August, 2022

• 11 August

  Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Granted Presidential Pardon

  

  Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee was granted a presidential pardon Friday in South Korea, a largely symbolic move that may allow him to take control of the electronics giant. Lee, Samsung’s de facto leader, was granted parole and released from prison in August 2021, after serving a two and a half years on …

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• 11 August

  HBO Max Review: Expensive, But Its Massive Catalog Is Priceless

  

  After diving into the streaming wars two years ago, HBO Max cemented itself as a force, and today the app is slick and filled with popular TV shows and movies. Gangsters like Tony Soprano sit alongside DC heroes, Game of Thrones’ mythical dragons, kiddie cartoon characters and comedy stars. The service has HBO’s entire catalog — including Emmy-nominated hits Succession and Euphoria — along …

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• 11 August

  Disney Plus to Increase Prices on All Plans as It Launches New Ad

  

  Disney Plus will raise its US prices in December as it launches a new ad-supported tier of its streaming service, the company said Wednesday. Hulu prices are going up, too.  Currently in the US, Disney Plus’ ad-free subscription is $8 a month. Starting Dec. 8, the ad-free subscription will go up $3 a month to $11. Simultaneously, the new ad-based membership will …

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• 11 August

  Xiaomi Unveils Super Slim Foldable Phone, the Mix Fold 2

  

  Xiaomi unveiled a second-gen foldable phone on Thursday, rounding off a busy week of foldable phone launches that saw Samsung and Motorola reveal foldables of their own. The Mix Fold 2, a follow-up to the Chinese company’s inaugural foldable phone, is a book-style foldable that Xiaomi is marketing for its ultraslim design, among other features. When folded, the device measures 11.2mm, …

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• 11 August

  Motorola Razr 2022 Arrives to Challenge the Galaxy Z Flip 4

  

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• 11 August

  Motorola Razr 2022 Arrives to Challenge the Galaxy Z Flip 4

  

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• 10 August

  Companies Must Prepare for Cyberthreats, Specifically From China, Ex

  

  What’s happening Speaking at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, former CISA Director Chris Krebs says US companies need to boost their cyberdefenses and think about the future. Why it matters Cyberthreats from state-sponsored hacking operations, as well as sophisticated cybercrime gangs, continue to rise. Companies need to be thinking about the future when making security decisions today, as threats from around the …

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• 10 August

  Best Gaming Laptop for 2022

  

  There’s more to a decent gaming laptop than raw speed. You can pack it with the best graphics card, the fastest, most colorful display, a gazillion-core processor, tons of fast solid-state storage to hold your games and a rock-solid hard drive for secondary storage, but it can still fall short. Those powerful components may overheat at the worst moments, your …

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• 10 August

  DuckDuckGo: What to Know About the Privacy

  

  Online tracking can be obnoxious. You spend five minutes searching for a pair of shoes, and then ads for those exact shoes follow you for the next several weeks. Sometimes, you’d like a little privacy in your online experience. Enter DuckDuckGo: a search engine that pledges to keep your search activity anonymous and not track online.  There are other private …

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• 10 August

  Dell XPS 13 Plus Review: This Slim Premium Laptop Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

  

  When you open up the XPS 13 Plus, three things will immediately strike you as… unusual. Those design choices make the XPS 13 Plus stand out so much visually, but they also make for an unconventional experience. Not necessarily a bad one, but certainly one that fights years of laptop design muscle memory.  First is the touchpad, which sits, disguised, …

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