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Sony acquires Returnal developer Housemarque, and Bluepoint might be next

Sony has acquired Housemarque, the Finnish developer behind PlayStation 5 exclusive Returnal, it said post Tuesday. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Prior to Returnal’s release in April, Housemarque was known for PlayStation exclusives like Super Stardust HD, Dead Nation, Resogun and Alienation. “After more than 15 years of successfully collaborating, we’re excited to amplify our potential even further and …

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Elon Musk speaks at MWC about Starlink: How to rewatch his announcement

Elon Musk took the virtual stage at Mobile World Congress 2021, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO speaking about his satellite internet venture Starlink. The high-speed broadband service is set to become available worldwide in August and expects to serve more than 500,000 customers, Musk said Tuesday. You can rewatch the entire presentation live on YouTube or right here. Starlink …

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Sennheiser’s new CX True Wireless earbuds impress for $130

Sennheiser last year released the CX 400BT True Wireless, a more affordable alternative to its excellent Momentum True Wireless 2 earbuds. I liked the CX400BT but thought the $200 list price was high and felt there was some room for discounts based on their build quality. Sure enough, their price quickly dropped to $150, then sporadically hit $100 on Amazon, and …

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Nothing Ear 1 earbuds to launch late July

If you’re in the market for some new earbuds and are undecided on which ones to go for, you may want to hold off making your final decision for another month. That’s because new tech company Nothing, started by Carl Pei, formerly of OnePlus, is all set to launch its first product, the Ear 1, on July 27. Back in …

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Elon Musk says Starlink will be available worldwide in August

Elon Musk’s satellite broadband service, Starlink, will be available worldwide except the North and South Poles starting in August, the billionaire entrepreneur said Tuesday during a talk at the virtual Mobile World Congress 2021. Starlink is “operational now in about 12 countries, and more are being added every month,” Musk said. The high-speed broadband service has over 1,800 low-orbit satellites …

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Russian

The website for Russian-based virtual private network service DoubleVPN was taken down Tuesday and replaced with a notice from an international collective of US and European law enforcement agencies. As first reported by Bleeping Computer, the notice declared the service had been seized. The law enforcement collective, which includes the US Secret Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation, alleges DoubleVPN …

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