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December, 2020

  • 11 December

    Twitter acquires Squad, a screen

    Twitter has acquired Squad, a social media app built around users’ ability to share their screens with one another.  “They’ll join our product, design, and eng teams and help accelerate our work to bring people new and creative tools to start and join conversations on the service,” tweeted Ilya Brown, head of product management at Twitter, …

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  • 11 December

    Put this sweet remote

    This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. I’m a sucker for robots. I’m also a sucker for anything remote-controlled. Put the two together and shut up and take my money! Needless to say, this deal has “Rick” written all over it. Today only, and while supplies last, Meh has the Sharper Image …

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  • 11 December

    PlayStation 5 teardown finds intense cooling system, custom SSD controller

    iFixit published its teardown of Sony’s PlayStation 5 on Friday, exploring the repairability and internal workings of the new console. The company took apart the more expensive disc drive version of the PS5 rather than the digital edition, finding what looks to be a proprietary SSD controller. Overall, the site called the PlayStation 5 “a huge leap forward in console gaming …

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  • 11 December

    AirPods Pro vs. Echo Buds: Sound, smart features, design compared

    Apple’s AirPods Pro have fast become the standard-bearer for noise canceling wireless earbuds. But at $249 (£249, AU$399), they cost a pretty penny — especially when you consider Amazon’s less expensive Echo Buds. At $130 (£120, not yet available in Australia), they’re much cheaper than the AirPods Pro even though they have a lot of similar features. Let’s see how these …

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  • 11 December

    Apple sued by early app store maker, Cydia, over control of the iPhone

    Before Apple’s App Store launched for the iPhone in 2008, hackers had already created an alternative one. That app store, called Cydia, became the go-to program downloader for people looking to unlock their phones for international use. Along with another app store called Installer, Cydia’s launch before the original App Store allowed people to write and distribute early apps. As …

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  • 11 December

    This wildlife adventure game will inspire your inner Greta Thunberg

    Not many games let you virtually save animals and the environment while actually making an impact in real life, too, but Alba: A Wildlife Adventure from Ustwo Games makes this goal a reality. Released Friday on Apple Arcade and Steam, Alba centers on a child who travels to a Mediterranean island to spend the summer with her grandparents and her …

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  • 11 December

    Fitbit Sense, Versa 3 and Inspire 2: How to decide which wrist wearable to buy

    Fitbit announced three of its latest wrist wearables during a virtual launch in August, in which the company highlighted its focus on health and wellness monitoring in the coronavirus pandemic. The three fitness-focused devices, the Sense, Versa 3 and Inspire 2, are available at a discount at the time of this writing. The Fitbit Sense is an entirely new smartwatch brand …

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  • 11 December

    Disney Plus reveals new Marvel, Star Wars originals

    Disney Plus will raise its US subscription price by $1 in March, bringing it to $8 a month, Disney said Thursday as it unleashed a flood of news about its streaming services at a four-hour event. Disney laid out plans for as many as 20 new Marvel and Star Wars series, promised to let animation fans stream animated fantasy Raya and the …

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  • 11 December

    Facebook responds to lawsuits, we give our AirPods Max impressions

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  • 11 December

    2020’s best smartphone

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