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Sony is hoping it can rally its PlayStation fans around esports. Sony announced seasonal PS4 tournaments. It’s inviting users of all levels to participate in competitive online gaming through their PS4 consoles, and it’s even offering cash prizes. The PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series will kick off with Mortal Kombat 11 on August 6th. Each tournament […]
President Donald Trump announces an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports this tariff is much smaller than many tech companies previously feared further 25 percent tariffs were expected but this change will still likely have a significant impact on the bottom line of several US-based companies; many of which outsource a large portion of […]
Fitbit said it would shift back to more innovative smartwatches after the Versa Lite, and now we have an idea of just what it meant. Well-known leaker Evan Blass has obtained images of a future “Versa-class” smartwatch that clearly goes beyond the features of the standard Versa. Most conspicuously, it would support Amazon Alexa you […]
Intel has introduced 10th-gen Intel Core processors with Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 variants with core / thread counts of 2/4 and 4/8. TDP scales from 9W on lower-end models up to 28W for the top-end Core i7-1068G7. All models feature Gen11 integrated graphics, most with Intel’s Iris Plus. Intel’s new Ice Lake […]
The Galaxy Note 10 that’s leaked over the past couple of months, it should come as zero surprise that it won’t have a headphone jack. This morning, the Note 10’s headphone dongle has leaked. Soul-crushing, purchase-rescuing dongles that will ensure your 3.5mm headphones will work with your new productivity-focused phone. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (Plus) […]
Windows 10 could soon allow you to factory reset your PC using the internet – in much the same way you can reset a Mac or MacBook using macOS’s Internet Recovery feature. Existing support tools for Windows from laptops like Dell, Asus, HP, and more usually involve a copy of the OS on a partitioned […]
According to their latest financial results, both Sony and LG’s smartphone divisions are struggling to sell devices. LG’s Mobile Communications division reported sales of $1.38 billion a 21.3% decline compared to the same period last year. LG said it expects improvement in the third quarter when new products launch and there is a greater demand […]
Lenovo ThinkPad created by Paul Klinger, the ThinkTiny uses the laptop’s iconic red TrackPoint nub as a joystick for classic arcade games like Snake, Tetris, and Lunar Lander. It took Klinger about a week or so to build the ThinkTiny. “The code is mostly the same as for my tiny gaming PC, so the main […]
In the three months since Spotify crested the 100 million Premium user mark, the company has added another 8 million paying customers. It’s another sign of health from a music streaming service that continues to grow in the face of tough and well-heeled competition. In its second-quarter earnings, Spotify said that its overall membership grew […]
Verizon today announced the expansion of its 5G ultra wideband service to four additional US cities. Now, customers in parts of Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis and Washington DC have access to the same next-gen network as those in Chicago, Denver, Providence, St. Paul and Minneapolis. The service is only available in select areas in these cities […]
Facebook has been trying to strike deals with other major streaming services too. It approached Netflix, Disney, Hulu, HBO and Amazon about bringing their services to the new device, according to The Information. Facebook reportedly sees the streaming services as an additional selling point for the camera its main intended purpose is for video calls […]
Samsung has officially announced the new Galaxy Tab S6, a high-end Android tablet that’s designed for both productivity work and entertainment needs. It will be available starting on September 6th for $649, which gets you 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM. A version with 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM will cost $729. […]
Apple’s latest earnings report is out, and as many had expected, it’s very much on-trend with the numbers we’ve seen coming out of Cupertino this year. The company managed to grow its overall revenue a little, raking in a total of $53.8 billion compared to $53.3 billion this time last year. That’s not a huge […]
Hulu today announced that Android TV would be added to its list of supported platforms for its live TV bundle. Starting next month, owners of an Android TV-compatible television or set-top box, like the Nvidia Shield, can access Hulu’s bundle, which includes its streaming-only offerings in addition to more than 60 channels of live programming. […]
Google Project Zero researchers Natalie Silvanovich and Samuel Groß describe the vulnerabilities as “interactionless.” In other words, no action on the user’s part is needed to exploit the device. For at least four of them, however, the user must open a malicious message. The majority of the vulnerabilities discovered by google were so-called “interactionless” bugs, […]