The best laptops and tablets to give as gifts
If you’re thinking of getting a laptop or tablet as a gift, you’ve got a wealth of options. Thanks to the latest round of hardware from Intel, Apple, AMD and NVIDIA, all of our portable devices have...
View ArticleApple is reportedly working on a way for iPhones to detect car crashes and...
Your iPhone might have a new capability as soon as next year: detecting a car accident and automatically dialing 911. Apple plans to unveil a feature called "crash detection" for both iPhones and...
View ArticleBeats Fit Pro review: All the perks of AirPods with a more comfortable design
Thanks to some early hints in iOS 15.1, Beats’ latest earbuds are hardly a surprise. Today the company officially debuted its latest model: the $200 Beats Fit Pro. With a similar design to the Studio...
View ArticleBeats Fit Pro offer noise cancellation and the best AirPod features for $200
Beats latest earbuds are official. After some early hints in iOS 15.1, the company has formally announced the Beats Fit Pro. This set of true wireless earbuds has a similar look to the Studio Buds that...
View ArticleThe best tech toys for kids
It may have been another long year, but the holidays are finally approaching — and, with supply chain issues plaguing retail, it’s best to get your shopping done sooner rather than later. This year...
View ArticleAmazon begins early Black Friday sales on its own devices
Even though Black Friday is over three weeks away, some major retailers are getting in on the action early. Among them is Amazon, which has slashed prices on its own devices. One of the products you...
View ArticleI wish anyone other than Kanye had made the Stem Player
I want to get one thing out of the way at the top. I wish that anyone — anyone — other than Kanye West had released the Stem Player. At this point he’s more than 10 years past the creative zenith of My...
View Article'The Book of Boba Fett' trailer introduces Tatooine's new kingpin
The most famous bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe is taking center stage in his own show. Disney+ has offered a taste of what’s in store in The Book of Boba Fett with the first trailer for the...
View ArticleFender is buying studio gear company PreSonus
Fender is buying PreSonus, a company that’s best known for its studio recording gear and software. The guitar maker announced the acquisition, which still needs regulatory approval, on Monday. Fender...
View ArticleThe Chinese version of 'Fortnite' will shut down on November 15th
Epic Games and Tencent are shutting down the Chinese version of Fortnite. Would-be players are no longer able to register or download the game, and the servers will be closed on November 15th,...
View ArticleFacebook takes down government-run troll farm in Nicaragua
Facebook has taken out a government-run troll farm in Nicaragua, where multiple government agencies helped run a network of fake accounts and media pages that spanned across Facebook, Instagram,...
View ArticleQualcomm plans to produce net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2040
With the UN’s COP26 climate summit now underway, Qualcomm has become the latest company to announce a sustainability pledge. The chipmaker says it will achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. Here’s the...
View ArticleChevrolet's 1957 Project X car is now an EV
One of the most famous cars Chevrolet ever built is now an electric vehicle. The company teamed up with Cagnazzi Racing and Hot Rod publisher MotorTrend to electrify the 1957 Chevy Project X...
View ArticleAmazon’s Project Kuiper will launch two prototype satellites by the end of 2022
Amazon has hit another milestone on the way to its goal of putting 3,236 low Earth orbit to blanket most of the planet with internet access. On Monday, the company filed a license application with the...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Facebook Papers and what it means for the company
Facebook (and now, Meta) might just be experiencing its most sustained and intense bout of bad press ever, thanks to whistleblower Frances Haugen and the thousands of documents she spirited out of the...
View ArticleInstagram is letting people publicly participate in Stories for the first time
Following last week’s rollout of link stickers, Instagram is introducing a new sticker called “Add Yours.” The company describes it as a way to create public threads in Stories. It also notes it’s the...
View ArticleSega partners with Microsoft on its 'Super Game' project
Sega is partnering with Microsoft to use the company’s Azure cloud platform to produce “large-scale, global games” as part of its recently announced Super Game project. The publisher first teased the...
View ArticleFacebook verified a Bitcoin scammer pretending to be Elon Musk
Despite Facebook’s attempts at verifying suspiciously popular accounts, it isn’t perfect (to say the least). The Verge has reported that the company has mistakenly verified a Facebook fan page for Elon...
View ArticleTesla launches Supercharger pilot program to charge other EVs
As promised earlier in the year, Tesla is expanding access to its Supercharger charger network. Starting today, the company is opening 10 locations in the Netherlands to non-Tesla EVs as part of a...
View ArticleMeta details its latest efforts to combat climate change as COP26 starts
Meta (Facebook's parent company) has joined other major tech companies in making more climate change pledges as the UN’s COP26 summit commences. Along with taking measures to reduce its own carbon...
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