Apple has unveiled four new iPhones, including two high-end premium “Pro” devices and two mid-range phones—the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Mini. In addition to the now-standard white and black color options, Apple is bringing three new colors into the line. Customers can now opt for bright red, mint green, or dark blue models. […]
Apple today introduced a new member to the HomePod family at its ‘Hi, Speed’ event. It’s called the HomePod mini, and it’s meant to be more competitive against Amazon’s Echo family of smart speakers, which currently dominate the market thanks to their relatively low prices. The original HomePod is pretty large at 6.8 inches tall, […]
Apple’s new iPhone 12 lineup will ship without wall chargers or Lightning EarPods in the box to reduce the phone’s environmental impact, the company announced today. Instead, they’ll come with just a USB-C to Lightning cable. Apple says it’s not including a charger or earbuds with the iPhone 12 series on environmental grounds; similarly, it […]
Apple has revived its MagSafe charging brand with a twist: it’s no longer for its MacBook line but instead for the new iPhone 12 line. The announcement, made during the company’s annual iPhone reveal, confirmed rumors from last week that Apple would be bringing back its magnetic charging cable that it began phasing out of […]
Samsung has announced the Galaxy A42 5G, the latest in its lineup of more reasonably priced and lower-specced A-series phones. The A42 is now Samsung’s cheapest phone with 5G, selling for £349 about $455 USD. That puts it £80 below the Galaxy A51 5G, which was previously the cheapest way to buy into Samsung’s 5G […]
Google’s Nest on Monday introduced a more affordable version of the smart thermostat that put Nest on the map nearly a decade ago. Google was able to make the thermostat so much slimmer in part because it got rid of the spinning wheel in older models and replaced it with a touch sensitive edge. Instead […]
The Tomahawk series are Razer’s first cases that are without-a-doubt coming to market: they’re already available for pre-order, shipping on November 5. And if you ignore the cases’ striking similarity to the Lian Li Lancool II, then they’re definitely cases designed wholly by Razer. Razer said they’d “prefer to not share any details” about their […]
Google’s dispute with Australia over online news is about to claim a major feature as a casualty. The internet giant has decided to freeze plans to launch its curated News Showcase in Australia over claims the draft News Media Bargaining Code is “unworkable.” It still objected to what it called a “must include, must pay” […]
PC such as HP, Dell, and Lenovo are experiencing a jump in sales. According to Canalys estimates, approximately 64 million laptop units have been shipped to customers around the world in the third quarter. Combined, mobile workstation and laptop shipments have surged by over 28 percent year-over-year. On the other hand, desktop and affiliated workstation […]
Huawei is about to unveil its next big phone. The Chinese tech giant has announced that it will reveal the Mate 40 phone series at a virtual event on October 22nd at 8AM Eastern. It didn’t say much about what the new Mates would entail but it’s safe to say that the processor will be […]
Razer’s Blade Stealth 13 is one of the best portable gaming laptops you can buy. Today, the company is giving it a refresh: it just announced a “late 2020” model of its 13-inch rig. The only really big change from the Blade Stealth 13 that came out earlier this year seems to be the processor. […]
The game hardware maker has unveiled its first gaming chair, the Iskur, and it’s not just the standard furniture with a green snake logo on the headrest. Razer claims to have a unique external lumbar support system whose 26-degree customization is meant to improve your posture. It’s focused on alleviating the tension in the middle […]
With just over a month to go before the PlayStation 5 arrives, Sony has at last revealed which PS4 games won’t work on the next-generation console. Thankfully, the list is very short. It’s not clear which games will be affected by errors or functionality issues, but Sony does list 10 existing PS4 games that won’t […]
IBM said it would spin off its IT infrastructure unit into a new publicly traded company to focus its legacy business more on cloud computing, a high-margin segment that has seen a boost as companies increasingly ramp up their digital shift. The 109-year-old company announced this week, which follows CEO Arvind Krishna’s longterm plan to […]
Twitter announced a slew of temporary changes on Friday aimed at staving off abuse around the November 3rd US presidential election. Tweets that include premature claims of victory will be labeled, tweets intended to incite interference in the election or election results will be subject to removal, and tweets from political figures with more than […]