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October, 2020

  • 8 October

    PlayStation 5 teardown, Google announces new security features

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  • 7 October

    Slack teases a slew of updates that aim to make remote work easier

    In case you weren’t already spending too much time on Slack while you work from home, the company on Wednesday teased a slate of new features aimed at drawing you in further. Starting next year, by handing over your private link, you’ll be able to get direct messages on Slack from anyone from any company. The company is also exploring …

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  • 7 October

    The Beats Solo3 wireless headphones are now half off

    They’re too old to make “best headphone” lists anymore, but the Beats Solo3 is still a darned good set of headphones. They’re well-built and offer a formidable 40 hours of battery life between charges — not many headphones that are new for 2020 can claim that. Back in the day, these headphones debuted at $300, which was admittedly too much …

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  • 7 October

    Prep for winter with this wall

    As the weather turns cool and we anticipate the holidays, there’s something undeniably heartwarming about sitting around a fireplace. Most of us don’t have one of those, though, so maybe this is the year for a realistic-looking electric fireplace. Right now, Daily Steals is offering a 42-inch wall-mounted recessed electric fireplace for just $190 when you apply the promo code …

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  • 7 October

    PS5 teardown gives detailed look at next

    Update, Nov. 6: Read our PS5 review. With the PS5‘s Nov. 12 launch just weeks away, Sony tantalized us with a close look at its next-gen console on Wednesday. In a teardown video, PlayStation engineer Yasuhiro Ootori highlighted the massive PS5’s exterior before pulling it apart in a lovely, PS5-white room. Since Ootori speaks Japanese as he explains each part of …

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  • 7 October

    Intel’s 11th

    Intel on Wednesday confirmed that its 11th generation Intel Core desktop processor, dubbed Rocket Lake-S, will launch in the first quarter of 2021. The next-gen chips are aimed at midrange desktops and will provide support for PCIe 4.0.  In a release, Intel executive John Bonini said Rocket Lake-S will be another “fantastic processor for gaming.” We don’t know much else …

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  • 7 October

    The Cheapskate Show podcast: Expensive TVs aren’t worth the money

    Let’s talk TVs. You know where I stand: A lot of lower-end models are perfectly good — and definitely easier on the wallet. But what do you sacrifice when you choose a cheap TV instead of a high-end model from, say, Samsung or Sony? For answers, we brought in CNET TV guru David Katzmaier. Trust me, if you’re in the …

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  • 7 October

    Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon abused monopoly power, House report says

    Lawmakers from the US House of Representatives accused Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple of “abuses of monopoly power” in a 449-page report released Tuesday. The House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee drew its conclusions after a 16-month investigation that culminated in an hours-long hearing with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai in July that featured tense exchanges portending a …

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  • 7 October

    Google Accounts get security boost with new critical alerts system

    Google on Wednesday unveiled a pair of online products designed to better protect the security and privacy of Google users’ information. The company said it will soon introduce a redesigned critical alert to warn Google Account users when a serious security threat is detected, such as a suspected hack. Unlike alerts that arrive in your email or on your phone, …

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  • 7 October

    Apple and Fortnite developer Epic Games court battle to resume in May 2021

    In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the free online title from Epic Games, 100 players take control of characters wielding everything from axes to sharpshooter guns to rainbow-colored unicorn stick horses. Their objective is to battle to the last person standing, kinda like the Hunger Games, but much more silly and cartoonish.  Fortnite‘s become an international phenomenon, attracting more than 350 million …

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