repairs in its service centers
Teslas Service Centers can now perform various forms of collision repair in-house, according to CNBC. The automaker has reportedly sent out a message to customers entitled Collision Repair is Here, te...
07:04 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Hyundai said to be 'agonizing' over Apple's electric car
Hyundai might not be in a rush to make Apples electric car despite reports of a tentative deal. Reuters sources claim Hyundai executives are agonizing over how the company will cooperate with Apple, o...
06:25 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Steam's February Game Festival will feature over 500 playable demos
The next Steam Game Festival is will start on February 3rd, and it will give you access to playable demos of over 500 upcoming titles. Valve started hosting the virtual festival last year in the middl...
05:38 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Xiaomi files court challenge against US ban
Xiaomi isnt wasting time disputing the US decision to put it on a list of Chinese military-backed companies and ban American investments. Reuters reports the Chinese phone giant has filed a legal comp...
04:45 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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SpaceX Starship launch reportedly violated an FAA license
SpaceXs high altitude Starship test may have created more problems than a fiery explosion. The Verge sources understand that the Starship SN8 launch violated the terms of SpaceXs FAA test license, lea...
04:30 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Hitting the Books: The continuing controversies surrounding e-cig safety
Though more than a billion people worldwide still smoke cigarettes, folks who are looking to kick the habit have an ever-widening wide array of modern assistive techniques and technologies at their di...
03:37 pm -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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The Morning After: ASUS makes a second attempt at a dual-screen laptop
No Friday night news dumps today, but we do have the return of some early 00s favorites. First, G4 is back. Ahead of its official relaunch with X-Play and Attack of the Show this summer, the gaming ch...
09:12 am -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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Alleged 'Matrix 4' leak suggests a new title: 'Matrix Resurrections'
The last Matrix movie came out before Engadget even existed, but this year the film series is back. The Matrix 4 is one of the movies WarnerMedia is premiering on HBO Max and in theaters at the same t...
04:57 am -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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NASA's SLS rocket will go through a second and longer hot fire test
NASA will conduct a second hot fire test for the Space Launch Systems rocket core stage as early as the fourth week of February. It will be part of the rockets Green Run series of tests meant to asses...
02:18 am -05 - Sat, January 30, 2021
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GeForce Now game streaming starts to roll out Chrome support
If youd like to try NVIDIAs cloud gaming service without installing the app, then you may be able to access it via your computers browser now. XDA points out that release notes for version 2.0.27 of G...
10:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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G4 returns today on YouTube and Twitch
Ahead of its return later this year, G4 will air a new series called B4G4 on YouTube and Twitch. It starts streaming today (Friday, January 29th). Among other content, the series will feature comedy s...
07:45 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Liven XFM is a $199 groovebox for '80s fetishists
Sonicware first broke on the scene with the ELZ_1 a few years back a portable multimode synth thats seemed to draw inspiration from Teenage Engineerings OP-1. Then last year it announced the Liven 8-...
07:01 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Apple will produce a series on WeWork's fall from grace
Apple will back and produce a new TV+ series based on the podcast WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork, according to Deadline. Simply titled WeCrashed, the new limited series will star Anne Hathaway...
06:19 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Netflix is testing a sleep timer on Android
If you enjoy watching an episode or two of a show before you drift off, Netflix's latest feature might be useful. It's testing a sleep timer function on Android devices.A select number of us...
05:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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This week's best deals: $100 off Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad and more
This week has been a good one if youre looking to save money on some Apple devices. Not only is the Magic Keyboard for iPad discounted by $100, but you can also save on AirPods Pro, the latest 27-inch...
04:45 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Breaking down Reddit's battle over GameStop's stock
I get it, the story of how Redditors banded together to increase the value of GameStops stock is confusing. So we tapped business journalist Mike Futter, author of theGameDev Business Handbookand co-h...
04:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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ASUS ZenBook Duo review (2021): A better dual-screen notebook for less
ASUS isn't giving up on dual-screen PCs anytime soon. This year, it revamped the ultraportable ZenBook Duo with a rising second screen, more power and vastly improved software for working across ...
03:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Samsung Mobile's head of camera R&D wants your phone to 'personalize' your photos
Samsung announced its first Galaxy S smartphone in the heady days of 2010, and at the time, people were too jazzed by its 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and 1GHz processor to fret much about its cameras. ...
03:26 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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The Justice League Snyder Cut debuts March 18th on HBO Max
HBO Max is preparing to finally release the Snyder Cut and fans wont have to wait much longer to get their eyes on director Zack Snyders true vision for Justice League. The retooled version of the sup...
02:51 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Driverless robotaxis are now available for public rides in China
After lots of tests, its now possible to hail a truly driverless robotaxi in China. AutoX has become the first in the country to offer public rides in autonomous vehicles without safety drivers. Youll...
02:37 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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UK will investigate Ubers plan to buy British rival Autocab
In August 2020, Uber announced that it would buy a British company that had positioned itself as the taxi industrys answer to ride-hailing. Today, the UKs competition regulator said that it would exam...
02:15 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Finally, I can solve a Rubiks Cube
The Rubiks Cube has been around for decades. Ive toyed with the cube, probably in the very late 80s or early 90s, but never even imagined being able to solve one; from entirely shuffled, to perfectly ...
12:22 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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'Left 4 Dead 2' is finally available, uncensored, in Germany
Germany is getting the uncut version of Left 4 Dead 2 at last, over 11 years after Valve released the game. The developer has announced on Steam that it recently asked German authorities to reevaluate...
12:16 pm -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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The Morning After: Robinhood, Reddit and Gamestop
Its been a chaotic couple of days for Gamestop, Reddit (well, subreddit WallStreetBets) and Robinhood. Respectively, a gaming retailer thats recently struggled, a forum for small-scale investors and a...
11:45 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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'Destiny 2' shifts away from weekly bounties to seasonal challenges
For the latest season of Destiny 2, Bungie is making some changes in how activities, rewards and challenges will work, the company announced. To that end, the company has eliminated the weekly bounty ...
10:55 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Disney releases interactive short 'Baymax Dreams' on GeForce Now
Sundance Film Festival isnt happening this year not in person, anyway so creators are finding new ways to showcase their creations. The folks at Disney, for instance, are offering an interactive sho...
10:05 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Google will soon allow gambling apps on the Play Store in the US
Android users in regions other than the UK, Ireland, France and Brazil will soon be able to find and download real-money gambling apps from the Play Store. Google has updated its program policy allowi...
10:05 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Google will soon allow gambling apps on the Play Store in the US
Android users in regions other than the UK, Ireland, France and Brazil will soon be able to find and download real-money gambling apps from the Play Store. Google has updated its program policy allowi...
09:16 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Tesla's Roadster won't go into production until 2022
Since Tesla launched its sleek and wildly fast next-gen Roadster supercar EV back in 2017, we havent heard a ton about it. In a recent tweet, however, Elon Musk said that Roadster production isnt set ...
08:02 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Facebook is reportedly building a newsletter tool for indie writers
Facebook is building its own newsletter tools, according to The New York Times. The social network is reportedly working on the initiative to offer more services to independent writers and journalists...
06:54 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Robinhood raises $1 billion, will reopen GameStop stock purchases on Friday
Amid complaints from customers, at least one lawsuit and growing criticism from lawmakers in both major parties, Robinhood announced that on Friday, it plans to once again allow limited buys of 13 sec...
04:30 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Engadget Podcast: How Reddit day traders blew up GameStop's stock
If you were confused about how, exactly, a bunch of Reddit finance obsessives turned the beleaguered GameStop into a white hot stock, youre not alone. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Mike F...
04:17 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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Xiaomi's remote wireless charging powers up your phone from across the room
Inductive wireless charging that works via pads and coils is still not available everywhere or on every device, but XDA points out that Xiaomi is teasing a leap to the next step: remote wireless charg...
12:25 am -05 - Fri, January 29, 2021
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GameStop stock market squeeze attracts attention from Congress
The Senate Committee on Banking will hold a hearing on the current state of the stock market, after Reddits GameStop squeeze ignited a fiery debate that pitted retail investors against hedge funds.Ame...
10:51 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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This 2004 iPod can stream music from Spotify
While it went on to be eclipsed in importance by the iPhone, its fair to say most people have a special place in their hearts for the iPod. It is in many ways the defining gadget of the mid-aughts. So...
09:16 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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G4 teases the return of 'Attack of the Show!' and 'X-Play'
In the lead up to its return later this year, G4 plans to bring back both Attack of the Show! and X-Play. The two will return this summer alongside the network, according to a teaser shared by the off...
07:54 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Ninja Theory is done updating multiplayer brawler 'Bleeding Edge'
Ninja Theory is no longer developing Bleeding Edge, a 4 vs. 4 brawler that arrived on PC and Xbox One less than a year ago. The game will remain playable on both platforms, but there won't be any...
07:37 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Super Bowl LV comes to 'Rocket League' with gridiron mode
With Super Bowl LV coming up next month, Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced a new celebration event thatll let you play a new limited-time gameplay mode. Dubbed Gridiron and only available ...
07:17 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Robinhood hit with class action lawsuit after it restricts GameStop stock
Robinhood can now add a class action lawsuit to its growing list of headaches after it said it would restrict users from trading GameStop and other stocks. A class action lawsuit was filed in New York...
06:57 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Sony pushes PS5 exclusive Returnal's release date to April 30th
Returnal, the upcoming PS5 exclusive from Resogun studio Housemarque, will arrive a little later than expected. The studio and Sony have pushed back the release date from March 19th to April 30th to g...
06:43 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Tim Cook takes aim at Facebook's practices during privacy conference
In a wide-ranging keynote delivered at the (online-only) 2021 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference this morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook called for greater scrutiny of businesses "built o...
06:19 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Razer claims the Viper 8K is its most responsive mouse ever
In the constant arms race that is the PC gaming peripheral market, Razer believes its obtained an edge against its competitors with its latest mouse, the Viper 8K. The peripheral features the companys...
05:47 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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YouTube is testing its own version of Twitch clips
YouTube is finally allowing users to create and share clips from videos. A small number of creators will have access to the clipping tool during the initial test, including some gaming channels. The f...
05:05 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Facebook is reportedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple
Facebook has reportedly been preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple for months, centering around an allegation that the company is forcing developers to follow App Store rules that its own apps ...
04:44 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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GM plans to exclusively sell electric vehicles by 2035
GM isnt just planning to electrify many of its cars in the years ahead its ditching combustion engines entirely. As CNBC reports, GM has unveiled plans to completely eliminate tailpipe emissions from...
03:46 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Microsoft's sustainability report is a lot more interesting as a 'Minecraft' map
Lets face it: sustainability reports are important, but theyre usually quite dry reads. Microsoft might have a way to reel you in, however. According to The Verge, Microsoft has released a free Minecr...
03:22 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Cyberpunk 2077 update fixes game-breaking bug from the last patch
CD Projekt Red has whacked the latest mole it inadvertently added to Cyberpunk 2077. Following last weeks major update, some players found that they were unable to progress past a certain point. Six d...
02:28 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Telegram makes it easier to import your WhatsApp chat history
Telegram is still dealing with a influx of WhatsApp users upset over a new privacy policy, and its making sure those converts will feel more at home. WABetaInfo has noticed that the latest version of ...
02:26 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Apple's latest 27-inch iMac is $200 off at Amazon
While the new M1 MacBooks are getting all of the attention as of late, Apples still producing machines with Intel chips, with one of them being a recently updated iMac. That new 27-inch desktop is on ...
02:13 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Facebook's oversight board's first judgments overturn four moderation decisions
Facebooks Oversight Board has issued its first five judgments on cases it selected to rule upon on December 1st. The topics cover hate speech, misinformation around COVID-19, and the right of uses to ...
01:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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The best Pixel 4a 5G accessories
Google turned out three new phones this past year, and we were particularly fond of the $459 Pixel 4a 5G. It has nearly all the same features as the budget-friendly Pixel 4a, but packs in a bigger scr...
01:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Spotify gives NYU students the chance to learn how to podcast like a pro
Theres no doubt podcasts are having a moment. They have been for a while, and it started before we were all stuck at home. Music services, production companies and more are betting big on the format, ...
12:28 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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The Morning After: Tesla revamped the Model S and Model X
Tesla notched its first full year of profitability and said it delivered nearly 500,000 cars, but right now, Im going to talk about that steering wheel. As previously seen on prototypes for the Cybert...
12:10 pm -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Baidu secures license for full driverless road tests in California
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted Baidu permission to test its autonomous vehicles without a driver behind the wheel. Its had authority to test its vehicles in California since 2...
11:22 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Rovio gives up on its mobile game streaming service
Angry Birds developer Rovio has quietly wound down its mobile game streaming service. First spotted by Gamasutra, the official Hatch website now has a message explaining that the platform was retired ...
10:05 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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The smartphone market is growing again
Its taken a while but the smartphone market appears to be growing once again. IDC (International Data Corporation) has announced that handset shipments reached 385.9 million in the final quarter of 20...
09:20 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Samsung boosts profits despite a drop in smartphone sales
Samsung boosted profits by 26.4 percent for its fourth-quarter despite an 11 percent drop in smartphone sales over last year, the company announced. For the entire 2020 fiscal year, in the midst of a ...
08:00 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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WhatsApp now requires biometric authentication for PC and web access
Youll now have to confirm your identity using your biometric information to link a WhatsApp account to the PC or the web. The Facebookowned company has added a layer of protection to its apps in order...
06:33 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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International authorities disrupt NetWalker ransomware scheme
Law enforcement agencies from several countries have teamed up in a coordinated effort against a ransomware called NetWalker. According to the US Department of Justices announcement, NetWalker was use...
04:55 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Tim Cook: Active install base of iPhones is now over 1 billion
Last year the install base of active iPhones grew to over 900 million devices, and in Apples Q4 2020 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook revealed that after the launch of the iPhone 12 family, it is now over ...
02:29 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Discord bans Reddits WallStreetBets for hate speech as scrutiny intensifies
Discord has banned the server used by the controversial subreddit r/WallStreetBets for what it says are repeated violations of the companys hate speech policies. The ban comes as the subreddits modera...
02:29 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Reddit's WallStreetBets is back on Discord after ban (updated)
Update 1/28 2:30pmET: Discord has reportedly reversed its ban. The company told The Verge that its now working with the moderators of Wall Street Bets, who have set up a new server, and will provide s...
12:42 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Tesla's Cybertruck is on track for volume production in 2022
On Teslas quarterly earnings call, CEO Elon Musk reported its first annual profit and mentioned the companys highly anticipated pickup. According to Musk, Tesla expects to make a few deliveries of the...
12:09 am -05 - Thu, January 28, 2021
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Tesla's 'transformative' fourth quarter tops a full year of positive revenue
Its 2021 and nearly 7 percent of the US workforce is currently idle on account of the pandemic but heck if Tesla CEO Elon Musk isnt still making money hand over fist. Hes surpassed Jeff Bezos as the r...
11:28 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Mark Zuckerberg wants to reduce political content in News Feed
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is thinking about new ways to make political content less visible on its platform, and that the company may make changes to users News Feeds to make that happen.The comme...
11:21 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Sling TV price hike adds another $5 per month for new customers
Starting today, new Sling TV customers will pay $35 per month for the companys Blue and Orange subscriptions, or $50 if they bundle the two plans together. Either way, thats a $5 hike above the price ...
10:16 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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The redesigned Tesla Model S interior swaps in a steering yoke
Nestled in its latest earnings report, Tesla included images of its upcoming Model S refresh. The renders provide a sneak peek of the vehicles interior, showcasing a cockpit thats more in line with th...
09:56 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Apple reports $111 billion in quarterly revenue, shattering previous record
Many suspected the launch of Apple's new iPhone 12 series would mean big things for the company's financials now we're getting our first look at just how true that was. In its just-rel...
09:54 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Facebook predicts uncertainty' in 2021, blames upcoming iOS 14 update
Facebooks business has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, but 2021 might prove more difficult. The company cautioned in its latest earnings report that new privacy features in Apples iOS 14 updat...
09:13 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Amazons motorized Echo Show 10 goes on sale February 25th
Back at its fall hardware event last year, Amazon announced the Echo Show 10. And now it finally has a release date. Youll be able to pick the companys latest smart display on February 25th for $250.I...
08:36 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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US arrests far-right Twitter troll for 2016 election interference
In a case that could set a precedent for how the US handles election-related misinformation moving forward, the Justice Department announced the arrest of infamous far-right troll Douglass Mackey on W...
08:18 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Instagram rolls out its new look for Stories on desktop
Instagram has started to roll out its new look for Stories on desktop. It started testing the redesign earlier this month, and it'll soon be available for everyone.You'll be able to view cli...
07:29 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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BMW tries to get ahead of its supply curve using quantum computing
BMW is starting to embrace quantum computing to optimize its supply chains. The automaker has started testing Honeywell systems to help it determine the best components to buy at the right time withou...
07:29 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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BMW tries to get ahead of its supply curve using quantum computing
BMW is starting to embrace quantum computing to optimize its supply chains. The automaker has started testing Honeywell systems to help it determine the best components to buy at the right time withou...
07:23 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Strega is a compact modular synth for crafting dreamscapes or hellscapes
Make Noise primarily traffics in experimental Eurorack modules like Morphagene and Maths. But a few years ago it made a play for a more entry level space with the 0-Coast, a compact modular synthesize...
07:12 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Disney restricts kids from watching content with racist stereotypes
Last fall, Disney added content warnings on Disney+ to flag some of the racist content it had produced in the past. Now the company is taking an additional step to provide children the proper context ...
07:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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MIT's oncological risk AI calculates cancer chances regardless of race
Artificial intelligence and machine learning systems continue to be adopted into an ever wider array of healthcare applications, such as assisting doctors with medical image diagnostics. Capable of un...
06:25 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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HBO Max didn't expect to have this many subscribers for another two years
During its Q4 2020 earnings call on Tuesday, AT&T revealed that its streaming subsidiary HBO Max now boasts some 40 million paid monthly subscribers a figure neither company anticipated the s...
05:56 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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EA founded a new studio to work on the long-awaited 'Skate 4'
EA has formed a new studio to develop the next Skate game. On Wednesday, the publisher announced the existence of Full Circle, which, like previous Skate developer Black Box, will be based out of Vanc...
05:45 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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'Control: Ultimate Edition' headlines February's batch of PS Plus freebies
Sony has revealed the next batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers Control: Ultimate Edition, Destruction AllStars (PS5 only) and Concrete Genie which you can claim from February 2nd. T...
05:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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EVs with Google Maps will make it easier to plan trips around recharging
Cars with Google Maps built in are getting a few more features that should make it easier to plan trips around charging stops. Google is using graph theory in its latest routing algorithms to help you...
04:48 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Tomb Raider and Skull Island anime series are headed to Netflix
While were still waiting on Netflixs Pacific Rim anime series, the streaming service has announced that its also working on anime versions of Tomb Raider and Skull Island. Netflix is working with Lege...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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The best Super Bowl TV deals we could find
Game day is right around the corner, which means its one of the best times of the year to upgrade your TV. Aside from the holiday shopping season, the few weeks leading up to the Super Bowl have some ...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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The best Super Bowl TV deals we could find
Game day is right around the corner, which means its one of the best times of the year to upgrade your TV. Aside from the holiday shopping season, the few weeks leading up to the Super Bowl have some ...
03:55 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Nintendo is releasing an ornate, limited-edition Monster Hunter Switch
Nintendo has released flashy special edition Switch consoles before, but its latest might be particularly appealing if youre a fantasy fan. The gaming giant is releasing a limited edition Monster Hunt...
03:23 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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The first official modding tools for 'Cyberpunk 2077' have arrived
Intrepid gamers havent wasted any time deploying Cyberpunk 2077 mods you could, for example, turn Night City into a smog-covered wasteland like Blade Runner. But now CD Projekt Red is offering its ow...
03:17 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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The EU wants an investigation of the Switch's Joy-Con 'drift' issues
The European Union's joint consumer program has urged an investigation into the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift issue after it received almost 25,000 complaints from across the continent. Drift occ...
03:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Ring launches its cheapest connected doorbell yet
Amazon-owned Ring is today launching its cheapest smart doorbell, the Ring Video Doorbell Wired, for just $60. The device has an all-new body, which takes design cues from the pricier Video Doorbell P...
03:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Ring launches its cheapest connected doorbell yet
Amazon-owned Ring is today launching its cheapest smart doorbell, the Ring Video Doorbell Wired, for just $60. The device has an all-new body, which takes design cues from the pricier Video Doorbell P...
02:58 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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International law enforcement disrupts the notorious Emotet botnet
The international community has once again taken down a major botnet. Law enforcement and courts in the US, Canada and several European countries have disrupted the infrastructure for Emotet, billed a...
02:10 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Roku's Streambar is the cheapest it's been since the holidays
Its easy to drop hundreds on home theater equipment, but you dont have to spend a fortune to make your existing setup feel new again. Rokus Streambar is one such device that can upgrade your TVs sound...
02:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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2021's first big Xbox exclusive is just OK
The Medium is a fitting name for the latest game by Bloober Team, though perhaps in an unintended way. Not only does The Medium tell a story about a woman with the ability to exist in dual realities a...
02:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Fujifilms GFX 100S crams a huge 102-megapixel sensor into a compact body
Fujifilm has unveiled the GFX 100S with a huge 102-megapixel medium-format sensor and a surprisingly compact body. Its actually smaller than Panasonics full-frame S1R and just a bit heavier than the C...
02:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Spin will test scooters with remote parking capabilities this spring
If you live in a city where e-scooter companies are allowed to operate, theres a good chance youve stumbled upona lone scooter far from its counterparts. These can be an annoyance, especially if theyr...
02:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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2021's first big Xbox exclusive is just OK
The Medium is a fitting name for the latest game by Bloober Team, though perhaps in an unintended way. Not only does The Medium tell a story about a woman with the ability to exist in dual realities a...
02:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Fujifilms GFX 100S crams a huge 102-megapixel sensor into a compact body
Fujifilm has unveiled the GFX 100S with a huge 102-megapixel medium-format sensor and a surprisingly compact body. Its actually smaller than Panasonics full-frame S1R and just a bit heavier than the C...
02:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Fujifilm's mid-range X-E4 has a new design and X-Trans 4 sensor
When Fujifilm announced the X-E3 in 2017, it quickly became something of a cult favorite among the companys fans thanks to its compact rangefinder-style body, comfortable ergonomics and more than capa...
02:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Virgin Hyperloop outlines how it thinks journeys will actually work in 2030
The company which, late last year, made the worlds first crewed Hyperloop journey is now proposing how its system will work in practice. Virgin Hyperloop has released a new concept video, explaining h...
01:25 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Walmart will use robots to turn stores into automated fulfillment centers
Back in 2019, Walmart started piloting its first local fulfillment center in Salem, which uses robots called the Alphabot to pick items from shelves. Now, the retail giant is turning more locations in...
12:55 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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'Serial' season three is being turned into a HBO series
The third season of Serial is being turned into a TV series. HBO is adapting the nine-episode run, which examined multiple cases handled by the Cleveland justice system. According to Deadline, writer ...
12:35 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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The Morning After: Sony's $6,500 A1 camera has a matching $2,500 smartphone
Sony unveiled two pro-level devices yesterday, starting with a $2,500 smartphone (no, it doesnt fold or roll up). Teased in early 2020, the Xperia Pro is for video professionals working in the field, ...
12:17 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Lime begins trialing shared electric mopeds
Lime is adding electric mopeds to its range of rentable vehicles. The company, best known for scooters and bicycles, will start with pilot schemes in Washington, DC and Paris, before expanding to a ha...
12:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Garmin's daintiest watch ever is designed for small wrists
Pretty smartwatches are no longer novel (thankfully), but that doesnt mean we cant welcome more attractive options. Garmin unveiled its latest wearable today, calling the Lily the small and fashionabl...
12:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Garmin's daintiest watch ever is designed for small wrists
Pretty smartwatches are no longer novel (thankfully), but that doesnt mean we cant welcome more attractive options. Garmin unveiled its latest wearable today, calling the Lily the small and fashionabl...
11:05 am -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Tweetbot 6 arrives for iPhone and iPad with a subscription model
One of the best third-party Twitter clients now requires a subscription. Tweetbot 6, the latest version of developer Tapbots app, now costs 99 cents per month, or $5.99 annually. The old Tweetbot 5 cl...
10:14 am -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Facebook criticized for not doing enough to enforce its Holocaust denial policy
Last year, Facebook finally banned Holocaust denial content, after tacitly allowing it to fester on its site for years. And today on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the company touted efforts...
09:18 am -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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NASA's asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx probe will head back to Earth in May
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will soon bid asteroid Bennu farewell. NASA has announced that OSIRIS-REx will start its journey back to our planet on May 10th, two-and-a-half years after it rendezvoused wi...
06:32 am -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Intel starts shipping its first Iris Xe discrete graphics cards for desktop
Intels first dedicated graphics cards for desktop will soon pop up on the market as part of pre-built systems customers can buy. The chipmaker has announced that it has officially launched the Iris Xe...
04:34 am -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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Tasker's Android phone automation connects with Google Assistant
People have long used Tasker to take care of repetitive tasks on their Android device, or to customize its features based on things like whether theyre at home or at the office. Now the apps features ...
01:40 am -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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'Godzilla vs. Kong' makes its HBO Max debut on March 31st
When WarnerMedia announced plans to premiere its 2021 slate of movies in theaters and on HBO Max at the same time, some of the companies and big names involved in making those movies were immediately ...
01:40 am -05 - Wed, January 27, 2021
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'Godzilla vs. Kong' makes its HBO Max debut on March 31st
When WarnerMedia announced plans to premiere its 2021 slate of movies in theaters and on HBO Max at the same time, some of the companies and big names involved in making those movies were immediately ...
10:37 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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HomePod mini update adds UWB-enhanced handoff features
Back when it announced the HomePod mini last year, Apple said it was working on a feature that would allow you to seamlessly transfer music, calls and podcasts between your iPhone 11 or iPhone 12 and ...
09:40 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Microsoft's profits jump by 33 percent thanks to the cloud, PCs and Xbox
Another quarter, another booming earnings report from Microsoft. But whats notable for Q2 2021is that it isnt just the cloud driving the company forward this time. The company reported revenues of $43...
09:20 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Disney and Comcast are sharing streaming rights to Modern Family
Heres something were not used to seeing: two companies sharing the streaming rights to a popular show. But thats exactly whats happening with Modern Family, which youll be able to watch through both H...
08:22 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Plex Arcade features a bunch of old-school Atari games
Media streaming service Plex is moving beyond TV, movies, audio and photos. Starting today, you can play a bunch of Atari games through a Plex Arcade subscription. Plex has teamed up with Parsec to of...
