Alienware is upgrading its m15 and m17 gaming laptops with some boosted specs at CES 2021, with the new R4 models offering Nvidia’s latest RTX 3000 series GPUs for laptops, faster memory options, more internal storage, and for the m17 R4, specifically an optional 360Hz display, a first for Alienware. Both the 15-inch and 17-inch […]
Lenovo’s second-gen ThinkBook Plus features a much-improved E Ink screen
The new Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i features a larger, external-facing 12-inch touchscreen E Ink display that boasts a 68 percent screen-to-body ratio and a resolution of 2,500 x 1,600. Last year’s model only had a screen-to-body ratio of 48 percent. On the flip side, you get a 13.3-inch LCD panel with a matching […]
Western Digital adds 4TB options to its portable SSD lines
Western Digital as CES 2021 this week introduced a quartet of high-capacity, portable solid-state drives across its consumer-facing brands. Collectively, the new 4TB drives focus on performance, durability and of course, capacity, catering to a variety of target users. The WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD is compatible with PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC […]
Mozilla brings its VPN to Mac and Linux
Mozilla rolled out a Windows and Android VPN in July. It later introduced an iOS version. Now Mozilla VPN has been released on Mac and Linux. The VPN is currently available in six countries the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia and it’ll open in more regions soon, according to Mozilla. A […]
Honor’s Band 6 wearable is coming to the US for around $35
Honor will start selling its Honor Band 6 fitness tracker in the US. The barebones wearable, which launched in China back in November, will arrive on these shores at an as-yet unspecified date in the very near future. The wearable packs a 1.47-inch, 194 x 364 (282ppi) vertical AMOLED display, and offers sleep, heart rate […]
Qualcomm’s second-gen ultrasonic fingerprint reader is bigger and faster than the original
Qualcomm has just announced the 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2, the latest version of its ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor that looks to improve on the original model in nearly every way. The new version offers a larger surface area for the sensor and faster processing to unlock phones even quicker. The company is making a […]
Cowin’s latest earbuds and headphones balance budget and battery life
Cowin has spent the last couple of years making and selling affordable audio products. On Monday, Cowin announced two new Bluetooth headphones with active noise cancelling: the in-ear Apex Elite and the over-ear SE9. With the Apex Elite, two things stand out. The first is battery life. Cowin claims you can get more than seven […]
Parler sues Amazon for kicking it off the internet
Parler have sued Amazon for ending a web hosting agreement after last week’s riot at the US Capitol. Parler claims Amazon Web Services severed ties to stop Parler from competing with the larger social platform Twitter, and it’s asking a court to stop Amazon from shutting down its account arguing that an extended shutdown would […]
Apple and Google crack down on Parler after violent threats
Amazon, Apple and Google have banned the Parler social networking app from their respective services and app stores in the wake of Wednesday’s attack on the US Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters. Parler has been rife with violent comments since before the attack on the Capitol, and Apple and Google say they’ll restore […]
TikTok is hosting an encore performance of the Ratatouille musical
The Ratatouille TikTok musical will return for an encore performance Sunday night on the platform where it all started. TikTok is hosting another showing of the streaming musical that debuted online New Year’s Day. The second showing of the actor- and fan-driven performance tonight January 10th at 8PM Eastern. You won’t have to buy tickets, […]
Twitter permanently bans Trump
Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump on Friday, days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol leaving five dead. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” Twitter said in a statement […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro and SmartTags are a lock for January 14th
Samsung is widely expected to announce its Galaxy S21 lineup of phones at its upcoming January 14th event, and now it looks like we can safely assume that Samsung will launch its next true wireless headphones and its Tile competitor at the event as well. A leaked marketing render of a promotion offering either the […]
Twitch will refresh the PogChamp emote image every 24 hours
Twitch removed its popular PogChamp emote a couple of days ago after the person on which it was based Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez posted some tweets encouraging more mob violence after the riot at the Capitol. The spirit of PogChamp, however, will live on: today, Twitch announced that it would cycle through different versions of the […]
Apple’s App Store made an estimated $64 billion in 2020
Apple doesn’t publicly announce these numbers, so analyst estimations are the best indication we have. CNBC’s estimate is based on Apple’s disclosure of how much it paid app developers who sell their software through the App Store. By starting at this number, it is possible to make an educated estimate as to how much Apple […]
Twitch disables Trump’s account indefinitely
Yet another tech platform has taken action against President Donald Trump in connection to Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol. On Thursday, Twitch disabled the president’s account, meaning he can no longer use the platform to stream to his followers. “In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have disabled President Trump’s Twitch […]