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Foldable phones: all the confirmed and rumored foldable handsets

1KTechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
If 2019 was the year foldable phones started being shown off, perhaps 2020 is the year people actually start buying them.

Scientists Propose Adding Psychoactive Drug to our Water Supplies

400+Futurism / 30min
A team of U.K. scientists has a provocative plan to prevent suicides: lace drinking water supplies with the psychoactive drug lithium, which is often prescribed as a mood stabilizer . At first bluff, it sounds like a profound medical overreach. But Vice reports that the idea has recently picked up some steam within scientific circles. It’s also worth noting that some water already naturally conta

Wear OS won’t be able to play music because Play Music is shutting down

Google YouTube Music
54SlashGear / 6h
The end for Google Play Music, one of the few remaining “Play” services, is just around the corner. It has been months, maybe even years, coming but it hasn’t been a smooth transition. YouTube Music, which is set to replace is it, still isn’t on feature parity with Play Music and only recently got the ability to migrate albums from … Continue reading


The tale of 2 challenger bank models

24TechCrunch / 5min
Tilman Ehrbeck Contributor Tilman Ehrbeck is managing partner at Flourish, based in Washington D.C. Anuradha Ramachandran Contributor Anuradha Ramachandran is a director at Flourish Ventures, focusing on investments in India. Ameya Updadhyay Contributor Ameya Updadhyay is a venture partner managing African investments at Flourish Ventures, He is based in London. Accelerated by the pandemic and it

Chat Group Becomes Target of Moscow’s Wrath as Security Crackdown Widens

96NYT > Technology / 8min
The group started out as an online discussion of hobbies, schoolwork and sometimes politics. But then it was infiltrated by an informant for Russia’s all-powerful security services.

Too many free-night certificates and nowhere to go; how hotel programs can respond

The Points Guy / 14min
This may seem obvious coming from someone who works at The Points Guy, but I love to travel, especially internationally. My wife and I criss-crossed the globe for years before our daughter was born, and since then, she’s tagged along — and visited her 20th country just before turning five. Of course, this hobby is temporarily on hold. (Photo by Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Bree

IATA Now Charging For COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map

23One Mile at a Time / 16min
Well this is pretty disappointing… IATA’s useful interactive coronavirus travel map It can be extremely difficult to keep up with international travel regulations, given how frequently they change, and how complex they are. A couple of month ago I wrote about IATA’s COVID-19 travel regulations map, powered my Timatic . This has been a useful tool to reference in order to get a sense of what the r

Hold Weekly Family 'Check-in' Meetings

Lifehacker / 18min
You might already do something similar at work: once a week, even if you’re in near constant communication with your colleagues, the whole team sits down (probably via video chat these days) for a brief overview on how things are going. These meetings follow a certain script with updates from various departments, or… Read more...

The Great Captain Planet/Hitler Face-off of 1995

Gizmodo / 19min
The cartoons of the 1980s produced some of the most iconic villains of all time: Skeletor . Cobra Commander. Megatron. Shredder . How could a less-intriguing ‘90s cartoon like Captain Planet and the Planeteers ever hope to create bad guys so memorable, so significant as to compare with these pillars of animated evil?… Read more...

Catch up with Final Fantasy VII Remake for a new low of $40 today

Ars Technica / 22min
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Today's Dealmaster is headlined by a new low price on Final Fantasy VII Remake , with the PlayStation 4 exclusive currently available for $40 at various retailers. The discount covers both physical and digital copies . For reference, we've typically seen the game retail between $50 and $60 online since it launched this past April. As for the game itself, "remake" is

Owlcam’s new owner says it's not bricking smart dashcams

24Engadget / 26min
Callpass, the new company behind the connected dashboard camera Owlcam , wants to make one thing clear: It's not bricking devices . For the past few months, some users have complained about their Owlcams going dark and not turning on. Many drew a connection to Callpass’s new LTE service plan, which, at $215 a year, is more than twice the price of the camera’s original mobile fee. But the company

OnePlus 8 will get PUBG Mobile at 90 FPS before everyone else

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PUBG Mobile is adding a 90 FPS feature and OnePlus 8 owners will be the first to play it for an exclusive one-month period.

Beirut explosion: How to help those in Lebanon

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20Mashable / 34min
On Tuesday, a massive blast wave in Beirut, Lebanon's capital, killed at least 135 people and wounded 5,000 others. The impact of the devastating explosion is ongoing: More than 300,000 people's homes were damaged in the explosion, and hundreds have been reported missing, which people fear could raise the death count . The president has called for a two-week state of emergency . The explosion's e

The 'Avengers' game beta raises many concerns for the full release

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Mashable / 40min
A superhero video game should make players feel like they’re embodying that superhero. The Marvel’s Avengers beta does not do that, and that’s worrying. I played several hours of Marvel’s Avengers in a three-day closed beta on the PlayStation 4, which included the prologue and the beginning of the game’s main story, primarily starring Kamala Khan and the Hulk, along with a sprinkling of disconnec

[Roundup] Hotel Program Accidentally Promises Free Flights, And 100-Person Brawl At California Hotel

View from the Wing / 41min
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...

Google launches file vault for users that share their devices

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Google has added a new Safe Folder feature to its Files app to help users protect their sensitive files.

DOOM Eternal, Elder Scrolls Online confirmed for next-gen with free upgrades

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SlashGear / 47min
A number of developers have already announced plans to bring some of their current-generation games into the next generation, and today, Bethesda joined that list. Bethesda has announced that both The Elder Scrolls Online and DOOM Eternal will be coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X at some point in the future, and when they do, owners of either … Continue reading

This Devious—And Mostly Legal—Ad Scam Is Bleeding Small Businesses Dry

Gizmodo / 49min
For the past few months, a lot of folks—this reporter included—have watched their favorite local bookstores, pizza joints, and coffeeshops get systematically gutted by the economic tumult that came with the current pandemic. Back in April, academics predicted that this economic carnage would result in over 100,000 of… Read more...

The iOS-ification of the Mac Is Almost Complete

Gizmodo / 49min
If you’re anything like me, you have multiple Apple devices in your home and have become accustomed to seamlessly handing off tasks between them. I can start searching for furniture on my phone and then click Safari to pick up the search on my larger MacBook screen. Or I can send a text on my iPad and then resume the… Read more...

Scientists Had to Rename Genes Because They Confused Microsoft Excel

100+Futurism / 51min
Formatting Error It turns out that the spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel is a major pain for geneticists. Because some genes have names similar to calendar dates, the program automatically reformats and totally messes up the datasets. It’s a surprisingly common problem that can have a serious impact on published research, The Verge reports . Because Microsoft isn’t about to update its software

Casa pivots to provide self-custody services to secure bitcoin

100+TechCrunch / 56min
Casa , a Colorado-based provider of bitcoin security services, is launching a managed service allowing customers to buy and hold their own bitcoin, rather than using an external custodian like Coinbase. “With self-custody using Casa it’s impossible to be hacked and nearly impossible to have your bitcoin stolen,” wrote chief executive Nick Neuman in an email. “Leaving bitcoin on an exchange (e.g.

How to travel sustainably in a post-pandemic world

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Mashable's Social Good Summit panelists discuss ways to continue living green, including sustainable travel, in a post-pandemic world. Read more... More about Mashable Video , Social Good Summit , Pandemic , Covid 19 , and Sustainable Travel

'Apex Legends' will include crafting in season six

65Engadget / 1h
Season six of Apex Legends is fast approaching. Along with the kinds of updates you’d expect — a new legend, weapon, cosmetics, battle pass and ranked season — there’s a feature that could drastically shake up how you play. Respawn is adding crafting to the battle royale. While the studio hasn’t given much detail on how that’ll work just yet, it said you’ll be able to make better gear using mater

TPG’s guide to New York City’s Grand Central Terminal

The Points Guy / 1h
Editor’s note: As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that next trip. We will be here to help you prepare, whether it is next month or next year. Note that some retail shops and restaurants mentioned below may be closed or have reduced hours due

Why Do Razor Blades Dull So Quickly?

92Wired / 1h
An MIT team tackled the mystery of why something as soft as hair can erode a steel blade, hoping to figure out how to make shaving tools last longer.

Isaias Shows Our ‘Dinosaur Energy System’ Isn’t Ready for Climate Change

21Gizmodo / 1h
It’s been two days since Hurricane Isaias swept over the East Coast, but thousands of people are still without power . In Massachusetts, National Grid estimates some may not have their utilities back on until Saturday afternoon . In parts of New York City, which is facing its largest power outage since Hurricane Sandy,… Read more...

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra hands-on: You can preorder, but you shouldn’t

SlashGear / 1h
Samsung has a new flagship, though the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has the feel of something pretty familiar. Largest of the company’s phones with its 6.9-inch Super AMOLED display, the S Pen enabled handset doesn’t stray too far from last year’s Note 10, only pausing to dip liberally into the aesthetic of the Galaxy S20 Ultra released earlier in 2020. … Continue reading

How to Change Someone's Mind

37Lifehacker / 1h
It seems everyone prefers digging their heels in and remaining steadfast in their opinions (even if they happen to be, say, scientifically invalid and disproven ), so the idea of changing someone’s mind about something feels pretty close to impossible. Of course, not everyone has to agree with you on everything, so… Read more...

