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There is only so much you can cram inside a smartphone without sacrificing other things like phone size, internal space, thermal emission, and battery life. One solution is to shrink those components while maintaining or even improving their performance and efficiency. That is often the case with semiconductors, particularly the processors that power phones, laptops, and computers, and IBM’s first … Continue reading

Chromebooks have been recorded to have had a growth spurt since last year, perhaps brought about by work from home and remote schooling arrangements. Of course, using laptops at home isn’t new for Windows and Mac users but Chrome OS is relatively still new to this use case. That use case often involves tethering the notebook down with external displays … Continue reading

You have probably heard of complaints and criticisms regarding the development pace of Wear OS, or rather the lack of it. Some feel that it doesn’t get as much love from Google and that Wear OS seems to exist only so that Google would have something to show for in the wearable market. Google hasn’t exactly abandoned it, as shown … Continue reading

Manufacturers and network operators have been pushing 5G technology hard, even throughout a pandemic that forced some industries to stall for a while. Now it seems, however, that one of the most critical pieces of hardware that enables that technology for users might be putting them at risk as well. Qualcomm’s 5G modem reportedly has a very severe flaw that … Continue reading

Fortnite‘s ripped, adorable cat skin Meowscles is about to get a big cartoon makeover. Players know to expect the skin — Epic has been teasing it on its Twitter account. One of the official Fortnite Twitter accounts took things a bit farther, however, when it accidentally tweeted out the upcoming variant before quickly deleting the content. The cartoon Meowscles plan … Continue reading

Amazon’s streaming service Twitch will be the home of some NBC Olympics coverage, the network has announced. Following last year’s unprecedented cancellation, the Olympics will return this summer with the 2020 Tokyo Games, a 17-day event that will include various safety measures in light of the SARS-CoV-2 virus’s continued presence. The event taking place this summer will technically be the … Continue reading

Amazon Studios is planning a horror anthology series called Unknown that will be made available on its Prime platform. The project comes from Kilter Films and the writers behind The Boy, Clay Chapman and Craig Macneill. The series is described as a psychological horror, one that will merge true crime and folklore. Given that Unknown will be an anthology series, … Continue reading

Twitter is now testing a feature that may make the platform a bit more appealing to creators: Tip Jar. The new feature has entered testing, according to Twitter, which has previewed the new feature with a tease about returning soon with more information. With this tool, creators can receive money in the form of ‘tips’ from their fans and followers. … Continue reading

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is launching next week, and before it does, BioWare and Electronic Arts have made some extras from the original Mass Effect trilogy free for a limited time. Much of what’s available includes extras that were originally part of the Mass Effect 2 and 3 Deluxe Editions, though there’s also one big bonus from the original Mass … Continue reading

Facebook has updated Messenger with some new features, including additional themes for stylizing the messaging app. Users get two new themes, including one based on Star Wars and another styled after the Netflix show Selena: The Series. As well, Facebook is making it easier to manage the chat threads in your Messenger inbox. Chat themes aren’t a new addition to … Continue reading

During the company’s full-year financial results revealed this week, Nintendo tipped a drop. The company said that potential issues could arise over the coming year with component procurement. As a result of these issues, Nintendo expects that sales of their Nintendo Switch console could have a 12 per cent drop in sales. Nintendo only cited potential issues with procuring important … Continue reading

Earlier this week, we saw a leak concerning Burning Crusade Classic, the incoming expansion for World of Warcraft Classic. That leak, which centered around ads published the Battle.net launcher that were then quickly pulled, suggested that Burning Crusade Classic‘s release date would be June 1st. This sparked a lot of debate among the WoW Classic crowd, but now we’re getting … Continue reading

Around 1 in 5 of the 22 million comments submitted to the FTC about ending Net Neutrality were real, a multi-year investigation has concluded, intended to give the false impression that the public supported the idea. A newly-published report by the New York Attorney General’s Office blames the broadband industry for funding fake letters and impersonating real – and sometimes … Continue reading

There’s no known cure for the autoimmune disease called psoriasis, but there are potential lifestyle changes that may help reduce its severity. Diet may be one of those factors, with a new study from Ghent University detailing a modified intermittent fasting diet that reduced psoriasis severity after a few weeks. Intermittent fasting is an easier form of fasting that requires … Continue reading

In the afternoon of May 6, 2021, Microsoft had a few issues in play with Xbox games. They showed a “major outage” occurring in their “store & subscriptions” section of Xbox Status readouts, as well as “limited” issues with games & gaming as well as Cloud Gaming. Launching games will be limited until this is fixed, and you won’t likely … Continue reading