08:02 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Chrome OS 88 turns your Chromebook into an impromptu smart display
Google has started rolling out Chrome OS 88. The update includes a couple of enhancements, the most notable of which is a new screen saver you can use to get more functionality out of your computers l...
07:25 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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'The Lord of the Rings: Gollum' is delayed to 2022
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was supposed to arrive this year, but its journey to your screens will take unexpectedly longer. Developer Daedalic announced that it will release the game in 2022 on PC,...
07:10 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Google is turning Tilt Brush over to the open source community
Google is winding down support for yet another one of its marquee VR products. In a blog post spotted by Protocol, the company said its halting development on Tilt Brush and open sourcing the project ...
07:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Twitter is making it easier for researchers to study its platform
Twitter just took a major step toward making it easier for researchers to understand the conversations happening on its platform. The company introduced a new version of its API that will allow resear...
06:25 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Gorgeous RPG 'Haven' expands to Switch and PS4 on February 4th
Haven is centered around a pair of lovers on a lost planet, so it's fitting that it'll arrive on more platforms just ahead of Valentine's Day. The sci-fi RPG will land on Nintendo Switc...
06:12 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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iOS 14.4 rolls out with Bluetooth audio monitoring
Apple has started rolling out iOS 14.4 to iPhone and iPad users. While not as a meaty of an update as iOS 14.3, it comes with a handful of small enhancements. To start, youll find a new option within ...
05:48 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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The East Coast is suffering through major internet connection problems
If youre having problems with your internet connection today, youre far from the only one. There are widespread reports of outages on DownDetector at the minute, particularly on the East Coast of the ...
05:48 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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The East Coast suffered major internet connection issues this afternoon
If you had problems with your internet connection today, you were far from the only one. There were widespread reports of outages on DownDetector on Tuesday, particularly on the East Coast of the US. ...
04:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Researchers built an AI that plays chess like a person, not a super computer
We mere mortals haven't truly been competitive against artificial intelligence in chess in a long time. It's been 15 years since a human has conquered a computer in a chess tournament. Howev...
04:26 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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'Animal Crossing' updates send Mario and Hello Kitty to Carnival
You cant attend Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (or anywhere, really) due to the pandemic, but Nintendo thinks it can bring the celebration to you. Its releasing an Animal Crossing: New Horizons Festivale ...
03:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Byte, the spiritual successor to Vine, has a new owner
Byte, the spiritual successor to Vine, created by Vine co-founder Dominik Hofmann, has been purchased by Clash, a creator monetization company. Clash, co-founded by former Vine star Brendon McNerney, ...
03:42 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Sony's A1 is a $6,500 50MP camera that shoots 30fps bursts and 8K video
Sony has just dropped a bomb on the camera world with the launch of the A1, its new flagship full-frame mirrorless camera with some breakthrough features. Thanks to a new 50-megapixel Exmor RS stacked...
03:15 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Apple's M1 Mac mini is $50 off at Amazon and B&H
Apples M1-powered Mac mini just became a tad more affordable, at least if youre willing to make some effort. Amazon is selling the base version of the compact desktop for $649, or $50 below its usual ...
03:09 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Apple celebrates Black History Month with a limited-edition Watch Series 6
Apple is celebrating Black History Month by amplifying Black creators, artists, developers and businesses across its various services and with an Apple Watch Black Unity Collection. A limited-edition ...
03:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Sony built a $2,500 smartphone for creators and broadcasters
Shortly after Sony showed off its first 5G phone in early 2020, it teased an even more capable Pro model that the company quickly stopped talking about for the rest of the year. After a long silence, ...
02:47 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Sony's WF-1000XM3 ANC earbuds are 23 percent off right now
Yesterday, we covered a deal on one of our favorite pairs of wireless headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM4, that brought them down to $278. You can still grab that deal today, but if over-ear cans arent yo...
02:30 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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AT&T's public safety network knows which floor first responders are on
AT&Ts FirstNet public safety network just received some upgrades that could make all the difference in certain emergencies. Most notably, the platform now includes vertical GPS support, or Z-A...
02:25 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Wink's home automation service has been down for a whole day
Home automation service Wink has suffered a connectivity issue that has knocked out its equipment for the better part of a day. In a tweet, the company announced that it was investigating an issue con...
02:05 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Walmart knocks over $50 off the 44mm Apple Watch Series 6
While Apple doesnt have many sales of its own, its possible to find things like the Apple Watch for less at other retailers. But when it comes to the Watch in particular, theres rarely any rhyme or re...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Formlabs launches its first SLS 3D printer for in-house prototyping
Today, Formlabs is introducing a new Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printer for prototypers and engineers. The Fuse 1 uses the companys first Nylon powder to make SLS printing more affordable and ...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Formlabs launches its first SLS 3D printer for in-house prototyping
Today, Formlabs is introducing a new Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printer for prototypers and engineers. The Fuse 1 uses the companys first Nylon powder to make SLS printing more affordable and ...
01:25 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Verizon's latest prepaid service offers mmWave 5G for $75 per month
You can now access Verizons 5G Ultra Wideband service with a prepaid plan. The company has launched Verizon Prepaid Unlimited, a $75 per month option that includes access to its mmWave network. If you...
12:43 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Twitter jumps into newsletters with Revue acquisition
Twitter wants a piece of the fast-growing newsletter industry. Today, the company announced that its acquired Revue for an undisclosed sum. The latter is one of the best-known services for creating an...
12:40 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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An automated Telegram bot is selling Facebook account phone numbers
Access to a database reportedly containing 500 million users private information is being sold on a cybercrime forum. Motherboard reports that the database, which hosts data pulled from Facebook more ...
12:20 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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The Morning After: Apple's new fitness feature is a guided walk with Dolly Parton
How are those mid-pandemic, new-year-new-you fitness goals going? My diet is still atrocious, but Im grinding out my workouts. Weve got two stories today that take different approaches to coaxing us a...
12:11 pm -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra features a new low-power OLED display
When Samsung launched the Galaxy S21 Ultra, it talked about how the devices screen supports refresh rates of 120Hz at both full HD and Quad HD resolutions. What it didnt say until now, however, is tha...
11:45 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 ECG tracking comes to 31 more countries
Samsung has announced that its expanding the ECG and blood pressure tracking features in its latest Galaxy Watch models to the UK and Europe, along with Chile, Indonesia and the UAE for 31 new countri...
11:10 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Europe created more energy from renewables than fossil fuels last year
Europe is slowly reducing its dependancy on fossil fuels. A report co-published by Ember and Agora Energiewende, two think tanks focused on clean energy, has revealed that the continent generated more...
11:00 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Grimes and Endel bring their AI-powered sleep sounds to Android
Last October, Endel announced that it had partnered with Grimes for a special soundscape inside its music app, which is meant to help you focus, relax or fall asleep. The collaboration was called AI L...
11:00 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Lego's Vidiyo is a do-it-yourself music video maker for kids
Lego and Universal Music Group (UMG) are teaming up for Vidiyo, a new set to empower kids aged seven and ten to make their own music videos. Its a bunch of figures and blocks that, when scanned into t...
11:00 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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TikTok patched an exploit that could've let attackers steal user phone numbers
Earlier this year, TikTok launched a bug bounty program after the discovery of vulnerabilities and threats of a ban by the former Trump administration. That effort appears to have paid dividends, as i...
09:40 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Amazon's Alexa Guard Plus security subscription comes to the US
Amazons Alexa Guard Plus subscription service is now live in the US. The company unveiled Guard Plus back in September as a paid option for those who want the extra features that come with the premium...
09:00 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Polk Audio claims React is the 'most advanced Alexa-enabled soundbar'
Polk Audio has revealed its latest smart soundbar, which includes several Alexa-powered features. Polk React has four far-field microphones to help it pick up your voice commands even when its blastin...
08:01 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Babylon 5 Remastered now available to buy or stream on HBO Max
Nearly thirty years after its first broadcast and close to twenty since its troubled DVD release, Babylon 5 is finally getting a polish. From today, Warner Bros. is launching Babylon 5 Remastered both...
08:01 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Babylon 5 Remastered now available to buy, or stream on HBO Max
Nearly thirty years after its first broadcast and close to twenty since its troubled DVD release, Babylon 5 is finally getting a polish. From today, Warner Bros. is launching Babylon 5 Remastered both...
08:00 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Babylon 5 Remastered now available to buy or stream on HBO Max
Nearly thirty years after its first broadcast and close to twenty since its troubled DVD release, Babylon 5 is finally getting a polish. From today, Warner Bros. is launching Babylon 5 Remastered both...
06:06 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Google reveals North Korean-backed campaign targeting security researchers
Googles Threat Analysis Group has identified an ongoing campaign thats been targeting security researchers working on vulnerabilities over the past few months. The team says a government-backed entity...
05:01 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Wacom's pen tablet for students now works with Chromebooks
For all their strengths as eduction tools, Chromebooks have their limitations. Most dont come with a stylus, and even if they do, theyre usually not the most accurate. Enter Wacom.The companys One by ...
04:10 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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What's on TV this week: 'The Medium' and 'Resident Alien'
This week the next-gen Xbox platform delivers a console exclusive with The Medium, a horror game that features the trick of having the player constantly leap between two worlds that are rendered simul...
12:01 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Facebook's News tab arrives in the UK
Facebook is bringing its dedicated News tab to the UK on Tuesday, which marks the first time the company has rolled out the feature outside of the US. You can access the News tab from the menu in the ...
12:01 am -05 - Tue, January 26, 2021
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Facebook's News tab arrives in the UK
Facebook is bringing its dedicated News tab to the UK on Tuesday, which marks the first time the company has rolled out the feature outside of the US. You can access the News tab from the menu in the ...
11:09 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Amazon removes militia-associated charity groups from Smile program
Amazon has removed five groups that appear to be associated with the Oath Keepers and Three Percenters, two militias the FBI is investigating for their alleged involvement in the January 6th US Capito...
10:40 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Apple shuffles hardware execs to make room for a mysterious new project
Dan Riccio has served as senior VP of engineering overseeing all of Apples hardware since 2012, but now hes stepping back from that role. A press release revealed hes focusing on a mysterious new proj...
09:22 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Peacock will stream Indycar practice and qualifying sessions this season
When the 2021 Indycar season starts on April 18th, youll be able to watch some of the action through Peacock Premium. NBCUniversal announced today it will stream live coverage of qualifying and practi...
08:12 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Hyundai rolls out adorable customer service robot for its showrooms
In an effort to offer assistance without any unnecessary human interaction, Hyundai has unveiled the DAL-e, a new customer service robot that is both adorable yet functional. It debuted today in a Hyu...
08:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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The Sundance Film Festival makes a giant leap into VR
Like most major events over the last year, the esteemed Sundance Film Festival is going virtual. But it's going beyond just letting you watch films at home. Sundance is building an extensive virt...
06:50 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Facebook will let researchers study its election ad targeting data
Facebook is attempting to increase transparency around ads that ran in the lead up to Novembers US elections. Starting on February 1st, researchers will have access to targeting data on more than 1.3 ...
06:40 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Cyberpunk 2077 update introduced a game-breaking bug
Cyberpunk 2077s 1.1 update was supposed to set the troubled game on the path toward redemption. Instead, it seems to have come with its own set of problems. Per Eurogamer, players have discovered a ga...
06:29 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Twitters new Birdwatch experiment crowdsources fact-checking
Twitter is launching a new feature to fight misinformation: Birdwatch, a community-driven approach that crowdsources fact checks directly from other Twitter users. The experiment was first spotted las...
06:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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How Biden and Harris could refocus the White House on science
In each of its annual budget requests, the Trump administration made deep funding cuts to federal research spending, in spite of Congress consistent refusals. However, the administration's 2021 p...
04:42 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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AMC avoids bankruptcy, at least for now
AMC wont run out of cash in the near future. The movie theater chain announced it has raised or received commitments for $917 million in debt capital and equity, or enough to put a near-term bankruptc...
04:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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A personal trainer app guilt-tripped me into exercising (and it worked)
Like a lot of people, I gained weight during lockdown. Not only did I give in to comfort food and stress eating, I also stopped exercising. On top of those extra pounds, I also grew increasingly slugg...
04:17 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Spotify dabbles in audiobooks by offering nine public-domain works
Spotifys aggressive move into content beyond music continues today, as the company is testing a small pilot of audiobooks on the platform. Specifically, nine classic audiobooks will be available start...
03:54 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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WWE Network will stream exclusively on Peacock in the US
WWE Network is slamming its way onto Peacock. From March 18th, NBCUniversal's platform will be the exclusive home of WWE's streaming service in the US.Under a multi-year deal, Peacock Premiu...
03:46 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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'Madden NFL 21' comes to Google Stadia on January 28th
You wont need powerful console or PC to play Madden NFL 21 in the near future. EA has revealed (in amidst Pro Bowl news) that its seminal football title will be available on Google Stadia starting Jan...
03:35 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Sony's WH-1000XM4 ANC headphones return to a record low of $278
Sony makes some of the best active noise-cancelling headphones you can get, but most of them come at high price tags. Its always worth waiting for a sale if you want to get a pair of high-quality cans...
02:47 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Scientists find a cloudless 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet with a four-day year
Astronomers have found another strange planet that could expand our understanding of the cosmos. Gizmodo reports that a team at Harvard and Smithsonians Center for Astrophysics has spotted a gas giant...
02:47 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Scientists find a cloudless 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet with a four-day year
Astronomers have found another strange planet that could expand our understanding of the cosmos. Gizmodo reports that a team at Harvard and Smithsonians Center for Astrophysics has spotted a gas giant...
02:25 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Apple's 'Time to Walk' stories arrive today for Fitness users
Apples Fitness+ subscription service is getting its first major new feature today. As was rumored earlier today, Time to Walk is a set of stories that play alongside a walking workout initiated from t...
02:15 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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AirPods Pro are 20 percent off at Amazon and other retailers
AirPods Pro remain the best sounding wireless earbuds that Apple makes the moment, and now theyve dropped to $200 at a number of online retailers including Amazon and Walmart. Thats $50 off their norm...
02:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Instagram adds professional dashboard for businesses and creators
Instagram is working on a new feature for business owners and influencers. The app is adding a new professional dashboard feature that brings all the apps business tools into a dedicated space in the ...
12:44 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Huawei may spin off its P and Mate smartphone brands
After selling Honor last year, Huawei may spin off its premium Mate and P smartphone brands next to get around crippling sanctions, according to Reuters. The company has reportedly been talking to a c...
12:22 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Google unions around the world form Alpha Global alliance
Various Alphabet unions have joined forces and created a global alliance called Alpha Global. It was created with some help from UNI Global, a federation of unions that represents 20 million workers f...
12:20 pm -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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The Morning After: Tesla accuses engineer of stealing Warp Drive secrets
Good morning! We start the week as Tesla tries to keep its trade secrets and technology safe. This time, its suing engineer Alex Khatilov for allegedly stealing the companys custom Warp Drive software...
11:22 am -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Bloodhound needs another new owner to break the land speed record
Here we go again. The team behind Bloodhound, a British car designed to beat the the world land speed record, is looking for a new benefactor. The current owner, Ian Warhurst, saved the project from f...
09:31 am -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Formula One champion Jenson Button will compete in Extreme E
Former Formula One champion Jenson Button is joining Extreme E. The 41-year-old has launched his own team, called JBXE, and will compete as one of two drivers. He joins a large roster of recognizable ...
09:31 am -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Google will turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites
Google will convert some of its facilities into COVID-19 vaccination sites starting in New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Kirkland, Washington. Partnering with One Medical and ...
08:10 am -05 - Mon, January 25, 2021
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Apple's Time to Walk feature will offer inspiring stories to Fitness subscribers
Apple could soon launch a podcast-like feature called Time to Walk for Fitness+ subscribers and Watch owners, according to MacRumors. The feature, which popped up in the watchOS 7.3 release candidate ...
10:14 pm -05 - Sun, January 24, 2021
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Netflix delivers 'studio-quality' sound upgrade for Android viewers
Dont be surprised if Netflix sounds nicer the next time you marathon a show on your Android phone. Netflix has upgraded its Android app to stream audio in xHE-AAC (Extended HE-AAC with MPEG-D DRC; yes...
09:31 pm -05 - Sun, January 24, 2021
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Google mobile search redesign focuses on results, not frills
You might soon have an easier time searching the web from your phone. Google is rolling out a visual redesign of mobile search that should help you focus on the results rather than... well, everything...
07:45 pm -05 - Sun, January 24, 2021
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Apple warns against putting an iPhone 12 too close to your pacemaker
You probably dont need someone to tell you that magnets and life-saving medical devices dont mix, but Apple wants to make that patently clear. MacRumors has learned that Apple recently updated a suppo...
07:00 pm -05 - Sun, January 24, 2021
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Sony may resurrect the Xperia Compact line for small phone fans
Did you see the iPhone 12 mini and wish there were an Android equivalent to that small-yet-mighty design? You might get your wish. Well-known tipster OnLeaks has shared what he says are images and ear...
05:46 pm -05 - Sun, January 24, 2021
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Uber cuts 15 percent of Postmates' workforce
Now that Uber owns Postmates, its apparently ready to cut workers it believes are superfluous. Uber has confirmed to the New York Times that its laying off about 185 people at Postmates, or about 15 p...
03:20 pm -05 - Sun, January 24, 2021
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SpaceX launches a record 143 satellites into orbit
After a slight delay, SpaceX has smashed a record for sending spacecraft into orbit. The company successfully launched its Transporter-1 mission carrying an unprecedented 143 satellites, including 133...
11:10 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Pixar's 'Soul' was so popular on streaming that it beat 'The Office'
There was little doubt Pixars Soul would find a large audience by going straight to Disney+ in many countries, but its now clear just how successful that strategy was. Deadline reports that the existe...
10:07 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Tesla accuses engineer of stealing crucial company software
Tesla is no stranger to allegations of staff stealing its technology, but its latest case may be particularly brazen if true. As Electrek has learned, the EV maker has sued engineer Alex Khatilov for ...
09:28 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Boeing wants all its aircraft to fly on sustainable fuels by 2030
Boeing has vowed to make flights using its planes more eco-friendly within the next decade: The aviation titan has announced its commitment to make sure its planes can fly on 100 percent sustainable f...
07:36 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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FTC issues first fines using a law against ticket scalping bots
Most live events simply arent an option due to the pandemic, but that isnt stopping the FTC from cracking down on ticket scalper bots. The regulator has taken its first legal action using the Better O...
06:45 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Home security technician admits hacking customers' security cameras
A former ADT security company employee has admitted to breaking into the cameras he installed in users homes in the Dallas area to watch their private moments. Telesforo Aviles has pleaded guilty to c...
06:28 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Italy blocks TikTok for some users following girl's death
TikTok is facing mounting concerns over its approach to younger users. The Guardian reports that Italys Data Protection Authority (DPA) has blocked TikTok for users whose age cant be verified after a ...
05:01 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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ICYMI: We test out the latest Samsung Galaxy smartphones
Now that CES is over, we can really get the new year underway. Here at Engadget, that means reviewing all of the latest tech as it becomes available, from smartphones to smart scales. At last weeks Un...
05:00 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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ICYMI: We test out the latest Samsung Galaxy smartphones
Now that CES is over, we can really get the new year underway. Here at Engadget, that means reviewing all of the latest tech as it becomes available, from smartphones to smart scales. At last weeks Un...
04:30 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Hitting the Books: AI doctors and the dangers tiered medical care
Healthcare is a human right, however, nobody said all coverage is created equal. Artificial intelligence and machine learning systems are already making impressive inroads into the myriad fields of me...
04:13 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad drops to $199 at Amazon
Its now decidedly more affordable to get the combo of an iPad and a Magic Keyboard if you act quickly, at least. Amazon is selling the Magic Keyboard for the iPad Air and 11-inch iPad Pro (no Pencil ...
03:00 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Recommended Reading: What went wrong with Cyberpunk 2077?
Inside Cyberpunk 2077's disastrous rolloutJason Schreier, BloombergInterviews with more than 20 CD Projekt Red staff members (current and former) uncovered a development cycle marred by unchecked...
02:35 pm -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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The Morning After: Microsoft changed its mind about an Xbox Live price hike
Usually, a company releasing news late on a Friday night is a bad sign, but Microsoft went the other way. After starting off Friday by awkwardly announcing revised pricing for Xbox Live Gold that woul...
06:17 am -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Facebook inexplicably logs out iPhone users
Facebook isnt down, but it did start an odd trending topic on Twitter Friday night as confused iPhone owners tried to figure out why the social network logged them out. I havent found an explanation f...
05:16 am -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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Microsoft reverses Xbox Live price hike, will add free multiplayer for some games
In one of the first positive Friday night news dumps I can remember, Microsoft has not only reversed course on its poorly-received plan to raise the price for Xbox Live, its adding a treat. Soon, for ...
05:15 am -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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SpaceX's first 'rideshare' mission will launch a record number of satellites
The SpaceX Transporter-1 mission set to launch today will put 133 commercial and government spacecraft, as well as 10 more Starlink satellites, in orbit. SpaceX says thats the most spacecraft ever dep...
05:15 am -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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SpaceX's first 'rideshare' mission will launch a record number of satellites (updated)
The SpaceX Transporter-1 mission set to launch today will put 133 commercial and government spacecraft, as well as 10 more Starlink satellites, in orbit. SpaceX says thats the most spacecraft ever dep...
03:55 am -05 - Sat, January 23, 2021
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NBC is shutting down its sports cable channel as the bundle contracts
According to reports by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, NBC Sports Group Chairman Pete Bevacqua told staffers in a memo that the NBC Sports Network cable channel is shutting down the end of thi...
11:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Amazon will start streaming Robert Kirkman's 'Invincible' on March 26th
Amazon has shared the first trailer for Invincible. The upcoming adult animated series sees The Walking Deads Robert Kirkman and Steven Yeun reunite for another project. This time around, Yeun stars a...
10:36 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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The first big 'Cyberpunk 2077' patch has arrived
As promised, the first of two early-2021 patches for CD Projekt Reds troubled Cyberpunk 2077 has arrived. This updates the game to version 1.1 on PC, consoles and Stadia, and according to the notes it...
08:48 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Blizzard is gobbling up Vicarious Visions
Game publisher Activision is folding one of its oldest support studios into Blizzard. On Friday, the company told GamesIndustry.biz all 200 team members of Vicarious Visions are now employees of Blizz...
07:41 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Democrats ask Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to rework their suggestion algorithms
A group of more than 30 democratic lawmakers led by Representatives Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) are calling on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to make substantive changes to their rec...
06:09 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Cadillac's upcoming Celestiq flagship EV has a tint-shifting smart roof
GM has high hopes for its upcoming Cadillac Celestiq sedan, slated for release in 2023. The flagship EV is being built to help the brand recapture its reign as the Standard of the World. As such, its ...
05:20 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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The best deals we found this week: $40 off Google's Pixel 4a 5G and more
This week brought a return of some holiday sale prices, plus a few deals that are even better than those we saw late last year. Googles Pixel 4a 5G fell to a new record-low price, while the 8th-genera...
05:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Pinterest adds eyeshadow to its virtual makeup kit
Pinterest has expanded its Try On feature with a new makeup category: eyeshadow. The app will now give you a way to virtually try on eyeshadow products from Lancome, YSL, Urban Decay and NYX Cosmetics...
04:35 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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President Biden appoints 'world-class' cybersecurity team in wake of hacks
President Biden is elevating the importance of cybersecurity in light of the SolarWinds hack that compromised multiple government institutions. Reuters reports that Biden has appointed (and will soon ...
03:33 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Microsoft increases Xbox Live Gold prices for new members
Microsoft continues sending not-so-subtle signals that it would really, really like you to drop Xbox Live Gold in favor of Game Pass. The company has raised prices for new Xbox Live Gold memberships a...
03:33 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Microsoft won't increase Xbox Live Gold prices for new members
Microsoft continues sending not-so-subtle signals that it would really, really like you to drop Xbox Live Gold in favor of Game Pass. The company has raised prices for new Xbox Live Gold memberships a...
01:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Podcast: Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra review
Were back in review mode this week! Cherlynn dishes her thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra, and whether theyre worthy upgrades over last years phones. Do all those cameras make a differe...
12:50 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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The Morning After: The Galaxy S21 reviews are in
The verdict is in for Samsungs Galaxy S21 series. Weve got two separate reviews for you today, one on the premium Ultra variant and another for the standard S21 which should also inform you of what t...
12:02 pm -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Apple's next MacBook Air could be even thinner and lighter
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple was planning a redesigned MacBook Air. It was a footnote, however, in a larger piece that focused on some upcoming MacBook Pro laptops. Today, Bloombergs Mark ...
11:40 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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YouTube finally delivers HDR videos on the Xbox One
You can finally watch YouTube videos in HDR on last-gen Xbox One S and One X consoles, along with the latest Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X models, according to Google. As spotted by Flat Panels HD a...
11:05 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Touchless tech mimics the ability to press an elevator button
In their COVID19 information page, both the CDC and the WHO warn people against touching their faces with unwashed hands, since the virus can survive on surfaces. Theres been a rise in the use of touc...
10:30 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Tucows closes its once-popular software download site
It was inevitable, really. In the early days of the internet, Tucows was known as a reliable place to find and download new software. Today, however, most people are happy to use a modern App Store M...
09:31 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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The View40 is Honor's first phone after splitting from Huawei
Honor has unveiled the flagship View40 5G, its first phone since it was sold off by Huawei, Engadget Chinese has reported. Released in China as the V40, it could well come to Europe and elsewhere at a...
05:43 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Google says it will disable Search in Australia if it's forced to pay for news
Google has been at odds with the Australian government ever since the latter started working on a mandatory code of conduct that would require Facebook, Google and others to pay news outlets for using...
02:47 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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'Uncharted' movie release date slides to February 11th, 2022
Word of an Uncharted movie started floating around even before the second game in the series came out. Weve been talking about it since at least 2008, many years before filming supposedly wrapped in O...
01:43 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Alphabet will 'wind down' Loon's internet-broadcasting balloons
In 2013 Google shocked us by announcing Project Loon, an effort to distribute wireless connections from balloons floating 20km above the Earth. Now, as first reported by Wired, Googles parent company ...
01:43 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Alphabet will 'wind down' Loon's internet-broadcasting balloons
In 2013 Google shocked us by announcing Project Loon, an effort to distribute wireless connections from balloons floating 20km above the Earth. Now, as first reported by Wired, Googles parent company ...
12:11 am -05 - Fri, January 22, 2021
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Elon Musk announces $100 million prize for new carbon capture tech
Things we already know: The world is growing uncomfortably warm due to humanitys insistence on burning fossil fuels. Elon Musk is currently the wealthiest human on the planet. Yet for being among the ...
11:27 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Intel's PC business is up 33 percent thanks to cheap notebooks
We already know that 2020 was a huge year for PC shipments, now Intel is confirming that report with explosive fourth quarter earnings results. The chipmaker says its PC business was up 33 percent com...
