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Neryungri city, Yakutia, Russia. April 15, 2019. Various microprocessors on a dark background getty Earlier this week, Intel launched its next-gen CPU called Meteor Lake, the first built on the Intel 4 process, which is part of Intel’s long-term goal of “5 nodes in 4 years.” This processor will be Intel’s first consumer processor to…

An AI-generated image of Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe that’s gone viral on social media. Twitter / X An image of Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky has been going viral over the past 24 hours on social media platforms like X and Bluesky. And while it’s being shared as an authentic photo, the image…

Ecovacs Deebots X2 Omni Anthony Karcz One thing you can count on when it comes to mopvacs is that companies are always trying out something new. Ecovacs has been steadily iterating over the past few years, adding more and more features to their automop robovacs and self-cleaning docks. With the Deebot X2 Omni, they’ve made…

In October, many consumers expected to update their MacBook Pro or MacBook Air not only with a refreshed design on the macOS laptops but also the debut of the Apple Silicon M3. It now looks like it will be well into 2024 before the deskbound computers will be upgraded. A new MacBook Airs sits on…

Ahead of an expected launch in early October, Samsung has leaked details on the new “Fan Edition” line-up, revealing new Fan Editions of the Galaxy S23, Galaxy Buds, and Galaxy Tab S9. Samsung product image, soing the presumptively named Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Buds FE, and Galaxy Tab … [+] S9 FE Samsung Argentina The…

Google is set to launch the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro handsets on October 4th, and this week, we have the clearest look at the new design of the cutting-edge Android smartphones. Google Pixel smartphone and wearable on display. Google Pixel Website The new design features can be seen in the official renders of…

The iPhone 15 comes with new battery health features. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images This story was updated on September 23rd. Update below. Apple has addressed iPhone 14 battery capacity complaints by giving iPhone 15 buyers a new option to put a hard limit on the maximum charge, while also providing more general…

New York City, NYC, USA getty How will New York’s pay transparency laws affect employers? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Kara Govro, Chief HR Legal Expert at Mineral, on Quora: As most employers in New York…

Users of four major Apple product lines have been warned to apply an emergency security update as … [+] attacks underway SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 09/23 update: this article was originally published on September 21 In a new and detailed thread on X, formerly known as Twitter, John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen…

Taking a look back at seven days of news and headlines across the world of Android, this week’s Android Circuit includes a disappointing Galaxy S24 Ultra leak, S23 FE camera specs, three Pixel 8 Pro leaks, Pixel 8a surprise, Xiaomi 13T pricing, OnePlus Buds Pro 2R launch, Google’s smart home strategy. Android Circuit is here…

Taking a look back at another week of news and headlines from Cupertino, this week’s Apple Loop includes a major security warning, reviews of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro Max camera power, Apple Watch Ultra 2 battery concerns, what’s next for the MacBook, and planning the iPhone’s future. Apple Loop…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the All-of Government COVID-19 Response update with Director … [+] General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, at Parliament on May 13, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Mitchell – Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images There’s an image going viral on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter,…

Tecno Phantom V Flip 5G Prakhar Khanna Foldable phones are cool but expensive. Tecno is working towards democratizing the technology with its Phantom V series. After the Phantom V Fold, the V Flip is here to turn your heads with its price. The new Tecno flip phone costs 49,999 Indian Rupees (INR), which is approximately…

iOS 17.0.1 Apple Just hours into the release of the new iPhone 15 series, and less than a week since iOS 17 became available for other iPhones, Apple has suddenly given us an update. Unprecedented, surely? Here’s all you need to know. Which Update Do You Need? If you have the iPhone 15 series, a…

The explosion over recent years in consumers wanting ever more cinematic experiences at home seems to now be feeding a real frenzy of innovation and variety in the typically rather staid home projection world. Recent weeks have seen a deluge of bold new projector designs and projection technologies coming to market, and today we have…

Shot of a stressed out young woman working in a demanding career getty What is the best way to quiet your mind? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Ximena Vengoechea, Author of Rest Easy, on Quora: There…

The EAH-AZ40M2 are an exceptionally clear sounding true wireless earbuds with efficiency Active … [+] Noise Canceling technology. Technics It’s been a busy year for Panasonic’s resurrected Technics audio brand with the launch of two new pairs of true wireless earbuds. It’s fair to say that the acclaim for the new and updated earbuds has…

It is our stance at the I/O Fund that the stock market is not logical, rather it’s sentimental. There is no logical explanation for a stock to go up 100% or more —— only to fall 40% or more in the matter of a couple of months. Fundamentals do not change this quickly, but sentiment…