Can learning pods scale, or are they widening edtech’s digital divide?

100+TechCrunch / 1h
Lucia, a six-year old, hides from Zoom calls and has rejected every edtech tool from Seesaw to Khan Academy . She will spend all of first grade in quarantine. Her mother, Claire Díaz-Ortiz , says her daughter fits squarely into the “distance learning death zone.” The idea is that younger children are too young to do distance learning solo, even with tools meant to make it easier. Here’s one kinde

Doom Patrol's Abrupt Season 2 Finale Burns Bright Before Going Out Like a Light

44Gizmodo / 1h
Besides the usual themes of self-discovery, Doom Patrol’s second season has been all about finding out what to do about Niles Caulder’s increasingly dangerous daughter Dorothy. We knew some kind of standoff was inevitable, but leave it to Doom Patrol to find a way to pull us even deeper into its weirdness, surprise… Read more...

PlayStation State of Play August 2020 live blog: we'll be covering the reveals here

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The Sony State of Play won't be focused on PS5, but instead PS4 and PSVR. We'll be covering the livestream as it goes.

Anker's Soundcore Life Q20s Have ANC and 40-Hour Battery Life, Now $40—a 33% Discount

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Anker Soundcore Life Q20 ANC Headphones | $40 | Amazon Read more...

Anker's Soundcore Life Q20s Have ANC and 40-Hour Battery Life, Now $40—a 33% Discount

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Anker Soundcore Life Q20 ANC Headphones | $40 | Amazon Read more...

Verizon 5G Edge released in two new cities with AWS always-connected computing

SlashGear / 1h
This week the folks at Verizon revealed a pair of new cities in which their 5G Edge tech would launch. This system works with AWS, making it the “world’s first mobile edge computing platform with AWS.” That means it’s the first commercially available MEC with AWS cloud services, and it’s launching in Boston and the Bay Area. This upgrade allows … Continue reading

Covid-19 Sent a Healthy 40-Year-Old Man Into Life-Threatening Catatonia, Doctors Say

38Gizmodo / 1h
A man’s encounter with covid-19 likely led to him experiencing life-threatening catatonia that erased days of his memory, according to doctors in Sweden. Though the man was able to recover without serious brain damage thanks to prompt treatment, the doctors warn that the man’s case may highlight a never-before-seen… Read more...

United Extends Global Services Status, Adds United Club Perk

21One Mile at a Time / 1h
Back in early April, United Airlines extended MileagePlus status by a year. However, at the time, United’s invitation only Global Services status wasn’t formally extended. That has now changed. United extends Global Services status United Airlines has today sent an email to Global Services members informing them that their status will be extended by 12 months, just as has been the case with other

Don't Expect Disinfectant Wipes to Be Stocked For a While

48Lifehacker / 1h
In the olden days of 2019, disinfectant wipes had a small but dedicated market. Germaphobes and parents bought them regularly; for many of the rest of us, they were either an occasional or unnecessary thing. Now everything has changed, and the companies that make the wipes are struggling to keep up. Read more...

Twitter adds labels to state-backed media and government accounts

Twitter Android Security
100Engadget / 1h
Twitter wants to make it easier for users to identify official government accounts and state-affiliated media. The company will begin adding labels to accounts representing government officials and state-backed media. Twitter says it’s starting with “accounts of key government officials, including foreign ministers, institutional entities, ambassadors, official spokespeople, and key diplomatic le

The macOS Big Sur Public Beta Is Available Now and Here's How to Get It

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Gizmodo / 1h
Apple has just announced the availability of the Public Beta for macOS Big Sur. This new version of macOS does away with a lot of the old and familiar design tropes associated with OS X and leans more heavily on touchscreen-style interfaces - a nod to the slow convergence of macOS and iOS. Read more...

The macOS Big Sur public beta is now available

68Engadget / 1h
If you’ve been eager to get your hands on the next big macOS update without having to run a developer build, now’s your chance. The public beta of macOS Big Sur is now live. Apple has redesigned many aspects of the OS this time around, and it has described Big Sur as the biggest upgrade since it introduced Mac OS X. You’ll get to try out significant updates to the likes of Messages, Maps and Safa

Liza Koshy and 'Work It' co-stars on how they achieved social media domination

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Social media superstars Liza Koshy, Sabrina Carpenter, Jordan Fisher and Keiynan Lonsdale discuss their approach to social media and how they beat the odds. Read more... More about Youtube , Instagram , Netflix , Mashable Video , and Tiktok

Treat Your Ears to a Pair of Libratone Q Adapt On-Ear Headphones for $100 Less

Gizmodo / 2h
Libratone Q Adapt On-Ear Headphones | $69 | Meh Read more...

macOS 11.0 Big Sur preview

100+TechCrunch / 2h
I honestly can’t remember when I first started writing about the mobile creep in macOS. It has happened little by little, update after update. My earlier fears that it would fully surrender to the influence of iOS have thus far not come to fruition, but the iPhone’s operating system continues to be the clearest indicator of future desktop updates. It’s clear, of course, why one of Apple’s OSes wo

Why go for Samsung Note 20 deals when the Galaxy S20 is a better value option?

28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
Samsung Galaxy S20 deals currently come at a much better price than the new Note 20 while having similar specs.

Amazon’s Echo Flex gets a simple but handy Smart Clock attachment

SlashGear / 2h
First revealed last year, the Echo Flex is a device that acts as an Alexa smart speaker that plugs directly into an outlet. As the name suggests, the Echo Flex is also a modular piece of equipment, as it has a USB port on the bottom that allows users to plug in attachments. We’ve seen a few different attachments for … Continue reading

Coronavirus: England's contact-tracing app readies for launch

300+BBC News - Technology / 2h
The app will use QR barcode scans as well as Bluetooth handshakes to determine if users are at risk.

LastPass can tell you if your passwords have been leaked on the Dark Web

LastPass SD Passwords
32TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 2h
LastPass has added a new Security Dashboard to its password manager that includes Dark Web monitoring.

U.S. Army Esports Team Says It's Unbanning Americans Who Asked About W4r Cr1mes

US TSMC Apple Foxconn ARM
41Gizmodo / 2h
The U.S. Army says it will restore Americans’ God-given right to shitpost on its esports channel, the premier destination for watching your favorite former sniper shoot up digital Middle Eastern villages. The Verge reports that the Army has decided to unban pesky anti-war Twitch commenters, with caveats ensuring that,… Read more...

On-demand mental health service provider Ginger raises $50 million

Ginger $50M Healthcare
100+TechCrunch / 2h
Ginger , a provider of on-demand mental healthcare services, has raised $50 million in a new round of funding. The new capital comes as interest and investment in mental health and wellness has emerged as the next big area of interest for investors in new technology and healthcare services companies. Mental health startups saw record deal volumes in the second quarter of 2020 on the heels of risi

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Could Revolutionize Off-Planet Exploration

300+Futurism / 2h
In just six short months, if all goes well, NASA’s Perseverance rover will touch down on the surface of Mars — where, hidden in its belly, will be a payload that could change space exploration forever. Like something out of a James Bond movie, a spring-loaded arm will flip a four pound helicopter, called Ingenuity, out of a compartment beneath the rover’s debris shield. As it swings down, the cop

Google launches the final beta of Android 11

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100+TechCrunch / 2h
With the launch of Android 11 getting closer, Google today launched the third and final beta of its mobile operating system ahead of its general availability. Google had previously delayed the beta program by about a month because of the coronavirus pandemic. Image Credits: Google Since Android 11 had already reached platform stability with Beta 2, most of the changes here are fixes and optimizat

Do Something Actually Fun With Your Kids

36Lifehacker / 2h
Every morning I awaken to the same question: “Daddy, will you play with me?” (I mean “awaken to” to be taken literally here; usually this question is posed loudly to me by a three-year-old hovering several inches away from my sleeping face.) And, though I am not proud to admit it, my answer to this question is always… Read more...

What's new in Fifa 21?

EA Two FIFA 21 Toxic
1KBBC News - Technology / 2h
A new trailer for Fifa 21 reveals new gameplay features. Newsround takes a look at them.

How to travel solo — and why you absolutely should

The Points Guy / 2h
As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that next trip. We will be here to help you prepare, whether it is next month or next year. Don’t let the lack of a travel companion stop you from maximizing your travel experience. For all sorts of reasons,

Fifa 21: 'Toxic behaviour' cut from goal celebrations

EA Two FIFA 21 Toxic
100+BBC News - Technology / 2h
Players will no longer be able to use the "shushing" goal celebration to gloat and stall games.

The Atlantic Hurricane Forecast for This Year Just Got Way Worse

70Gizmodo / 2h
Perhaps you, like me, are done with the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Well, sucks to be us, because the heart of the season is still ahead, and a new forecast issued Thursday calls for the already hyperactive season to ramp up. Read more...

Get 'The Witcher: Enhanced Edition' PC Game for Free Today

100+Lifehacker / 2h
I will spare you the obvious joke about tossing coins to Geralt of Rivia, because for today only, you’re going to be able to hang out with everyone’s favorite freelance monster hunter without paying a dime. The PC game that started it all—taking us down an incredible fantasy path that led us to that bangin’ bard… Read more...