PlayStation 5 owners who happen to be subscribed to YouTube TV will probably be happy to hear that a YouTube TV app has appeared on the console. While an app for YouTube proper has been available on the console since launch day, it’s taken months for YouTube TV to head to PlayStation 5. Of course, there probably aren’t a ton … Continue reading

HP has revealed its latest all-in-one PC, and we can’t help thinking it’s wasted in businesses. The HP EliteOne 800 G8 All-in-One comes with a choice of 23.8- or 27-inch displays, with a pop-up camera on top that includes video call-friendly face tracking. In fact, the array that slides out of the top of the AiO PC has dual 5-megapixel … Continue reading

Earlier this year, Wizard of the Coast announced that it’s returning to the Dark Alliance series after almost two decades. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and its sequel were originally released for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube back in the early 2000s, and though this new Dark Alliance game will swap out the Baldur’s Gate name in exchange for Dungeons & … Continue reading

Apple’s AirTags may be designed to make hunting things easier, but there’s a secret debug menu in the Find My app which unlocks extra details about the location trackers. Launched last month, each AirTag has both Bluetooth and Ultra Wideband to pinpoint it not only in terms of distance from your iPhone, but the direction in which it’s located. It’s … Continue reading

Google is adding new Assistant features and tweaking some existing ones to make them more user-friendly, including expanding its Broadcast system. The new Family Broadcast takes the existing functionality – where you can pipe your voice through multiple Google smart speakers and smart displays in the house, useful for announcing meals are ready or reminding people it’s time to leave … Continue reading

The game Super Animal Royale is not made for little kids. It looks super cute – and it is! But it’s rated T for Teens – for all the violence it contains. This game comes from MODUS and Pixile Studios and was made to be a sort of alternate reality iteration of Battle Royale games like Fortnite and PUBG. In … Continue reading

With Mass Effect Legendary Edition just over a week out from release, BioWare and Electronic Arts have released an art creator that allows you to make your own box art for the game. The tool allows you to customize the image used for Mass Effect Legendary Edition‘s box art with your own crew, giving you the opportunity to choose not … Continue reading

Google plans to enable two-factor authentication by default, automatically pushing users to safer security settings given the risks of relying solely on a password to protect your account. Currently, the system – also known as 2FA, two-step verification, or 2SV – is optional for Google accounts, though recommended. It works, as the name suggests, by adding a second layer of … Continue reading

The folks at Wyze sent an email to users of Wyze products this week warning of rising prices on products. They suggested that they’re seeing “huge cost increases” on “almost every material” they use to manufacture smart products of all sorts. Starting on May 18, 2021, Wyze will be increasing the cost of their products, including (but not limited to) … Continue reading

Polestar is adding a video streaming app to the Android Automotive OS dashboard of the Polestar 2, though as you’d hope the EV has some strict limits on playback depending on whether you’re driving or not. Currently in beta, the Polestar 2 video app is designed to give drivers something to occupy themselves as they wait at public chargers. Certainly, … Continue reading

Rocket League plans were leaked this week courtesy of the Epic Games vs Apple court case. In a document called “Epic Games Presentation on 2021 Plans”, a whole bunch of Rocket League data was delivered. Two different sorts of Rocket League will be appearing on mobile devices, including Rocket League “2D” and a “next-generation client with full game experience across … Continue reading

Nintendo today shared its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 2021, and its safe to say that it was a very good year for the company. Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic keeping everyone at home for the majority of the fiscal year and probably combined with the fact that next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft have been … Continue reading

E-bike maker Cowboy has unveiled its latest model, with the Cowboy 4 adding torque, plus a more rider-friendly step-through frame, and wrapping it up in the company’s distinctive styling. Fourth generation of Cowboy’s electric bikes, there’ll be two variations this time around: the C4 and the C4 ST, the latter being the new step-through design. Importantly, both have an uptick … Continue reading

HomePod users can now ask for music from streaming service Deezer, with the Apple smart speakers expanding Siri support. The new voice functionality works with both the original, discontinued HomePod and the newer, smaller, HomePod mini. With it enabled, owners will be able to set Deezer as their default music service. After that, commands like “Hey Siri, play Radiohead” will … Continue reading

There are some activities of daily living that many of us take for granted, such as being able to untangle and brush our hair. For people with disabilities or limited motion, the simple act of brushing the hair is often something that requires someone else to help. Researchers at MIT have created a robot that’s able to help with untangling … Continue reading

Italian braking expert Brembo is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Commemorating this glorious event is the brand’s newest brake caliper concept for motorcycles. The latest G Sessanta Concept is unlike any brake caliper you’ve seen before. Embodying the desirable traits of a genuine concept, G Sessanta is Brembo’s vision for the future of mobility. The Brembo G Sessanta Concept … Continue reading