10:57 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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'Re:Verse' lets you play as your favorite Resident Evil character online
A playable demo of Resident Evil Village you can download today isnt only surprise Capcom had to share during its recent showcase. The publisher also announced Resident Evil Re:Verse, a new multiplaye...
10:42 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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'Resident Evil Village' hits Xbox One, Series S/X, PS4, PS5 and PC May 7th
Resident Evil Village, the direct sequel to 2017s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, will come out on May 7th, and its hitting more platforms than first announced.Village will land on Xbox Series X, Series S...
10:23 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Microsoft Edge will notify you if your passwords have been compromised
Even if you use a password manager and two-factor authentication, theres a good chance some of your login credentials have been exposed in the past thanks to hacks and leaks. Microsoft is introducing ...
09:31 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Watch Capcom's Resident Evil Showcase at 5PM ET
Capcom is about to show off some new gameplay footage for the latest installment of its venerated Resident Evil horror shooter franchise, Resident Evil Village. The online event includes a tour of the...
09:25 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Instacart lays off 1,900 workers, including the 10 who formed a union
In a move first spotted by Motherboard, Instacart is laying off 1,877 workers who were classified as employees at the company. Among those included in the layoffs are 10 workers in Illinois who in 202...
09:12 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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President Joe Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel acting FCC chair
President Joe Biden has named a new chair to head up the Federal Communications Commission. Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCCs leading Democrat, will serve as acting chairwoman, replacing Ajit Pai. Rosenwo...
09:12 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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President Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel acting FCC chair
President Joe Biden has named a new chair to head up the Federal Communications Commission. Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCCs leading Democrat, will serve as acting chairwoman, replacing Ajit Pai. Rosenwo...
08:36 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Amazon can keep Parler's servers offline, judge rules
A judge has denied Parlers attempt to get Amazon Web Services to restore its service. A federal judge cited dwindling slight evidence for Parlers antitrust claims, as well as the dangers posed by infl...
07:41 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Netflix picks up an animated movie from 'Into The Spider-Verse' producers
Netflix has added another movie to the mammoth slate of original films it's releasing this year. It scooped up the worldwide rights (excluding China) to animated flick The Mitchells vs. The Machi...
07:33 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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House oversight chair asks FBI to investigate Parler
Parler may still be (mostly) offline, but the company may face new investigations into its role in the deadly riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the chair of the House Oversight Comm...
06:20 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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YouTube rolls out hashtag landing pages to all users
Since Twitter and Instagram helped popularize them, hashtags have been one of the consistent ways youve been able to navigate different platforms. But for as long as YouTube has been around, its never...
05:30 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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'Call of Duty: Warzone' is about to get a big esports push
The folks pulling the strings of the Call of Duty League have a singular goal in mind: grow. The CDL is expanding its Path to Pro system, boosting the production value on pre-recorded videos, and dabb...
05:22 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Facebook's Oversight Board will review Trump's suspension
Facebooks Oversight Board will decide whether to restore Donald Trumps access to that platform and Instagram. Both services locked the former president out of his accounts for 24 hours earlier this mo...
05:11 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Put Bernie Sanders almost anywhere with this Google Street View app
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris might have been the headliners of Wednesday's inauguration, but Sen. Bernie Sanders stole the show just by sitting on a chair in his winter ge...
05:11 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Put Bernie Sanders almost anywhere with this Google Street View app
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris might have been the headliners of Wednesday's inauguration, but Sen. Bernie Sanders stole the show just by sitting on a chair in his winter ge...
05:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Spotify signs an exclusive podcast deal with filmmaker Ava DuVernay
Spotify has added another prominent creator to its podcast stable. The company has signed a multi-year deal with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, the director of Selma and 13th, to produce excl...
04:27 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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You can run Linux on an M1 Mac if you have the patience
Yes, you can natively run operating systems beyond macOS on Apples M1 Macs if youre willing to put in some extra work. As AppleInsider noted, the team at Corellium has outlined how it ported Ubuntu L...
04:15 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Russia bans 'Death Note' and other 'violent' anime
It seems a Russian court has started to scribble the names of anime series in a mysterious black notebook. A district court banned Death Note, Tokyo Ghoul and Inuyashiki on certain streaming websites ...
04:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Samsung Galaxy S21 review: The best Android phone for the money
Welcome to a world where less is more. The Galaxy S21 is the entry-level model of Samsungs new trio of flagships, and it offers a compelling mix of features for the price. It starts at a more-reasonab...
04:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review: A capable but costly flagship
Right now, all signs point to 2021 being a turning point for Samsung smartphones. An end-of-year scoop from Reuters cites multiple anonymous sources who claim there wont be a new Galaxy Note this year...
03:42 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Raspberry Pi Pico is a $4 Arduino alternative
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has so far focused its energy on microcomputers, but its now turning its attention to Arduino-style microcontrollers for your homebrew gadgets. The organization has introdu...
02:43 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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The UN created a game about protecting the ozone layer
How do you teach a younger crowd to appreciate and protect the ozone layer? By weaving the science into the games they play, apparently. As Eurogamer reports, the UNs Environment Programme is releasin...
02:10 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Beats' Solo Pro ANC headphones are back to an all-time low of $150
If youve had your eye on a pair of Beats headphones, one of the best deals weve seen is back. Now you can get the Beats Solo Pro wireless ANC headphone for $150, a record-low price, at Woot. We last s...
02:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Otter launches live transcription for Google Meet
Otter, which uses AI to offer a low-cost transcription service, is bringing its smarts to Google Meet, letting users access live notes and captions. All a user needs to do is install a Chrome extensio...
01:30 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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See the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' painting in 10-gigapixel detail
Microscope manufacturer Hirox has created a panorama of Vermeers famous Girl with a Pearl Earring at a mind-boggling 10-gigapixel resolution, as spotted by Petapixel. Over 9,100 photos were captured b...
01:30 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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See the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' painting in 10-gigapixel detail
Microscope manufacturer Hirox has created a panorama of Vermeers famous Girl with a Pearl Earring at a mind-goggling 10-gigapixel resolution, as spotted by Petapixel. Over 9,100 photos were captured b...
01:01 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Apple's VR headset may include a fan and support prescription lenses
Apple is pushing ahead with two devices focused on VR and AR respectively, according to a Bloomberg report. The company has long been rumored to be working on an augmented reality headset similar to t...
12:38 pm -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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The Morning After: Biden-Harris day one, and Samsung Display's new laptop OLEDs
The inauguration and Parade Across America event went off without a hitch yesterday, featuring many viral stars and pushing new youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to the top of Amazons sales charts. Th...
11:57 am -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Ford begins sharing its driver-collected accident data with other car makers
There would be fewer accidents if drivers could tell each other about accidents and other potentially dangerous obstacles. Thats why Ford has started sharing its own car data, which includes airbag ac...
10:55 am -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Samsung Display to make 90Hz OLED screens for laptops
What would you prefer in your next gaming laptop? An OLED panel with excellent contrast and deep black levels, or a different display technology that can surpass 60Hz? Well, soon you wont have to choo...
10:02 am -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Google agrees to pay French publishers for news previews
Google has signed a deal with publishers in France to pay for content used for preview snippets in its news section, Reuters has reported. French regulators forced it to start negotiations with publis...
08:33 am -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Firefox extensions are now easier to install on Android devices
Mozilla has simplified the process of finding and installing add-ons for Firefox on Android. With the launch of Firefox 85 for the mobile OS, youll be able to install extensions straight from the addo...
05:54 am -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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'Hitman 3' players run into launch day server problems
IO Interactive released Hitman 3 yesterday, and while it was supposed to be a triumphant close to a story arc that began with the 2016 Hitman game, players have been tripped up by server issues. In or...
04:39 am -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Poly Effects fully merges Digit and Beebo into one super pedal
The Poly Effects Digit and Beebo are two of the more interesting guitar pedals to come out in the last few years. They feature large touchscreens and incredible depth for designing your own effects an...
01:50 am -05 - Thu, January 21, 2021
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Google Calendar's desktop site can work offline again, in some cases
If you occasionally need access to your calendar when youre not connected to the internet, then Google Calendars web interface is getting a bit more useful. When Google rolled out a new UI for the app...
10:53 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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The US will rejoin the Paris climate change agreement
With the third executive order of his new administration, President Joe Biden said the US will rejoin the Paris Agreement. Initially finalized in 2015, the climate change accord saw 143 countries, inc...
10:11 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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TikTok's new Q&A feature makes it easier for creators to respond to fans
TikTok has started a new feature that makes it easier for some of its most popular creators to host Q&A sessions with their fans. The feature was first spotted by social media consultant Matt ...
08:50 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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New White House website includes a hidden recruitment message for coders
With Joe Biden now the 46th president of the United States, the official White House website has gone live with an eye-catching new design. Its fully responsive and even comes with a snazzy dark mode ...
08:50 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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New White House website includes a hidden recruitment message for coders
With Joe Biden now the 46th president of the United States, the official White House website has gone live with an eye-catching new design. Its fully responsive and even comes with a snazzy dark mode ...
08:48 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Google is investigating an AI researcher over the handling of sensitive data
Google is investigating an artificial intelligence researcher after it detected that "an account had exfiltrated thousands of files and shared them externally. Margaret Mitchell, a co-lead of the...
08:27 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Amazon offers to help the incoming Biden admin with COVID response
Fast on the heels of now-President Joe Bidens inauguration on Wednesday morning, Amazon Consumer CEO Dave Clark sent a letter on behalf of his employer to the incoming administration pledging its help...
07:17 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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August's WiFi smart lock hits all-time low of $183 at Amazon
Augusts 4th-generation WiFi smart lock is one of its best yet, and now you can get it at a more affordable price. Amazon has discounted the silver model to $183.49, down from its usual $250 price. The...
05:01 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Polyend Tracker review: A powerful but confounding groovebox
Ive been sitting on this review for a long time.Thats partially because the Polyend Tracker wasnt ready for the masses until recently. But also, frankly, I wasnt entirely sure what to make of it....
04:30 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Moog app brings the classic Model 15 modular synth to the Mac
You wont have to fire up a mobile device (or spend a fortune on the real thing) to use Moogs Model 15 for music creation. The company has updated its Model 15 app to introduce support for Mac users ru...
04:16 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Airbnb has been quietly using social media to root out and ban extremists
Airbnb has canceled all bookings in Washington DC this week in an attempt to prevent people from traveling there for President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration in the wake of the January 6th US Capitol r...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Opera now has a game engine to go with its gamer-focused browser
Its not often that a browser company acquires a game development platform. But thats exactly what Opera has done with YoYo Games, a British team best known for GameMaker Studio 2. The latter is a huge...
03:40 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Facebook improves AI photo descriptions for the visually impaired
Facebook has long been using AI to describe photos for the visually impaired, but its stepping up its efforts in 2021. The social media giant has detailed a new version of automatic alternative text (...
03:30 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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NVIDIA Shield TV now supports PS5 and Xbox Series X/S controllers
NVIDIAs Shield TV, the companys powerful set-top box, can now pair with the Xbox Series X and S gamepads, as well as the PlayStation 5s DualSense controller. The long awaited feature arrives as part o...
02:30 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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EU fines Valve and major game publishers for geo-blocking titles
Nearly two years after filing charges, the European Union is demanding remedies from Valve and other publishers for geo-blocking games. The European Commission has fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, F...
01:55 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Amazon knocks $80 off Apple's MacBook Pro M1
If youve been itching to upgrade your MacBook but want something a bit more powerful than even the latest MacBook Air M1, youre in luck. Amazon has a deal on the MacBook Pro M1 with 256GB of storage r...
01:41 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Federal court strikes down Trump's coal-friendly EPA climate rules
A federal appeals court has struck down the Trump administrations plan to relax restrictions on power plant greenhouse emissions. A US court of appeals said that the plan approved by the EPA in 2019 w...
01:20 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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How to watch Bidens inaugural 'Parade Across America'
Instead of a traditional march through Washington DC, todays presidential inauguration will include a virtual one. Dubbed the Parade Across America, the event will feature performances from the likes ...
01:20 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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How to watch Bidens inaugural 'Parade Across America'
Instead of a traditional march through Washington DC, todays presidential inauguration will include a virtual one. Dubbed the Parade Across America, the event will feature performances from the likes ...
01:05 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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South Korea's biggest web company acquires Wattpad for $600 million
Webtoon and Wattpad may soon be inextricably linked. Naver, the South Korean internet giant behind the Webtoon digital comics platform, will acquire Wattpad for a deal worth US$600 million in cash and...
12:29 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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The Morning After: LG might get out of the smartphone business
In the US, today is Inauguration Day, and as Joe Biden took the oath as our 46th president, its worth taking a look back at the discussions four years ago. Back then, the most tech-savvy president exi...
12:29 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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The Morning After: LG might get out of the smartphone business
In the US, today is Inauguration Day, and as Joe Biden prepares to take the oath as our 46th president, its worth taking a look back at the discussions four years ago. Back then, the most tech-savvy p...
12:10 pm -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Porsche brings its cheaper rear-wheel-drive Taycan to the US
Porsche has introduced a Taycan model that wont make such large a dent on your bank account. As Autoblog reports, the latest version simply called Taycan starts at $81,250, including a $1,350 destin...
11:35 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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SolarWinds hackers also targeted security specialist Malwarebytes
American security company Malwarebytes has revealed that it was targeted by the same nation state actor implicated in SolarWinds breach. The firm says it doesnt use SolarWinds IT software, which serve...
10:58 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Mercedes-Benz' EQA crossover is its first sub-$50,000 EV
After teasing it late last year, Mercedes has unveiled the EQA, its latest entry as part of a plan to release wide range of EVs in the coming years. With a 66.5 kWh battery pack, the compact crossover...
10:35 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Chrome 88 makes it easier to manage and change passwords
Google has released another Chrome update for Windows, Mac and Linux, adding some personal security features that should keep users a little safer online. If you use Chrome's built-in password ma...
10:00 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Hector is a virtual modular synth you can put in your real modular synth
Poly Effects has made quite a splash over the last couple of years with the Digit and Beebo two highly modular guitar pedals that covered everything from amp simulation to drum synthesis. Oh, also, t...
09:47 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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LG considers leaving the mobile business
After nearly six successive loss-making years and a $5 billion commitment, LG may finally be ready to leave the smartphone business. The Korea Herald says that CEO Kwon Bong-seok, in a message to staf...
06:36 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Donald Trump pardons ex-Waymo, Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski
Last year Anthony Levandowski pleaded guilty to one count of stealing materials from Google, where he was an engineer for its self-driving car efforts before leaving to found a startup that he sold to...
05:01 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Korg teases Drumlogue, a hybrid analog / digital groovebox
Korg is teasing the next member of the logue family, the Drumlogue. We dont have all the details right now as its still under development, but we do know it will be a hybrid analog / digital groovebox...
05:01 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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Korg Gadget-VR takes music producing from the studio to the headset
Over the years, Korgs Gadget app has allowed for software-based music production on platforms ranging from iOS to Switch, and now its making the jump to virtual reality. We dont know much about Gadget...
04:36 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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YouTube extends Trump's suspension ahead of inauguration day
YouTube will continue blocking Donald Trumps official channel from uploading new videos and livestreams for a minimum of seven more days. The Googleowned video platform told CNBC and Bloomberg that it...
03:09 am -05 - Wed, January 20, 2021
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What's on TV this week: 'Hitman 3,' 'They Live' and 'Pixar Popcorn'
This weeks highlight game release is Hitman 3, closing out a trilogy of murder-for-hire simulators. The game stretches across last-gen consoles, has upgrades for PS5 and Xbox Series X, and is even pla...
11:55 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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'Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning' heads to Switch on March 16th
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is making its way to Nintendo Switch on March 16th, publisher THQ Nordic announced today. The 2020 remaster of 2012s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning first came out on Pl...
09:14 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Netflix grows to over 200 million subscribers globally
As the company predicted, Netflix has topped 200 million subscribers, reporting (PDF) 203.66 million paying customers worldwide. Netflix also noted that its original TV shows accounted for nine of the...
07:05 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Brave browser now supports peer-to-peer IPFS protocol
In a move it says will help make the internet more transparent and resilient, privacy-focused browser Brave now offers fully integrated and native IPFS browsing (via The Verge). InterPlanetary File Sy...
06:50 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Tesla is hiring people to handle complaints people tweet at Elon Musk
Elon Musk wears many hats, but it seems that Twitter customer support may no longer be one of them. The company is hiring remote support staff to, along with other duties, handle complaints people twe...
05:06 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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'Auto Chess' is going back to its roots with a MOBA spinoff
Auto Chess publisher Dragonest is going back to the game's origins as it has announced a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) spinoff. Auto Chess debuted as a mod for Dota 2, one of the most po...
04:35 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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iFixit says Apples AirPods Max are quite serviceable
As night follows day, when a new gadget is launched, the iFixit teardown is never more than a couple of weeks away. Today, the company has shredded Apples new AirPods Max, finding that -- in sharp con...
04:17 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Paramount will replace CBS All Access on March 4th
CBS All Access days are numbered... in name, at least. ViacomCBS has revealed that Paramount+, its expansion and rebranding of All Access, will launch in the US on March 4th. The streaming service wil...
03:29 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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'The Muppet Show' finally hits Disney on February 19th
Disney+ is about to play the music and light the lights. All five seasons of The Muppet Show will be available to stream on the service starting on February 19th.Until now, the classic variety show ha...
03:22 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Microsoft teams up with Cruise and GM on self-driving cars
Cruise and GM have enlisted an important ally in their quest to make self-driving cars a practical reality. The two have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to speed up the comme...
03:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Samsungs 870 Evo boosts the performance of entry-level SSDs
Samsung is expanding its SSD lineup with the 870 Evo. It features the companys latest V-NAND and controller, which allows the drive to reach the maximum SATA sequential read and write speeds of 560MB/...
03:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Samsungs 870 Evo boosts the performance of entry-level SSDs
Samsung is expanding its SSD lineup with the 870 Evo. It features the companys latest V-NAND and controller, which allows the drive to reach the maximum SATA sequential read and write speeds of 560MB/...
03:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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'Fortnite' gets soccer skins from major clubs and a Pel emote
American football has been part of the Fortnite experience for years. But what about the other kind of football? The one that trades sacks and touchdowns for gegenpressing and panenka penalties? Well,...
02:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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GDPR fines skyrocket as EU gets tough on data breaches
Europes new privacy protection regime has led to a surge in fines for bad actors, according to research published today. Law firm DLA Piper says that, since January 28th, 2020, the EU has issued aroun...
02:30 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 870 is a souped-up version of last year's flagship
The Snapdragon 888 isnt Qualcomms only high-end mobile chip for early 2021. The company has introduced a Snapdragon 870 system-on-chip that should deliver speedy performance in those phones where the ...
02:20 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Google's Pixel 4a 5G returns to record-low price of $459
Googles Pixel smartphones are solid options for those who want a clean Android experience at a good price, along with some of the best cameras youll find on any handset. The Pixel 4a 5G came out at th...
02:15 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Serif brings back 50-percent discounts on Affinity creative apps
Serif ran a sale on its apps to help creatives at the start of the pandemic, and its bringing back those deals at a particularly difficult moment. The company is once again offering 50 percent discoun...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Samsung's latest rugged tablet gets a Dex and WiFi 6 update
If you thought Samsung was done with its announcements this month, think again. After showing off a slew of new TVs, the Galaxy Chromebook 2, robots, the Galaxy Buds Pro, Galaxy Smart Tags and the Gal...
01:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Lenovo's new Titanium Yoga laptop will feature Sensel's force-sensing tech
To date, Sensels force-sensing technology has only been found in its own Morph product, but at CES 2021, the company showed off a touchpad that might appear in other companys laptops. Now, Sensel has ...
01:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Lenovo's new Titanium Yoga laptop will feature Sensel's force-sensing tech
To date, Sensels force-sensing technology has only been found in its own Morph product, but at CES 2021, the company showed off a touchpad that might appear in other companys laptops. Now, Sensel has ...
12:30 pm -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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The Morning After: Your smartwatch might detect signs of COVID-19 before you do
Your wearable, whether its an Apple Watch, Fitbit or another fitness tracker, might offer an early detection system for COVID-19, based on your heart rate variability (HRV). In a Mount Sinai study, re...
10:11 am -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Synthetic cornea helped a legally blind man regain his sight
A legally blind 78-year old man has regained his sight after being the inaugural patient to receive a promising new type of corneal implant, Israel Hayom has reported. Developed by a company called Co...
09:00 am -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Acer's latest convertible Chromebooks are built for classroom mayhem
Acer has unveiled a bunch of new computers meant for the classroom, including a refresh of two of its convertible and durable Chromebooks. The new versions of its Spin 512 and Spin 511 Chromebooks are...
04:02 am -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Methane emissions declined slightly in 2020 amid lower oil and gas production
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down many facets of life last year, leading to a small reduction in methane emissions, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The organization primarily...
04:02 am -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Methane emissions declined slightly in 2020 amid lower oil and gas production
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down many facets of life last year, leading to a small reduction in methane emissions, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The organization primarily...
02:02 am -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Scientists may have found the background ripples of the universe
Scientists may have identified the gravitational waves that make up some of the universes background, not just those coming from unusual events like black hole collisions. New Atlas reports that the N...
02:01 am -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Scientists may have found the background ripples of the universe
Scientists may have identified the gravitational waves that make up some of the universes background, not just those coming from unusual events like black hole collisions. New Atlas reports that the N...
12:37 am -05 - Tue, January 19, 2021
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Sling TV users can now add NHL Center Ice to their plan for $29 a month
With the NHL's shortened 56-game season getting underway last week, Sling TV is adding NHL Center Ice so you can follow all the action through to May when the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. The mont...
11:02 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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'Apex Legends' season 8 adds a new demolitionist character
On Monday, Respawn Entertainment detailed what players can expect from season eight of Apex Legends. Mayhem will kick off on February 2nd, two days before the games second anniversary.The update will ...
11:01 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Telegram took down 'hundreds' of calls for violence from public US channels
With just two days before Wednesdays presidential inauguration, Telegram said it has spent much of the last two weeks monitoring the situation in the US and subsequently taking enforcement action. In ...
09:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Mt. Gox exchange users may finally get to recover some of their lost Bitcoin
When Mt. Gox went bankrupt in 2014, it was the worlds largest Bitcoin exchange, holding 850,000 Bitcoins from thousands of users. Now, creditors might finally be able to get a portion of those riches ...
08:45 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablets are $30 off right now
If youve been considering whether to pick up an Amazon Fire tablet, now might be the time to take the leap. Theyre currently on sale, and Amazon is offering particularly decent deals on Fire HD 8 tabl...
08:15 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Parler's website is back up, but the service is still unavailable
One week after it lost access to Amazons hosting servers, Parlers website is back online in limited form. Visit it today and youll find a message from CEO John Matze. Hello world, is this thing on? he...
07:33 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Capitol rioter allegedly planned to sell laptop from Pelosi's office to Russia
A woman who was allegedly part of the mob that stormed Capitol Hill earlier this month may have stolen a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office and tried to sell it to Russian intelligen...
07:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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The miniKORG 700FS is an overdue reissue of its first landmark synth
In 1973 Korg released its first mass-produced mono synth the miniKORG 700. Its a landmark instrument, but one thats often overshadowed by the likes of the Minimoog Model D. And even when it comes to ...
05:20 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Korg reinvents a cult favorite with the Modwave wavetable synthesizer
In 1985 Korg released the DW-8000, an analog-digital hybrid synth that combined at the time cutting edge digital oscillators with analog filters. The Modwave is an all digital take on the DW, updated ...
04:33 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Microsoft Edge beta is now optimized for your M1 Mac
You dont have to use Chrome if you want a Chromium-powered browser optimized for Apples M1-based Macs. Windows Central reports that Microsoft has released a beta version of Edge with native support fo...
03:45 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Korg's ARP 2600 M is a 'mini' version of an iconic synth
Last year Korg announced a limited edition remake of the ARP 2600. Its about as iconic as synths get. But, the 2600 is a beast of an instrument. The whole package, including the keyboard, weighs about...
03:45 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Korg's ARP 2600 M is a 'mini' version of an iconic synth
Last year Korg announced a limited edition remake of the ARP 2600. Its about as iconic as synths get. But, the 2600 is a beast of an instrument. The whole package, including the keyboard, weighs about...
03:01 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Smartwatches may detect the signs of COVID-19 before you know you're sick
Smartwatches and fitness wearables may be able to play a valuable role in the early detection of COVID-19, according to recent studies. Researchers from Mount Sinai have found that the Apple Watch can...
01:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Hatch Grow review: A smart scale for infants that could have been great
Im not sure how to describe how much my son spits up, but no one else in this household is getting five outfit changes in a day, so lets just say its a lot. While he still seems to be gaining weight, ...
12:20 pm -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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The Morning After: 'Mario Kart', but for fitness goals
Exercise makes you happier, huh? Prove it.Asics tried to, using a portable EEG to measure the effects of running on the brains of both pro athletes and mere (but fit) humans. The sample size is small,...
07:14 am -05 - Mon, January 18, 2021
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Samsung heir Jay Y. Lee is going back to jail for bribery
Samsung heir Jay Y. Lee has been sentenced to two and a half years of prison over bribery charges, wrapping up a court battle that started four years ago, Bloomberg has reported. Lee was originally ja...
09:57 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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Homebrew Labo kit gives you a full-body 'Mario Kart' workout
Do you feel like your body is going to waste when you play Mario Kart on your Switch? Mike Choi might have a way to keep you in shape. The self-professed hardware hacker has built a concept Labo Fit A...
09:16 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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'Hitman 3' owners won't have to buy earlier games to play their maps
IO Interactives plans to let Hitman 3 players use earlier games locations might not have panned out as planned, but that doesnt mean youll have to re-buy those first two titles. The developer has prom...
07:56 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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Virgin Orbit carries satellites to space for the first time
Virgin Orbits second launch demonstration flight has been smoother than its first. The company has carried customer satellites into space for the first time after the Cosmic Girl host aircraft success...
07:56 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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Virgin Orbit carries satellites to space for the first time (update: deployed)
Virgin Orbits second launch demonstration flight has been smoother than its first. The company has carried customer satellites into space for the first time after the Cosmic Girl host aircraft success...
07:34 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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Audi and BMW shut down car subscription programs
More car subscription services are running into trouble. According to Autoblog, Automotive News has learned that Audi and BMW are respectively ending and pausing their services. Audi is winding down i...
06:32 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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Signal recovers from a day-long service outage
Signal has learned first-hand that there really can be too much of a good thing. As Android Police reports, Signal has recovered from an outage that plagued the secure chat service for over a day. Mes...