Google kills the Pixel 4, making it the shortest-lived Pixel ever

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75Ars Technica / 2h
The Pixel 4 XL. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] The Pixel 4 is dead. That's the official confirmation that Google sent to The Verge after people noticed that the Google Store listed the phone as "out of stock." The Pixel 4 started shipping October 24, 2019, so it was available for only nine-and-a-half months. The Verge writes: "Google Store has sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 4 [and

NASA will stop using derogatory names for space objects

NASA SpaceX Crew Dragon
32Mashable / 2h
Some 5,000 light-years from Earth, there's a picturesque, dying star that's shedding its mighty gaseous layers. Until recently, NASA referred to this deep space object, known as a planetary nebula, as the "Eskimo Nebula." Not anymore. The space agency announced Wednesday that it's scrutinizing and reviewing the nicknames for cosmic objects with derogatory names. The decision comes as both the sci

Clean up that pet hair with a Neato robot vacuum on sale for $300 off

32Mashable / 2h
TL;DR: Buy a powerful Neato Robotics Botvac D6 robot vacuum for just $399.99 at Best Buy. That's $300 off its original price during a sale that lasts through the end of Aug. 6. Life at home is a bit more hectic these days, to say the least. We have plenty of tasks to juggle, whether it's childcare or working from home if you have the privilege to do so. That means cleaning can fall a bit by the w

The US Is Disastrously Behind in Coronavirus Testing. Again

300+Wired / 2h
With coronavirus infections rampant in parts of the nation, backlogs are preventing people from getting timely test results, hampering efforts to contain the virus.

You Might Be Paying Too Much for Mortgage Refinance Closing Costs

41Lifehacker / 2h
As low mortgage rates continue to break records , you may be feeling the pressure to refinance . This week, the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 2.88%—which doesn’t include origination points— according to Freddie Mac . While you may score a lower interest rate, experts warn that refinancing isn’t always… Read more...

Last Call: NordVPN Is Retiring the 70% Discount to Their Most Popular Subscription Plan

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70% off 3-Year VPN Plan | NordVPN Read more...

The pandemic has changed how criminals hide their cash—and AI tools are trying to sniff it out

64MIT Technology Review / 2h
When economies across the world shut down earlier this year, it wasn’t only business owners and consumers who had to adapt. Criminals suddenly had a problem on their hands. How to move their money? Profits from organized crime are typically passed through legitimate businesses, often exchanging hands several times and crossing borders, until there is no clear trail back to its source—a process kn

A Poisonous Tsunami Is Screaming Across the Surface of Venus

400+Futurism / 2h
Astronomers have discovered that a gigantic wall of poisonous clouds is sweeping across the surface of Venus every few days — and has been doing so for decades, ScienceAlert reports . It’s so massive, in fact, it reaches far beyond the planet’s equator to both the north and south mid latitudes at altitudes of around 50 kilometers. “If this happened on Earth, this would be a frontal surface at the

The Quest to Liberate $300,000 of Bitcoin From an Old Zip File

100+Wired / 3h
The story of a guy who wouldn't let a few quintillion possible decryption keys stand between him and his cryptocurrency.

Raised by Wolves trailer shows big Ridley Scott potential for HBO MAX

SlashGear / 3h
The first major trailer was released today for the HBO MAX series Raised By Wolves. Raised By Wolves is a science fiction series about human children and their two android caretakers. The androids are “tasked with raising human children on a mysterious new planet after the Earth was destroyed by a great war.” In an interview with Deadline, Ridley Scott … Continue reading

'Doom Eternal' is getting a free next-gen upgrade

Bethesda Doom Eternal PS5
71Engadget / 3h
You can add Doom Eternal and Elder Scrolls Online to the list of games that’ll have free next-generation upgrades. If you have bought either title on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you’ll get the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X version at no extra cost whenever they arrive. Bethesda plans to reveal more details about the upcoming next-gen versions in the near future, including the updates it’s making

Don't Make Toy Genitals Interactive

93Gizmodo / 3h
If you’re a caring and attentive parent and/or obsessed with Satanic, ritualized child trafficking, you’ll be familiar with the concept of “grooming,” in which an abuser slowly convinces a child that his or her sexual advances are normal and acceptable, culminating in the unthinkable. Read more...

AMD Ryzen 9 4950X leak has appeared – and it could take Intel's gaming crown

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The Zen 3 CPU could spell bad news for Intel with a reported boost clock of 4.8GHz

Extra Crunch Live: Join a live Q&A with Max Levchin today at 1pm PDT/4pm EDT

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Money makes the world go round, as the saying goes. But how and where we spend it are still very much up for grabs. One person who has been pondering that question and providing answers very successfully is Max Levchin , and we’re very excited to have him as our special guest today on Extra Crunch Live , where we’ll be interviewing him as well as taking questions from the audience. Levchin could

heaveninawildflower: Decorative front cover of ‘Idylls of The...

Music, Arts & Literature / 3h
heaveninawildflower : Decorative front cover of ‘Idylls of The King’ by Alfred Tennyson. Edition published 1910 by H. M. Caldwell Co. The Library of Congress archive.org

Apple 27-inch iMac review

100+TechCrunch / 3h
At its first virtual World Wide Developers Conference back in June, Apple unveiled a huge piece of news about the future of the Mac. After years of rumors, the company finally confirmed plans to wean itself off of Intel processors in favor of its own in-house ARM-based chips. Apple noted that the process would be a gradual one, taking around two years to transition the entire line. It was a rare

Hackers say ‘jackpotting’ flaws tricked popular ATMs into spitting out cash

100+TechCrunch / 3h
In 2010, the late Barnaby Jack , a world-renowned security researcher, hacked an ATM live on stage at the Black Hat conference by tricking the cash dispenser into spitting out a stream of dollar bills. The technique was appropriately named “jackpotting.” A decade on from Jack’s blockbuster demo, security researchers are presenting two new vulnerabilities in Nautilus ATMs, albeit virtually, thanks

Robinhood’s Q2 soars

100+TechCrunch / 3h
Robinhood’s huge, two-part Series F round came partially in Q2 and partially in Q3. The app-based trading platform announced the first $280 million in early May, valuing the company at around $8.3 billion, up from a prior price tag of around $7.6 billion. Then in July, Robinhood tacked on $320 million more at the same price, raising its valuation to around $8.6 billion. While it has long been kno

Eight trends accelerating the age of commercial-ready quantum computing

100+TechCrunch / 3h
Ethan Batraski Contributor Ethan Batraski is a partner at Venrock, where he invests across sectors with a particular focus on hard engineering problems such as developer infrastructure, advanced computing and space. Every major technology breakthrough of our era has gone through a similar cycle in pursuit of turning fiction to reality. It starts in the stages of scientific discovery, a pursuit of

Adobe and Box make it easier to create and edit PDFs in the cloud

56Engadget / 3h
It seems like Adobe's on a mission as of late to make creating and editing PDFs much simpler. Its latest effort is an expanded partnership with Box , which will offer you more ways to use PDF files in the cloud. Through Adobe Acrobat for Box, which is available today, Acrobat DC subscribers can view PDFs through an integrated web viewer that includes search and annotation functions, and modify fi

Appreciate the Miracle That Is Ice

32Lifehacker / 3h
In the 1990 film Back to the Future Part III, Christopher Lloyd’s eccentric inventor Doc Brown is flung back to late 19th century America and into an “Old West” pulled straight from the movies. When Marty goes back to rescue him, he finds Doc happily ensconced in the local community, posing as a blacksmith of sorts… Read more...

Staying ahead in the identity fraud race

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Why data and emerging technologies are key to identity theft prevention

The best Sprint plans in August 2020

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Here are all of Sprint's plans and the details you need to know.

The Flight That Just Couldn’t Catch A Break, Every Time They Tried To Take Off They Hit A Bird

View from the Wing / 3h
LOT Polish airlines flight LO8625 was supposed to fly from Poznan, Poland to holiday destination Palma Mallorca in Spain on Tuesday. But try as it might it couldn’t catch a break. It kept trying to take off, and every time it did it hit a bird and hard to start over. Continue reading ...

Apple 27-inch iMac (2020) first look: The family computer is back

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Read more... More about Apple , Imac Pro , Imac 2020 , Tech , and Consumer Tech

Complete guide to M Life Rewards in Las Vegas and beyond

The Points Guy / 3h
If you enjoy gambling, you may have heard of M life Rewards. Specifically, M life Rewards is the loyalty program of MGM Resorts. But, even if you don’t gamble frequently, you may still find value in the M life Rewards program. After all, M life Rewards is a World of Hyatt partner and there are plenty of non-gaming opportunities to earn and redeem points within the M life Rewards loyalty program.

Apple's Refreshed 27-Inch iMac Looks to Be a Powerhouse and the End of an Era

Apple 2020 iMac Intel
31Gizmodo / 3h
I haven’t used an iMac in years, but when I unboxed the 2020 refresh of Apple’s 27-inch all-in-one desktop, I admit it: I smiled. It looks just like it always has (or at least the way it has for more than a decade): simple and streamlined, with the same floating aluminum-and-glass design, seriously giant bezels, and… Read more...

United Explorer Card Review (2020)

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United℠ Explorer Card 2x miles on United 2x miles at restaurants no foreign transaction fees Annual Fee: $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95. Apply Now Chase and United offer a suite of co-branded credit cards , and at the moment we’re even seeing limited time welcome bonuses on some of these cards . In this post I wanted to take a closer look at the United℠ Explorer Card . Is

The Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones will indeed launch in India soon

Sony 1000XM4 Headphones
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The new Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones will launch in India in September, not much later than the global announcement.

