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• Boeing and NASA will launch Rosie, a dummy, into space next month

  25-06-2021 23:44
  
  NASA and Boeing are gearing up to launch a literal dummy into space next month as part of the Commercial Crew Program. The dummy is named Rosie; she belongs to Boeing, which previously used her to collect data during its first (uncrewed) Orbital Flight Test, the OFT-1. This time around, Rosie will be sent into space to help collect data … Continue reading
  
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• You can sideload Android apps on Windows 11, but you probably shouldn’t

  25-06-2021 23:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A Microsoft engineer has confirmed that users will be able to sideload Android apps on Windows 11. That doesn't mean you should, though.
  
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• If the iPhone 12 Mini couldn’t revive small phones, what can?

  25-06-2021 23:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple's iPhone 12 Mini was expected to lead a revival of small phones, but its poor sales means that Android phone makers are unlikely to follow suit.
  
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• Windows 11 is borrowing from the Mac in one significant way

  25-06-2021 22:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Following in the footsteps of MacOS, Windows will now be releasing major updates once a year starting with Windows 11.
  
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• The Mazda MX-5 Miata is going electric… somehow

  25-06-2021 22:49
  
  Mazda’s iconic MX-5 Miata is going electric, though exactly what form that will take is a challenge the automaker is giving itself a few years to figure out. The Japanese car company revealed the first details on its EV roadmap earlier this month, with the promise of at least 13 models with some degree of electrification to be launched between … Continue reading
  
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• Windows 11 TPM and other requirements added to PC Health Check

  25-06-2021 22:32
  
  PC Health Check was given an update this week shortly after complaints by Windows 11 seekers on reveal week. This being the week in which Windows 11 was first revealed, PC Health Check was a very popular download from Microsoft. Microsoft provides PC Health Check as a simple means for automatic checking many things, including requirements for a PC’s future … Continue reading
  
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• Eating a diet very low in calories paves way for risky gut bacteria

  25-06-2021 22:30
  
  Weight loss can be a long, often frustrating process, potentially driving some dieters to drastically reduce the number of calories they eat in an effort to burn fat. While eating a very low-calorie diet can help reduce body weight, a new study has found that it may also pave the way for a risky pathogenic bacterium to take hold in … Continue reading
  
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• Pokemon GO Trainer Achievement rewards reach raid battles for Summer 2021

  25-06-2021 21:52
  
  This year Pokemon GO will have a new set of rewards available for people who make the effort to participate in Raid Battles. While it might seem like an obvious must-do part of the game, not all players jump in on the fun. In part to get more people participating, and in part to celebrate the five years the game … Continue reading
  
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• New Intel Alder Lake benchmarks leak, revealing 14- and 16-core processors

  25-06-2021 21:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The next generation of Intel Core processors, Alder Lake, is set to release this fall. New leaked benchmarks show the performance of two CPUs.
  
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• Amazon Small Business Day Sale: Discounts On Gadgets And Other Accessories - Gizbot

  25-06-2021 21:38 via gizbot.com
  
  Amazon Small Business Day Sale: Discounts On Gadgets And Other Accessories  Gizbot
  
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• Yet another Galaxy Quest TV show teased, but will it actually happen?

  25-06-2021 21:15
  
  It seems there’s yet another Galaxy Quest TV show in the pipeline, but this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about plans to bring the sci-fi comedy movie to the small screen. Amazon revealed intentions to create a Galaxy Quest television adaptation several years ago, which fell flat, followed by an attempt to revive the project in 2017 with a … Continue reading
  
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• What is TPM? Here’s what you need to know to run Windows 11

  25-06-2021 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0, which has tripped up a lot of PC builders. Here's what TPM does and why you might need it.
  
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• Verizon Smart Display spotted with a 4G LTE edge

  25-06-2021 21:05
  
  It looks like Verizon will soon hop on the smart display bandwagon. The company is apparently creating its own smart display based on Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, and while it sounds like this new smart display will share a lot of its features with its competitors, there is one feature that might give it an edge in the smart display … Continue reading
  
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• Social media cos unable to curb Covid-related misinformation: Report

  25-06-2021 20:52
  
  Social media companies such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube are not doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 on their platforms, a new report has found.
  
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• Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, may test online law

  25-06-2021 20:52
  
  Australia's competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing deal, the regulator told Reuters, setting the stage for the first test of the world's toughest online content law.
  
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• Electric wave: EVs to dominate sales 5 years sooner than expected

  25-06-2021 20:52
  
  Accordingly, EY deployed its 'Mobility Lens Forecaster', an artificial intelligence (AI) powered forecast modelling tool that provides an outlook for the supply and demand of mobility products and services through 2050 to derive these results. The latest predictions show that by 2028 EV sales in Europe will surpass those of other powertrains, a trend that will be repeated in China by 2033 and in the US by 2036.
  
