PC gaming has rarely been more popular than it is now, what with the pandemic and all. If you’re limping along with old hardware or just looking for an alternative to consoles, Dell has a deal that might be just the ticket. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming …
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October, 2020
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1 October
Motorola One 5G review: An emotional roller coaster of phone features
8.0 Motorola One 5G $445 at Best Buy $210 at Amazon Get Price Alerts You’re receiving price alerts for Motorola One 5G Like Support for 5G Excellent battery life High refresh rate display Affordable price Don’t Like AT&T branding and bloatware Poor photo and video quality in low light It will only get one major OS update Motorola has a …
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1 October
Amazon’s Alexa app has two new features for your car
The Alexa app is getting two new features for your car: Auto Mode and a Start My Commute routine. The new features will be rolling out in the coming weeks for Android and iPhone users, Amazon said in a blog post Thursday. Auto Mode consists of four screens — a home screen, navigation, communicate and play — and aims to have Alexa …
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1 October
Pixel 5 unveiled: Google officially joins the 5G game with new flagship phone
Google on Wednesday launched the $699 (£599, AU$999) Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4A 5G, its first phones with 5G wireless capabilities. The release marks the first time the search giant will take advantage of the technology, which boasts anywhere from 10 to 100 times the speed of 4G cellular networks. Virtually all other Android phone makers, including Samsung, LG and …
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1 October
These new UE earbuds will mold to the shape of your ears
A just-announced set of earbuds from Ultimate Ears boasts “instant custom fit” for customers with all ear shapes and sizes. Using light-activated gel to mold to your ears and then harden into a customized fit, UE Fits will arrive this fall in the US for $249. UE said Thursday that Fits will offer eight hours of battery life on a single …
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1 October
Pixel 5, Chromecast with Google TV, Nest Audio: Everything Google just announced
Google’s big Launch Night In event Wednesday was the latest in a flurry of September tech announcements. The virtual event, which saw the unveiling of the Pixel 5 and Google’s first entry into the 5G space, followed its unveiling of the Pixel 4A budget phone in August. That event confirmed the existence of Google’s next flagship phone, the Pixel 5, and the Pixel 4A …
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1 October
2 Google Pixel 5 camera features we think you’ll be excited about
Google’s Pixel 5 flagship smartphone was unveiled earlier this week at its virtual “Launch Night In” event, which also introduced the Pixel 4A 5G, a new Chromecast and Nest Audio, a new smart speaker that will replace the Google Home. Among the new flagship phone’s specs and features announced at the event are some pretty big changes to its camera setup: …
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1 October
Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming already seems much different to Google Stadia
A year after Google launched Stadia, Amazon seems like it’s doing the same thing for cloud gaming. The just-announced Amazon Luna service is entering a streaming games market that’s suddenly quite crowded, alongside Stadia, Microsoft’s Game Pass Ultimate and Sony’s PlayStation Now. Luna has a controller, like Stadia. It has Alexa on it, like Stadia has Google Assistant. Luna has big …
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1 October
Google switches off default selfie retouching in Pixel 5, 4A
Google is rolling out a measure in its latest Pixel phones that’s designed to curb the negative impact of unrealistic beauty standards. Starting with the Pixel 5, Pixel 4A and Pixel 4A 5G, the company is turning off face retouching options by default in the camera app, it said in a Thursday blog post. People can still access the retouching features …
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1 October
Here’s a beginner’s guide to building a $600 PC
Looking for a fun project to keep you occupied during quarantine lockdowns? Building a PC from scratch might seem like a daunting task if you’re a beginner — or in my case, if you haven’t built a computer since high school. But it doesn’t have to be. A custom-built machine is the best way to get all the components you …
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