06:00 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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Asics used EEGs to prove that, yes, running makes you happier
Its taken as read that exercise can make you happier, healthier and more resilient, at least if you actually enjoy running. Asics, with an eye on selling you a new pair of sneakers, recruited a resear...
04:56 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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Facebook and Google allegedly cut a deal that reduced ad competition
The antitrust cases against Facebook and Google might have some additional fuel. The New York Times says it has obtained documents from Texas antitrust lawsuit elaborating on a sweetheart deal (first ...
04:30 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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After Math: Tesla recalls, Steam streams and COVID checks
As tech journalists (as well as their laptop fans) begin to recover and recuperate from the first all-digital CES, lets take a quick look at some other headlights from this past week. chameleonseye v...
02:00 pm -05 - Sun, January 17, 2021
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Razer's BlackWidow Elite keyboard drops to an all-time low $70 at Best Buy
You might not have to spend a small fortune if you crave a mechanical gaming keyboard. Best Buy is selling Razers BlackWidow Elite wired keyboard with Green switchesfor just $70, well under the regula...
09:45 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Bird's skid detection helps catch reckless scooter riders
Dont even think of using a Bird rental scooter for a wild ride. The company has revealed a Skid Detection feature that, as the name implies, watches for moments when an e-scooter goes sideways. If the...
08:51 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Facebook temporarily bans ads for gun accessories and military gear
Facebook is continuing its crackdown on potential domestic terrorism at President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration. The social network told BuzzFeed News that it was temporarily banning US ads for gun ac...
08:00 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Ford delays some Mustang Mach-E orders over 'quality checks'
Ford technically started Mustang Mach-E deliveries in December, but some drivers will have to wait considerably longer. Electrek has learned that Ford has delayed several hundred deliveries of the ele...
07:25 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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FAA approves first commercial drone flights with no on-site pilots
Farms and other agricultural operations in certain rural areas in the US can now use robotic drones to take images of or gather data on their crops. The FAA has approved Massachusetts-based American R...
07:10 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Biden elevates science advisor to cabinet role for the first time
Science is poised to get a much more prominent role in President-elect Bidens administration. Nature and Reuters report that Biden has named breakthrough geneticist Eric Lander (seen above in 2002) no...
05:59 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Belkin recalls portable phone charging stand over fire risk
Belkin wants you stop using its Portable Wireless Charger + Stand Special Edition device if you have one. The accessory-maker has issued a voluntary recall for the power bank/charging stand due to a m...
05:36 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Watch NASA's historic Moon mission rocket test at 5PM ET
NASA is edging closer to sending a spacecraft around the Moon, and its about to conduct a crucial test to ensure that mission goes forward. As Reuters reports, the agency is conducting a hot fire test...
05:36 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Watch NASA's historic Moon mission rocket test at 4PM ET (updated)
NASA is edging closer to sending a spacecraft around the Moon, and its about to conduct a crucial test to ensure that mission goes forward. As Reuters reports, the agency is conducting a hot fire test...
05:36 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Watch NASA's historic Moon mission rocket test at 4PM ET (update: cut short)
NASA is edging closer to sending a spacecraft around the Moon, and its about to conduct a crucial test to ensure that mission goes forward. As Reuters reports, the agency is conducting a hot fire test...
05:00 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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ICYMI: More gadget highlights from CES 2021
While CES was a bit different this year, we still managed to check out a number of inspiring new devices, apps and services. While we acknowledged the most promising tech in Engadgets Best of CES awar...
04:30 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Hitting the Books: Smaller cameras and projectors helped the Allies win WWII
Modern cameras exist in high definition ubiquity theyre in our laptops and phones; strapped onto our helmets and dangling from our drones heck, youd be hard pressed to find someone on the street wit...
03:55 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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This software converts old CDs into digital tracks and more
Your massive collection of hit CDs has probably been collecting dust since MP3 players went mainstream, and that was over a decade ago! Still, you shouldnt toss out those classics without saving them ...
03:00 pm -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Recommended Reading: 'WandaVision' begins Marvel's TV slate on Disney
WandaVisionis a nostalgic escape from this chaotic reality into anotherCharles Pulliam-Moore, io9io9 offers some details on the first episodes of the new Marvel series that debuted this week on Disney...
10:37 am -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Bloomberg: 'Cyberpunk 2077' full development didn't start until 2016
In one of probably many dissections of CD Projekt Reds missteps in making Cyberpunk 2077, Bloombergs Jason Schreier just published a piece investigating the games development. His reporting doesnt bac...
05:25 am -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Netflix buys Gal Gadot's spy thriller 'Heart of Stone'
Netflix has snapped up the worldwide rights to a spy thriller that could affect subscribers buying decision. The streaming giant has won the auction for Hearts of Stone, a Gal Gadot spy thriller devel...
12:35 am -05 - Sat, January 16, 2021
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Apple is temporarily closing more stores due to COVID-19
Apple will temporarily close more than 20 of its retail locations in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas as coronavirus cases continue to climb in those states. In an update on its website first spotted...
11:15 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Facebook blocks events around D.C. and state capitals ahead of inauguration
Facebook is cracking down on events in an effort to prevent its users from organizing violence ahead of Joe Bidens inauguration. The social network says it will block all events in areas around Washin...
10:39 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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The next iPhone might have an in-screen fingerprint scanner
Compared to the changes that could grace the companys iMac and MacBook Pro computers, Apple is reportedly planning more subtle improvements for its iPhone lineup in 2021. According to Bloombergs Mark ...
09:28 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Apple is once again extending TV free trials
Apple will once again give some of its customers a few extra months of TV+. Since 2019, the company has offered a free one-year trial of the service with the purchase of a new device. When Apple first...
08:34 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Medium will expand into books with its latest acquisition
Medium is getting into books. This week, the company announced that its acquiring Glose, a platform thats not all too dissimilar from itself. On the startups website and app, youll find a place to rea...
08:14 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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WhatsApp postpones new privacy policy amid confusion
WhatsApp says it will give users more time to agree to its controversial new privacy policy, citing mass confusion and misinformation about the update. The Facebook-owned messaging app now says that i...
07:50 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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'Hitman 3' players on Stadia can share playable custom setups
Hitman III arrives next week, and those who check it out on Stadia will be able to share playable chunks of the game with others. Google is bringing state share to the entire World of Assassination tr...
07:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Apple is reportedly working on a major redesign for the iMac
It turns the MacBook Pro may not be the only computer in Apples lineup to get some much-needed attention from the companys design team. According to Bloombergs Mark Gurman, Apple is working on a major...
06:36 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Apple is reportedly considering a podcast subscription service
Apple appears to be considering a podcast subscription plan. Its in talks with production companies about the potential service, according to The Information. However, the publication notes Apple ofte...
05:58 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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OneWeb secures funding to launch more than 500 internet satellites
After a year in which it had to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy, 2021 is off to a much better start for satellite internet startup OneWeb. Two weeks into the new year, the company has secured a $400 mil...
05:17 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Facebook and NYU trained an AI to estimate COVID outcomes
COVID-19 has infected more than 23 million Americans and killed 386,000 of them to date, since the global pandemic began last March. Complicating the public health response is the fact that we still k...
05:16 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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How Twitter will transition presidential accounts after Inauguration Day
Twitter has revealed more details about how it will transition official White House accounts when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on January 20th...
04:51 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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The best deals we found this week: $30 off Apple's iPad and more
While new tech from CES (and Samsung) took over this week, we were still able to find some currently available gadgets on sale at low prices. Of note are the 8th-generation iPad and the iPad Air disco...
04:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Galaxy Buds Pro review: Samsung's best earbuds yet
When the rumors began to swirl about Samsungs Galaxy Buds Live, the promise of active noise cancellation (ANC) led me to believe the company was finally addressing a key omission from its lineup. Howe...
04:06 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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NASA's Orion spacecraft is ready to fly to the Moon
Lockheed Martins Orion spacecraft is one tangible step closer to taking people back to the Moon. The aerospace giant has completed assembly and testing of the Orion ship, and has transferred it to NAS...
03:38 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Kia teases several of its upcoming electric vehicles
Kia has offered a sneak peek at its upcoming electric vehicles. It teased nine EVs, including cars and commercial vehicles, but they were all shrouded in shadow. The automaker plans to ship seven EVs ...
02:21 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Apple will produce Ridley Scott's upcoming Napoleon biopic
Apple is determined to land more big-name movies as it grows its TV+ service. Deadline has learned that Apple will back and produce Kitbag, a Ridley Scott-directed movie starring Joaquin Phoenix of Jo...
02:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Google's Android and TV leads chat Samsung, RCS and CES
Theres been an onslaught of news this week from CES 2021 and Samsungs Galaxy Unpacked, and even though Google didnt have major news of its own to share, its presence was still felt. In addition to ...
01:15 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Bumble disabled its politics filter after it was used to out Capitol rioters
The dating app Bumble has disabled its politics filter after it was supposedly used to reveal the identities of Capitol rioters, Mashable has reported. Bumble support posted on Twitter that it tempora...
01:03 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Amazon built a customized Alexa assistant thats coming to cars
Amazon is opening up its AI tech to automakers and other third-companies with a new product called Alexa Custom Assistant. It will allow brands to build their own custom intelligent assistants that co...
01:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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8BitDo's second arcade stick is moddable, stylish and versatile
Its been awhile since I used a fight stick. As a teenager, I would venture into my nearest arcade and spend what little money I had on Dance Dance Revolution. Once my legs had turned to mush, I would ...
12:55 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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The Morning After: Samsung revealed the Galaxy S21 series
Samsungs newest smartphones are here. The company managed to hold on to one surprise when it came to its Galaxy S21 phone family the pricing. Both the S21 and S21+ are roughly $200 cheaper than the p...
12:20 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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NASA abandons InSight mission to crack the surface of Mars
NASA has been forced to end its mission to drill down into the Martian soil after its unique geology proved too much for the InSight lander. The InSight probe was equipped with a probe -- dubbed the M...
12:11 pm -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Blue Origin's upgraded New Shepard vehicle completes its first flight
Blue Origin has successfully demonstrated its upgraded New Shepard suborbital vehicle for crewed flights. The rocket systems crew capsule separated from its reusable booster two and a half minutes aft...
11:45 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Disney will release 'Nomadland' simultaneously in theaters and on Hulu
Disney is ready to experiment with a movie release that is available simultaneously in theaters and on one of its streaming services. The guinea pig film? Nomadland, a modern drama starring Frances Mc...
11:45 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Disney will release 'Nomadland' simultaneously in theaters and on Hulu
Disney is ready to experiment with a movie release that is available simultaneously in theaters and on one of its streaming services. The guinea pig film? Nomadland, a modern drama starring Frances Mc...
11:03 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Canon made a site that lets you 'take photos' from a real satellite
Rather than releasing any new cameras for CES 2021, Canon is doing something different: Letting you take pictures from space. The company has unveiled an interactive site that allows you to use its CE...
10:10 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Blizzard's Battle.net launcher is getting a much-needed redesign
For many, Battle.net is the portal into their favourite PC and macOS video games. Blizzard-owned titles such as Overwatch and World of Warcraft, but also Activision releases such as Call of Duty: Warz...
09:15 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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The next MacBook Pro may bring back the MagSafe connector
Apple is planning a new design for the MacBook Pro that will mark the return of the the MagSafe charger, according to Bloombergs Mark Gurman and analyst Ming-chi Kuo (as reported by 9to5Mac). The lapt...
08:24 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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US adds Xiaomi to list of alleged Chinese military companies
The Trump administration has added Xiaomi to the US military list under the National Defense Authorization Act of 1999. That means the US has designated the third-largest smartphone maker in the world...
06:37 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Samsung is expanding S Pen support to more devices
Samsungs S Pen is mostly associated with its Galaxy Note series, but thatll most likely change in the coming years. The newly unveiled Galaxy S21 Ultra will come with S Pen support Samsung will even ...
04:35 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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Lenovo Japan president weighs in on how weird concepts make it to market
We've previously established that the NEC Lavie Mini -- that 8-inch laptop that doubles as a gaming machine -- is a charmingly weird concept that stands a solid shot making it production. To lear...
02:30 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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GM is reportedly considering an electric Corvette SUV
After years of speculation and teases, the Corvette recently changed drastically, turning into a mid-engine sports car. A Bloomberg report suggests something even more controversial could come next, i...
12:15 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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This AI smart crib gently bounces waking babies back to sleep
There is nothing in the world more valuable to new parents than sleep. To help with that, Cradlewise developed a smart crib that uses AI and a built-in monitor to help your little one stay snoozing fo...
12:15 am -05 - Fri, January 15, 2021
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This AI smart crib gently bounces waking babies back to sleep
There is nothing in the world more valuable to new parents than sleep. To help with that, Cradlewise developed a smart crib that uses AI and a built-in monitor to help your little one stay snoozing fo...
11:20 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Filos Tata prevents parents from forgetting kids in car seats
Since 1998, more than 800 children have died in the United States after being forgotten in cars. The Italian startup Filo has created a Bluetooth-based baby alarm system dubbed Tata that is placed in ...
10:50 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Microsoft and Oracle are working on digital COVID-19 vaccine cards
Starting later this month, the US will require international air passengers to show evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test or proof that they have recently recovered from the disease. Alternative...
10:23 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Taco Bell is working with Beyond Meat to create a new plant-based protein
Starting later this year, Taco Bell will begin testing a Beyond Meat-based dish at its restaurants. The chain didnt say what said dish will look like but claimed it wont be the usual planet-based subs...
09:15 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Here's everything Samsung announced at its Galaxy S21 event
Samsung devoted its first Unpacked event of 2021 to the Galaxy S21, but thats not all the company had to share. In addition to three new phones, Samsung announced the Galaxy Buds Pro and its first Sma...
08:53 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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'Bloodstained' goes old school with new classic mode
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is taking its Castlevania inspirations to another level with its new Classic Mode. You'll only have a Sword-whip with which to fend off enemies as you guide Miri...
07:45 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Gamers spent a lot more time playing on Steam in 2020
With most of us spending much more time at home than usual in 2020, it's hardly a shock that we spent many of those hours playing games. Valve has revealed Steam stats that show just how much we ...
07:35 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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NASA says 2020 tied 2016 for the warmest year on record
Depending on what group of scientists you ask, 2020 was either tied or second only to 2016 as the warmest year on record. Measuring against a baseline of mean temperatures between 1951 to 1980, NASA c...
07:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Instacart tries to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations with a $25 stipend
Instacart has been covering some COVID-19 costs for shoppers, and that now includes vaccines although its latest help might not thrill everyone. As of February 1st, the grocery delivery service will ...
06:45 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Arturia updates the MicroFreak synth with three new oscillators
When Arturia launched the MicroFreak in early 2019 I said there's nothing stopping Arturia from adding more oscillators down the road through firmware updates. They have born that out time and ti...
06:44 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Arturia updates the MicroFreak synth with three new oscillators
When Arturia launched the MicroFreak in early 2019 I said there's nothing stopping Arturia from adding more oscillators down the road through firmware updates. They have born that out time and ti...
05:54 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Google is testing the ability to shop directly from YouTube videos
YouTube is testing a streamlined way to buy items that are used or mentioned on your favorite channels. The service says that creators who are part of the pilot can include certain products in their v...
05:36 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Assassin's Creed fans have decoded its fictional Isu language
From the wall of cryptic messages that greets you at the end of the first game to more recent mysteries, ciphers and hidden codes have been a part of the Assassins Creed franchise since the very start...
05:16 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Ring's Neighbors app exposed precise locations and addresses
Rings Neighbors app is still suffering from privacy shortcomings almost three years later. TechCrunch has learned a bug in the Amazon-owned neighborhood watch tool exposed precise locations and home a...
05:10 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Windows 10X leak reveals another attempt at taking on Chrome OS
Windows 10X was supposed to be Microsofts dual-screen OS, powering devices from a slew of major manufacturers. But that plan changed last year when the company revealed it was going to be focusing on ...
05:01 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy S21 vs. the OnePlus 8T and the iPhone 12 Pro Max
It might only be January with CES just a day behind us, but Samsung is getting new phone season started with the reveal of three new Galaxy devices today. Right in the middle youll find the Galaxy S21...
04:40 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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BMW drivers will be able to unlock cars without touching their iPhone
BMW has announced a upgraded version of the BMW Digital Key feature for iPhone. With Digital Key Plus, drivers will be able to unlock and start their car without taking their phone out of their pocket...
04:36 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Samsung is bringing SmartThings dashboard to Android Auto
Samsung is bringing more cars into the SmartThings ecosystem. Youll be able to start or stop the engine of compatible vehicles with the SmartThings app, and activate the heater or AC before you step i...
04:12 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Galaxy S21 Ultra vs. the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the OnePlus 8 Pro
CES may be over, but Samsung wasnt done with its announcements this week, revealing its new line of Galaxy S21 flagship phones a bit earlier than usual. There are three models once more, with the Ultr...
04:12 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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The Galaxy S21 Ultra vs. the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the OnePlus 8 Pro
CES may be over, but Samsung wasnt done with its announcements this week, revealing its new line of Galaxy S21 flagship phones a bit earlier than usual. There are three models once more, with the Ultr...
03:52 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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The Galaxy S21 vs. the iPhone 12 Pro and the Google Pixel 5
With Mobile World Congress pushed back to the summer it seems Samsung wasnt content to wait to unveil its new Galaxy phones, announcing them today in a virtual Galaxy Unpacked event. This year were lo...
03:52 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy S21 vs. the iPhone 12 Pro and the Google Pixel 5
With Mobile World Congress pushed back to the summer it seems Samsung wasnt content to wait to unveil its new Galaxy phones, announcing them today in a virtual Galaxy Unpacked event. This year were lo...
03:15 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy S21 phones won't have a charger in the box
As expected, Samsungs new Galaxy S21 phones wont come with a power adapter in the box. Each phone ships with a USB-C to USB-C cable, but youll need to provide your own charger. Samsung is reducing the...
03:10 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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How to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S21, S21 and S21 Ultra
Only two weeks into the new year and we already have new flagship smartphones to talk about. Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S21 lineup today, and although technically not part of CES 2021, the news c...
03:01 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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The Galaxy S21 Ultra packs two telephoto lenses and supports the S Pen
In the worlds least surprising news today, Samsung has unveiled its latest flagship phones the Galaxy S21 Ultra, S21+ and S21. Like last year, the Ultra model is the highest specced version and packs...
03:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy Buds Pro offer ANC, 360 audio and more for $200
After multiple leaks, the only thing left for Samsungs new earbuds was an official reveal. During todays Galaxy Unpacked event, the company debuted the latest entry in the Galaxy Buds line alongside i...
03:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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The Galaxy S21 and S21 are Samsung's new, more affordable flagships
2020 was the year Samsung was forced to rethink its smartphone strategy. A pandemic-fueled global decline in sales and a frosty reception to its S20 lineup and the Galaxy Note 20, left Samsung looking...
03:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Samsung Galaxy S21 series first look
Despite trying times, Samsung never let up with its high-profile smartphone launches last year -- we got the Galaxy S20 series early on, followed by the Note 20 series over the summer, and then the fa...
03:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Samsung is making Bluetooth and ultra-wideband tracking tags
Samsung didnt just have phones and earbuds to unveil at its Unpacked event today, it also has new accessories to show off. The new Galaxy SmartTag is a Bluetooth locator in other words, its a Tile-li...
03:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Peloton users can now make their own custom workout routines
Even though Peloton is mostly known for its on-demand cycling and running classes, it also offers a slew of other workouts that include everything from dance cardio to pilates. Some of those exercises...
03:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Samsung is making Bluetooth and ultra-wideband tracking tags
Samsung didnt just have phones and earbuds to unveil at its Unpacked event today, it also has new accessories to show off. The new Galaxy SmartTag is a Bluetooth locator in other words, its a Tile-li...
02:28 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Philips Hue module turns any light switch into a smart switch
Smart lights normally require that you keep switches on all the time, and that can be a pain when someone flicks a switch out of habit. Youll soon have a way to keep your lights available no matter wh...
02:17 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Google now owns Fitbit
Google has completed its $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit, more than a year after the deal was first announced. The EU approved the acquisition in late December, clearing the way towards Googles owners...
02:08 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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'New Pokmon Snap' hits the Nintendo Switch on April 30
A sequel to one of the best Nintendo 64 games is almost upon us. Today, The Pokmon Company announced that the imaginatively-named New Pokmon Snap will be coming to the Switch on April 30th. A fresh tr...
02:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Watch Samsung's Galaxy S21 Unpacked event with us live at 9:40AM ET
Samsung has been drumming up hype for its Galaxy S21 event for days, and that moment is nearly at hand. If you share that enthusiasm, please join reviews editor Cherlynn Low and senior mobile editor C...
01:30 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Podcast: Everything that matters at CES 2021
We lived through CES 2021 and all we have to show for it is our tired typing fingers. This week, Devindra, Cherlynn and UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith chat about the most notable announcements from the sho...
01:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Two years in, Sony wants to bring 360 Reality Audio to the masses
At CES 2019, Sony had a glass room in its massive trade show booth. In the middle of the space was a small table with a single speaker resting on top. At first glance, I could tell the device had mult...
12:25 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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The Morning After: The Best of CES 2021 award winners
Congratulations to all of our winners from the Best of CES 2021, including our Best of the Best winner, AMDs Ryzen 5000 mobile CPUs. Is it weird for a chipset to best high-end TVs, robots and futurist...
12:01 pm -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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The iconic Renault 5 is coming back as an EV
Amid all the drama with CEO Carlos Ghosn and a rift with Nissan, a bright spot for Renault has been its leadership in EV sales particularly with the Zoe. Now, Renault is increasing its electric bet b...
11:35 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Renault's reborn Alpine team will work with Lotus on an EV sports car
Renault wants to be known as a technology-focused sports car powerhouse. To that end, the company is relaunching Alpine a French manufacturer established in 1955 and acquired by Renault in 1973 as a...
11:08 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Oculus is launching multi-user accounts and app sharing next month
Starting next month, Quest 2 owners will be able to create separate accounts for anybody theyre sharing their VR headset with. Oculus has announced that its rolling out multi-user accounts and app sha...
10:14 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Qualcomm buys a startup founded by former Apple chip designers
Qualcomm has announced an acquisition thats bound to make ripples in the chip world even though you may not have heard of the company it acquired. Qualcomm paid $1.4 billion for Nuvia, a startup foun...
09:00 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Denon expands its home theater lineup with the Home Sound Bar 550
Denons home theater lineup is about to expand with the impending arrival of the Home Sound Bar 550. The company says the soundbar can deliver Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D surround sound through its six-dr...
08:14 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Laser microrobot makes minimally invasive surgery more precise
Minimally invasive surgery techniques have gone far over the past few decades, but they still have limitations that scientists are working to overcome. Laser micro surgery, for instance, leaves minima...
05:47 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Super Nintendo World opening delayed again due to COVID-19
Universal Studios Japan had planned to open its Nintendo-based theme park on February 4th, however after a state of emergency was declared across several prefectures, its pushed that back indefinitely...
04:08 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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NHTSA wants Tesla to recall 158,000 Tegra 3-equipped vehicles
Years ago, Tesla touted that the large touchscreens in its electric vehicles were powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset. However, as configured in certain cars, the infotainment setup has a known issue...
12:53 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Jack Dorsey breaks his silence after Trump ban
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey made his first public statements since the company permanently banned Donald Trump from its platform. In a series of tweets, Dorsey said he believed Twitter made the correct de...
12:46 am -05 - Thu, January 14, 2021
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Snap permanently closes Donald Trump's account
Last week, as many social networks took steps to ban or restrict President Trumps posts in the wake of violent riots that attacked Capitol Hill, Snap indefinitely suspended his account on its service....
11:20 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Evernote's Home feature is a dashboard full of handy widgets
Back in September, Evernote started rolling it out its first major redesign in years. At the time, the company promised the refresh was just the start of an ongoing initiative to make its app, once a ...
10:45 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Breaking down the AI wizardry of 'Microsoft Flight Simulator'
There are some wild stats about Microsoft Flight Simulator. In the sim, all 117 million lakes in the world are rendered in their appropriate places. Each plane has more than 1,000 points that respond ...
10:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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CD Projekt Red co-founder apologizes for the sorry state of 'Cyberpunk 2077'
CD Projekt Red co-founder Marcin Iwiski apologized for the state of Cyberpunk 2077 on consoles in a video today, alongside a vague roadmap for updating the game throughout 2021. The console version of...
09:53 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Presenting the Best of CES 2021 winners!
As Wednesday draws to a close, so does a grand social experiment: the first-ever online-only CES. In the end, the experience was invariably different. We particularly missed being able to wander The S...
09:49 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Watch the ASUS CES 2021 keynote in 8 minutes
While ASUS ROGs CES presentation was all about PC gaming, its parent company's keynote was a bit broader in scope. As you might expect, ASUS showed off a number of laptops, including the rugged C...
09:27 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Cyberpunk 2077's next-gen update will arrive in the second half of 2021
CD Projekt Red will release Cyberpunk 2077s free next-gen console update in the second half of 2021, the studio announced today. Were aiming for the second half of the year and well reveal more when w...
08:50 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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HTC is still making phones?
One day before Samsungs big Unpacked event, HTC has announced a new phone, the Desire 21 Pro 5G. Yes, the company that was once a powerhouse in the Android space is still alive and kicking, and releas...
08:34 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Amazon says it spent months warning Parler about violent posts
Amazon has officially responded to Parlers lawsuit against AWS. In court documents filed Tuesday, Amazon says it warned Parler officials about the violent threats on its platform nearly two months bef...
06:33 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Uno Synth Pro is IK Multimedia's attempt to move beyond budget instruments
It was only two years ago that IK Multimedia decided to branch out from its normal MIDI controllers and mobile audio interfaces to try its hand at building a standalone synthesizer. The Uno Synth was ...
06:23 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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GoPro Labs adds more experimental features to its cameras
In May, GoPro came out with GoPro Labs, a sandbox that gave its most passionate users a chance to tinker with experimental and in-development features. The one drawback was that you could only try it ...
06:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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ASUS' ZenBeam Latte is a coffee cup-sized portable projector
Many home projectors are big or austere devices, but ASUS wants to offer something friendlier. It just introduced a ZenBeam Latte projector whose coffee cup-like, fabric-covered body makes it both hig...
06:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Google's new Assistant feature is an incognito mode for smart speakers
Last January Google quietly did away with the existing Guest Mode feature, which allows people not on your Wi-Fi network to connect with a Chromecast or smart speaker by entering a four-digit PIN, fro...
06:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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The ASUS Chromebook CX9 is rugged, light and powerful
ASUS has made a host of Chromebooks over the years, perhaps most notably its line of convertible Flip laptops. As part of its CES 2021 lineup, the company has a new Chromebook thats a little different...
06:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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ASUS made its next wave of dual-screen laptops more practical
Dual-screen laptops have a tendency to feel more like novelties than proper workhorse machines, but ASUS was clearly proud of the approach it took with its original ZenBook Duo and Pro Duo. Frankly, i...
06:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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ASUS made its next wave of dual-screen laptops more practical
Dual-screen laptops have a tendency to feel more like novelties than proper workhorse machines, but ASUS was clearly proud of the approach it took with its original ZenBook Duo and Pro Duo. Frankly, i...
05:44 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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'Hogwarts Legacy' has been delayed to 2022
Budding wizards and witches will have to wait a while longer to delve into Hogwarts Legacy. The open-world Harry Potter RPG, which was supposed to arrive this year, has been delayed to 2022. pic.twi...
05:30 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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LG's latest 4K CineBeam laser projector adjusts to your room light
LG is well-known for its short-throw CineBeam projectors, but it also builds standard long-throw models, too. To wit, the company just unveiled the CineBeam HU810P 4K laser projector with some interes...
04:26 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Google is again halting all political ads following Capitol Hill riots
For the second time in the space of a few months, Google is suspending political advertising. As of January 14th, the company expanding enforcement of its its sensitive event policy. Its also putting ...
04:15 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Turtle Beach is buying quirky microphone maker Neat
Gaming headset maker Turtle Beach is acquiring Neat Microphones. Neat, if youre unfamiliar with them, is best known for making whimsical desktop USB microphones that combine playful hues with retro-fu...
04:07 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Airbnb is canceling all Washington DC inauguration week bookings
Airbnb announced today its canceling all Washington DC metro area reservations throughout inauguration week. The company will also block its users from making a new booking during that same time perio...
04:05 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Ring starts offering end-to-end encryption to (some) of its users
Ring is announcing that end-to-end encryption (E2E) is rolling out to all users, in the form of a technical preview, starting today. The video doorbell company says that it will ask its customers for ...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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MSI updates its gaming laptops with new Intel and NVIDIA chips
MSI is joining the growing ranks of PC makers updating their laptops to take advantage of the latest Intel and NVIDIA hardware. The company has rolled out several gaming portables with the new tech, m...
03:45 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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CES has blessed us with a three-webcam laptop
Thanks to the AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 GPUs, CES 2021 already saw the launch of several new laptops, but theres actually one more machine which manages to stand out on its own...
03:18 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Android COVID-19 tracking apps are experiencing loading issues
Apps that use the Android Exposure Notifications System are currently experiencing loading issues. The Android apps, which track the spread of COVID-19 via Bluetooth, are taking longer to load and car...
03:18 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Google has rolled out a fix for a COVID-19 tracking app loading issue
Google has rolled out a fix for a loading issue that impacted apps using the Android Exposure Notifications System. Those Android apps, which track the spread of COVID-19 via Bluetooth, took longer to...
03:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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The Razer Blade 15 vs. Alienware's M15 and the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
This weeks CES may have been a little more sedate than usual, but gaming laptops still made a strong showing at the virtual show, with companies like Razer, Alienware and ASUS showing off their latest...
03:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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The Razer Blade 15 vs. Alienware's M15 and the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
This weeks CES may have been a little more sedate than usual, but gaming laptops still made a strong showing at the virtual show, with companies like Razer, Alienware and ASUS showing off their latest...
02:56 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Intel CEO Bob Swan steps down after just two years on the job
Robert Bob Swan, the seventh full-time CEO of Intel, will step down from his position on February 15th, 2021. Pat Gelsinger (pictured), the current CEO of VMWare and a 30-year veteran of Intel, who pr...
02:25 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Fender packs Mustang tones inside its new personal guitar amplifier
Fender is launching the Mustang Micro, a new personal guitar amplifier that uses tones sourced from Mustangs range of GTX amps. Like so many personal amps, the box is designed to plug into your guitar...
02:25 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Fender packs Mustang tones inside its new personal guitar amplifier
Fender is launching the Mustang Micro, a new personal guitar amplifier that uses tones sourced from Mustangs range of GTX amps. Like so many personal amps, the box is designed to plug into your guitar...
02:20 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Ubisoft is making an open-world Star Wars game
You knew the resurrected Lucasfilm Games brand would eventually produce a Star Wars game, but now its clear just who will be involved and this time, its not EA. Lucasfilm Games told Wired that Ubisof...
01:46 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Anova's sous vide Precision Cooker is $90 off today at Best Buy
Its fun to experiment with new cooking methods, especially if you have cooking at home more on your New Years resolution list. Now you can get a unique kitchen gadget for less that may lead you to try...
01:25 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Nielsen says people mostly streamed old network shows, not new releases
As much as everyone raved about new shows like Ozark and The Crown, those were far from being the most popular 2020 US streaming shows. Instead, many more viewers watched older network shows like The ...
01:11 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Apple will build a learning hub in Atlanta as part of its racial equity pledge
Apple has shed more light on its $100 million pledge to improve racial equity. Today, the company announced that it will be making a $25 million contribution to the Propel Center, a learning hub desig...
12:55 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Europol confirms world's largest dark web marketplace has been taken offline
Law enforcement agencies from multiple countries have teamed up to take down what Europol is calling the world's largest illegal marketplace on the dark web. DarkMarket had almost 500,000 users w...
12:51 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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The Morning After: LG's cheaper 4K OLED TVs are on the way
The second day of CES, after a rush of news from the likes of AMD and NVIDIA, concluded with the announcement of the finalists for the Best of CES 2021 awards. As we note in the full rundown, we were...
12:22 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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LivingPacket will trial its next-gen smart delivery parcels in France
LivingPackets is one step closer to making the traditional cardboard box redundant. Last year, the startup announced a sustainable and re-usable replacement called The Box. It was made from a recyclab...
12:22 pm -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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LivingPackets will trial its next-gen smart delivery parcels in France
LivingPackets is one step closer to making the traditional cardboard box redundant. Last year, the startup announced a sustainable and re-usable replacement called The Box. It was made from a recyclab...
11:55 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Bandsintown Plus offers exclusive concert streams for $10 per month
The music industry is still in a bind. Many artists make the bulk of their income from performing live concerts around the world. Conventional gigs arent happening, though, due to the ongoing coronavi...
11:15 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Amazon follows Netflix with mobile-only video subscriptions in India
Amazon Prime Video and Bharti Airtel, Indias second-largest mobile carrier, are teaming up to launch a mobile-only video service. Variety reports that Prime Video Mobile Edition will bolt on to a numb...
10:40 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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AT&T's cord-cutting TV Now service is no longer accepting signups
AT&T is killing off its skinny bundle AT&T TV Now service, less than 18 months after its introduction as a replacement for DirectTV Now. New customers can no longer sign up for the bun...
10:00 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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TikTok changes privacy settings for its youngest users
TikTok is introducing a new set of enhanced privacy settings that restricts certain features for younger teens and changes the apps default settings on accounts belonging to older teens who are under ...
09:30 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Bitcoin exchange owner who helped scam eBay buyers sentenced to 10 years in prison
Rossen G. Iossifov, the Bitcoin Exchange owner who was accused of laundering money for a Romanian gang putting up fake car listings on eBay, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to the ...
07:12 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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GameFly adds Elite rental subscription tiers and a movies-only option
GameFly has expanded its video game rental service with new subscription tiers, which could have customers paying either more or less, depending on their needs. To start with, it now has movies-only s...
04:42 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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YouTube removes content from Donald Trump's channel, blocks new uploads
After a Trump rally and march ended with an assault on the Capitol by supporters of the president, many social media companies responded by banning his accounts or limiting Donald Trumps posts. YouTub...
04:26 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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What's new on TV this week: 'Wandavision' and 'One Night in Miami'
This week the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes to Disney+, as Wandavision premieres Friday morning with two episodes available for streaming. For sports fans, while college football has wrapped up its ...
02:28 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Watch the ASUS ROG CES 2021 keynote in 12 minutes
ASUS ROG is completely focused on delivering products designed for PC gamers, and for CES 2021 the company didnt disappoint. It revealed the new ROG Flow X13, which is an ultraportable laptop that has...
01:41 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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The home fitness tech that will help us stay active in 2021
It shouldnt surprise anyone that home fitness surged in popularity in 2020. Exercise equipment went out of stock as soon as the lockdowns started here in the US, and a flurry of fitness apps and video...
12:55 am -05 - Wed, January 13, 2021
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Sonos on where streaming music is going next
Coincidentally, home audio and smart speaker company Sonos launched its first foray into original content, Sonos Radio, just as the pandemic took hold in the US. It forced people indoors, and Sonos ow...
11:35 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Visa abandons $5.3 billion acquisition after DOJ objections
Visa has abandoned its $5.3 billion bid to acquire fintech startup Plaid. In an announcement on Tuesday, the US Department of Justice said the two companies have agreed to call off their merger. The a...
11:20 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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What the NBA bubble can tell us about the future of sports
Sports leagues are the most public face of the struggle to balance every day comforts with the realities of COVID-19, and the NBA is no exception. The leagues last season finished with an abbreviated ...
10:50 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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The future of gaming laptops with ASUS ROG
Now that weve got new NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs and AMDs Ryzen 5000 chips on the way, its a great time to be in the market for a gaming laptop. To see where ASUS ROG is headed, we chatted with Jeff Ka...
10:38 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Watch AMD's CES keynote in 4 minutes
AMD's CES presentation was largely about its Ryzen 5000 series CPUs. It announced laptop versions of the chips with major claims about their performance AMD is promising upwards of 20 hours of b...
10:30 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Gig economy drivers in California sue to overturn Prop 22
Despite passing with a wide 58 to 42 percent margin in November, Californias Proposition 22, which sought to keep gig-economy workers in the state classified as independent contractors, hasnt become a...
09:43 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Watch NVIDIAs CES 2021 keynote in 10 minutes
NVIDIA had plenty of news to share at its CES keynote and to save you watching the entire thing, we've crammed all the biggest announcements into a 10-minute video. Along with new G-Sync displays...
09:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Presenting the Best of CES 2021 finalists!
Well admit, we werent entirely sure what to expect when we agreed to judge the annual Best of CES Awards without an in-person show. How many companies would show up to an online-only show? What would ...
09:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Vote for the Best of CES 2021 People's Choice award!
Now that weve announced our Best of CES finalists, it is time for you, the people, to choose your favorite gadgets from the show. Head on over to this link to pick your top three from our list of fina...
08:52 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Google and Microsoft chat accessibility in tech
Plenty of new toys are being announced across all kinds of categories at CES 2021, including a number of accessibility-focused products. But it isnt just within niche areas that companies should be th...
08:43 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Airbnb is banning anyone who took part in the attempted coup
With some eight days before President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration on January 20th, Airbnb is implementing additional measures to prevent anyone who took part in the US Capitol riot on January 6th or...
08:19 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Mozilla brings its VPN to Mac and Linux
The Mozilla VPN has at last landed on Mac and Linux. Following a Private Network extension it brought to Firefox in 2019 and a closed beta, Mozilla rolled out a Windows and Android VPN in July. It lat...
08:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Weber acquires smart oven maker June
Weber enlisted June, the company behind the June smart ovens, to help it build Weber Connect. That platform powers both the Weber Connect Smart Grilling Hub and the connected features on the SmokeFire...
08:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Weber acquires smart oven maker June
Weber enlisted June, the company behind the June smart ovens, to help it build Weber Connect. That platform powers both the Weber Connect Smart Grilling Hub and the connected features on the SmokeFire...
07:30 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Razer's wild concepts: A smart mask and a gaming chair with a 60" OLED
Razer has a knack for unveiling lofty concept devices at CES that never actually ship -- remember the laptop dock for the Razer phone, or the three-screen laptop? The company admits these fantastical ...
07:30 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Razer's wild concepts: A smart mask and a gaming chair with a 60" OLED
Razer has a knack for unveiling lofty concept devices at CES that never actually ship -- remember the laptop dock for the Razer phone, or the three-screen laptop? The company admits these fantastical ...
07:13 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Samsungs next flagship Exynos chip will have an AMD GPU
Earlier today Samsung detailed its Exynos 2100 mobile chipset. Its the high-end silicon that will almost certainly power the companys upcoming Galaxy S21 flagship in international markets. One of the ...
06:58 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Google commits $3 million to fight COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
In its latest effort to promote verified, true information, Google is supporting attempts to fight falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines. Its Google News Initiative will provide up to $3 million in grant...
06:50 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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GoodMaps Explore aims to bring step-by-step navigation to indoor spaces
GoodMaps Explore provides on-demand, reactive mobile navigation for people who are blind or visually impaired, and developers are working to tackle a region that Google Maps has long ignored: indoor s...
06:40 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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ASUS's ROG Flow X13 is a tiny gaming convertible with an eGPU
Last year, ASUS delivered one of the most compact and impressive gaming notebooks we've ever seen, the Zephyrus G14. This year, it's aiming to go even smaller. At CES 2021, the company debut...
06:40 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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ASUS' new 32-inch monitor can handle 4K 120Hz games on next-gen consoles
Would you rather use a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X at your desk than in the living room? You wont have to compromise if you do. ASUS has introduced the ROG Swift PG32UQ, a 32-inch monitor with two ...
06:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Anker takes on the AirPods Pro with the $130 Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro
Anker has a solid track record for affordable true wireless earbuds with its Soundcore brand. The company already has dozens of options to choose from, including various designs ranging from AirPod-li...
05:47 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Watch GMs CES 2021 keynote in 10 minutes
After its EV-centric rebrand, it wasnt surprising that GM focused on electric vehicles in its CES presentation. It unveiled some concepts during its showcase, including a single-seater VTOL drone, as ...
05:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Acer adds Ryzen 5000 CPUs to its Nitro 5 gaming notebook
Today, Acer is launching a new pair of Nitro 5 laptops that can be specced to include AMDs new Ryzen 5000 series mobile chips. Users have the choice of either a 15.6-inch, or 17.3-inch model, both of ...
05:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Acer's laptop lineup gets RTX 30 graphics
Intels brand new Tiger Lake H35 chips and NVIDIAs new RTX 30-series graphics are coming to a whole rft of Acer laptops. The company is updating a number of its chassis to include the new silicon, with...
05:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Alienware's M15 and M17 will get NVIDIA's RTX 30 GPUs
Alienware isnt wasting any time after NVIDIA unveiled its new RTX 30 GPUs for notebooks. The company has announced that the Alienware M15 and M17 (R4) gaming laptops will be getting those new video ca...
05:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Acer adds Ryzen 5000 CPUs to its Nitro 5 gaming notebook
Today, Acer is launching a new pair of Nitro 5 laptops that can be specced to include AMDs new Ryzen 5000 series mobile chips. Users have the choice of either a 15.6-inch, or 17.3-inch model, both of ...
05:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Alienware's M15 and M17 will get NVIDIA's RTX 30 GPUs
Alienware isnt wasting any time after NVIDIA unveiled its new RTX 30 GPUs for notebooks. The company has announced that the Alienware M15 and M17 (R4) gaming laptops will be getting those new video ca...
05:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Razer's Blade 15 and Pro 17 get RTX 30-series GPUs, fast QHD displays
Moving in lockstep with NVIDIAs new RTX 30 laptop GPUs, Razer has announced that its Blade 15 and Pro 17 notebooks will support those new video cards. But theres also another intriguing upgrade this y...
05:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Acer's laptop lineup gets RTX 30 graphics
Intels brand new Tiger Lake H35 chips and NVIDIAs new RTX 30-series graphics are coming to a whole rft of Acer laptops. The company is updating a number of its chassis to include the new silicon, with...
05:42 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 offers ray tracing for $329
NVIDIA clearly doesnt think its Ampere-based GPUs are accessible enough. The company has unveiled the RTX 3060, a more affordable alternative to the 3060 Ti that even leapfrogs higher-end counterparts...
05:28 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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NVIDIAs RTX 30 series GPUs are heading to laptops on January 26th
After a not-so-subtle tease, NVIDIA confirmed on Tuesday that its RTX 30 series GPUs are making their way to laptops. As of today, the companys Ampere notebook lineup is made of three GPUs: the RTX 30...
05:22 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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WhatsApp reassures users it can't read their messages
WhatsApp has been forced to further clarify changes to its privacy policy, saying that it will not have access to its users private communications. In a tweet, the Facebook-owned platform says that it...
05:01 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Netflix hypes its 2021 film slate, promising a new movie every week
Netflix has a ton of high-profile movies in the pipeline, and it will release at least one original film every week this year. It currently has 71 flicks on its 2021 slate, according to Variety, and i...
05:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Lenovo's updated ThinkBook Plus packs a more practical E Ink screen
Pop quiz, hotshot: when's the last time you seriously thought about buying a laptop with a standard screen on one side and an E Ink display on the other? If you answered "never," well, ...
05:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Lenovo's new gaming laptops have 16:10 displays for non-gaming moments
Lenovo still isnt done releasing new laptops at CES, and this time its turning its attention to gamers. The PC maker has unveiled a spate of updated Legion gaming laptops that make use of the latest h...
05:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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AMD unveils 65W Ryzen 5800 and 5900 CPUs
AMDs Ryzen 5000 series desktop processors are fast, but miserly they are not the 105W TDP (thermal design power) for most chips rules them out for smaller and more efficient PCs. That wont be an issu...
05:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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AMD's Ryzen 5000 laptop CPUs arrive with big performance claims
After revealing its Ryzen 5000 desktop chips with much improved gaming performance, AMD is now gunning for Intel on the laptop front. The company just launched its new Ryzen 5000 mobile family with H-...
04:57 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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AMD says RDNA 2 GPUs will come to laptops before July
The first laptops to feature GPUs with AMDs new RDNA 2 architecture will come in the first half of 2021, CEO Lisa Su announced during the companys CES 2021 keynote. Su also promised new desktop GPUs i...
04:49 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Omron's VitalSight is a blood pressure monitor for the telehealth age
Before the pandemic, telehealth seeing a doctor virtually instead of in real life was hardly used by most patients in the US. With both an overwhelmed healthcare system and fears of infection from i...
04:49 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Omron's VitalSight is a blood pressure monitoring service for telehealth
Before the pandemic, telehealth seeing a doctor virtually instead of in real life was hardly used by most patients in the US. With both an overwhelmed healthcare system and fears of infection from i...
04:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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An Indiana Jones game is coming from the studio that rebooted Wolfenstein
The revived Lucasfilm Games brand will also bring back something veteran gamers have wanted for years: a new Indiana Jones title. Bethesda has confirmed that MachineGames, the studio behind the modern...
04:39 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' gets a free next-gen upgrade
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is getting an update to improve its visual performance on next-generation consoles. Electronic Arts has published a list of tweaks that Xbox Series X and S, as well as Pla...
04:31 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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The Exynos 2100 is Samsungs high-end mobile chip for 2021
With just two days before its first Unpacked event of 2021, Samsung has detailed its latest high-end Exynos mobile chip. TheExynos 2100represents two important milestones for Samsung. It's the co...
03:46 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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LG's entry-level A1 OLED TVs should be its cheapest yet
You can get a decent 4K TV for around $400, but it takes a lot more cash before you can start looking at OLED TVs. Its an issue that LGs looking to solve with its new A1 series of OLED TVs, designed t...
03:33 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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GM's BrightDrop is building an EV 'ecosystem' for delivery companies
GM wants a piece of the battery-powered logistics market. The company, which owns Chrysler and Cadillac, has announced a new business unit today called BrightDrop. Its starting with two vehicles, the ...
03:28 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Amazon is finally enforcing its rules that ban QAnon-promoting goods
Amazon is removing products related to QAnon from its storefront, including self-published books that support the conspiracy theory, clothing, posters, stickers and other items. Products that promote,...
03:11 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Nintendo's intensely red Mario-themed Switch will be available February 12th
Last fall, Nintendo announced a slew of games and other announcements to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. Somewhat unexpectedly, Nintendo has another limited-edition pr...
03:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Rane packs high-end tech into its first single-unit DJ controller
Rane, a well-known name in DJ hardware, has finally announced its first one-piece DJ controller: the Rane One. This device implements a platter design similar to the companys more premium Twelve serie...
02:46 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Cadillac shows off a single-seater VTOL drone concept
At GMs CES keynote, the company showed off a number of Cadillac vehicles, both real and imagined, to explain its vision for the future of transport. On the fantastic side, the company presented two co...
02:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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After US Capitol assault, a different cybersecurity threat emerges
Among so many things that are horrific about last weeks deadly attack on the Capitol building was the fact that it was planned for weeks. In the open. With that in mind, we are left wondering about th...
02:40 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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The Xbox Series X wireless controller is in stock and $10 off
Saying its been difficult to get anything Xbox Series X- or PlayStation 5-related since late last year would be an understatement. Both the consoles themselves and many of their accessories have month...
02:30 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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GM will reveal its new Chevy Bolt and Bolt 'EUV' next month
General Motors is almost ready to unwrap its revamped Bolt vehicles. Today, the automaker which just unveiled a new EV-inspired logo released a frustratingly short teaser and confirmed that two mode...
02:26 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Sonos offers a $69 replacement battery kit for its portable Move speaker
The Sonos Move is the companys first (and so far only) speaker with a battery. Obviously, batteries eventually die Sonos knew this and offered a way for Move owners to get their battery replaced. But...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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The Tula is a stylish portable audio recorder with AI noise cancellation
Ever since we all started spending more time at home, I've had to pay especially close attention to production gear -- we're now shooting our videos and handling our live streams away from o...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Uber's EV ride service comes to 1,400 more North American cities
Uber is responsible for a large number of cars on the road, and by extension, a large amount of the pollution. To reduce that impact, the company recently introduced Uber Green, an option that lets yo...
01:57 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Apple's iPad drops to all-time low of $299 at Amazon
If you missed the chance to grab Apples base iPad during the holiday season, nows a good time to do so. Amazon has the 8th-generation tablet in rose gold for $299, which is the lowest price weve seen ...
01:35 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Lucasfilm Games is back, but only as a brand
For many, Lucasfilm Games conjures up some fuzzy feels. Labyrinth: The Computer Game, perhaps, or the many titles released under the LucasArts name, including The Secret of Monkey Island, Day of the T...
01:28 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Square Enixs mysterious PS5 exclusive Project Athia is coming in early 2022
Sony rarely announces any major PlayStation news at its CES keynotes. In the past, its focused on TVs, audio, and randomly, car prototypes. (You can see what the company revealed this year right here....
01:16 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Moflin is the AI emotional support pet we all need right now
It wouldnt be CES without something cute that melts even the coldest of hearts. This year, that honor goes to Moflin, an AI pet robot that looks like someone spilled water on a Mogwai boom mic. Moflin...
01:15 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Moflin is the AI emotional support pet we all need right now
It wouldnt be CES without something cute that melts even the coldest of hearts. This year, that honor goes to Moflin, an AI pet robot that looks like someone spilled water on a Mogwai boom mic. Moflin...
01:10 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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The Morning After: CES 2021 starts with drones, 8K TVs and robots
The last time I wasnt in Las Vegas for CES, the iPhone didnt exist yet. A virtual show means that this year the Engadget team is experiencing things more like our readers. The upside is that its easie...
01:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Fiat Chrysler teams with startup Archer to build an electric air taxi
Archer Aviation is one of many startups trying to build an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, among Volocopter, Hyundai, Lilium and many others. The startup just boosted its stand...
12:45 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Indy has selected the AI-powered cars for its autonomous challenge race
The Indy Autonomous Challenge has revealed the vehicle participating universities will have to program and race in October 2021: the Dallara IL-15 racecar. IAC has made the announcement during its pre...
12:10 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Startup claims its new wearable can monitor blood sugar without needles
A Japanese startup at CES is claiming to have solved one of the biggest problems in medical technology: Noninvasive continuous glucose monitoring. Quantum Operation Inc, exhibiting at the virtual show...
12:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Yelp will tell you which restaurants arent following COVID-19 guidelines
Yelp recently introduced a COVID-19 section on its app, allowing businesses to detail the sanitary measures theyve taken to protect clients. Now, the review site is allowing customers to provide feedb...
11:26 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Lasso is working on a recycling center for the home
Recycling sounds so simple. Separate materials that can be re-used, such as plastic, glass and aluminium, and then wait for them to be collected. The reality is anything but, though. What can be recyc...
10:17 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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PopSockets' latest iPhone grips are MagSafe-compatible
PopSockets became famous for phone grips that you can attach to the back of a device. Its had to conjure up new types of products these past years as wireless charging became increasingly popular, tho...
09:19 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Sony's Bravia Core streaming service will deliver video comparable to Blu-ray
If you purchase a Sony Bravia XR TV this year, youll get exclusive access to high-quality movies through a new streaming platform called Bravia Core, Sony has announced. The service will use Sonys Pur...
07:45 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Lululab's Lumini PM is a smart mirror that offers skincare suggestions
Back in 2018, a startup called Lululab brought a device called the Lumini to CES. It was a system that used a multispectral camera to capture and analyze the features of your face. An AI-powered algor...
07:45 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Lululab's Lumini PM is smart mirror that offers skincare suggestions
Back in 2018, a startup called Lululab brought a device called the Lumini to CES. It was a system that used a multispectral camera to capture and analyze the features of your face. An AI-powered algor...
07:20 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Verizon CEO pitches 5G as a 'platform' for services like drone delivery
As 5G connectivity rolls out across the country in fits and starts, were still asking whether the upgrades will make for a noticeable change in our wireless connectivity. During a CES keynote, Verizon...
04:47 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Samsung's 2021 Q soundbars have advanced room optimization and AirPlay 2
Samsung unveiled quite a few new devices and experimental technologies at CES 2021, including its 8K and 4K Neo QLED TVs and a bunch of new helper robots for the home. Those were just the highlights, ...
02:25 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Watch Intel's CES 2021 press conference in 10 minutes
In case you havent heard, were on the edge of a processor revolution. Intel is facing growing competition in the CPU space, and at CES its showing how it will fight back in 2021.For many of you, the 1...
02:09 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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Twitter purged 70,000 QAnon accounts in three days
Twitter says its purged more than 70,000 accounts for spreading conspiracy theories associated with QAnon. The company first began cracking down on QAnon over the summer, but now says it ramped up its...
12:26 am -05 - Tue, January 12, 2021
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HP and Lenovo discuss the wild side of laptops in 2021
Every CES, we can expect laptop makers like Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer and ASUS to announce their latest products with the newest chipsets that Intel and AMD tend to announce at the show. But we can also ...
11:29 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Watch Sony test drive its Vision-S prototype on public roads
Partway through last year, Sonys Vision-S electric vehicle went from a mere prototype to something the company said it wanted to bring closer to reality. In July, Sony announced it planned to start te...
11:11 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Netflix and Kevin Hart agree to a multi-year film deal
2021 is off to a great start for everybody named Kevin Hart. Netflix announced on Monday that it had signed a multi-year distribution deal with the comedians HartBeat Production company. Under the ter...