The best T-Mobile plans in August 2020

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Here are the best T-Mobile plans and how to make sense of their minor differences.

Shiny Pokemon GO Unown, Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Lunatone, Staryu

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Starting on Friday, August 7, 2020, at 1PM (local time), Pokemon GO will enter Enigma Week. This is a special week of bonuses and odd spawns activated by a successful “Ultra Unlock” during Pokemon GO Fest 2020. In this week, users will be able to attain some very, very rare Pokemon – not necessarily HELPFUL or POWERFUL Pokemon, but rare … Continue reading

The Bad Number Went Up Again

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According to data released today by the Department of Labor, about 500,000 more Americans went on unemployment between July 11 and 18, pushing that number above 31 million in total . In economics, it’s sometimes the case that big number equals good. This is not such a case. Read more...

Last Call: NordVPN Is Retiring the 70% Discount to Their Most Popular Subscription Plan

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Samsung's new Galaxy Note20 is here: Get up to $150 in credits with a preorder

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Scientists: Martian Lava Tubes Large Enough to Fit Planetary Base

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Holing Up In order to establish a base on Mars, settlers will be forced to survive extremely harsh conditions and an onslaught of cosmic radiation. To do that, they may end up hiding underground in caverns called lava tubes. Scientists have long suggested that hiding out in lava tubes might be the key to building safe lunar or Mars bases. But they knew very little about the tubes themselves. Now,

Microsoft’s Big Gaming Weekend serves up free games on Xbox One and PC

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If you’re looking for something to play this weekend and you own either a gaming PC or an Xbox One, it seems that Microsoft has you covered. Today, the company announced a “Big Gaming Weekend” in which it will unlock 10 games and allow anyone to play them. There are some big names on the list too, including Call of … Continue reading

Amazon now offers a smart clock add-on for the Echo Flex

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Amazon’s Echo Flex plug-in smart speaker should now be much more useful in the kitchen. The Verge reports that Amazon has unveiled an official, Third Reality-made Smart Clock add-on for the Flex that brings connected timekeeping to the Alexa device. The USB accessory will show the current time, of course, but it’s most helpful for timers. Ask Alexa to set a timer and you’ll see it count down, so

3rd-party Mac Pro wheels at last: OWC Rover Pro

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In late 2019, the Mac Pro was delivered by Apple without wheels. It’s not that the computer needed wheels in the first place. The 2019 Mac Pro can sit on its bottom just fine. Apple released a package that one could purchase for the Mac Pro to add wheels to the computer: a product called “Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit” … Continue reading

United extends Global Services status, adds a valuable new perk

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American, Delta and United all offer special invite-only elite tiers, with exclusive perks for the airlines’ biggest spenders. While all three carriers moved quickly to extend their published tiers through early 2022, these special status levels haven’t been handled as consistently. American was first to extend its ConciergeKey tier , back in April, followed by Delta’s 360 extension in May. Unite

Leaked Document Suggests Google Is Still Tinkering With a Foldable Pixel

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Foldable smartphones don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. A leaked document obtained by 9to5 Google hints that not only is Google developing Android builds for a Pixel 5a, it’s also futzing around with a foldable Pixel and possibly two other devices. Read more...

Can Happiness Courses Really Make You Happier?

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When Krysta signed up for the UC Berkeley course The Science of Happiness , she didn’t know what to expect. The closest thing she’d done before was a personal development boot camp that had a bit of positive psychology thrown in. But after grappling with a fundamental disagreement in her marriage, she says the course… Read more...

UK reported to be ditching coronavirus contacts tracing in favor of ‘risk rating’ app

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What’s going on with the UK’s coronavirus contacts tracing app? Reports in the national press today suggest a launch of the much delayed software will happen this month but also that the app will no longer be able to automatically carry out contacts tracing. The Times reports that a repackaged version of the app will only provide users with information about infection levels in their local area.

48 hours left on early-bird savings to buy Disrupt 2020 passes

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You won’t find a better deal than this on Disrupt 2020 passes, but you won’t find it at all if you don’t take action within 48 short hours. The opportunity to save up to $300 dollars on your pass disappears when the early-bird deadline expires. Wake up, smell the savings and buy your Disrupt pass before August 7 at 11:59 p.m. (PT) . This all-virtual Disrupt spans five days — September 14-18 — and

TikTok twins charged over bank robbery 'prank'

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Alan and Alex Stokes are accused of faking a bank robbery "to gain popularity on social media".

Scientists rename genes because Microsoft Excel reads them as dates

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Microsoft Excel’s automatic formatting is normally helpful for finishing spreadsheets quickly, but it’s proving to be an agent of chaos for geneticists. The Verge has learned that the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee has issued guidelines for naming human genes to prevent Excel’s automatic date formatting from altering data. MARCH1 (Membrane Associated Ring-CH-Type Finger 1), for example, should

How to Block Someone on Strava

20How-To Geek / 3h
Strava, like all social media apps, can reveal a huge amount of information about you. Even if you stop random strangers from stumbling across your home address, you might sometimes need to actively stop a specific person from seeing what you’re up to. Here’s how to block someone else on Strava. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Should You Use IAM Users or AWS Organizations?

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Two main ways exist to manage employee access to your company AWS account—IAM users and AWS Organizations. Both have their uses, but it’s important to highlight the differences while planning your AWS permission structure. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

Here's How to Build a Dirt-Cheap Pizza Oven

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Look, we’ll be immediately upfront with you. This isn’t a tutorial on how to build a beautiful pizza oven. This is a tutorial on how to build a fast, cheap, and powerful one with nothing but loose bricks and a little time. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

Vodafone deploys UK's first live OpenRAN site

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OpenRAN promises to increase innovation and reduce costs for operators.

5 VCs on the future of Michigan’s startup ecosystem

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The Michigan startup scene is growing and venture capitalists see several key areas of opportunities. What follows is a survey of some of the top VCs in the state and how they see COVID-19 affecting the growth of Detroit, Ann Arbor and all of Michigan’s startup ecosystem. According to the Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA), there are 144 venture-backed startup companies in Michigan, whic

This Bizarre-Looking Synthesizer Plays Music Using a Vibrating Ruler

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If you ever entertained your fellow students at school (while annoying teachers) with an impromptu performance involving twanging a metal ruler hanging off the edge of a desk, then you already have a firm grasp of how Dmitry Morozov’s latest creation works. It’s a synthesizer built around office supplies, and it … Read more...

Want a MacBook Pro? Now's the time to buy — they're $300 off.

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Thursday's Best Deals: Bose Soundlink II iPhone Bundle, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, The Mandalorian Funko Pop, Carfidant Car-Cleaning Gold Box, Ella Paradis G-Spot Vibrator, and More

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A free pair of Bose headphones with your next iPhone purchase at Visible , a rare discount on Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Nintendo Switch , an Amazon Gold Box deal on Carfidant auto cleaning solutions , a trio of plush dog toys , an LED suction light 4-pack , and an Ella Paradis G-Spot Hero vibrator lead Thursday’s… Read more...

The Sony WH-1000XM4 are finally here – and they could be the best headphones of 2020

Sony 1000XM4 Headphones
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The Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Headphones have launched, boasting improved noise cancellation and Bluetooth 5.

Scientists Create Unbelievably Bright Fluorescent Objects

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Fluorescence is typically associated with gases or liquids, but a team of chemists has conjured a new formula that gives solid materials that characteristic fluorescent glow. Read more...

Sony Has Practically Perfected Noise Canceling Wireless Headphones

Sony 1000XM4 Headphones
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With the release of the WH-1000XM2 headphones three years ago, Sony succeeded in besting the feature Bose’s headphones were best known for: noise-canceling. A year after that, Sony’s WH-1000XM3 update included some welcome improvements when it came to comfort, and while the new WH-1000XM4 continue to refine the… Read more...

Thursday's Best Deals: Bose Soundlink II iPhone Bundle, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, The Mandalorian Funko Pop, Carfidant Car-Cleaning Gold Box, Ella Paradis G-Spot Vibrator, and More

84Gizmodo / 4h
A free pair of Bose headphones with your next iPhone purchase at Visible , a rare discount on Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Nintendo Switch , an Amazon Gold Box deal on Carfidant auto cleaning solutions , a trio of plush dog toys , an LED suction light 4-pack , and an Ella Paradis G-Spot Hero vibrator lead Thursday’s… Read more...

Sony WH-1000XM4 Review: The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones

Sony 1000XM4 Headphones
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These noise-canceling headphones silence the world better than most, and the mics are now actually usable on phone calls.