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• The future of sustainability: A look at the next evolution of environmental tech

  25-06-2021 20:46 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sustainable energy tech has come a long way in the past decade, but we've still got a long road ahead if we hope to slow climate change. Here's what's next
  
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• Google adds VPN to iPhones using Google Fi plans

  25-06-2021 20:41
  
  Google has announced that iPhone users on any of its Google Fi phone plans will now automatically get a built-in VPN service.
  
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• This is why the Windows 11 TPM 2.0 is non-negotiable for Microsoft

  25-06-2021 20:31
  
  Microsoft has set out its argument for why Windows 11 upgrades need TPM chips, following widespread confusion this week after the system upgrade checker warned people with even high-end PCs that they fell short of the new OS’ requirements. Announced yesterday, Windows 11 debuts a new UI, Android app support, and new pen features, but it’s security where Microsoft is … Continue reading
  
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• Telegram group video calls, screen sharing update released

  25-06-2021 20:28
  
  With the addition of group video calls, Telegram is quickly becoming the most feature-filled communications app and ecosystem in the modern world. Telegram has added group calls and screen sharing to their Voice Chats feature, allowing these features for all devices, all at once. That means smartphones, tablets, and desktops too. To start a group video call, the users that’ll … Continue reading
  
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• Destiny 2: Beyond Light: Where to find Xur for the weekend of June 25

  25-06-2021 20:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The weekly vendor in Destiny 2: Beyond Light offers some of the toughest loot to find, including exotic weapons and armor. Here's how to track down Xur.
  
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• Halo Infinite battle passes won’t be a grind for players, says developer

  25-06-2021 20:21 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Halo Infinite's first multiplayer season will be based around Halo Reach and titled Heroes of Reach.
  
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• Finished with Final Fantasy XIV’s free trial? Get the full game for 60% off

  25-06-2021 20:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Final Fantasy XIV Online Complete Bundle is 60% off thanks to the Steam Summer Sale.
  
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• Canada court rejects Huawei CFO push for publication ban on new evidence in U.S. extradition case

  25-06-2021 20:08
  
  USA-HUAWEI TECH/CANADA (PIX)Canada court rejects Huawei CFO push for publication ban on new evidence in U.S. extradition case
  
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• Phones that encourage you to use a rubbish digital zoom need to carry a warning

  25-06-2021 20:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Digital zoom photos will never match the quality of an optical zoom photo, yet some phone makers are now encouraging you to use the feature. It needs to stop.
  
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• The best split-screen PS4 games in 2021

  25-06-2021 19:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There are still some fantastic games that still allow you to team up, or battle it out, without going online. Here are the best split screen PS4 games in 2021.
  
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• Everything we know about Rainbow Six Extraction

  25-06-2021 19:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you're a fan of the more tactical style of co-op shooters the series is known for, you'll want to check out everything we know about Rainbow Six Extraction. 
  
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• Driving the 720 HP AMG GT Black Series taught me a $325,000 lesson

  25-06-2021 19:30
  
  If high-output gas engines are facing their gradual curtain call at the hands of electrification, the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is going out with a howl. Fiercest of the tuning division’s Black Series, it’s a 720 horsepower track-ready, road-legal monster GT where excess comes as standard. It’s also a reminder of what AMG has traditionally done best – and … Continue reading
  
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• Windows 11 feature-specific requirements revealed

  25-06-2021 19:15
  
  This week Microsoft revealed Windows 11 and a whole bunch of new feature-specific requirements for new machines. The vast majority of features revealed this week for Windows 11 will work with most machines. Most of the stuff you’ve seen in the preview and promo videos for Windows 11 will work on your average PC. Today we’re taking a peek at … Continue reading
  
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• Apple uncorks better iPad app performance with one tiny tweak

  25-06-2021 18:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The iPad Pro's apps may soon start to catch up with its hardware, thanks to a new behind-the-scenes tweak that Apple will begin offering some apps.
  
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• Borderlands 3 has crossplay now, so get a copy for up to 67% off

  25-06-2021 18:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Borderlands 3's different versions and all of its DLCs are being heavily discounted until the Steam Summer sale ends on July 8.
  
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• Learn to learn; the value of a degree is vanishing

  25-06-2021 18:07
  
  Rajendra Pawar, chairman of the NIIT Group, says earlier if you learnt, say, cement technology of a certain type, the technology would last some 40 years, and what you learnt in college and in the first few years of working would be enough to see you through your entire career. But now, he says, technology is changing extremely fast and you might live up to 100 years. “So imagine the number of times you will have to make changes in your life. Lifelong learning is the rule of the game,&rdqu
  
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• Borderlands 3 cross-play is now live, but you may be unlucky

  25-06-2021 18:04
  
  As promised earlier in the month, cross-play has arrived in Borderlands 3. The arrival of cross-play obviously means that people can play together regardless of their platform, but that’s only true for most Borderlands 3 players. Unfortunately, it looks like those on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 are indeed being left out in the cold. Of course, we had some … Continue reading
  
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• Virgin Galactic space passenger flights score key FAA approval

  25-06-2021 17:46
  
  Virgin Galactic has been granted a key FAA license in order to fly passengers to space, something the company still aims to do over the summer. The approval extends Virgin Galactic’s existing license by the US Federal Aviation Administration to carry cargo into space, and came after the company’s May 22 test flight proved a success. Virgin Galactic has held … Continue reading
  
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• Data is allowing creation of amazing new business models

  25-06-2021 17:45
  
  One in two enterprises have made data a key strategic goal for their organisations, Subrahmanyam KVJ, director of Capgemini Invent India – the consulting, digital innovation and transformation unit of the French IT company – said at the Times Techies webinar last week on `Building a data first enterprise in the digital economy’.
  
