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Intel made a splash earlier in May with the launch of its first 11th Gen Tiger Lake H-series processors for more powerful laptops, but at Computex 2021, the company is also announcing a pair of new U-series chips one of which marks the first 5.0GHz clock speed for the company’s U-series lineup of lower voltage […]
LG has taken an important step toward shutting down its mobile business. The last LG phones have rolled off the production line and the company will no longer manufacture handsets after Monday, according to Asia Business Daily. The company announced plans in early April to wind down its phone business, but it kept making handsets […]
Xiaomi has revealed new Hyper Charge technology it says can fully replenish the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro in just eight minutes. That’s achieved with a 200W wired charger delivered to the phone’s 4,000mAh battery. 0-50 per cent occurred in just three minutes. There were similar gains when using a 120W wireless charging tech that can […]
Japan plans to deploy a baseball-sized rover to explore the moon’s surface in 2022. The Japanese company ispace will deliver the small rover to the moon for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) using the commercial HAKUTO-R lander. JAXA will use the rover to snap pictures of the moon and collect data on lunar dust […]
Google’s approach to Android privacy is coming under fire following revelations from Arizona’s antitrust lawsuit over phone tracking. As Insider reports, freshly unredacted documents in the case suggest Google made Android privacy settings harder to find. When Google tested OS releases that surfaced privacy features, the company reportedly saw greater use of those features as […]
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk announced today that the customer deliveries of the refreshed Tesla Model S Plaid – scheduled on June 3, 2021 – were pushed back to June 10. The additional week is required for the company to make some final, undisclosed Tesla showed off the Model S Plaid as part of its Battery […]
Apple’s podcast subscription service won’t be coming out this month like Apple originally intended. In an email to podcasts obtained, the company has announced that it’s pushing back subscriptions’ and channels’ release date to June to ensure it’s “delivering the best experience for creators and listeners.” It sounds like Apple is still ironing out the […]
Microsoft has raised the alarm over a “sophisticated” ongoing cyberattack believed to be from the same Russia-linked hackers behind the SolarWinds hack. In a blog post, Tom Burt, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer security and trust, said the attack appears to be targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and NGOs. In total, around 3,000 […]
Fitbit’s latest app update lays the foundation for potential features, including nighttime snore detection, ambient noise tracking, and “Your sleep animal,” a tool that compares your sleeping habits to animals. The test features, which are unfinished and currently unusable, were discovered by 9to5Google in an APK analysis. As described in the Fitbit app APK, the […]
Oscar Isaac will officially star in Marvel and Disney+’s Moon Knight series as the Star Wars actor confirmed his casting on Thursday. In a tweet posted to the official Marvel Studios account, Isaac posed in front of enlarged panels from the Moon Knight comic series, setting his involvement in stone. Isaac was reported to be […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued mandatory cybersecurity rules for pipeline companies. Under the security directive, critical pipeline owners and operators will have to designate a cybersecurity coordinator with around-the-clock availability. They’ll also need to report cybersecurity incidents, including confirmed and potential issues, to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency […]
Microsoft’s big E3 event to showcase upcoming Xbox and Bethesda games will kick off on Sunday, June 13th at 1PM ET. It will be a 90-minute show. “The show will be focused on games from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and many game creators from our partners around the world,” Aaron Greenberg, general manager of Xbox […]
Ubisoft will show off gameplay from Far Cry 6 later this week, the company announced today. For Far Cry fans, this is their first chance to see the game since Ubisoft delayed it last October. The May 28th stream will start at 12:30PM ET. Far Cry 6 was originally set to be released on February […]
Nvidia is teasing a GeForce event for May 31st, the same day the company is rumored to be launching its new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card. A mysterious 11-second teaser video has appeared on Twitter today, simply revealing a GeForce event for 10PM PT on May 31st, or 1AM ET on June 1st. Recent […]
Facebook says it will penalize individuals who repeatedly share misinformation. The company introduced new warnings that will notify users that repeatedly sharing false claims could result in “their posts moved lower down in News Feed so other people are less likely to see them.” Starting today, we will reduce the distribution of all posts in […]