Share your thoughts on this year's XPS 13 laptop

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Last year we asked you to weigh in with your opinions on the Dell XPS 13. Several readers contributed detailed reviews about the pros and cons of the laptop. This year, Dell refreshed its premiere portable with a bigger screen and keyboard, smaller bezels and an overall sleeker design. So we’re asking again for owners of the new model to share their opinions about the improvements. Our reviewer D

Sony WH-1000XM4 review: The best just got better

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Sony’s WH-1000XM3 noise-canceling headphones have been our top pick since their debut in 2018. The company continued to improve its powerful ANC (active noise cancellation), sound quality and design in the third-gen version of its flagship over-ear model. It really is a complete package -- or so we thought. As it turns out, Sony had more tricks up its sleeve, and a few new upgrades make the WH-10

Sony's WH-1000XM4 headphones arrive in mid-August for $350

Sony 1000XM4 Headphones
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Thanks to early details in a Walmart listing back in June, we knew the debut for Sony’s latest flagship headphones was imminent. Today, the company is making things official . As expected, the WH-1000XM4 is the follow-up to the stellar WH-1000XM3 that arrived in 2018 — and was due for an upgrade. With the M4, Sony is introducing some subtle tweaks to the design alongside several new features to m

Mode raises $33M to supercharge its analytics platform for data scientists

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Data science is the name of the game these days for companies that want to improve their decision making by tapping the information they are already amassing in their apps and other systems. And today, a startup called Mode Analytics , which has built a platform incorporating machine learning, business intelligence and big data analytics to help data scientists fulfill that task, is announcing $3

Sony’s excellent over-ear headphones get smarter

Sony 1000XM4 Headphones
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Sony knows how to make a great pair of headphones. The WH-1000XM3 are one of the best received pairs of over-ear models in recent years. Two years later, the company is ready to unveil their successors, which sport a number of smart connected features. In fact, the WH-1000XM4 bring all sorts of nice upgrades to the line. Unsurprisingly, a number of them are smart features that more fall into the

Have Your Kids Practice Mask-Wearing at Home

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You’ve probably introduced your kids to mask-wearing by now. (And they probably hate it, because we all hate it, but you’ve explained why they need to wear it , etc.) Most kids preschool-age and older have been doing a bit of mask-wearing here or there—when you take them for an ice cream cone or during an early morning … Read more...

The Google Pixelbook Go and Google Nest WiFi routers are on sale

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TL;DR: Google Nest WiFi routers and the Google Pixelbook Go are both on sale at Best Buy as of Aug. 6 — save $70 and up to $150, respectively. The theme of small talk for the past month or two isn't the weather or even the "How 'bout this COVID thing?" For anyone you know who has a job, a kid in school, or is a kid in school, the "Are you going back soon?" question is all too familiar — and many

Sony takes on Bose with new WH-1000XM4 noise-cancelling headphones

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Sony's latest high-end pair of noise-cancelling headphones: the Sony WH-1000XM4. [credit: Sony ] Sony on Thursday announced its latest flagship pair of wireless noise-cancelling headphones: the WH-1000XM4. The new over-ear cans are the follow-up to Sony's WH-1000XM3, which have been widely regarded as being among the best premium pairs of noise-cancelling headphones on the market—and have been an

Sony WH-1000XM4 noise-canceling headphones arrive with upgraded ANC & usability

Sony 1000XM4 Headphones
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The hotly-anticipated Sony WH-1000XM4 noise-canceling headphones have arrived, an upgrade to the WH-1000XM3 with improvements to sound isolation and usability. Although at first glance they may not look much different to the outgoing headphones, the new WH-1000XM4 pairs Sony’s QN1 Noise-Canceling Processor with a new Bluetooth Audio SoC. That, Sony says, tracks changes in music and ambient noise

Honestly I Just Want to Get Off This Ride

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Are you a frontline worker dealing with new stresses or irresponsible management? Is working (or not working) from home starting to take a psychological toll? How are you coping with reopening? Submit a story using this Google form or send me an email with the subject line “My Covid Story” and … Read more...

Seeed Studio’s Odyssey is a mini-PC for big projects and small wallets

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What can you do with a $200-ish mini-PC with plenty of power, tons of ports, and very few limitations? [credit: Jim Salter ] Today we're going to take a look at Seeed Studio's Odyssey X86J4105 —a maker/builder-tailored, Celeron-powered mini-PC. The little device seems like what you'd get if a Chromebox and a Raspberry Pi made sweet, sweet love—it's a Celeron-powered all-in-one system-on-chip (SoC

Samsung's 'The Frame' 4K TV is stunning. Here's how to get it for only $100.

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'3 out of 10' is a free, interactive sitcom out today on the Epic Games Store

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The name of the fictional game development company in 3 out of 10 is Shovelworks Studios, and really, that should tell you everything. Shovelworks is an exaggerated parody of a shallow, corporate game studio, complete with a boss focused on the bottom line, a crew of developers trying to do their best work, and a desk covered in blood from that time the animator spontaneously combusted. There’s a

Save Your Google Play Music Library Before It Disappears

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By the end of 2020, Google Play Music will join the ever-growing list of dead Google products . If you’ve ever used the service to store music—one of its best features—you need to back up or transfer your songs now, because they’ll all disappear in several months’ time. Read more...

Google discontinues the Pixel 4, nine months after release

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Days after announcing the Pixel 4a , Google has quietly discontinued sales of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL . The move, noted early by the Verge , represents an extremely truncated lifecycle for a Google flagship — around half of the 18 months the company continued to sell its two predecessors. Google already announced the imminent arrival of the Pixel 5, when it noted the forthcoming handset would

Intel confirms its 11th-generation processors will launch on September 2 in a slip-up

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Intel's 11th-generation Tiger Lake CPUs will make their debut during a virtual event next month

Arm and NXP attempt to nudge Intel out a very lucrative market

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Arm & NXP uCPE consumes 1/3 the power of x86

Charlie Kaufman's 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' trailer takes a chilling trip to an unusual home

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Though Cindy (Jessie Buckley) is about to head on a trip with her boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) to meet his mom (Toni Collette) and dad (David Thewlis) at their family farm, she's thinking of ending things. And in the chilling new trailer for Charlie Kaufman's ( Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ) psychological horror film, she reminds you of this over... and over... and over again. Perhaps she s

Animal Crossing hits huge milestone as Nintendo Switch nears NES sales record

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Nintendo has shared its financial results for the first quarter of its 2021 fiscal year, and it seems to be a bunch of good news for the company. Nintendo had a particularly strong quarter, with operating profit up a whopping 428% year-over-year, climbing from 27.4 billion Yen in the year-ago quarter to 144.7 billion Yen. Software and hardware sales are … Continue reading

How to Automatically Close Safari Tabs on iPhone and iPad

59How-To Geek / 4h
If you frequently find yourself with dozens of forgotten open Safari tabs on your iPhone or iPad, then it can be annoying to sort through them or manually close them later. Luckily, Safari can automatically close tabs after a certain period of time. Here’s how to set it up. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

How To Get Started with AWS GameLift

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GameLift is a platform built by AWS specifically created for running video game servers. It is built to save costs by automatically scaling the number of instances based on the fluctuating demand, and it can also handle matchmaking for you. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

You Can Save 50% On Your AWS EC2 Bill With Spot Instances

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Spot Instances are designed around fluctuating workloads with flexible start and end times. But when used with Auto Scaling, it can make for a replacement for On-Demand instances at a fraction of the cost. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

BlendJet's Tiny Battery-Powered Blender Can Make a Smoothie Wherever You Are

How-To Geek / 4h
Have you ever wanted to blend a smoothie in your car, or bypass the crazy-expensive bar at your gym and roll your own protein shake? To be perfectly honest, I haven’t. But I can see the appeal, so when BlendJet offered me a review unit of its tiny battery-powered blender, I said yes. Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Isolated at home, this artist records meditative music made by rain drops

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Artist Nina Keith built a metallophone and uses it to regularly record the melancholy melodies rain drops create as they land on its bars. She uses a cassette tape loop to record the sounds and then digitally processes them, sometimes adding her own delicate touch to accompany the touch of nature. The music has an eerily meditative feel that seems to encapsulate the strangely lonesome times we li

'Final Fantasy VII Remake' is already up to 34% off — for a limited time only

24Mashable / 4h
TL;DR: As of Aug. 6, Final Fantasy VII Remake is on sale — the game just came out in April, and is already up to 34% off with free DLC bonuses for a limited time PlayStation Store | Amazon | GameStop | Walmart | Target | Best Buy Final Fantasy VII Remake , one of 2020's most critically acclaimed games, is already discounted — pretty heftily, too. "But it just came out in April," you say. We know

Twitter lets iOS users limit replies to their tweets

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Several months after making a promise , Twitter finally lets some users limit who can reply to their tweets . As The Verge notes , the social network has updated its iOS app with options to restrict replies to tweets to people you follow, or only those you mention. It won’t be the default, but it could prevent strangers from butting into a conversation that you’d rather not take to direct message

Apple's $699 Mac Pro wheels too pricey? These are much cheaper.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ hands-on: It's all about that spec sheet

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7
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Samsung is one of few companies still making premium Android tablets, and it’s getting pretty good at it. The company announced the new Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ at its Unpacked event yesterday and based simply off the specs, these are very impressive devices. Not only are they the first 5G tablets in the US, but they sport roomy displays with 120Hz refresh rates. They’re also powered by Qualcomm’s r

IHG’s Bizarre Promise Of Free Spirit Airlines Flights

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IHG made a rather strange promise to members of its paid loyalty program last week, and I’m not sure what exactly to make of it. IHG promised members free Spirit Airlines flights Last week IHG launched a great promotion for those who join the paid InterContinental Ambassador program. For those of you not familiar with Ambassador, a membership costs $200 per year, and you receive perks when stayin

Don't Burn Your Kids With Instant Ramen

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A hot bowl of ramen makes a delightful meal or snack for children or adults. But when we give it to kids, we might not realize that what we’re doing is handing them a bowl of near-boiling water—especially if the soup is straight out of the microwave. Read more...

