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I/O 2022 is in the books: Here are Google’s Biggest Announcements

Google has wrapped up its two-hour-long I/O keynote, which was absolutely packed with news.  Here are their biggest announcements, according to the experts at The Verge: The Pixel Watch is coming later this year The Pixel Watch’s hardware was thoroughly leaked, so it’s no surprise that it’s showing up on this list, but Google’s finally given us a look at what the software will be like. The wearable will run […]

todayMay 12, 2022

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When it comes to Wearables, the question is, To Button, or Not To Button?

To button, or not to button? When it comes to wearables, the answer is you should always opt for physical buttons. And while they’re abundant on smartwatches, fitness trackers tend to favor touchscreens and capacitive buttons. But it looks like there may be some good news for fans of physical buttons. A new leaked photo of the Fitbit Versa 4 indicates that the side button is back, baby. The photo […]

todayMay 10, 2022

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Nvidia pays $5.5 million for Allegedly Hiding how many Gaming GPUs were sold to Crypto Miners

Nvidia will pay $5.5 million to settle charges that it unlawfully obscured how many of its graphics cards were sold to cryptocurrency miners. The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced the charges and a settlement with the company today. Its order claims Nvidia misled investors by reporting a huge boost in revenue related to “gaming,” hiding how much its success relied on the far more volatile crypto market. Nvidia isn’t admitting to wrongdoing as […]

todayMay 9, 2022

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Sonos is set to Launch its own Voice Assistant in June

The Verge reports that Sonos is preparing to introduce its own voice assistant service within the next few weeks, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. The voice functionality will let customers play and control music on Sonos’ whole-home audio platform. It will be part of a forthcoming software update set to arrive first to customers in the US on June 1st, with an international rollout to follow. Sonos […]

todayMay 5, 2022

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Gaming Mouse Pioneer Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff has Died

As The Verge reports, Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, the co-founder and former president of gaming hardware company Razer, died last week at the age of 81. Maybe you’ve never heard Krakoff’s name, but it’s possible you’ve been impacted by his far-reaching legacy. In 1999, Krakoff was behind the first-ever gaming mouse: the Razer Boomslang. Not only was it the foundation of Razer’s now-massive lineup of gaming mice, it arguably jumpstarted the […]

todayMay 3, 2022

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Rumors are Flying about Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch

If the rumors are true, Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch will be a flagship set to compete with Samsung’s latest Galaxy Watches and the Apple Watch, according to new specs leaked by 9to5Google. According to 9to5’s report, you’ll be able to get a cellular version of the wearable, and it will have a 300 milliamp-hour (mAh) battery. It wasn’t necessarily a given that there would be a cellular option for the […]

todayMay 2, 2022

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Nintendo brings Sonic Spinball and other Genesis classics to Switch Online

As The Verge reports (and Sonic fans flail about, overjoyed that Sonic Origins will be launching soon), some fans expressed dismay that the franchise’s blue-headed stepchild Sonic Spinball seems to have been forgotten in all these anniversary bundles and rereleases yet again. Nintendo heard those cries of injustice and is adding the “what if Sonic was a pinball?” game to the Sega Genesis library in the Switch Online Expansion Pack. […]

todayApril 28, 2022

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HBO and HBO Max Added 13 million Subscribers last year, while Netflix’s numbers Dropped

As The Verge reports, last week Netflix reported quarterly earnings results that showed its subscriber numbers dropping for the first time in a decade, but not every streamer is experiencing that kind of pullback. Even though AT&T has offloaded HBO and the rest of WarnerMedia to their new home with Discovery, it still had one more set of subscriber numbers to reveal with its own earnings report. The numbers were […]

todayApril 26, 2022

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New Reports say Apple’s M2 Chips are Coming to Nine New Macs

Apple is reportedly working on nine new Macs featuring its upcoming M2 processors, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. These rumors come hot on the heels of Apple releasing the Mac Studio and its announcement that the M1 Ultra would be the last chip in its current-gen lineup. Bloomberg isn’t predicting a replacement for the Studio yet, but it reports that most other Mac models will be getting an upgrade. Gurman says he’s seen evidence of an M2-powered […]

todayApril 19, 2022

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