When you go to the grocery store and buy pasta today, you buy large packages or boxes of pasta that starts in the shape you end up eating. However, in the future, the pasta you buy in the store may be completely flat and only take the shape we’re familiar with when it’s cooked. Researchers who’ve created the morphing pasta … Continue reading

Motorcyclists around the world routinely take their lives into their hands, sharing the roads with inattentive drivers. There is a lot of different safety equipment designed specifically for motorcyclists to help protect their lives in an accident. One of those safety devices is a vest that motorcyclists wear called an airbag vest. Just as the name implies, if the motorcyclist … Continue reading

Logitech has introduced a new keyboard case designed for the seventh, and eighth-generation Apple iPad called the Rugged Combo 3 Touch. The case was specifically designed for students and educators and is made available to schools. The slim protective keyboard case has an integrated multi-touch trackpad and is aimed at schools using the iPad as part of their education curriculum. … Continue reading

Typically when you purchase something like a case for your phone, the color or image on it is static and can’t be changed. When you want a different color or a different image, you have to buy a new case. MIT has developed a system that uses light and special light-activated dye to create programmable matter. Researchers on the project … Continue reading

You’ve probably heard of the Citroën Ami EV, a micro EV that’s small enough to be driven by 14-year-old teeny boppers without a full driving license – in France, at least. Nevertheless, the Ami is a brilliant and dirt-cheap city car with a conscience. And now, Citroën has unveiled the microvan version of the Ami, which makes it doubly desirable. … Continue reading

Researchers at BYU have been able to create hologram images that actually move in the air. The breakthrough is inspired by displays seen in science fiction, and the scenes they create are described as “real,” according to lead researcher Dan Smalley. Smalley notes the scenes have nothing computer-generated about them, and the images are real and can be seen from … Continue reading

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Much of today’s modern operating systems are arcane black boxes that no one but the most experienced computer users know. Not that most users know where to look or have access to some folders anyway. So when a system app silently fills up a hidden folder with trash files, most users might not know where to look. This recent incident … Continue reading

Just like the iPad Pro that was announced last month, this year’s iPhone generation is expected to also get some massive changes. No, it won’t be getting a Mini LED screen, which would be a step back from its OLED. Instead, the iPhone 13 has consistently been tipped to have a smaller notch, which means more room for the screen … Continue reading

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Incorporating tree nuts like walnuts and cashews into a calorie-deficit diet may help dieters lose weight and keep it off, at least according to a new study from UCLA. The study involved putting two groups of overweight and obese people on a diet, one assigned tree nuts as part of their meals and another assigned pretzels. Though both groups lost … Continue reading

Apple’s recently-released iPhone and iPad update doesn’t just fix a privacy bug, but patch two significant security issues which the Cupertino firm says may have already been exploited in the wild. The company’s advice is that users update to iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1 as soon as possible, in addition to Macs and Apple Watches, so as to protect their … Continue reading

The UK’s Royal Marines recently demonstrated the use of a jet suit that enabled them to fly one-by-one from an inflatable boat over the ocean to a massive navy ship. The exercise was a demonstration of Gravity Industries’ jet suit, which bestows the wearer with a flying ability remarkably similar to that of Iron Man. The demonstration video was published … Continue reading

Facebook has barred privacy-focused messaging app Signal from running a series of Instagram ads, which would have exposed just how much personal information the photo-sharing network – and its social media behemoth owner – has on individuals as they browse their timeline. Signal had intended to use Instagram’s own third-party advert tools to reveal some of the precise targeting that … Continue reading

Today happens to be Star Wars Day, and while that means sales on games and toys, for Google Stadia users it means a free Star Wars game. Google today announced a new Star Wars-themed addition to the Stadia Pro lineup, which is a collection of free games available to those with active memberships to Google’s Stadia Pro tier. Google has … Continue reading

This week the folks at Instagram released a system in which users can place a “sticker” in their video that auto-captions audio. This captions sticker was released to Stories for Instagram this week, and it may only be available for a limited set of users at first. If you’ve seen this same sort of functionality in Instagram before now, chances … Continue reading

Twitter has announced its acquisition of Scroll, a startup service that enables Internet users to read articles with all of the extraneous bits like advertisements removed. The company notes that Scroll will play a role in its subscription service plans, joining Twitter’s newsletter plan with its recent Revue acquisition. Twitter, despite how big of a role it plays in online … Continue reading

Ford has dropped the starting price of its 2022 E-Transit all-electric van, even before the EV has made it to dealerships. Announced last November, and with order books expected to open in July 2021, the E-Transit looks at first glance like its longstanding gasoline counterpart, something Ford says is very intentional. In fact, a lot about the 2022 E-Transit has … Continue reading