Sony A5: everything we know so far about the rumored full-frame camera

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Rumors suggest that Sony could soon launch a new entry-level full-frame camera. What can we expect from the Sony A5?

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live Review: The Beans Got Beats

Samsung Galaxy Buds
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Samsung is no stranger when it comes to making true wireless earbuds, having released its first pair—the original Gear IconX —back in 2016 (nearly six months before AirPods were even a thing). But with the new $170 Galaxy Buds Live, Samsung decided to remix its latest earbuds to create something refreshingly unique and… Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review: Unique design, poor execution

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Samsung’s true wireless earbuds have been a mixed bag. In 2019, the company debuted the Galaxy Buds : a well-designed set that failed at the basics. Earlier this year, Samsung rebounded with the Galaxy Buds+ , which showed a lot of improvement. The Buds+ had better battery life, better sound quality and were still affordable at $150. Both of those models lacked one key feature: active noise cance

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review: These 'beans' pack a punch

Samsung Galaxy Buds
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Tom Hanks Is Another Step Closer to Joining Disney's Pinocchio Remake

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It’s time for Laura Dern to tease her return to the Jurassic World: Dominion set. Wonder Woman 1984 teases Barbara Minerva’s transformation in a teeny new audio clip. Lovecraft Country ’s showrunner teases some frightful horror easter eggs. Plus, what’s to come on The 100 , and Netflix gets in on the Disney Channel… Read more...

iPhones and iPads probably won’t support xCloud Xbox game streaming

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Project xCloud is about to land on Android, but iOS tests have ended, suggesting it might never arrive on that platform.

Special raises $2.26M to build a subscription platform for online creators

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Special is a new startup offering online video creators a way to move beyond advertising for their income. The service was created by the team behind tech consulting and development firm Triple Tree Software . Special’s co-founder and CEO Sam Lucas told me that the team had already “scrapped our way from nothing to a seven-figure annual revenue,” but when the founders met with Next Frontier Capit

Crossbeam announces $25M Series B to keep growing partnerships platform

Crossbeam Moore Series
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As sales teams partner with other companies, they go through a process called account mapping to find common customers and prospects. This is usually a highly manual activity tracked in spreadsheets. Crossbeam , a Philadelphia startup, has come up with a way to automate partnership data integration. Today the company announced a $25 million Series B investment. Redpoint Ventures led the round wit

WordPress.com launches new P2 to take on internal communication tools

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WordPress.com , a division of Automattic , is launching a new product called P2 . And this time, it’s all about improving internal communications for private groups. As a remote company, Automattic has been using P2 internally for years to communicate asynchronously. It’s a place to share long-form posts, a repository to keep onboarding documents and other important evergreen documents. P2 is bui

The Bugatti Divo is ready for delivery

23SlashGear / 6h
After two years of development, Bugatti is ready to make the first deliveries of its Divo hypercar. Unlike the Chiron, the Divo is Bugatti’s interpretation of a track-focused hyper sports car. The Divo produces more downforce than a regular Chiron and is lighter, too. Whereas the Chiron is about breaking the speed barrier, the Divo wants drivers to have more … Continue reading

Canon is the latest to be hit by a possible ransomware attack

Canon Maze Ransomware
100+Engadget / 6h
After Garmin reportedly paid millions to get its systems online, Canon might also be victim to a ransomware attack, according to Bleeping Computer . More than 20 Canon domains, including its main US site, are affected or down, and attackers may have stolen up to 10TB of data. Canon hasn’t confirmed the ransomware attempt, saying in a statement that it’s “currently investigating the situation.” Ho

Watch the Engadget Podcast chat about everything Samsung live at 10AM ET

Disney Mulan Black Widow
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Kick off your Thursday morning with a live recording of The Engadget Podcast, hosted by myself and Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low. We’ll be diving into some of the biggest news of the week, including Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 20 , Z Fold 2 , and the rest of its new lineup . We’ll also chat about Cherlynn’s review of Google’s excellent Pixel 4A , as well as Disney’s crazy new plan to bring Mulan to D

Xbox All Access: everything you need to know

Microsoft Xbox Live
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Get an Xbox One S All Digital, Xbox Games Pass and Xbox Live Gold with Xbox All Access starting at $19.99 / £17.99 per month.

Pixel 4 and 4 XL discontinued as Google pulls plug early

Google Pixel 5 4 4A
SlashGear / 6h
Google has discontinued the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, taking the unexpected step of calling time on its Android flagship phones less than 10 months after they were released. The surprise decision comes only days after Google officially announced the upcoming Pixel 5, its new flagship that will include 5G for the first time, though that won’t be released … Continue reading

Google is done with the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL

Google Pixel 4 5 4A
100+Engadget / 6h
The Pixel 4 and 4 XL will soon be hard to come by. A Google spokesperson told The Verge that the Google Store has "sold through its inventory" and "completed sales of Pixel 4 [and] Pixel 4 XL." At the time of writing, though, it's still possible to buy the regular Pixel 4 from Google's Store, provided you're willing to use the company's Fi network. That option, however, will presumably vanish in

OnePlus phones get early access to 'PUBG Mobile' at 90FPS

OnePlus PUBG Mobile
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From a distance, OnePlus hardware doesn't scream 'mobile gaming powerhouse.' The company's phones don't have shoulder buttons, for instance, side-mounted selfie cameras or color schemes that look like a Decepticon at a Friday night rave. And yet, OnePlus is slowly carving out a reputation for mobile gaming prowess. Today, the company announced that some of its smartphones -- the OnePlus 8 and 7T

Everything you need to know about cruise ship laundry services

The Points Guy / 6h
I hate wrinkly clothing. Growing up, my mom spent hours ironing my clothes. She even ironed my T-shirts, so I understand the need to have laundered clothes that look nice. She relaxed a little bit about it as I got older, but her obsession with crisp, clean clothing rubbed off on me. I love laundry services, even though it gets pricey. If you stress about packing as I do, especially when you know

How to Create or Remove a Hanging Indent in Microsoft PowerPoint

How-To Geek / 6h
A hanging indent (often called a negative indent) positions the first line of a paragraph a predetermined amount of space behind the following sentences. Here’s how to create or remove a hanging indent in Microsoft PowerPoint. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Grab Anker's 10W PowerWave Charging Pad for $11

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The Pixel 4 and 4XL Have Already Been Discontinued

Google Pixel 5 4A 4
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It was less than a year ago that Google introduced the Pixel 4 and 4XL . In fact, it’s been just a little over 10 months. However, it appears that Google has already decided to discontinue its current flagship phones, with both devices out of stock in the U.S., per the Verge . Read more...

Mobile industry and tech channel moves for August 2020

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We keep tabs of the job switchers so you don't have to

Star Trek: Lower Decks Is Fun as Hell, and So Much More

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Coming into Star Trek: Lower Decks , there was a lot of uncertainty about the franchise boldly going into a comedic frontier . Star Trek has always been open to humor in the past, but would it still feel like Star Trek if one of its own shows was more about laughs than interstellar exploration? Thankfully, we don’t need… Read more...

Xbox testers can access a new store experience and game activity tab

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Microsoft is giving Xbox Insiders in the invite-only Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha rings access to a handful of experimental features, including the new Game Activity tab. While the feature was designed to replace Xbox One’s Achievements tab, Achievements still take up its top portion. It also shows users which friends are playing a particular game, though, along with in-game events, updates from de

$30 Bonus For New Rakuten Members (Last Chance)

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Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points or cash back in addition to the rewards you’d earn for credit card spending. Rakuten is my favorite online shopping portal, given that you can earn Amex Membership Rewards points with it. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how Rakut

Untitled Goose Game ditches plastic for its eco-friendly game cases

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Honk if you love the environment. When Untitled Goose Game finally sees a physical release later this year (after a highly successful digital launch last year ), it will also see the debut of a new line of "eco-packaging" that publisher iam8bit says it "hope[s] leads an entire industry into the future." Iam8bit's so-called "Lovely Edition" release of the game will be the first PS4 title to eschew

PUBG Mobile finally gets 90fps support, but you can't experience it yet

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PUBG Mobile now supports 90fps gameplay on OnePlus phones. Support for other phones should come soon.

The best iPhone 8 Plus prices and sales for August 2020

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We've got the best iPhone 8 Plus prices and sales from your favorite carriers, as well as unlocked phones.

NASA Juno mission data reveals “shallow lightning” in Jupiter’s atmosphere

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NASA currently has a spacecraft orbiting Jupiter called Juno. Recent data collected from Juno suggests that the massive planet is home to a phenomenon known as “shallow lightning.” This is an unexpected form of electrical discharge that originates from clouds that contain an ammonia-water solution. Lightning on Earth originates from clouds containing water. Other Juno findings suggest that violen

Uber to expand across UK with Autocab takeover

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The move will see Uber made available in about 170 towns and cities.

United Airlines Flight Attendants Reminded To Scold Passengers Who Drink Their Own Booze Inflight

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Southwest Airlines has a problem with passengers bringing their own booze on board . So too, it seems, does United Airlines. There's a reason why liquor stores were considered an 'essential business' during coronavirus lock downs, and that same impetus has people bringing booze with them now that they can't get any on a plane. Continue reading ...