11:01 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Dolby promises better call quality with Dolby Voice for PCs
Dolby is looking to help your audio and video calls sound as clear as possible by optimizing microphone and speaker performance. It has announced a tool called Dolby Voice for PCs, which it says remov...
11:01 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Dolby promises better call quality with Dolby Voice for PCs
Dolby is looking to help your audio and video calls sound as clear as possible by optimizing microphone and speaker performance. It has announced a tool called Dolby Voice for PCs, which it says remov...
10:52 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Sony shows off its Airpeak filmmaking drone for the first time
Just two months after announcing the Airpeak in a vague press release and equally mysterious video, Sony has shown off its new drone in a virtual CES 2021 presentation. The Airpeak supports Sonys Alph...
10:31 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Hatch adds the $39 Rest Mini sound machine to its lineup
Last year at CES, Hatch announced the Restore, a smart sleep light intended for adults that replicates the popular design and features of its baby line-up the Rest and Rest+. This year, theyve announc...
09:42 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Facebook bans all mentions of stop the steal ahead of inauguration
Facebook says its barring all mentions of the phrase stop the steal in the wake of last weeks riot in Washington D.C. that resulted in five deaths. The social network said Monday that it will start ta...
09:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Intel's Rocket Lake S CPUs are up to 19 percent faster than last year
Weve known since October that Intels upcoming Rocket Lake S desktop CPUs will only support up to 8-core chips, down from last years 10-core i9-10900K. The real question is if that step back will be wo...
09:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Intel Evo Chromebooks will feature Thunderbolt
Intel normally doesnt have much dedicated hardware for Chromebooks at CES, but this year it announced some intriguing tidbits. First, the company revealed that Chromebooks are coming with Intel Evo br...
09:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Intel Evo Chromebooks will feature visual sensing tech and Thunderbolt
Intel normally doesnt have much dedicated hardware for Chromebooks at CES, but this year it announced a few intriguing tidbits. First, the company revealed that Chromebooks are coming with Intel Evo b...
09:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Intel's 11th-gen H-series CPUs are made for ultraportable gaming laptops
Historically, Intels H-series laptop chips have been meant for beefy gaming and workhorse PCs. Thats in contrast to its U-series CPUs, which are aimed at efficient ultraportables. Putting an H-series ...
09:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Intel's 10nm Pentium Silver and Celeron CPUs are a huge leap for schools
While it may seem strange to be reading about new Pentium processors in the year 2021, bear with me. Intel just announced its N-series Pentium Silver and Celeron processors at CES, and they may just l...
09:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Lenovos ThinkPad Yoga gets a titanium upgrade
If youre a PC maker with a mission to reduce weight but maintain rigidity, then you need to be smart about what material you use. For Lenovo, its clad one of its flagship convertibles in titanium in o...
09:19 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Watch TCL's CES keynote in 9 minutes
TCL's CES keynote was full of announcements, but if you don't have time to watch the entire thing, we've packed everything you need to know into a nine-minute video. Naturally, TVs were...
08:39 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Cowin's $80 soundbar splits in half for easy surround sound
Soundbars can make setting up a great home theater system relatively easy, but they still dont match the full immersion of a true surround sound system. To remedy this, JBL showed off a 9.1 bar at las...
08:21 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Cowin's latest earbuds and headphones balance budget and battery life
While its not exactly a household name in the space, Cowin has spent the last couple of years making and selling affordable audio products. The companys CES 2021 slate promises more of the same. On Mo...
08:10 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Samsung TVs will have solar-charging remote controls in 2021
In addition to an array of new televisions, Samsung has also announced a more eco-friendly remote control at CES 2021. The Solar Cell Remote Control can be powered by both indoor and outdoor light, or...
08:05 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Reachy the robot can now be controlled via VR
Last year at CES French startup Pollen Robotics debuted Reachy, an open-source humanoid robot (the top half of one at least) capable of performing a wide variety of tasks from traditional R&D...
08:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Qualcomm says its new in-display fingerprint sensor is 50 percent faster
Qualcomm is upgrading one of its in-display fingerprint sensors. The second-generation 3D Sonic Sensor is 77 percent larger than its predecessor. It covers an area of 64 square millimeters (8mm x 8mm)...
07:52 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Columbia engineers built basic empathy into a robot
When it comes to imitating human emotion, robots have a long way to go, but researchers at Columbia Engineerings Creative Machines Lab have taken an initial step toward this goal. They designed a robo...
07:46 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Facebook appoints a vice president of civil rights
Facebook has hired a vice president of civil rights as it looks to improve its handling of such issues. Roy Austin Jr., a long-time civil rights attorney and advocate, will set up Facebook's civi...
07:32 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Parler sues AWS after Amazon knocks service offline
Parler is facing an uncertain future after Amazon cut off the companys servers, knocking the free speech app offline. Now, Parler has responded by suing Amazon Web Services for antitrust in a last-dit...
07:15 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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The TCL 20 5G vs. the Motorola One 5G Ace and the Pixel 4a 5G
We dont normally see a lot of phones at CES, but this year companies have seen fit to push up their announcements, particularly TCL and Motorola. Both have debuted new mid-range 5G phones at the show,...
07:05 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Watch Mercedes-Benz's CES keynote in under 7 minutes
Last week, we got our first look at the 56-inch Hyperscreen Mercedes made for its upcoming EQS EV. The teaser the automaker shared gave some details about how the display will work but also left us wi...
07:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Honor's Band 6 wearable is coming to the US for around $35
Honor, currently in the process of extricating itself from Huawei, will start selling its Honor Band 6 fitness tracker in the US. The barebones wearable, which launched in China back in November, will...
06:37 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Watch LG's CES event in 9 minutes
From rollable phones to air-purifying masks, LG had plenty to show off during its CES 2021 keynote, including a virtual human presenter. Of course, this being LG, there was plenty of news on the TV an...
06:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Facebook is freezing some of its political spending
Facebook plans to pause its contributions to political action committees (PACs) through the first quarter of 2021 in the wake of last weeks US Capitol riot. The company told Axios, which was the first...
06:06 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Watch Samsung's CES event in under 9 minutes
Samsung didnt hold back at CES just because the pandemic forced a virtual event if anything, it picked up the pace. Thankfully, you dont have to spend ages catching up. Weve compiled all of Samsungs ...
06:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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OtterBox gets into gaming with a new line of rugged Xbox accessories
For the past two decades OtterBox has made its name as a provider of rugged phone cases weve even recommended a few as great outdoorsy gifts. This year the company targets a less physically active bu...
06:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Linksys reveals a WiFi 6E mesh system starting at $450
We're starting to see more WiFi 6E routers and Linksys is getting in on the action with its latest mesh system. The Linksys AXE8400 has full access to all three frequency bands 2.4GHz, 5GHz and ...
05:36 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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2020 was the best year for PC shipments in a decade
The PC industry ended 2020 with another strong quarterly performance, capping off one of the best years for computers in recent memory. According to Canalys, PC shipments grew by 25 percent year-over-...
05:21 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TCL teases a 17-inch tablet that unfurls like a scroll
TCL hinted that rollable devices were coming, but its now clear one of them might be particularly ambitious. The company has unveiled a concept tablet built around a 17-inch rollable, printed OLED dis...
05:18 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Hulu's ad-supported plan for students costs just $2 a month
Students have been able to get Hulu for free as part of a bundle with Spotify for a while now. But if youre interested in Hulu and dont care for Spotify, the video provider now has you covered. Studen...
05:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Netgear's first WiFi 6E router offers plenty of bandwidth for streaming
The past year has put a lot of strain on our connections at home, meaning that better wireless tech like WiFi 6E cant come soon enough. Thats right, not just WiFi 6, which began its rollout in 2019, b...
04:19 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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BMW previews iDrive in the iX electric SUV
BMWs iX electric SUV may represent as big a change for the cabin as it does for the powerplant underneath. The automaker has offered a preview of the iDrive system in the iX, and the system will focus...
04:08 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Alarm.com's touchless video doorbell is built for the COVID era
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of people have turned to delivery services to get food and other essential items. If you own a video doorbell, that means its probably got a lot of u...
04:03 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Panasonic unveils its vision for future automotive interiors at CES 2021
Despite the show being wholly digital this year, Panasonics automotive division still had plenty to show off at CES 2021. On Monday, the company unveiled five futuristic technologies that will help ma...
04:03 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Mad Catz's new mice have mechanical switches with a 2ms response time
You hear a lot about mechanical switches in keyboards, but not so much in mice because well, most mice use mechanical buttons. However, this month Mad Catz announced two optical gaming mice with switc...
04:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TCL's new budget-friendly '20' series phones are the first of many
TCL only started selling smartphones under its own banner last year, and it made the most of that momentum -- the company released six smartphones in 2020 alone. You can expect a similarly prolific ye...
04:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TCL pushes 8K and 'OD Zero' mini LED tech for its 2021 TVs
TCLs impressive LCDs have been among our favorite TVs over the last few years, so how do they get better for 2021? Belatedly following up on a promise from last years CES event, all the new entries in...
04:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TCL is finally bringing its wearable display prototype to the public
After having shown off its Project Archery concept several times at various tradeshows over the past few years, TCL is finally ready to bring its heads up display to the general public. Currently call...
04:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TCL pushes 8K and 'OD Zero' mini LED tech for its 2021 TVs
TCLs impressive LCDs have been among our favorite TVs over the last few years, so how do they get better for 2021? Belatedly following up on a promise from last years CES event, all the new entries in...
04:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TCL's NXTPAPER color paper-like screen arrives on a real tablet
Last year, TCL announced its intriguing NXTPAPER technology that was not only a full color paper-like display, but was also capable of playing video at relatively high frame rates. Back then, the comp...
04:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TCL unveils the first Roku TV Ready wireless soundbar
You didnt have to wait long for Roku TV-friendly wireless soundbars to arrive. TCL has introduced the Alto R1, the first soundbar built on the wireless Roku TV Ready spec. So long as youre using a Rok...
03:44 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Breaking down LG's CES 2021 keynote
As usual, LG kicked off CES with a slew of OLED TV announcements, including some information on its next-generation Evo OLED technology. Join me and Engadget Senior Editor Chris Velazco as we dive int...
03:35 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TP-Link adds voice control to its newest mesh WiFi router
TP-Link has today announced an updated version of its Deco mesh networking gear that now has voice control, through Amazon Alexa. The Deco Voice X20 packs in a smart speaker in every satellite point t...
03:32 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Aptiv brings semi-autonomous tech to more affordable cars
Aptiv isnt focused solely on self-driving cars its also making semi-autonomous features more accessible. As Reuters reports, Aptiv has introduced a new advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that l...
03:28 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Google's quantum computing division will help develop new drugs
Googles Quantum AI division is teaming with pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim to develop new types of drugs, the companies announced. The idea is to research and develop quantum computing te...
03:18 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Samsung's latest home robots can do chores and nag you to stop working
CES wouldnt quite feel right without Samsung showing off some robots. A year after it unveiled grapefruit-sized spherical bot Ballie, Samsung has revealed some new machines its working on to help out ...
03:10 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy Upcycling turns old phones into IoT devices
A few years ago, Samsung announced a sustainability initiative called Galaxy Upcycling, an effort to repurpose and reuse older smartphones. We havent heard much about it since then, but today at CES 2...
03:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Targus unveils a virus-killing keyboard light and antimicrobial backpack
Like it or not, the COVID-19 pandemic will linger for a while and Targus is orienting most of its new products to fight the new coronavirus while youre working at home. The company has come to CES 20...
02:45 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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TP-Link adds security cams and a video doorbell to its Kasa smart home line
TP-Link has made smart home devices before, but its going all-out for 2021. The router maker has introduced several Kasa-branded gadgets at CES, including a Kasa Smart Doorbell (aka the KD110). The de...
02:38 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Microsoft's Surface Pro 7 has LTE, new CPUs and a bigger battery
Microsoft doesnt typically have a lot to show off at CES, but the company dropped a surprise announcement this morning. The Surface Pro 7 is getting a few key updates, including removable SSD storage,...
02:19 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Philips' new smart toothbrush adapts to your brushing style
At CES today, Philips is announcing a new flagship toothbrush that it hopes will stand toe-to-toe against rivals from Oral-B and others. The company says its new Sonicare 9900 Prestige uses AI to moni...
02:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Samsung's smart home vision includes more intelligent fridges and vacuums
CES wouldn't be CES if Samsung didn't have a slew of new appliances to announce, and the longer the company invests in its vision of a connected home, the more we at Engadget wind up writing...
02:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Spotify Kids' latest feature is parent-curated shared playlists
Spotify debuted its standalone Kids app for all Premium Family users nearly a year ago. At the time, the company committed to high privacy standards, and it followed up quickly by letting parents bloc...
02:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Formlabs' new castable wax makes it easier to 3D-print jewelry molds
Formlabs is announcing a new version of its Castable Wax, thats targeted toward jewelry designers and makers. Castable Wax 40 is, as the name implies, a 3D-printable resin made up of 40 percent wax, w...
02:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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YSL's at-home lipstick maker lets you create thousands of shades
When L'Oreal showed off its Perso Smart Skincare system last CES, it was still just a prototype. Still, it was an intriguing prototype a handheld skincare dispenser that doled out a serving of f...
02:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Sensel's touchpad tech could bring realistic haptics to Windows laptops
Sensel is best known around these parts for the Morph, a shapeshifting controller that can tackle everything from video editing, to music making, to drawing by simply slapping a new cover on it. Ultim...
02:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Jabra's Elite 85t noise-cancelling earbuds are now available in more colors
Making good on its promise, Jabra has debuted additional colors for its Elite 85t true wireless earbuds with adjustable active noise cancellation (ANC). When the company debuted its first model to shi...
01:59 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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LG's 2021 TVs ship with Google Stadia and a game optimizer
Samsung isnt the only big TV maker catering to gamers in 2021. LG has revealed that its 2021 TVs will include a Game Optimizer that fine-tunes the picture for consoles and PCs. The feature gives you q...
01:52 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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LG's latest 4K UltraFine monitor is its first with an OLED panel
LG is one of the leaders in OLED display technology, but its mostly been limited to TVs for the living room thus far. As part of its slate of CES 2021 announcements, though, the company just announced...
01:51 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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A 'virtual human' presented some of LG's CES event
CES has gone all-digital for the first time this year. Unsurprisingly, some companies are using the format change to experiment with their live-streamed press conferences. LG, for instance, used an en...
01:31 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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LG dials up the brightness on its 2021 mid-range OLED TVs
With its latest midrange OLED TVs, LG is tackling one of the biggest issues with the tech: a lack of brightness. The new G1-series models use new panel technology called OLED evo with a new luminous e...
01:06 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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LG's rollable phone is a tantalizing response to Samsung's foldables
For the last two years, it's been an open secret that LG has been working on a smartphone with a rollable screen -- that is, a device with a display that starts out phone-sized and stretches out ...
01:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Fossil debuts an LTE smartwatch and adds new styles to its Michael Kors lineup
Fossil is single-handedly keeping the Wear OS dream alive as the platform languishes while we wait for Google to complete its acquisition of Fitbit. At CES 2021, the fashion giant is announcing severa...
01:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Volvos self-docking boat tech is now a reality
Penta, the maritime subsidiary of Volvo, has announced the commercial arrival of its autonomous boat docking system. Integrated Assisted Docking (AD) is designed to handle the complicated mess of driv...
12:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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The Morning After: CES 2021 kicks off today
After a week of several companies revealing their hand a little early, the once-Las Vegas-based CES goes online for 2021, and officially kicks off today.Judging from what weve seen and heard already, ...
12:15 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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LG Display reveals that 42-inch OLED TVs are coming soon
LG Display, which builds the panels for LGs OLED TVs, has revealed that it will build a 42-inch display for an OLED TV to be released this year. That will possibly provide a cheaper option for OLED bu...
12:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Lutron's outdoor smart plug controls your lights in harsh weather
Outdoor smart plugs are increasingly common, but Lutron thinks it has an easy way to stand out: make a plug that can endure the worst nature has to offer. Its introducing a Caseta Outdoor Smart Plug t...
11:35 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Saudia Arabia is planning a 100-mile line of car-free smart communities
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is promising to build a network of smart cities that wont have any cars or roads. Its called The Line, due to its arrangement of hyper-connected future communiti...
11:15 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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HyperX unveils a $100 compact RGB mechanical keyboard
If you want to save space on your desk, one of the best ways to go about it is to skip the traditional full-size keyboard and instead buy one that features either a tenkeyless or compact layout. The l...
09:56 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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OnePlus unveils its first smartband
As expected, OnePlus is jumping into the wearable market. The company announced the OnePlus Band today, a cheap and cheerful fitness tracker bound for India. The centerpiece is a 1.1-inch AMOLED touch...
09:07 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Chinas Baidu is building an EV with help from Polestars parent company
Baidu has already developed autonomous vehicle tech, but now plans to produce electric vehicles in partnership with Geely, the Chinese automaker that owns Volvo and Polestar, according to MSNBC. The i...
08:00 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Roland's Verselab is a groovebox built for vocalists
Keeping track of Rolands various drum machines and grooveboxes is getting tough. But its latest, the Verselab MV-1 is unique for a number of reasons. For one, its the companys only instrument that com...
08:00 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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V-Moda's M-200 ANC are its first wireless noise-cancelling headphones
To usher in its new logo, V-Moda has a new set of wireless headphones for CES 2021. Today, the company is announcing the M-200 ANC: its first set of Bluetooth headphones with active noise cancellation...
08:00 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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V-Moda's M-200 ANC are its first wireless noise-cancelling headphones
To usher in its new logo, V-Moda has a new set of wireless headphones for CES 2021. Today, the company is announcing the M-200 ANC: its first set of Bluetooth headphones with active noise cancellation...
06:00 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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Wondercise adds arm and leg sensors to better track your exercise form
Before Apple Fitness+ debuted late last year, Wondercise was one of the many companies offering on-demand fitness classes you could take at home. The company's edge, though, is its Live Motion Ma...
01:00 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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HP says its latest Envy 14 runs for up to 16.5 hours on a single charge
HP has unveiled a number of new devices and upgrades to current ones at CES. Among them is the Envy 14. HP claims the latest models 16:10, multitouch-enabled IPS display has a viewing area that's...
01:00 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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HP's leather-covered business laptop uses a Snapdragon CPU
Its been more than two years since HP announced that it made a laptop out of leather, and based on our review the Spectre Folio was more than just a gimmick. It was the companys take on the Always Con...
01:00 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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HP's leather-covered business laptop uses a Snapdragon CPU
Its been more than two years since HP announced that it made a laptop out of leather, and based on our review the Spectre Folio was more than just a gimmick. It was the companys take on the Always Con...
01:00 am -05 - Mon, January 11, 2021
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HP launches two new Dragonfly laptops with 5G and Tile tracking built in
HP made bold claims when it launched the Elite Dragonfly laptop last year, calling it lighter than air. While thats certainly not possible, the original Dragonfly did weigh an impressive 2.2 pounds an...
11:50 pm -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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Engadget's live virtual CES stage kicks off Monday at 7:30am ET!
Like so many tech events over the past 10 months, CES 2021 is online-only. And judging by the dozens of gadget stories published on Engadget over the past few days, you'd think the show had been ...
10:21 pm -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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NVIDIA hints at RTX 30 laptop graphics launch on January 12th
You might not have to wait much longer to get a taste of NVIDIAs GeForce RTX 30 series in your laptop. Toms Guide points out that NVIDIA has shared a not-so-subtle teaser for its mobile RTX 30 graphic...
08:15 pm -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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Early Solar System meteorites might explain how Earth got water
Some of the oldest known meteorites might just explain how water came to Earth. Gizmodo reports that scientists have discovered evidence carbonaceous chondrites, a group of meteorites from the formati...
07:21 pm -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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Watch the 'Ratatouille' TikTok musical encore at 8PM Eastern
The Ratatouille TikTok musical was enough of a hit that its coming back. The Verge notes that TikTok is hosting a second showing of the actor- and fan-driven performance tonight (January 10th) at 8PM ...
06:25 pm -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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Ford and Nissan will cut vehicle production due to a chip shortage
Chip shortages arent just hurting your access to CPUs and GPUs theyre hurting the car market, too. CNBC, ABC News and The Verge report that Ford and Nissan are scaling back production in response to ...
04:30 pm -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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After Math: 24-hour PogChamps and 56-inch 'Hyperscreens'
So, wild week huh. Probably not how most of us had hoped to start the new year off, but hey, it didnt really pan out for the president either what with Twitter and Facebook having finally suspended Do...
04:22 pm -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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Hyundai and Apple will reportedly sign an electric car deal by March
Hyundai and Apple might not be wasting much time with their electric car discussions. As Reuters reports, Korea IT News has claimed that the two companies plan to sign a partnership for self-driving e...
02:00 pm -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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Lenovo's ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses can show up to five virtual displays
Lenovo has launched a new ThinkReality device for CES 2021, and the company says its one of the most advanced and versatile smart glasses for enterprise customers. The manufacturer is presenting the T...
02:53 am -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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Amazon is cutting off Parler's servers
Amazon has told Parler it will suspend the companys AWS hosting services access, according to BuzzFeed News. The news comes on the same day that Apple suspended the social media app, which supporters ...
01:43 am -05 - Sun, January 10, 2021
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Apple kicks Parler out of the App Store
Apple has removed Parler from the App Store for failing to moderate its community. On January 8th, Apple gave the company, which operates a social media network popular with Donald Trump supporters an...
09:43 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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NASA smallsat concepts will study galaxy evolution and exoplanets
NASA has chosen to investigate more smallsat and balloon mission concepts for exploring the cosmos, and this time the goals are particularly ambitious. The first smallsat, Aspera, will study galaxy ev...
08:49 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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A YouTube network was spreading election disinformation for two months
YouTube promised it would crack down on US election disinformation in early December, but it appear to have missed a large target. BuzzFeed News has learned that a network of YouTube channels linked t...
07:30 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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Senator asks social networks, carriers to preserve evidence from Capitol riot
Tech companies are under pressure to support officials investigating the Capitol Hill riot. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia has sent letters to eleven tech companies urging them to preserve evidence l...
06:46 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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Alexa's 'tell me when' command sets reminders for upcoming events
Amazon is making it easier to remember an event you dont want to miss. The Verge reports that Amazon has quietly introduced a hinted-at tell me when Alexa command that not only answers your question a...
05:40 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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EV automaker Nio unveils a luxury sedan to compete with the Model S
During its fourth annual Nio Day on Saturday amidst performances by composer Shi Lei Chang and musician Wang Feng the Chinese automaker revealed its latest EV model, the ET7 sedan.Nio Days have beco...
05:24 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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7-time 'Tetris' world champ Jonas Neubauer passes away
Jonas Neubauer, which Vice once called the greatest Tetris player in the world, has passed away. His camp has announced his passing from a sudden medical emergency on January 4th through his Twitter a...
05:00 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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ICYMI: We take a listen to Apple's AirPods Max
Its been a busy few weeks here at Engadget. In addition to celebrating the holidays, ringing in the New Year and prepping for next week's virtual CES, weve kept reviewing all the new gadgets and ...
05:00 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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ICYMI: We take a listen to Apple's AirPods Max
Its been a busy few weeks here at Engadget. In addition to celebrating the holidays, ringing in the New Year and prepping for next week's virtual CES, weve kept reviewing all the new gadgets and ...
04:51 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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Kohler's smart home upgrades include a mood-setting bath
Kohler is no stranger to smart bathroom tech, but its clearly adapting its products to deal with a pandemic-struck world. The company has introduced several new devices headlined by the Stillness Bath...
04:30 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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Hitting the Books: The racist underpinnings of incel ideology
The right wing mob that stormed and briefly occupied the US Capitol building at Trumps behest on Wednesday were not radicalized in a vacuum. Online networks peddling racist, white supremacist and miso...
04:00 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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Valorant's next agent is a duelist that can slip into another dimension
Another Valorant update is on the way, introducing a new playable character and battle pass. The headline addition is Yoru, an infiltrating duelist that can sneak around and create fakeouts that convi...
03:05 pm -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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The Morning After: Twitter really banned Donald Trump
As many have said: that escalated steadily and predictably. Days after groups of Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill in riots that left five people dead including one police officer, social media co...
06:16 am -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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CPSC warning highlights fire risk of loose 18650 lithium-ion batteries
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning customers against purchasing loose lithium-ion battery cells that can be used for vapes, flashlights and other small devices. In particular, the CPSC ...
04:14 am -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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This gesture-sensing band could make the Apple Watch more accessible
We often think of touchscreen displays as one of the more accessible ways to interact with our gadgets. But a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities, including conditions like ALS, can make ev...
02:47 am -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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Donald Trump is trying (and failing) to get around Twitter's ban
Only a few hours after Twitter announced a ban on President Donald Trumps @realdonaldtrump account, he has attempted to tweet from at least two other accounts under his control. Tweets posted to the o...
12:05 am -05 - Sat, January 9, 2021
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Apple and Google crack down on Parler after violent threats
Apple and Google have told the free speech social media app Parler that it must begin moderating its users content, following violence at the US Capitol this week. The app a Twitter alternative popul...
11:25 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Donald Trump has been kicked off of Twitter
A few days ago, after Twitter temporarily suspended Donald Trumps account, the company said that any further breaches of its terms could result in suspension. As detailed in a blog post, Twitter decid...
11:02 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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SolarWinds brings in a former federal cybersecurity chief as a consultant
As the fallout of the SolarWinds hack rumbles on, the embattled company has hired a security consultancy co-founded by Christopher Krebs, a former federal cybersecurity chief. Krebs led the Cybersecur...
10:35 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Twitter cuts off QAnon conspiracy accounts as employees push to ban Trump
In July a strong enforcement action by Twitter banned several thousand accounts linked to the false conspiracy theory QAnon, however many of its most prominent backers remained on the platform. Today,...
10:35 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Twitter cuts off QAnon conspiracy accounts as employees push to ban Trump
In July a strong enforcement action by Twitter banned several thousand accounts linked to the false conspiracy theory QAnon, however many of its most prominent backers remained on the platform. Today,...
09:06 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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GM modernizes its logo to highlight its EV-centric future
As GM focuses more heavily on electric vehicles, the company is modernizing its classic logo. For over 50 years, the automaker had used underlined all-caps white lettering on a blue square. The latest...
09:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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What to expect from an online-only CES 2021
Despite a global pandemic, the annual Consumer Electronics Show must go on. Well, virtually anyway. CES 2021 will officially take place from January 11th to 14th, but itll look very different this yea...
07:52 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Twitch will refresh the PogChamp emote image every 24 hours
A couple of days after Twitch yanked one of its oldest and most popular emotes, PogChamp is back with a twist. For the foreseeable future, Twitch will change the image every 24 hours.Soon after PogCha...