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• Instagram Testing Ability to Let Users Post Directly From Desktop: Here's How - Gadgets 360

  25-06-2021 17:45 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  Instagram Testing Ability to Let Users Post Directly From Desktop: Here's How  Gadgets 360
  
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• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition gets a price cut for the Steam Summer Sale

  25-06-2021 17:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is currently on sale for the Steam Summer Sale happening right now.
  
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• 8 Cool and Affordable Tech Gadgets To Look Out For This Year - Yahoo Finance

  25-06-2021 17:34 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  8 Cool and Affordable Tech Gadgets To Look Out For This Year  Yahoo Finance
  
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• 8 Cool and Affordable Tech Gadgets To Look Out For This Year - GOBankingRates

  25-06-2021 17:27 via gobankingrates.com
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• The last thing we need is to connect smart home gear to Ethernet

  25-06-2021 17:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  There are benefits to using Ethernet, but Wi-Fi is more than sufficient in most cases. Ethernet should be a last resort.
  
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• Doorballs Door Knockers

  25-06-2021 17:20 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
  Doorballs Door Knockers – Show the world your balls with Doorballs, the world’s funniest door knocker!
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• Shiny Pokemon GO Bidoof Breakout detailed – Power Hamster!

  25-06-2021 17:15
  
  This week the folks at Niantic released data on a Pokemon GO event that’ll bring users more Bidoof than they could ever want. This event features event-exclusive Field Research, Bidoof in Raid battles, and Bidoof in greater numbers in the wild than any one person could ever reasonably desire. The Shiny Bidoof is here, as well – far more golden … Continue reading
  
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• iPadOS 15 and iOS 15 will let apps use more RAM

  25-06-2021 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple has now released iPadOS 15 beta 2 for the iPad and iOS 15 beta 2 for the iPhone, these new updates bring some new features and changes. One of them is the ability for apps to use more RAM on devices like the iPad. The new M1 powered iPad Pro comes with up to […](Read More ...)The post iPadOS 15 and iOS 15 will let apps use more RAM appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.
  
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• Six completely non-essential gadgets you don't need to buy this summer (but you know you want to) - Android Police

  25-06-2021 17:00 via androidpolice.com
  
  Six completely non-essential gadgets you don't need to buy this summer (but you know you want to)  Android Police
  
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• Amazon buys Wickr, a secure messaging platform even the NSA likes

  25-06-2021 16:53
  
  Amazon has acquired Wickr, with the encrypted communications platform being rolled into AWS. Billing itself as “the world’s most secure collaboration platform,” Wickr offers not only text messaging but encrypted voice and video calling, along with file sharing, and has proved a popular option among both enterprise and government agencies, along with journalists and other users. The company offers both … Continue reading
  
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• Microsoft has a huge name on its Windows 11 app store wishlist

  25-06-2021 16:23
  
  When Microsoft revealed Windows 11 yesterday, it also announced that it was redesigning the Microsoft Store. Microsoft very clearly wants the Microsoft Store to be the central hub for apps in Windows 11, as it revealed yesterday that it’s letting developers keep all of their revenue from in-app purchases when they use their own “commerce engines.” This push to build … Continue reading
  
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• Instagram desktop posting test has us crossing our fingers

  25-06-2021 16:23
  
  Instagram desktop posting is being rolled out to select users, part of the social network’s experiment to spread photo uploads from its smartphone apps. The feature – which allows users to add images to their Instagram feed from their computer – is one of the most persistent requests, though there’s a fair chance that you may not see it on … Continue reading
  
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• Best server deals for June 2021

  25-06-2021 16:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Good networking hardware can get pricey, but we can save you money with this roundup of the best server deals.
  
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• Insider tips lower-priced giant iPhone, at last

  25-06-2021 16:20
  
  After the iPhone 12s, or iPhone 13, Apple is expected to release a lower-cost big-screen iPhone to the masses. Popular Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested this week that a 6.7-inch iPhone will be released in the year 2022 with a price that’s far more affordable than any other iPhone with a display of that size. The 2022 set of iPhone … Continue reading
  
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• Halo: Master Chief Collection is 50% off ahead of Halo Infinite’s release

  25-06-2021 16:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Halo: The Master Chief Collection is 50% off in the Steam Summer Sale, just ahead of Halo Infinite's holiday release date.
  
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