How to Display man Pages in Color on Linux

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If you want color highlighting in your man pages similar to the syntax highlighting in an editor, there are two simple ways you can achieve it. We’ll show you both! Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

6 Tips for Schooling Multiple Ages at Home

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Facing another semester with your kiddos stuck at home? Being an impromptu teacher isn’t easy, especially if you’re attempting to tackle multiple grades at once. Here’s how to manage it without losing your head. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›

Got a Lot of Data? Move It to the Cloud with AWS Snowball

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Data migration can be an slow and arduous process. Even over a gigabit link, it can take months to move huge datasets. AWS Snowball provides a physical device you can fill up on-site and ship back to AWS for import into S3. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

The 6 Best Software Keyboards for Android

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While you probably don’t think about it much, your phone’s keyboard is one of the most heavily used things on your phone. So, if you don’t like yours, or if it keeps auto-correcting to a typo or doesn’t have the features you want, why not get a new one? Read This Article on Review Geek ›

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

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The Note 20 Ultra, iPhone 11 Pro Max, and S20 Ultra are all big and expensive, but how else do they compare?

Ok, Snapchat's new brand partnership is pretty cute: Bitmoji will wear Ralph Lauren

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Bitmoji are about to get preppier. Snapchat and the fashion label Ralph Lauren have entered into a new deal that will let users dress their Bitmoji in the brand's signature polo-inspired duds. It's a new kind of collaboration for Snapchat that shows how it's working on creative ways to bring luxury brands into the playful app's fold beyond traditional advertising. Bitmoji are the cute animated av

The Wonderful Instagram World Where Thor Is a Drag Performer

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And Meryl Streep holds a riding crop. And ... Digital satirist Ronald McDonkey's images challenge the idea of fame and our relationship to it.

The Feds Want These Teams to Hack a Satellite—From Home

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Meet the hackers who, this weekend, will try to commandeer an actual orbiter as part of a Defcon contest hosted by the Air Force and the Defense Digital Service.

Scientists May Be Using the Wrong Cells to Study Covid-19

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How did an African green monkey that died in 1962 get involved in the biggest research debacle of this pandemic?

The Bentley Blower Continuation Series is coming to life

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Back in September 2019, British carmaker Bentley gave its Mulliner division a new mission: Build 12 reproduction models of Bentley’s iconic Blower, a vehicle of which is undoubtedly one of the brand’s most famous pre-WW2 era racing car. The first original Blower was built in 1929 by Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Birkin (or Tim Birkin to his peers and the … Continue reading

Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong

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We've known for a while now that machine learning was important to the palm rejection technology on the iPad when using a Pencil. [credit: Apple ] Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) now permeate nearly every feature on the iPhone, but Apple hasn't been touting these technologies like some of its competitors have. I wanted to understand more about Apple's approach , so I spent

Microsoft’s xCloud delayed on iOS as testing halted

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Microsoft starting testing its Project xCloud game streaming service on iOS with some fanfare , but the future of the project is now unclear. While Microsoft is preparing to launch the Android version, it has ended its public trial on iOS early, with the app no longer available. That action was reportedly taken because of Apple’s restrictive policies on third-party game streaming apps, according

What if Halo Infinite was an N64 game? This trailer makes it a reality

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Halo Infinite is Microsoft's flagship title on Xbox Series X, but what if the game also came to the N64?

'Animal Crossing' helped Nintendo increase profits by 400 percent. Yep, 400.

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Google may have leaked Pixel 5's launch date

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Google's Pixel 5 might be coming on Oct. 8. This is according to a blog post on Google France (via 9to5Google ), which plainly said that Google Pixel 5, as well as the 5G version of the Pixel 4a, will be available for pre-order on Oct. 8, 2020. The post has since been amended to remove the offending sentence, but it's still visible on Google Cache . Of course, one blog post does not mean Google h

Microsoft may finally have some encouraging news for Windows 10 users

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Windows 10 usage continues to grow, but older editions still cling on.

Audi brags about its future vehicle dynamics computer

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Audi has always leveraged technology to make its vehicles perform better. One of its latest pieces of technology that it’s talking about is a new high-tech control unit known as the future vehicle dynamics computer that can actuate up to 90 components simultaneously. In the future, an integrated vehicle dynamics processor will handle longitudinal and lateral dynamics control and energy … Continue

Vodafone to build UK's first private 5G network

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Centrica Storage will benefit from improved efficiency, maintenance and safety

Lenovo Legion gaming laptop deals offer big savings on RTX 2070 rigs this week

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Save big on the Lenovo Legion Y740 with RTX graphics in the latest gaming laptop deals.

Plusnet has the UK's cheapest fibre broadband deals by a long way

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Plusnet has undercut the market with ease, dropping two fibre broadband deals way below the price of the competition.

The Subtle Tricks Shopping Sites Use to Make You Spend More

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Through deceptive designs known as “dark patterns,” online retailers try to nudge you toward purchases you wouldn’t otherwise make.

Could a Janky, Jury-Rigged Air Purifier Help Fight Covid-19?

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Indoor air experts think: Sure, maybe. Why the hell not? We convinced the CEO of an air filter company to give it a try.

Israeli Hackers Develop Tech to Combat Domestic Violence

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A three-day hackathon produced a promising set of mobile apps for helping women in crisis, and for stopping violence against women before it occurs.

Tenet: release date, trailer, cast, theories and what we know about Christopher Nolan's movie

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Following another delay, Chris Nolan's time-bending Tenet could be the saviour of post-Covid cinema.

Exclusive: Asus bets big on gaming and dual-screened laptops in India

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Asus's India Business head Arnold Su talks about the existing and the upcoming lineup of laptops in India

Adventure Film Challenge open to entries

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'Street Food' has become the most quietly controversial show on Netflix

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On any given day, it seems there are as many people angry with Netflix as there are subscribers. Obvious hotspots for controversy, such as cancellations, political documentaries, and 13 Reasons Why shenanigans, receive coverage from the press and, on occasion, attention from Netflix directly. But there are also subtler debates, the sort you won’t find discussed outside threads posted by passionat

Microsoft xCloud game streaming might not launch on iOS after all

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Game streaming has become big news, especially in recent months, because of how it enabled gaming on almost any device, including smartphones and tablets. One class of devices that have silently been left out, however, are iPhones, iPads, and even Apple TVs. Game streaming services seem to have some difficulties with Apple’s app store policies and Microsoft is no different. … Continue reading

Samsung Unpacked event had double the viewership of the Oscars

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The first online Galaxy Unpacked event, in which 5 Galaxy devices were unveiled, pulled in an accumulated 56 million viewers from around the world. Needless to say, it's a record.

Future Apple devices could clean themselves

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New York Adds Coronavirus Quarantine Checkpoints

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Not only are Americans banned from visiting most of Europe , but we’re increasingly seeing domestic travel restrictions as well, as many states see a surge in coronavirus cases. In late June New York announced a travel quarantine, and that has now been modified once again. On top of that, we’re seeing some coronavirus checkpoints being set up in New York City. Tri-state 14-day quarantine requirem

Canon website down after major ransomware attack

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Canon ransomware attack takes down website, email and various other services - here's all you need to know.

US attorneys general urge Facebook to offer live responses for hate speech

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The attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia are asking Facebook to take additional steps to prevent the spread of disinformation and to combat hate and harassment on the platform. In a letter (PDF) addressed to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, the officials said they know “Facebook has made some progress in counteracting the use of its platform to dehumanize and demean.”

How to Fix a Slow Context Menu in Windows 10’s File Explorer

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Windows 10’s context menu can slow down over time. Third-party programs often install context menu extensions, and badly coded ones can slow things down. Here’s how to fix context menus that open slowly, freeze, or hang when you right-click. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

5G phones: What are your options in South Africa?

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The push for 5G is happening faster than ever so choosing a phone that can handle it is worthwhile

Harman Kardon announces seven audio products in India

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The prices of the products start as low as Rs 6,000 going all the way up to Rs 25,000.

Researchers examine calcium-rich supernova with x-rays

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Calcium is something that most will associate with milk, teeth, and bones. What may come as a surprise is that most of the calcium in the universe, including calcium inside our bodies, came from the death of stars. Scientists have been studying calcium-rich supernovae, a type of stellar explosion so rare that astrophysicists struggle to find and study them. Due … Continue reading

Consumers ditching conventional cash for digital wallets

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Pandemic has helped introduce digital shift across whole payments industry, report claims.

Cheap 5G laptops could be Intel's secret weapon against AMD

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Dell and HP will release first ‘Intel Inside’ 5G notebooks in early 2021, MediaTek says.

MediaTek unveils its first 5G laptop chips in partnership with Intel

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Intel might not be building 5G modems on its own anymore, but its partnership with MediaTek is starting to bear fruit. The two companies have unveiled MediaTek’s T700 5G modem that’s designed to be used with next-generation Intel-powered laptops. For its part, Intel said it has been working on “system integration, validation and developing platform optimizations” for the 5G chip, as well as provi

OnePlus Nord iFixit teardown has no surprises and that’s a good thing

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The OnePlus Nord is probably one of the most affordable 5G phones in the market today, that was until Samsung launched the Galaxy A51 5G in the US where the Nord has yet to set foot in. The latest from the flagship killer still has some appeal to it, especially for those who have no love for Samsung’s One UI … Continue reading

Gravel travel in three compact Suzuki crossovers…

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Our trio of compact SUVs consisted of the recently introduced Suzuki S-Presso, recently updated Suzuki Ignis and turbocharged Suzuki Vitara. The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Google braces itself for record-breaking Black Friday sales

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Google's cloud unit believes this year's Black Friday sales could lead to a record-breaking number of consumers shopping online.