Tecno Phantom V Flip Ben Sin For a decade, Chinese smartphone brand Tecno (along with sister-brand Infinix) ruled the Africa smartphone scene, selling low priced smartphones to an underserved market. But beginning last year, both Tecno and Infinix began a rapid expansion plan, one that would see each brand branch out of Africa and sell…

Siim Starke, co-founder of Vok Bikes. Tanel Meos The opening up of New York City as a market for larger cargo e-bikes could present a massive opportunity for start-ups on the other side of the Atlantic. That’s according to Vok Bikes, an Estonian e-bike maker that is keeping a close eye on potential changes to…

Bose has today unveiled a new flagship soundbar that claims to deliver all of the ‘big sound from a compact speaker’ impact the brand is renowned for along with an all-new AI-inspired Dialogue Mode designed to ensure that you never miss a word during even the loudest of action scenes. The new Smart Ultra Soundbar…

Article updated September 21st; article originally posted September 20th. With the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro launching in a little less than two weeks’ time, many of the secrets of Google’s next family of smartphones have been revealed. The latest leaks reveal Google’s decision to show some more of the magic hiding in the…

Visionary XR director Keiichi Matsuda just released a new short film, “Agents,” which was produced by Niantic. In this optimistic take on AR, AI assistants are visible to those wearing enabled glasses. Microsoft envisioned such an AI assistant as a floating CGI robot in its futuristic 2016 short film “Penny Walks In,” which featured the…

iOS users need to update to 17.0.1 as zero day security vulnerability is confirmed. Yes, already. Davey Winder Apple has released iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1, just days after the latest operating system was launched with much fanfare. This emergency iPhone update, and one which all iPhone and iPad users should apply as soon as…

The iPhone 15 comes with new battery health features. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Apple has addressed iPhone 14 battery capacity complaints. by giving iPhone 15 buyers a new option to put a hard limit on the maximum charge, while also providing more general information on battery health. To quickly recap: a glut…

Postmates founder Bastian Lehmann is back in the arena with TipTop: “My forte, and what I’m interested in, is building things, not cheering from the sideline.” Jonpaul Douglass / TipTop Billed as a “reverse Postmates,” TipTop has launched its first app, TipTop Cash, with the promise to help shoppers resell products like used iPhones. Bastian…

The PNY range of external SSDs are houses in a sleek and compact aluminum case and can be bought in … [+] capacities ranging from 500GB to 4TB. PNY The cost of data storage is very affordable right now and the latest Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are streets ahead of the old hard drive technology. SSDs…

Ask most people what they picture when they think of stock trading and they will probably say things about Wall Street, men in suits yelling into phones and numbers flashing on giant screens. Today, this image could not be further from the truth. Trading apps have changed everything. They have disrupted financial services and completely…

Serious AV fans will know all about the Dolby Vision high dynamic range format’s potential for improving HDR playback by providing extra scene by scene picture information compatible devices can use to produce more dynamic and accurate HDR images. Serious AV fans will also know, though, that while Dolby Vision has long been widely supported…

Leading the way are second-gen releases of Amazon’s two 4K-capable Fire TV Sticks: The Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Stick 4K. The most headline-grabbing new feature of the more premium Max model is that it’s the first streaming media player able to handle the Fire TV Ambient Experience previously only available on…

Following its highly visible debut at September’s IFA Global Consumer Electronics Show, the Honor V Purse is now on sale in China. The reverse foldable handset gathered critical acclaim at the show, taking home several awards and drawing some strong criticism for its impractical nature. Honor V Purse, Hero Shot (Honor) Honor If you are…

Slack has relented on a controversial interface change Barry Collins Slack is in the process of rolling out a new design, and it’s fair to say it’s not been met with universal approval. However, the company has backtracked on one of the most controversial aspects of its new look. The new Slack interface has gone…

Screenshots from video game footage that’s being passed off as real footage of the F-35 crashing in … [+] South Carolina. YouTube / Twitter Have you seen a video claiming to show the F-35 that recently crashed in South Carolina after the pilot had to eject for unnamed reasons? It’s gone viral across several social…

It’s fair to say that Microsoft’s Xbox division has had an interesting few days. On September 18 a PDF mistakenly attached to one of the documents sent in as part of the ongoing Federal Trade Commission v Microsoft case (concerning Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard, Inc) placed in the public domain a huge trove…

This illustration photo taken on January 30, 2023 shows a phone screen displaying a statement from … [+] the head of security policy at META with a fake video (R) of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling on his soldiers to lay down their weapons shown in the background, in Washington, DC. Chatbots spouting falsehoods, face-swapping…

Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 Chip Qualcomm Qualcomm recently held an event at which the company discussed numerous Wi-Fi 7 updates and fresh hardware and software innovations. Front and center was a new 10G Fiber Wi-Fi 7 Gateway Platform and an array of software and tools that will enable service providers to usher in what Qualcomm is…

With the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro launching in a little less than two weeks’ time, many of the secrets of Google’s next family of smartphones have been revealed. The latest leaks reveal Google’s decision to show some more of the magic hiding in the Android software. Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro by…

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Samsung’s next Galaxy flagship is expected in February, and those looking forward to another maximal approach to the hardware may want to look away because the camera may be getting a downgrade. This photograph shows a Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone on Samsung’s stand at the Mobile…

Messaging apps are under pressure from new legislation in the U.K. getty The U.K’s controversial Online Safety Bill is now set to become law, giving the world’s biggest messaging firms a dilemma: whether or not to carry out threats to leave the U.K. The Online Safety Bill includes measures that could effectively force messaging apps…

YAAAAAAAWN Apple Grey, bley, blue-grey, and…um…lighter grey. Apple’s gone all-in on the muted grey titanium palette to celebrate the usage of the material in the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. While I appreciate the dedication, it means that, no matter what color you get, you’re getting a shade of grey. While this might…

In one sense, at least, time has not been kind to Philips’ OLED908 TVs. While we’ve long known that this new range of micro lens array-toting OLED TVs would eventually be coming out in 2023, the simple fact is that, like Panasonic’s MLA-equipped MZ2000s, Philips has had to cede the premium OLED TV battle ground…

Garmin Vívoactive 5 Garmin Garmin has announced the vívoactive 5, which you might think of as a more affordable alternative to the recent Venu 3. It has been four years since Garmin announced the Vivoactive 4 and, no surprise, the vívoactive 5 represents a big step forward in several key areas. First, the transflective LCD…

Oppo Reno 10 Pro Plus Prakhar Khanna The Oppo flagship, Find X6 Pro, has one of the best zoom cameras on any smartphone this year. A periscope lens gives you access to new perspectives that you usually don’t get with the primary or ultrawide cameras. However, this feature remains limited to flagship phones like the…

The Soundcore Motion 300 is built for the big outdoors. Soundcore It’s been a busy month for innovation in the consumer electronics market, with an avalanche of announcements and product launches. The latest to cross my desk comes from Anker Innovations. The Soundcore audio division has unveiled the Motion 300 and Motion 100 portable Bluetooth…

Something I take note of is when people recognise a smartphone. The iPhone has managed to become ubiquitous and easily recognisable. That’s not something that most Android handsets can match; Samsung perhaps manages it by dint of being the “not Apple” manufacturer, so it becomes a safe guess. I find it’s the Pixel that is…

The massive 693 square foot BW3 satellite from AST SpaceMobile, which enables ordinary phones to … [+] call space. AST SpaceMobile AST SpaceMobile completed what it says is the first-ever 5G voice and data connection from a standard unmodified smartphone directly to a satellite in low earth orbit. The 5G call took place on September…

Social media apps continue to engage users for ever increasing usage time. getty Although I am clearly a baby boomer, I spend enormous amount of time on social media. Facebook is more like a family and friends social network. YouTube has become more of an entertainment medium for me. X.com is supposed to be a…

SiTime HQ Hands ON 2017 Virtually all electronic devices and systems built today rely on some sort of timing circuit or clock source to derive frequencies and synchronize events, whether they be used for dispatching data in the smallest of microprocessors or across switches in massive networks. For the better part of the last century,…

The new Orbi 970 Series is a Wi-Fi 7 mesh system that can bring seamless Wi-Fi networking to homes … [+] and offers wireless speeds up to 27 Gbps. Netgear Netgear has announced the next generation in its award-winning range of Orbi Mesh Wi-Fi products. This brand-new version uses the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard. It…

Lenbrook has acquired the assets of MQA Ltd Lenbrook Canadian audio group Lenbrook has announced today that it has acquired the assets of MQA, the British-based technology company that developed the MQA high-resolution audio encoding technique used by the music streaming service TIDAL and embedded in many audio devices. Master Quality Authenticated is a technology…

Widgets are everywhere in iPadOS 17 Apple iPadOS 17 is out and with it comes yet another way to add widgets to your iPad. There are now two sets of widgets on the lock screen, widgets on the home screen and another set of widgets if you drag right from the home screen! It’s all…