07:39 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Sony reveals full details on its upcoming 360 Reality Audio speakers
Earlier today, Sony announced plans to expand its 360 Reality Audio platform. The key updates were a two-fold approach for expanding the limited content library, licensing tech to other companies and ...
07:10 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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NHTSA says users are to blame for reports of Teslas suddenly accelerating
Following a nearly year-long investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says Tesla vehicles dont have a design flaw that makes them prone to sudden and unintended accele...
05:57 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Disney's decommissioned '20,000 Leagues' ride gets a second life in VR
Disneys classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride closed 27 years ago, but that wont preclude you from hopping aboard. Polygon notes that Defunctland, Kevin Perjurers unofficial theme park preservatio...
05:45 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Reddit bans 'r/donaldtrump' subreddit for 'repeated policy violations'
Reddit has banned the r/DonaldTrump subreddit. While not directly affiliated with Trump or his campaign, the group is one of the largest communities dedicated to the president. Axios was the first to ...
05:42 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Drone Racing League embraces sports betting in partnership with DraftKings
Since the dawn of the drone era, enterprising pilots and enthusiasts have found ways to make money off their passion for flying. Thanks to a new partnership between the Drone Racing League and DraftKi...
05:32 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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'WandaVision' will debut with two episodes on Disney
WandaVision, Marvel Studios first live-action Disney+ series, will have a special two-episode premiere. In a press release first spotted by ComicBook, Disney said the first two episodes of the series ...
05:32 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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'WandaVision' will debut with two episodes on Disney
WandaVision, Marvel Studios first live-action Disney+ series, will have a special two-episode premiere. In a press release first spotted by ComicBook, Disney said the first two episodes of the series ...
05:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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The day Facebook and Twitter's rules finally applied to Donald Trump
Facebook and Twitter finally delivered an answer to what has been one of the most pressing questions during Donald Trumps presidency: What would it take for him to actually lose his accounts?After yea...
05:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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The day Facebook and Twitter's rules finally applied to Donald Trump
Facebook and Twitter finally delivered an answer to what has been one of the most pressing questions during Donald Trumps presidency: What would it take for him to actually lose his accounts?After yea...
05:21 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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ArcX's wearable joystick is a Bluetooth remote for your phone
If youre running, the last thing you want to do is break your stride to fiddle with your phone or watch for whatever reason. Answering calls, changing tracks, marking lap times, all of it distracts yo...
05:10 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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'Dracula' and six other horror classics will stream for free on YouTube
Youll soon have another good reason to fire up YouTube if youre a movie buff revisiting some old favorites. NME and Android Police report that Universal Pictures is making seven classic horror movies ...
05:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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The best deals we found this week: $30 off Crucial's MX500 SSD and more
Now that the holidays have come and gone, most of us are attempting to get back into the swing of a regular working schedule. Along with that have come a few solid tech deals one of our favorite Cruc...
04:11 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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The Jeep Wrangler 4xe will be on display in AR during CES
Normally, one of the highlights of any tradeshow, particularly those with an automotive angle, is seeing the products that are announced at that event in person. But with CES an online-only affair thi...
03:54 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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The latest iPad Air returns to a record-low price of $559 on Amazon
A few models of the new iPad Air are on sale at Amazon right now. You can get the WiFi, 64GB versions in sky blue, rose gold or silver for $559, which is $40 off their normal price and the lowest weve...
03:44 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Microsoft Teams 'Dynamic View' makes watching presentations easier
Unsurprisingly, Microsoft has been releasing a steady stream of improvements to Teams, the companys de-factor Slack competitor. As noticed by The Verge, the company gave a quick preview of a feature c...
03:29 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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JLab Audio's open-ear speakers clip onto glasses you already have
In recent years, Bose and Amazon have both released eyewear products with built-in speakers. JLab Audio is taking a slightly different approach. With JBuds Frames, you can attach a pair of two true wi...
03:15 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Roku confirms it's buying Quibi's shows
The rumors were true: Roku is buying Quibis shows. The media platform maker has bought Quibis content distribution business, giving it access to Chrissys Court, The Golden Arm and other shows for the ...
03:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Watching Babylon 5 in its original format is pretty great
A couple of years ago, I wrote about a TV series that Ive always had a big soft spot for: Babylon 5. The show aimed to deliver a grand sci-fi epic on a budget closer to General Hospital than Star Trek...
02:20 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Panasonic's latest OLED TV offers gaming upgrades and AI tuning
How does Panasonic stand out in a crowded TV market? By courting new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X owners, apparently. The electronics giant has unveiled its 2021 flagship OLED TV, the JZ2000, and i...
02:12 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure is back in stock and $10 off
If youre looking for a fun way to get moving while stuck inside, Nintendos Ring Fit Adventure is a good option. But its often hard to find as it goes in and out of stock quickly (like most things Nint...
02:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Motorola's latest batch of budget phones includes a cheap 5G model
Samsung isnt the only company unveiling new devices earlier than usual this year just ahead of CES 2021, Motorola has pulled back the curtain on its latest batch of smartphones. There are no flagship...
02:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Motorola's latest batch of budget phones includes a cheap 5G model
Samsung isnt the only company unveiling new devices earlier than usual this year just ahead of CES 2021, Motorola has pulled back the curtain on its latest batch of smartphones. There are no flagship...
02:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Roku makes it simpler to build wireless soundbars for Roku TVs
Last year at CES, Roku unveiled Roku TV Ready, an initiative that made it easier to connect soundbars and receivers to its TVs. It included partners like TCL, which just introduced a slew of soundbars...
02:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Sony will debut its own 360 Reality Audio speakers this spring
Sony has been preaching the gospel of 360 Reality Audio for two years now. At CES 2019, the company first showed off the immersive audio platform that was designed to make it sound like you were insid...
02:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Sony will debut its own 360 Reality Audio speakers this spring
Sony has been preaching the gospel of 360 Reality Audio for two years now. At CES 2019, the company first showed off the immersive audio platform that was designed to make it sound like you were insid...
01:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Podcast: What we expect at CES 2021
This week, Devindra and Cherlynn chat about everything we expect at CES 2021, which kicks off next week. Were looking forward to new TVs, computers and a slew of new gadgets as usual. (But we sure do ...
01:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Podcast: An attempted coup powered by social media
This week, Devindra and Cherlynn were planning to chat about everything coming at CES 2021... but the siege on the U.S. Capitol by right-wing extremists changed things. We discuss how social media and...
01:05 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Amazon's Prime Pantry delivery service is no more
Amazon Prime Pantry, the e-commerce giants early foray into grocery delivery, is dead. The company launched Prime Pantry for household items and non-perishable food and snacks back in 2014, giving cus...
12:36 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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The Morning After: Donald Trump is back on Twitter, but not Facebook
Trumps social media ban from Facebook and Instagram will continue until President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20th, if not beyond. Social media has been incredibly accommodating to ...
12:35 pm -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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The Morning After: Donald Trump is back on Twitter, but not Facebook
Trumps social media ban from Facebook and Instagram will continue until President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20th, if not beyond. Social media has been incredibly accommodating to ...
11:49 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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The UK will probe Google's plan to eliminate third-party cookies in Chrome
Google is planning to eliminate third-party cookies in its Chrome browser by 2022, which sounds like a good thing for consumers worried about privacy. However, UKs competition regulator has announced ...
11:20 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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'SportsNation' is making a comeback on ESPN
When ESPNs SportsNation first launched in 2009, a lot of its material came directly from the internet via YouTube, tweets and online polling making for some lively, meme-filled counterprogramming to ...
10:15 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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FCC head Ajit Pai won't reform Section 230 before he leaves office
After announcing that he planned to clarify the meaning Section 230 free speech internet rules back in October 2020, FAA chairman Ajit Pai has now said he wont do so. Thats largely because hell be gon...
10:15 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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FCC head Ajit Pai won't reform Section 230 before he leaves office
After announcing that he planned to clarify the meaning Section 230 free speech internet rules back in October 2020, FAA chairman Ajit Pai has now said he wont do so. Thats largely because hell be gon...
09:10 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Tesla begins selling its cheapest Model Y yet
You can now order a more affordable Model Y or one that sits seven instead of five from Teslas website. As Electrek notes, Teslas original lineup when it unveiled the vehicle in 2019 included a standa...
07:36 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Boeing agrees to pay $2.5 billion to settle criminal charge over 737 Max crashes
Boeing has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to avoid prosecution over the two fatal 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people. The planemaker has been charged with one count of conspir...
04:43 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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TikTok ban will remove videos of Donald Trump inciting rioters
Unlike Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and YouTube, Donald Trump does not have a TikTok account for the service to suspend, but it is laying a ban down on certain content related to Wednesdays riots in Wash...
04:43 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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TikTok ban will remove videos of Donald Trump inciting rioters
Unlike Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and YouTube, Donald Trump does not have a TikTok account for the service to suspend, but it is laying a ban down on certain content related to Wednesdays riots in Wash...
03:44 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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'Fall Guys' will add 'Doom' costumes on January 12th
Its official: Doomguy is on his way to Fall Guys. After teasing the inclusion of a Doom-themed costume for what seems like weeks, Fall Guys developer Mediatonic confirmed that it will add not one but ...
02:10 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Hyundai confirms discussions about building a car with Apple
Last month Reuters reported that Apples Project Titan self-driving electric car effort could produce a vehicle by 2024 or so, and now there are more rumors suggesting the company is serious about gett...
01:00 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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LG's webOS 6.0 smart TVs have a new UI, NFC-equipped remote
Seven years after introducing webOS as the platform for its Smart TV lineup, LG is introducing version 6.0 with a new look and feel for its 2021 4K and 8K TVs. The old blade lineup of apps is gone, wi...
12:48 am -05 - Fri, January 8, 2021
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Donald Trump's Twitter lockout is over (for now)
Donald Trumps Twitter timeout is over. One day after Twitter made the unprecedented decision to suspend the president for 12 hours, Trump officially regained his tweeting privileges, posting a two-and...
10:56 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Mobile-first bank Simple is shutting down
One of the first-ever mobile-first banks is shutting down. After an email notice started to circulate on Twitter earlier in the day, a spokesperson for BBVA confirmed to Engadget the company plans to ...
09:43 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Googles next Nest Hub could use the Pixel 4s Soli chip for sleep tracking
Earlier this week, an FCC filing revealed Google is working on a new version of its Nest Hub smart display. According to a report 9to5Google published on Thursday, the company will release the device ...
08:54 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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WhatsApp: Let us share your data with Facebook or else
In a surprise move, WhatsApp recently gave many of its users a difficult choice: they could either accept a revised privacy policy that explicit allowed the service to share information with parent co...
08:29 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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'Hitman 3' trailer shows off stealth violence in VR
Hitman III arrives later this month and, as long as you have a PSVR headset, youll be able to execute some unfortunate souls in virtual reality for the first time in the series. IO Interactive has rel...
07:43 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Twitch disables Donald Trump's account
Yet another tech platform has taken action against President Donald Trump in connection to Wednesdays riot at the US Capitol. On Thursday, Twitch disabled the presidents account, meaning he can no lon...
07:20 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Waymo will no longer use the term 'self-driving' to describe its tech
The next time Waymo talks about its fully autonomous driving technology, you wont see the Alphabet subsidiary use the term self-driving. Thats because the company wants to differentiate the tech its w...
07:06 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigns
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has resigned from her position. In a message posted to Twitter, Chao said she was deeply troubled by the traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of th...
07:04 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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A 'Monster Hunter Rise' demo hits Nintendo Switch tomorrow
The wait is almost over for Monster Hunter fans who are clamoring to get their hands on the next game in the series before it lands on March 26th. A limited-time demo of Monster Hunter Rise will be av...
06:30 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Samsungs Galaxy Chromebook 2 and Acers Chromebook Spin 514 vs. the competition
While Chromebooks have been fully embraced by schools for their low cost and ease of use, its been an uphill battle to get other laptop users to take them seriously. However, the past few years have s...
06:10 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Shopify delists Trump-affiliated online stores
President Trump will need to find a new online platform to sell merch to his supporters. On Thursday, e-commerce platform Shopify took offline two online stores affiliated with the president in respon...
06:01 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Acer reveals its first Chromebook with AMD's latest Ryzen CPUs
Acer has been plugging AMD chips into its Chromebooks for a couple of years and now it's refreshing the lineup with the latest Ryzen mobile processors. Its first Chromebook to use those CPUs is t...
06:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Sony's new Bravia XR TVs are all about 'cognitive intelligence'
Image processing has always been at the heart of Sony's TV designs. Sure, its premium Bravia TVs have typically featured the latest and great display hardware around, but the company's devot...
06:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Acers newest Nitro monitor supports HDMI 2.1 for 4K, 120 fps console gaming
One of the best features of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 is that they come with HDMI 2.1, which allows them to output games at 4K and 120 frames per second to a compatible TV or monitor. While ...
05:57 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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YouTube will temporarily ban accounts for posting election fraud videos
After white nationalist rioters descended on the US Capitol yesterday, YouTube removed a video in which President Trump expressed support for the criminal behavior and lied about winning the 2020 pres...
05:50 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Cadillac offers a glimpse at the Lyric EV's 33-inch display
Not to be outdone by Mercedes announcement of its massive all-in-one Hyperscreen cabin display Thursday morning, Cadillac has provided a new glimpse at its own next-generation OLED display ahead of CE...
05:50 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Cadillac offers a glimpse at the Lyriq EV's 33-inch display
Not to be outdone by Mercedes announcement of its massive all-in-one Hyperscreen cabin display Thursday morning, Cadillac has provided a new glimpse at its own next-generation LED display ahead of CES...
05:25 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world
After Teslas share price rose yet again on Thursday, Elon Musk has become the richest person in the world. He is now worth more than $185 billion. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had held the top spot since 201...
04:15 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Mercedes-Benz made a 56-inch 'Hyperscreen' for its EQS electric car
Never mind the multi-display cabins in cars like the Porsche Taycan Mercedes wants one giant display that practically dominates your view. The automaker has unveiled a 56-inch MBUX Hyperscreen that w...
03:58 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Facebook and Instagram make Trump's ban indefinite
Facebook and Instagram have banned President Donald Trumps accounts indefinitely, and at least until after President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20th. We believe the risks of allowing th...
03:15 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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JBL's latest earbuds and headphones pack 'smart' noise cancelling
JBL is rolling out a veritable deluge of earbuds and headphones ahead of CES and many of them will be helpful for both tuning out the world and bringing it in. The AirPods-like Live Pro+ (pictured ab...
03:12 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Harman's latest audio tech is designed for in-car concerts
Concert venues around the world have been closed for nearly 10 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists have turned to livestreams and socially-distanced drive-in shows to earn some revenue while ...
03:09 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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JBL's latest soundbar offers Dolby Atmos for $400
It was just last year that we got our first look at JBLs first Dolby Atmos soundbar, so its little surprise the Harman-owned brand is taking at another, somewhat more sophisticated stab at one for 202...
02:57 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo, but got laughed out of the room
Somehow, its already been two decades since Microsoft first announced the Xbox, its foray into console gaming. Specifically, the Xbox was unveiled at CES in 2001 to commemorate that launch, Bloomberg...
02:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy Chromebook 2 is cheaper and sports a QLED screen
I'm going to call it: Samsung makes the best-looking Chromebooks around. The company turned heads last CES with the Galaxy Chromebook a razor thin, bright red convertible with a 4K OLED screen. ...
02:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Samsung's Galaxy Chromebook 2 is cheaper and sports a QLED screen
I'm going to call it: Samsung makes the best-looking Chromebooks around. The company turned heads last CES with the Galaxy Chromebook -- a razer thin, bright red convertible with a 4K OLED screen...
02:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Lenovo's Tab P11 Android tablet is targeted at families
Lenovo has released a new Android tablet at this years CES, though it has a rather familiar name. Its called the Lenovo Tab P11, and it appears to be a more budget-friendly and lesser version of last ...
02:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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The Lavie Mini is a modern netbook that doubles as a game console
With tablets and full-size laptops as pervasive as they are, it can be easy to forget that for a few years there, at least netbooks were all the rage. And why wouldnt they be? What they lacked in pu...
02:00 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Lenovo's Yoga 7 AiO can flip between landscape and portrait modes
Its time again for Lenovo to update its products, and brace yourselves, because theres a ton of them. As part of its CES 2021 newspalooza, the company is announcing a slew of new devices like laptops,...
01:05 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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The UK is investigating NVIDIA's acquisition of ARM
The UKs competition regulator has launched an investigation into NVIDIAs $40 billion acquisition of ARM. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has asked interested third parties to submit views ...
12:44 pm -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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The Morning After: Samsung's new Mini LED TVs and solar powered remote
New year means CES, which means new TVs. LG already announced itll launch a line of QNED 4K and 8K screens with mini LED backlighting, and now Samsung revealed its Neo QLED TVs will feature its own Qu...
11:55 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Twitch bans the PogChamp emote following Capitol Hill riots
Twitch has banned the popular PogChamp emote after the face of it, Ryan Gootecks Gutierrez, encouraged further violence. Weve made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from t...
11:05 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Apple releases limited edition AirPods Pro to celebrate the Year of the Ox
Apple has launched a pair of limited edition AirPods Pro for the Year of the Ox, and its cute enough that even those who dont celebrate the Lunar New Year may be inclined to buy it. The pairs charging...
10:00 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Golf fans can see PGA Tour players heart rates thanks to new wearable partnership
The PGA Tour will use Whoop fitness straps to show the heart rates and other biometric data of players during defining moments throughout the season, it announced. The new project could provide intere...
08:00 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Snapchat locks Donald Trump's account, as well
Facebook and Twitter arent the only social networks that blocked Donald Trump on their platform. Snap has revealed that it has also placed a restriction on the outgoing presidents account, preventing ...
05:55 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Sony finds a home for Crystal LED screens: virtual set backgrounds
The first time we saw Sonys Crystal LED display in 2012, it looked amazing but still wasnt on track to compete with OLED. Since then Sony has returned to CES with Crystal LED panels similar to Samsung...
05:55 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Sony finds a home for Crystal LED screens -- virtual set backgrounds
The first time we saw Sonys Crystal LED display in 2012, it looked amazing but still wasnt on track to compete with OLED. Since then Sony has returned to CES with Crystal LED panels similar to Samsung...
01:45 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Facebook locks out Donald Trump for 24 hours
Facebook is also imposing new restrictions on Donald Trump. The social network said that it will bar the president from posting to his page for the next 24 hours. The company cited two policy violatio...
01:00 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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LG refreshes its light Gram laptop lineup with Intel Evo certification
As usual, LG is taking advantage of CES to roll out a refreshed version of its thin-and-light Gram laptop series. For 2021 the company says its laptops are Intel Evo platform certified, which applies ...
12:14 am -05 - Thu, January 7, 2021
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Twitter suspends Donald Trump
Twitter has temporarily suspended Donald Trump after the president tweeted his support for a violent mob that descended on the nations Capitol as Congress met to certify the results of the November el...
11:07 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Facebook and YouTube remove Trump video calling rioters very special
Facebook and YouTube both removed a video posted by Donald Trump, in which he addressed the rioters who descended on Washington D.C as Congress convened to certify the results of the November election...
09:44 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Twitter locks Trump's tweets due to risk of violence
Twitter has added new warnings to tweets from Donald Trump amid violence in Washington D.C. At least two tweets from the president now have labels warning of a risk of violence.This claim of election ...
09:44 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Twitter suspends Trump after warning of 'risk of violence
Twitter has suspended Donald Trump and locked the president out of his account for the next 12 hours, after warning that his tweets posed a risk of violence.The company had originally slapped new warn...
09:44 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Twitter applied warning labels to Trump's tweets prior to his 12 hour suspension
Twitter has suspended Donald Trump and locked the president out of his account for the next 12 hours, after warning that his tweets posed a risk of violence.The company had originally slapped new warn...
09:44 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Twitter applied warning labels to Trump's tweets prior to his 12-hour suspension
Twitter has suspended Donald Trump and locked the president out of his account for the next 12 hours, after warning that his tweets posed a risk of violence.The company had originally slapped new warn...
08:10 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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How 'Bugsnax' studio Young Horses stays sustainable and deeply strange
If you ran into Philip Tibitoski in a coffee shop or brushed past him in the street, youd never know he helped create some of the silliest video games of the past decade. Hes calm and self-possessed, ...
07:43 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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SolarWinds hackers accessed some of the DOJs email accounts
More details on the fallout from last months SolarWinds hack continue to come out. On Wednesday, the US Department of Justice announced it was also a victim of the attack, which US intelligence agenci...
07:13 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Intel is using its RealSense tech for facial recognition
Intel has found another use for its RealSense depth-sensing camera. It married the tech with a neural network to develop a facial recognition system that can enable access to the likes of smart locks ...
06:50 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Netflix won't work on Nintendo's Wii U and 3DS after June 30th
Netflix will stop streaming to Nintendo 3DS and Wii U devices later this year. In a support document spotted by Eurogamer, Nintendo says the company will discontinue support for the two consoles on Ju...
06:22 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Earin's A-3 true wireless earbuds have an open design with no ear tips
CES is typically a time when several companies unveil new true wireless earbuds, but Earin isnt waiting until next week. Today, the company revealed the A-3: its third-gen true wireless model that fea...
05:59 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Facebook's redesigned Pages make it easier to see verified content
In its biggest refresh since it finished rolling out its new desktop website last year, Facebook showed off a new Pages design on Wednesday. If youre not familiar with them, theyre the public-facing p...
05:27 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will push for online sports betting
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has had a change of heart when it comes to online sports betting. He'll make legalization a focal point of his State of the State address next week, according to th...
04:46 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Apple says a record $540 million was spent on apps this New Year's Day
If you thought Apple device owners would splurge on apps during a holiday season when they were stuck at home... you guessed correctly. Apple has revealed that the App Store broke a single-day spendin...
04:14 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Amazon pledges $2 billion toward affordable housing in three hub cities
Amazon says it will provide over $2 billion to build and preserve 20,000 affordable homes in three of its key employment areas the Seattle region, Nashville, Tennessee and Arlington, Virginia. The Ho...
04:01 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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You can install Samsungs latest MicroLED TVs yourself
While LG and Sony have pushed OLED for their premium TVs, Samsung has pursued another display technology: MicroLED. It relies on tiny self-emitting LEDs to deliver the same deep black levels and extre...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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You can install Samsungs latest MicroLED TVs yourself
While LG and Sony have pushed OLED for their premium TVs, Samsung has pursued another display technology: MicroLED. It relies on tiny self-emitting LEDs to deliver the same deep black levels and extre...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Samsung's new Frame TV rotates between portrait and landscape modes
Samsung has carved out a unique niche for itself with The Frame, a TV set that looks more like an artsy picture frame than a piece of consumer electronics. You can even buy high quality artwork to dis...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Samsung's new Frame TV rotates between portrait and landscape modes
Samsung has carved out a unique niche for itself with The Frame, a TV set that looks more like an artsy picture frame than a piece of consumer electronics. You can even buy high quality artwork to dis...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Samsung's 4K and 8K Neo QLED TVs are powered by Mini-LEDs
Sure, MicroLED may be Samsung's most high-end TV technology right now, but the company hasn't forgotten about its mainstream QLED TVs. This year, Samsung is unveiling 8K and 4K Neo QLED sets...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Samsung's new TVs can track your workout reps and form
Ever wonder if youre holding your plank properly or if youre squatting deep enough? Or have you wished there was something that could accurately keep track of your reps? Samsungs latest TVs might be a...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Samsung's new TVs can track your workout reps and form
Ever wonder if youre holding your plank properly or if youre squatting deep enough? Or have you ever wished there was something that could accurately keep track of your reps? Samsungs latest TVs might...
04:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Samsung's 4K and 8K Neo QLED TVs are powered by Mini-LEDs
Sure, MicroLED may be Samsung's most high-end TV technology right now, but the company hasn't forgotten about its mainstream QLED TVs. This year, Samsung is unveiling 8K and 4K Neo QLED sets...
03:41 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Samsung's latest experiments include a phone app to calibrate your TV
Samsung is once again revealing C-Lab experiments at CES, and this year they reflect the stay-at-home reality of the pandemic. The company has unveiled in-house projects that include EZCal, a mobile a...
03:15 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Get your sweatpants ready, virtual CES 2021 is about to begin!
Instead of braving the hordes in endless trade show halls, questionable restrooms and very poor food decisions, weve swapped our badges for comfy clothes and solitude for CES 2021. The first ever virt...
03:00 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Looking Glass says it can turn any photo into a hologram
Holographic displays arent much use unless you have something to look at, and Looking Glass Factory thinks it has a simple solution: turn your existing photos into holograms. The company is winding do...
02:23 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Razer's BlackWidow mechanical keyboard is 42 percent off right now
Those looking to add to their gaming setup have a few ways to save while doing so thanks to new Razer sales on Amazon. Arguably the best deal available right now is on the companys BlackWidow mechanic...
02:19 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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LG's new stick vacuum automatically empties dirt while it charges
Robot vacuums can automatically empty themselves, but what if you prefer to clean your home yourself? LG might have you covered. It just introduced the CordZero ThinQ A9 Kompressor+ vacuum cleaner (ye...
01:55 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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OpenAI's DALL-E app generates images from just a description
OpenAI, the company co-founded by Elon Musk and backed by Microsoft, has already mastered Dota 2 and the art of writing fake news. Now, it has reached another milestone with DALL-E (a portmanteau of W...
01:55 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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OpenAI's DALL-E app generates images from just a description
OpenAI, the company co-founded by Elon Musk and backed by Microsoft, has already mastered Dota 2 and the art of writing fake news. Now, it has reached another milestone with DALL-E (a portmanteau of W...
01:05 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Google fixes a Pixel 5 bug that played system sounds at max volume
Some Pixel 5 owners have had to contend with a couple of audio issues on their devices, including system sounds that play at max volume all the time. As Android Police reported back in December, there...
12:26 pm -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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The Morning After: Microsoft is pulling the plug on 'Minecraft Earth'
If existing styles of wireless earbuds have never quite worked for you, Bose is ready to try a new design. These wireless Sport Open Earbuds dont go in or over your ear canal. Instead they sit above i...
11:15 am -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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US intelligence agencies say Russia was likely behind the SolarWinds hack
Americas intelligence community has issued a joint statement naming Russia as the most likely source of the SolarWinds hack. Representatives from the FBI, NSA and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu...
11:15 am -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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US intelligence agencies say Russia was likely behind the SolarWinds hack
Americas intelligence community has issued a joint statement naming Russia as the most likely source of the SolarWinds hack. Representatives from the FBI, NSA and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu...
10:35 am -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Trump administration bans Alipay and WeChat Pay
President Trump has signed an executive order banning Ant Groups Alipay, WeChat Pay and 6 other Chinese apps in the US, according to Reuters. A senior administration official explained at a briefing t...