This is what it looks like on the inside of a car’s tyre while driving

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Captain Marvel 2 has finally found a director

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Candyman's Nia DaCosta is directing the Captain Marvel sequel, which arrives in 2022.

Audi lowers the E-Tron SUV's starting price by $9,000 for 2021

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Audi’s E-Tron SUV went all-electric for the first time in its 2019 model year , and with the lineup expanding in 2021 to add a new Sportback model, the base electric SUV is getting cheaper . Starting price for a base model E-Tron SUV was $74,800, but now it will drop by nearly $9,000 to $65,900. Audi Other changes include additional usable battery capacity — Audi limits it to make the batteries l

Prevention isn't always better in the battle against cyber crime

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The rate of malware incidents has decreased, showing that endpoint-centered prevention can significantly reduce risk.

Seven Ways to Make Informed Decisions for Your Business

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In order to make informed business decisions you need to make use of the data at hand. Read more about how data analysis can help your company

Byju's buys coding startup WhiteHat Jr. for $300 million

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India's top online education platform Byju’s has acquired Mumbai-based edtech start-up WhiteHat Jr in an all-cash deal worth $300 million.

Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G release date may have just been revealed

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A Google blog post briefly mentioned the pre-order date for the Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a.

iPhone 12 wireless charging might be better than iPhone 11 in one small way

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The iPhone 12 could come with a magnet on the back to help it easily align to wireless charging pads.

TCL Roku TVs are finally coming to Europe – with UK models in sight

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The range of TCL Roku TVs is finally expanding beyond North America, after announcing a rollout to Europe and South America.

Mi Trimmer 1c launched, will retail for Rs 999

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The Mi Trimmer 1C looks like a lighter version of the first-gen model and offers 60 minutes of run-time.

Supercharge your WordPress site with over 80 plugins on sale for $30

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TL;DR: Take your website to the next level with the Mega 2020 WordPress Plugin bundle for $29.99, a 99% savings as of Aug. 6. In theory, now seems like the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad time to kickstart a business. But in reality, it's an opportune moment — if you're building your empire online, of course. The pandemic-induced lockdown and extra time have given the people the nudge they

This $30 virtual course teaches you the ins and outs of AWS

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TL;DR: Work on your IT skills with the Complete AWS E-Book and Video Course bundle for $29.99, a 95% savings as of Aug. 6. When you're looking for answers online, you're likely looking towards "the cloud." And when it comes to the cloud, a massive amount of companies use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to satisfy their computing needs. The world's most popular websites and applications – Netflix, Faceb

Gain mastery in programming with Java for only $36

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TL;DR: Learn to become a programming pro with the 2020 Java Bootcamp bundle for $35.99, a 96% savings as of Aug. 6. The programming language Java recently turned 25 years old. If it was a person, it would have been struggling with a quarter-life crisis by now. But alas, Java continues to thrive, maintaining its status as one of the most popular programming languages in the world. It's all thanks

Unlock content from all over the world with this VPN

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TL;DR: A 12-month subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $8.32 per month as of Aug. 6, saving you 35% on list price. We all know that VPNs are designed to provide online security and data protection, but that's not the reason most people use these services, is it? Most people invest in VPNs to bypass restrictions and unlock content from all around the world. Most of the best VPNs are well-equi

This $30 photography class will teach you Photoshop (and so much more)

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TL;DR: Sharpen your image-editing skills with the Essential 2020 Adobe Photography Training bundle for $29.99, an 89% savings as of Aug. 6. If you're still using Instagram to edit your photos, listen up: there's a better way. While Instagram can certainly add a sepia tone better than most, it doesn't compare to what Adobe's tools can do for your photo quality. If you want to learn the fundamental

Black Friday is going to be weird this year — and that’s a good thing

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Challenges always present an opportunity for innovation, and we’ve seen plenty of them since COVID-19 hit. And while Black Friday has certainly changed a lot over the years, it’s going to look extra different this November as we try to navigate a world where it’s not safe to crowd a bunch of people into an enclosed store. Black Friday is officially on Nov. 27 (it's always the day after Thanksgivi

Why everyone should switch to reusable coffee cups already

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A 2018 survey revealed that 64% of Americans start their morning with a nice cup of coffee. If you don't work from home, or even if you do, stopping (or running out) for a cup of joe is convenient for those busy mornings, which, let’s face it, are basically every day. As much of a lifesaver and convenience as that liquid gold can be in the morning, grabbing a cup to-go at your local coffee shop a

Uber is buying its biggest rival in the UK

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Uber has announced that it is buying Autocab, a British supplier of booking services for the taxi industry and creator of a homegrown Uber rival . The move will enable Uber to incorporate the drivers who work as part of the iGo network inside the Uber app. Not to mention greatly expanding the footprint of its operations in the UK, which right now are limited to 14 major cities. Most UK towns and

Facebook cracks down on illegal wildlife trade

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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Vodafone deals now let you share free gifts with friends and family thanks to VeryMe

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Vodafone's VeryMe rewards are now free to share in a UK first - with a complimentary movie night first up.

Venus has been hiding a planet-scale wall of clouds for the last 30 years

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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Uber picks up Autocab to push into places its own app doesn’t go

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Uber has bought U.K.-based Autocab , which sells SaaS to the taxi and private hire vehicle industry, with the aim of expanding the utility of its own platform by linking users who open its app in places where it doesn’t offer trips to local providers who do. No acquisition price has been disclosed and Uber declined to comment on the terms of the deal. Autocab has a SaaS presence in 20 countries g

Monsters Under the Bed Do Exist and Ryan Reynolds Will Help Stop Them

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Ryan Reynolds is everywhere these days and that’s not slowing down anytime soon. The actor has just signed on to star in a family monster movie produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and directed by Paul King. Read more...

Here's how much Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will cost in the UAE and how you can pre-order one

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Samsung has announced the official UAE pricing, availability and pre-booking offers for the Galaxy Note 20 series.

Asus brings the ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop to India

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Asus has announced the launch of a couple of gaming laptops - ROG Zephyrus G14 and 15 apart from few AMD powered laptops in India.

Infermedica scores $10M Series A for its ‘AI-driven’ diagnosis and triage platform

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Infermedica , the Poland-founded health tech startup that offers an AI-driven platform for preliminary diagnosis and triage, has raised just over $10 million in Series A funding. The round is led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and digital health fund Heal Capital. Existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners and Dreamit Ventures also participated. Infe

More evidence of a Google foldable phone surfaces

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Google is not the name that immediately comes to mind when we talk about foldables. Yet the company is working on prototypes.

Samsung launches five new Galaxy products

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The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .

Nintendo Switch hardware and software sales exploded over spring

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The first quarter of Nintendo's financial year is usually a quiet one. Switch sales dip to their lowest point and tentpole releases are scarce. Not this time, though. The company sold 5.68 million Switch consoles in the three-month window leading up to June 30th, 2020, which is more than double what it managed in the same period last year. The rise can be attributed, at least in part, to the ongo

HBO Max's 'Raised By Wolves' trailer looks very Ridley Scott

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The official trailer for Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi show Raised By Wolves has arrived, and it looks extremely Ridley Scott. Not to be confused with the CBS comedy pilot previously titled Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe , HBO Max's 10-episode series follows two androids — Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim) — who are raising human children on a strange, largely unexplored planet.

Amazon Prime Day sale: How the company pulled it off during the pandemic

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The Amazon Prime Day sale happening during the pandemic reflects the company's continued commitment to both its buyers and sellers. Here are some interesting backroom developments.

India bans Mi browser - and this is what Xiaomi has to say

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Following the skirmish with China in June, India had banned 59 Chinese apps including the popular video sharing platform TikTok. In addition, the federal government also tightened norms for Chinese investments in India.

Are GCC telcos in dilemma due to shift in demand for co-location services?

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Growing interest in big public cloud providers is likely to cut interest of enterprises for co-location services, expert says

Millions of Brits to save £85 on their energy bills this autumn

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The coronavirus pandemic has slashed energy demand, helping to push wholesale gas and electricity prices to record lows.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series’ Indian pricing and pre-booking offers are here

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Samsung has announced the official Indian pricing, availability and pre-booking offers for the Galaxy Note 20 series.


Samsung announces new software overlay - One UI 3.0

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Hot off the heels of the Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung has announced a fresh new iteration of One UI.

Pixel 4a is the only phone Google is selling in the U.S. right now

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Google's Pixel 4a is the only phone available in the U.S. Google Store right now. This is due to the fact that the Pixel 3a, the Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4 XL are all listed as "out of stock." In fact, since the Pixel 4a isn't launching for two more weeks and is only available for pre-order, one could even argue that Google isn't currently selling any phones in its online store, which is...well, odd

Google Pixel 4a unboxing for India - with Hindi audio

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The Pixel 4A that was recently announced, is slated to launch in October in India.