Laptops, phones and TVs are replaced by new models every year, but for some audio components like loudspeakers, the time between updates is closer to four or five years. Not so the Bowers and Wilkins 600 series. We last saw an update to those speakers in 2018, but just two years on, the company has …
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September, 2020
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2 September
Sennheiser CX 400BT True Wireless review: New premium earbuds sound great but are a bit chunky
8.0 Sennheiser CX 400BT True Wireless $100 at Walmart $99 at Amazon Get Price Alerts You’re receiving price alerts for Sennheiser CX 400BT True Wireless Like Excellent sound Works decently as a headset for making calls Costs less than Momentum True Wireless II Good battery life (7 hours) Don’t Like Buds are large No water-resistance Sennheiser has a new pair …
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2 September
Asus ZenBooks and Vivobooks go 11th gen all the way
Leading Asus‘ 2020 refresh of its thin-and-premium ZenBook and mainstream Vivobook laptop lineups is a long-overdue upgrade to the ZenBook Flip S, which has turned itself into an Intel-all-in two-in-one with the latest Tiger Lake processors and Evo (the Branded Labeling for Project Athena with 11th gen). In fact, most of the refreshes incorporate the Tiger Lake 11th-gen chips; the …
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2 September
Verizon and Dish score big in midband 5G wireless auction
Verizon Communications and Dish Network were the big winners of the Federal Communications Commission’s 3.5 GHz spectrum auction, which concluded last week. A total of 228 entities bid on so-called midband spectrum licenses worth nearly $4.6 billion. The spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band is considered important for building 5G wireless networks across the country, because it allows for broader network …
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2 September
Apple says iOS apps created some 300,000 US jobs since April 2019
Apple on Wednesday highlighted the estimated number of US jobs created by its iOS app ecosystem. It comes as the company battles Fortnite developer Epic over App Store commission rates, which can be as high as 30%. The iOS app economy has created almost 300,000 new jobs since April 2019 and supports more than 2.1 million US jobs across all …
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T-Mobile has added 81 cities and towns to its midband 5G network, the company said Wednesday, promising peak download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and average speeds of around 300 Mbps. The carrier network said each midband 2.5 GHz 5G site can cover tens of thousands of times the area that one mmWave site can cover, and can also …
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2 September
The Cheapskate Show Podcast: Digital photo frames are better (and cheaper) than you think
In this week’s episode of The Cheapskate Show, we’re tackling a seriously underrated product category: digital photo frames. In recent years they’ve gotten smarter, sharper and cheaper. If there’s a hill I’m willing to die on, it’s that everyone needs one of these gadgets. Next up, Bill & Ted’s next excellent adventure has arrived, but should you rent the movie …
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2 September
Panasonic Lumix S5 $2,000 full
By shaving off a little here and a little there, Panasonic shaved about $500 off its previous least-expensive full-frame mirrorless, the Lumix S1, to create the Lumix S5. Intended to appeal to creatives looking for a balance between video and photo capability, the $2,000 S5 takes on the Sony A7 III, as well as the cheaper Nikon Z5 ($1,400) and Canon …
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2 September
Get LG’s OLED CX TV
It goes without saying that we all want the best picture quality we can afford. The problem is that the best picture is often outright unaffordable. OLED screens rule the roost right now, and the LG OLED CX TV is currently the best display that CNET has ever tested. But priced at $5,000, it’s beyond most people’s reach. It’s descending, …
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2 September
Wasteland 3 is the game to play while you’re waiting for other games
Halo Infinite , delayed. Cyberpunk 2077, delayed. Baldur’s Gate 3 early access, delayed. Some of the most anticipated upcoming new video game releases have been pushed back. While you’re waiting for one or more of those, consider a retro-feeling trip back to the glory days of the classic computer RPG in Wasteland 3. The Wasteland series dates all the way …
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