09:38 am -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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NASA reveals how its SPHEREx space telescope will search for big bang clues
NASA has hit a key milestone in the development of SPHEREx space telescope, designed for the lofty purpose of studying the big bang theory and origins of galaxies. The mission has entered Phase C, mea...
05:54 am -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Verizon puts 3G shutdown plans on hold indefinitely
Verizon (owner of Engadget's parent company, Verizon Media) isnt shutting down its 3G network anytime soon. Kevin King, the carriers spokesperson, told Light Reading that Verizons 3G network is o...
04:14 am -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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Twitter labeled a forecaster's Georgia election tweet without controversy
In the last year, social media networks applying labels to posts that could be considered election misinformation has become a flashpoint for arguments. Donald Trumps tweets containing misinformation,...
02:47 am -05 - Wed, January 6, 2021
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What's on TV this week: 'Star Trek: Discovery' season finale
As 2021s TV, game and movie release schedule gets rolling, Disney+ is starting off with a recap of Wanda Maximoff and Visions story before it debuts Wandavision next week. On Apple TV+, season two of ...
11:23 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Tile's next-gen tracker could use ultra-wideband tech
With the lost-item tracker space likely to get crowded in the next few months, Tile is reportedly working on a new device that could help keep the startup at least competitive against the likes of App...
10:19 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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This robot dog learned how to get up after being knocked down
At some point when you were a toddler, you learned how to pick yourself up after falling and eventually how to walk on your own two feet. You likely had encouragement from your parents, but for the mo...
08:02 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Researchers have turned pineapple leaves into drone parts
Researchers in Malaysia have found a way to turn fiber from pineapple leaves into material sturdy enough to make drone frames. Professor Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan of Putra University told Reuters t...
07:36 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Amazon buys planes for the first time to expand its cargo air fleet
Back in 2016, Amazons cargo air fleet (then known as Prime Air) consisted of 11 jets. By the end of 2022, the company told Bloomberg it expects to have more than 85 planes shuttling products across th...
06:55 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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How to save your company time and money on shipping
E-commerce has made it easier and faster than ever for the average consumer to get their hands on products they love, but with that comes high expectations. SMBs and online merchants need to factor in...
06:15 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Minecraft Earth will shut down on June 30th
A little over a year after bringing Minecraft Earth in the US, Microsoft announced this week it will shut down the game later this year. Minecraft Earth players have until June 30th, 2021, to play the...
05:59 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Flipper Zero turns hacking into a Tamagotchi-style game
Flipper Zero is a small, Tamagotchi-like gadget that its creators hope will get people into hacking. Just like the classic digital pet, the device has a cute, needy creature at its heart. One big diff...
05:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Hologram Electronics Microcosm: A cheat code for making ambient music
Sometimes I come across an effect pedal that almost feels like cheating because it just makes everything sound amazing. Empress Effects Reverb and Earthquaker Devices Afterneath come to mind. And now,...
04:11 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Some Florida counties are using Eventbrite to schedule COVID-19 vaccines
States are taking charge of COVID-19 vaccine distribution rather than the federal government, but some don't have a statewide plan and are leaving it up to counties. To help manage appointment sc...
03:43 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Watch 14 minutes of next-gen Xbox horror fest 'The Medium'
The dual-reality horror game The Medium is finally close to launch after several years of work and a last-minute delay, but whats it like to play? You no longer have to look at brief snippets to find ...
03:31 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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YouTube has suspended a News Corporation-owned radio station
YouTube has taken down a channel run by talkRadio, a British radio station owned by a subsidiary of News Corporation. The only information left on the page at time of publication is that talkRadio was...
03:30 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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YouTube has suspended a News Corporation-owned radio station
YouTube has taken down a channel run by talkRadio, a British radio station owned by a subsidiary of News Corporation. The only information left on the page at time of publication is that talkRadio was...
03:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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'Call of Duty: Warzone' players used an app to cheat matchmaking
Call of Duty: Warzone players on PCs have had to contend with numerous glitches and cheaters, and now it appears that one of the tools meant to fight cheating has created its own problems. Warzone Com...
02:40 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Bose officially unveils its wireless Sport Open Earbuds
After they leaked last month at the FCC, Bose has officially unveiled its wireless Sport Open Earbuds. As the name suggests, these are an open rather than an in-ear design, held in place by a hook tha...
02:20 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Crucial's 1TB MX500 internal SSD is cheaper than ever on Amazon
Crucial is a good choice when youre looking for either internal or external storage devices, and one of our favorites has hit a new all-time low price today. The 1TB MX500 internal SSD has dropped to ...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Dell built a range of monitors for video conferencing
If theres one thing that COVID-19s work-from-home boom has exposed, its how awful most peoples webcams are. Dell is addressing that issue with a new line of monitors specifically designed to better su...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Dell's new Latitude 9000 laptops feature an automatic webcam shutter
Dell has revealed the latest additions to its laptop and PC lines ahead of CES 2021, and one of the new features for the Latitude 9000 series computers could help make you feel more secure if youre wo...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Dell's new Latitude 9000 laptops feature an automatic webcam shutter
Dell has revealed the latest additions to its laptop and PC lines ahead of CES 2021, and one of the new features for the Latitude 9000 series computers could help make you feel more secure if youre wo...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Dell built a range of monitors for video conferencing
If theres one thing that COVID-19s work-from-home boom has exposed, its how awful most peoples webcams are. Dell is addressing that issue with a new line of monitors specifically designed to better su...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Dell unveils its first 40-inch ultrawide monitor
Dell has launched the first 40-inch ultrawide curved monitor aimed at productivity and content creation chores. The UltraSharp 40 Curved WUHD display (U4021QW) has a resolution of 5,120 x 2,160, so it...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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OnePlus's cheap new Nord phones will arrive in the US on January 15th
Remember the Nord N10 5G and N100? The mid-to-low-end smartphones OnePlus announced last October after the launching the original (and well-received) Nord? The company has spent the last few months ge...
02:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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OnePlus's cheap new Nord phones will arrive in the US on January 15th
Remember the Nord N10 5G and N100? The mid-to-low-end smartphones OnePlus announced last October after the launching the original (and well-received) Nord? The company has spent the last few months ge...
01:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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GE's smart home brand expands beyond lighting with a security camera
GE sold its lighting business to smart home veteran Savant this spring, and thats about to have a significant impact on the devices you can buy. The newly owned GE Lighting is ditching the slightly aw...
01:00 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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GE's smart home brand expands beyond lighting with a security camera
GE sold its lighting business to smart home veteran Savant this spring, and thats about to have a significant impact on the devices you can buy. The newly owned GE Lighting is ditching the slightly aw...
12:44 pm -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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The Morning After: Discovery is the first new streaming service of 2021
A lot of us went back to work yesterday, with a lot of us depending on work-from-home software and tools to communicate and get stuff done. Unfortunately, Slack wasnt feeling it. For anyone using the ...
11:57 am -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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EVs made up more than half of car sales in Norway last year
More than half of all cars sold in Norway are now electric, claims new data from the countrys Road Federation. Reuters is reporting that, across 2020, EVs made up 54 percent of all new car sales, a fi...
10:43 am -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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You can now listen to the Persona game soundtracks on Spotify
The Persona games are undeniably stylish. A unique JRPG series that blends modern anime visuals with excellent dungeon crawling and an engrossing slice-of-life simulator. My favorite element of the Pe...
10:43 am -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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The Persona soundtracks are now available on Spotify and Apple Music
The Persona games are undeniably stylish. A unique JRPG series that blends modern anime visuals with excellent dungeon crawling and an engrossing slice-of-life simulator. My favorite element of the Pe...
09:13 am -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Nintendo is buying the developer of Luigi's Mansion 3
Nintendo has agreed to buy Next Level Games, the developer of the Luigis Mansion series, as reported by The Verge. As a second-party partner, the Vancouver-based company already works exclusively on N...
06:25 am -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Asobo Studio shows off real-time snow in 'Microsoft Flight Simulator'
Last month, Microsoft Flight Simulator developer Asobo Studio released an update that made the program compatible with most VR headsets. One of the enhancements that rolled out with it is snow and ice...
02:50 am -05 - Tue, January 5, 2021
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Twitter is buying a podcast app to help build its audio Spaces
Last month Twitter publicly announced its testing Spaces, which operate as audio-enabled chat rooms within the social networking site. Now its acquired the team behind Breaker, a podcast app that focu...
11:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Instagram tests new design for Stories on desktop
Browsing Instagram Stories from your desktop may soon be a bit easier: Instagram is testing a new design for Stories on its website that gives the feature a much-needed facelift.With the new look, Sto...
10:55 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Singapore police can access data from the country's contract tracing app
With a nearly 80 percent uptake among the countrys population, Singapores TraceTogether app is one of the best examples of what a successful centralized contact tracing effort can look like as countri...
08:59 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Forgotten PS1 game 'Magic Castle' finally emerges two decades later
It might have taken more than 20 years, but a game intended for the original PlayStation has at last made its way into the world. A group of Japanese developers worked on Magic Castle for eight months...
08:03 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Massachusetts plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
Back in September, Governor Gavin Newsom announced California would ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035. Massachusetts says it now plans to do the same. As part of the sta...
07:22 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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After almost four years, the last 'Nier: Automata' secret has been found
Nearly four years after NieR: Automata was released, a modder has discovered the RPG's final secret. Lance McDonald spotted some unfamiliar code when he was reverse engineering the game. He figur...
06:56 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Amazon's Haven healthcare venture is reportedly disbanding
Three years after Amazon started a healthcare venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, the trio have decided to call it quits. CNBC reports that the organization, once called Haven, is disb...
06:56 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Amazon's Haven healthcare venture is reportedly disbanding
Three years after Amazon started a healthcare venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, the trio have decided to call it quits. CNBC reports that the organization, once called Haven, is disb...
06:10 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Discovery launches today, and it's available on Fire TV, Roku and more
Discovery waited until the last possible moment to announce where you can stream content from Discovery+. But now that the service is officially available in the US, the company has finally shared tha...
04:11 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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A major Slack outage welcomes you back to work
So much for a smooth return to work after the holidays. Your first day back at the office (or your desk at home) might have been disrupted when Slack experienced serious issues on Monday morning. At f...
04:11 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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A major Slack outage welcomed us back to work today (update)
So much for a smooth return to work after the holidays. Your first day back at the office (or your desk at home) might have been disrupted when Slack experienced serious issues on Monday morning. At f...
04:11 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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A major Slack outage welcomed us back to work this morning
So much for a smooth return to work after the holidays. Your first day back at the office (or your desk at home) might have been disrupted when Slack experienced serious issues on Monday morning. At f...
03:50 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Venmo's mobile app can now cash your checks
Venmos bid to become your banking hub now covers your checks. The PayPal-owned brand is launching a Cash a Check feature in its Android and iOS apps that lets you deposit money without using your bank...
03:22 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Comedy Central, MTV and more are coming to Hulus live TV service
Subscribers to Hulu's live TV service are about to get more bang for their buck. Under an expanded distribution deal, 14 more ViacomCBS cable networks are on the way to Hulu + Live TV in the form...
03:10 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Epic Games' next headquarters will replace a local shopping mall
Many tech companies build their new campuses on discarded office space or other familiar territory, but Epic Games is trying something... different. Eurogamer reports that the Fortnite developer is ta...
03:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Wild Rift finally made me a League of Legends player
A couple of years ago, I decided to open Twitch and watch some professional League of Legends. I had never played the MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) but wanted to learn about the broader espor...
02:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 480 brings 5G to even cheaper phones
Despite the efforts of companies like Samsung and Xiaomi, 5G support is still mostly limited to more expensive phones. But starting this year, youre likely to see the feature make its way to a greater...
01:05 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Breath of the Wild's minor characters are likely advanced Miis
For years, fans have theorized that Nintendo used Miis to build many of the NPCs (non-player characters) in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Many share Mii-like characteristics the shape of t...
01:00 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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HP Reverb G2 review: A great VR headset with middling controllers
Does the world need another PC VR headset? Oculus seems to be giving up on that market and focusing entirely on the Quest 2, a $299 standalone device that can still provide a decent high-end VR experi...
12:30 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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The Morning After: Samsung's Galaxy S21 will be revealed on January 14th
The new year starts in earnest today, and while theres that whole online tech show to report on soon, Samsung has decided to bookend it with the launch of its new Galaxy phones. Yep, its confirmed the...
12:18 pm -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Google workers have formed a union
A group of 226 engineers and other Google workers have formed a union, according to an article and opinion piece in the New York Times. Called the Alphabet Workers Union, it is affiliated with the Com...
11:04 am -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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UK court rules Julian Assange shouldn't be extradited to the US
A British court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange shouldnt be extradited to the US in order to stand trial. Judge Vanessa Baraitser said that, while Assange had exceeded the role of a jo...
10:53 am -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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China's huge FAST telescope will open to scientists globally in April
China will open its 500-meter (1,600 foot) telescope to the global scientific community starting on April 1st, Chinas Global Times reported. The Sky Eye parabolic dish is the worlds largest Aperture S...
09:08 am -05 - Mon, January 4, 2021
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Quibi's content library could make its way to Roku
After short-form streaming site Quibi died, there were questions about what would happen to its shows some of which is quite good. Now, its possible that its content catalog may be sold to streaming ...
11:04 pm -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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Samsung will reveal its next flagship smartphones on January 14th
Samsung confirmed today that its latest Galaxy Unpacked event -- and its first major smartphone launch of the year -- will take place virtually at 10AM Eastern/7AM Pacific on Thursday, January 14th.Ov...
08:05 pm -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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Poco teases a sequel to its legendary F1 phone
Poco has released numerous phones since its iconic Pocophone F1 debuted in 2018, but the Xiaomi-created brand has steered clear of creating a direct sequel even the $500 F2 Pro is far too expensive t...
07:14 pm -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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Watch Tesla's Full Self-Driving travel from SF to LA with (almost) no help
Teslas Full Self-Driving might still be in beta, but that isnt stopping early adopters from using it for autonomous trips... well, almost. As Teslarati describes, Tesla enthusiast Whole Mars Catalog h...
07:14 pm -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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Watch Tesla's Full Self-Driving navigate from SF to LA with (almost) no help
Teslas Full Self-Driving might still be in beta, but that isnt stopping early adopters from using it for autonomous trips... well, almost. As Teslarati describes, Tesla enthusiast Whole Mars Catalog h...
05:18 pm -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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WhatsApp set an all-time record for calls on New Year's Eve
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many to have virtual New Years Eve get-togethers, and thats very clearly reflected in WhatsApps numbers. Facebooks chat app set a record as 2020 came to a close, with 1.4 ...
04:08 pm -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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SpaceX will try to 'catch' its Super Heavy rocket using the launch tower
SpaceX might not rely on legs to land its next-generation booster rockets. Elon Musk has revealed that his company will try to catch the future Super Heavy booster using the launch tower arm, with the...
03:55 pm -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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Save 80 percent on a .tech domain name for a limited time
First impressions make a lasting impact even for website domains. While long, unrelated domains may be easy to forget, to-the-point domains are much more likely to stick. And that's where a .tec...
02:00 am -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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LG will demo a 'bendable' OLED gaming monitor at CES 2021
In addition to several transparent OLED demos, LG Display will also be showing off a gaming-related concept product at its CES 2021 virtual showroom: a 48-inch 4K Bendable CSO (Cinematic Sound OLED) d...
02:00 am -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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LG will demo a 'bendable' OLED gaming TV at CES 2021
In addition to several transparent OLED demos, LG Display will also be showing off a gaming-related concept TV at its CES 2021 virtual showroom: a 48-inch 4K Bendable CSO (Cinematic Sound OLED) displa...
02:00 am -05 - Sun, January 3, 2021
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LG will demo a 'bendable' OLED gaming monitor at CES 2021
In addition to several transparent OLED demos, LG Display will also be showing off a gaming-related concept product at its CES 2021 virtual showroom: a 48-inch Bendable CSO (Cinematic Sound OLED) disp...
10:49 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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Apple reconsiders banning Mac app Amphetamine over its drug-inspired name
Apple is once again facing scrutiny over the consistency of its app policies. As MacRumors reports, the company has reversed a decision that would have removed William Gustafsons keep-awake utility Am...
10:05 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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Tesla's refreshed Model S design may have been spotted on the road
Teslas Model S design hasnt really changed much since 2016, but it appears poised for an (arguably overdue) update. According to Electrek, The Kilowatts have spotted what appears to be a Model S desig...
09:10 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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SolarWinds hack may have been much wider than first thought
The scope of the SolarWinds hack keeps growing. The New York Times has conducted interviews indicating that the allegedly Russia-backed campaign was much further-reaching than initially believed. Wher...
07:03 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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Jabra's Elite 85t wireless earbuds drop to $170 at Amazon
Dont worry if you missed out on a pair of wireless earbuds this holiday season, especially if you want an alternative to some of the usual options. Amazon is selling Jabras Elite 85t earbuds for $170,...
06:11 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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Alphabet's Wing argues new US drone rules will hurt privacy
Alphabets Wing is less than thrilled with the FAAs new rules for drone license plates,' and its pushing for significant changes. Reuters and The Verge report that the drone delivery company has a...
04:30 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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Hitting the Books: What do we want our AI-powered future to look like?
Once the shining city on a hill that the rest of the world looked to for leadership and guidance, Americas moral high ground has steadily eroded in recent decades and rapidly accelerated since Trumps...
03:55 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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Pursue a career fighting cybercrime with these 8 courses
Hackers cant keep their hands off things that arent theirs, but this spells good news for anyone who wants to make a career fighting cybercrime. As online threats continue to rise, so does the demand ...
03:48 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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Tesla made half a million electric cars in 2020
Tesla just reached an important production milestone. The electric vehicle maker has confirmed that it reached its goal of producing half a million cars in 2020, having built 509,737 EVs before the ye...
03:42 pm -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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The Morning After: 2021's other next-gen console launches
Welcome to 2021! So many things are different this year, but one thing is the same -- a new year means its almost time for CES. While this years event is happening entirely online, were still planning...
12:25 am -05 - Sat, January 2, 2021
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'Apex Legends' Fight Night event formalizes in-game boxing with a new zone
While Apex Legends isnt a game made for hand-to-hand fighting, players occasionally settle the quest to become champion with an impromptu boxing match between the two remaining teams. Now that fight i...
09:14 pm -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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'Cyberpunk 2077' DLC is still in the works for 'early 2021'
Anyone who hasnt sought a refund for their copy of Cyberpunk 2077 should have new content to experience in Night City sooner rather than later. A post on NME points out this page on the games website ...
05:52 pm -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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'The Office' has left Netflix for NBC's Peacock streaming service
Even though the US version of The Office has been off the air for years, its familiarity and light brand of workplace comedy has kept it atop the streaming charts ever since. However, now that NBC has...
05:52 pm -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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Now 'The Office' is a Peacock exclusive
Even though the US version of The Office has been off the air for years, its familiarity and light brand of workplace comedy has kept it atop the streaming charts ever since. However, now that NBC has...
04:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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A workout-at-home service report card
There are plenty of ways to start getting fit in the new year, but 2020 ushered in the era of the at-home workout service. While companies like Peloton and Daily Burn have been delivering live and on-...
03:55 pm -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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9 deals on online courses to learn a new skill in 2021
Do you remember promising yourself that you would learn something new by the end of the year? Times just about up, but its never too late to expand your skill set. From cloud computing and IT to digit...
03:32 pm -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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Everything we know about Samsung's Galaxy S21 so far
2020 is thankfully in the rearview mirror, which means -- among other things -- a year of new hardware to look forward to. While we'd normally have to wait a little longer for news of high-profil...
03:00 pm -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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Tech that can help you stick to your New Years resolutions
Join me in bidding adieu and good riddance to 2020. You may just be hoping that 2021 will bring better things, but there are ways to make that wish a reality rather than a prayer. Setting attainable N...
12:30 pm -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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Stadia Pro adds 'F1 2020' and 'Hotline Miami'
To ring in the new year, Google has added four new titles to Stadia Pro: Ary and the Secret of Seasons,Figment,F1 2020,andHotline Miami. All of those titles are now available to play with the $9.99 su...
11:12 am -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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Huawei removes Tencent games from its Chinese store
Huawei has pulled Tencent games like Arena of Valor from its app store because of a big change Tencent made in how the companies work together, according to a Bloomberg report. Huawei dominates the Ch...
11:12 am -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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Huawei restores Tencent games to its Chinese app store after dispute
Huawei has pulled Tencent games like Arena of Valor from its app store because of a big change Tencent made in how the companies work together, according to a Bloomberg report. Huawei dominates the Ch...
09:05 am -05 - Fri, January 1, 2021
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Sony is launching the PS5 in India on February 2nd
PlayStation gamers in India will finally have the chance to get their hands on a PS5 within a few weeks time. The official PlayStation India Twitter account has announced that Sonys new console will b...
11:15 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Amazons first TV is only available in India
If you want a first-party Fire TV experience, there are a lot of ways to go about getting one.But as far as dedicated TV sets that come with Fire OS preinstalled, Amazon has preferred to work with par...
08:14 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code
The hackers behind the SolarWinds attack got deeper access into Microsofts systems than the company previously disclosed. The company, which previously confirmed it found compromised code in its syste...
07:57 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Apple reportedly took years to drop a supplier that used underage labor
On Tuesday, The Washington Post and the Tech Transparency Project published an investigative report on one of Apples supply partners. The two say Apple, and several other companies, source parts from ...
07:24 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Every NYC subway station now supports contactless payments
New Yorks MTA has finished rolling out contactless payments across all the subway stations and bus lines in all five boroughs. The OMNY (One Metro New York) system allows riders to tap-and-pay for far...
06:12 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Podcast: Answering your questions on the PS5, foldable PCs and more!
For the last episode of 2020, Cherlynn and Devindra answer a slew of listener questions, covering everything from when to buy a PlayStation 5 to the future of folding PCs. We also look back at the bes...
05:21 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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T-Mobile warns customers of second data breach in less than a year
As if 2020 weren't bad enough, some T-Mobile customers are winding down the year with word of a data breach. According to reports from BleepingComputer and AndroidPolice, T-Mobile has within the ...
04:16 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Two weeks with Apple Fitness
Im at the stage of my pandemic fitness routine where if I finish a workout without having yelled in frustration, I have to wonder if the session was too easy. Whether its because Ive grown bored or Im...
03:55 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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15 courses on how to become quality management-certified
Companies must improve their output quality and eliminate waste if they want to reach maximum efficiency. Hiring quality management professionals certified in Lean Six Sigma allows them to do that, ul...
03:54 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescope
Theres a glimmer of hope for the collapsed Arecibo Observatory telescope as 2020 draws to a close. El Nuevo Dia reports that Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vzquez has signed an executive order approving $...
03:00 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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A year of tech events without tech events
In late October, Huawei did something different to mark its latest smartphone launch: It hosted a drive-through press event. It hired a fleet of luxury cars to taxi me and other reporters to a warehou...
02:34 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Today is the last day you can play the original 'FarmVille'
Nows your last chance to squeak in some web game nostalgia. As Zynga warned in September, today is the last day to play the original FarmVille. The developers are shutting down the 11-year-old game af...
02:02 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Tesla launches the world's largest Supercharger station in Shanghai
Tesla has launched the worlds largest Supercharger station in China, the company announced on Wiebo. The 72-stall facility in Shanghai easily bests the 56 stall station the company opened last month i...
02:00 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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2021 could be a great year for 'alternative' consoles
Despite the pandemic, its been a pretty great year for video game hardware. Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X, a powerful obelisk packing a 12-teraflop GPU, and the smaller Series S, which can run ...
01:30 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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The Internet Archive now has better scans of Computerworld magazine
The Internet Archive announced that it has made Computerworlds print issues from 1967-2014 available online in better quality than ever. The publication provides a historical record of sorts for compu...
01:30 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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The Internet Archive now has better scans of Computerworld magazine
The Internet Archive announced that it has made Computerworlds print issues from 1967-2014 available online in better quality than ever. The publication provides a historical record of sorts for compu...
01:01 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Apple removes more unlicensed games from the App Store in China
The App Store is reportedly looking a little different in China today. According to Reuters, Apple has removed roughly 39,000 games owned by developers and publishers that dont have an ISBN (Internati...
12:36 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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The Morning After: Intel, AMD and Apple made 2020 a big year for CPUs
Very, very soon, 2020 will be over. Did it take an eternity to get here, or did the year fly past for you? Weve commissioned a run of end-of-year stories that touch on what happened in tech over the l...
12:25 pm -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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FCC orders phone companies to help trace illegal robocallers
The FCC has been adopting more and more measures to combat robocalls, and the latest set of rules (PDF) its implementing include limiting even non-telemarketing calls made to residential phones. Non-c...
11:01 am -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Ticketmaster pays $10 million fine after hacking a startup rival
Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million criminal fine to avoid prosecution over charges that it illegally accessed a rivals computer system, Reuters has reported. Ticketmaster employees repeatedl...
08:45 am -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Google's Pixel phones only use Adaptive Charging if there's an alarm to guide it
Adaptive Charging is one of the most useful features Google rolled out this month for Pixel phones. It makes sure the devices battery gets filled slower than usual if you leave it plugged in overnight...
08:45 am -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Pixel phones only use Adaptive Charging if your alarm is set between certain hours
Adaptive Charging is one of the most useful features Google rolled out this month for Pixel phones. It makes sure the devices battery gets filled slower than usual if you leave it plugged in overnight...
07:20 am -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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Brave's privacy-focused browser rolls out a version for Apple's M1 Macs
If you have a new M1-powered Mac and youre looking for a non-Apple, non-Google, non-Mozilla browser, then good news, Brave has updated the release channel of its privacy-focused browser with native Ap...
04:48 am -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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GM's CES keynote will reportedly show off an electric Chevrolet pickup
Last month, GM announced that it was ramping up its electrification efforts and aiming to have 30 EVs on the market by the end of 2025. Turns out we might see some of those vehicles very, very soon: a...
03:01 am -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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A new update makes it easier to move apps between the LG Wing's displays
If youre the proud owner of an LG Wing, your quirky dual-screen phone is about to pick up new features. As spotted by Droid Life, Verizon (Engadgets parent company) has released a new update that buil...
01:39 am -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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LG Display's transparent OLED puts a screen between you and the sushi chef
As per its annual tradition, LG Display is preparing to show off some new display tech demos for CES 2021, with the latest focus set on showing where transparent OLED may fit in the pandemic age. The ...
12:48 am -05 - Thu, December 31, 2020
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'S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2' gameplay teaser previews the game's 2021 launch
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl was announced in 2001 and didnt ship until 2007, so news that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is preparing for a 2021 release more than ten years after it was originally announced...