It seems like budget accessories are always the last to get updated. They’re overlooked until the latest designs and features are well established in their pricier siblings before they finally get the new look. SteelSeries’ $30 Rival 3 wired gaming mouse and Apex 3 and 5 keyboards — $50 and $100, respectively — have finally …
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21 January
Google experiment makes your phone simpler by putting it in an envelope
Google has revealed a bunch of new tools to help people “find a better balance with technology” through its well-being project. One of them, Envelope by Special Projects, asks you to put your phone inside a paper envelope to minimize distractions, as spotted earlier by 9to5Google. The two types of envelopes — one for calls only and one for camera …
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21 January
Verizon adds free Google Stadia bundle in latest Fios gigabit offer
Verizon has a new promotion to lure customers to switch to its fastest Fios home broadband service: a free Google Stadia bundle for those who get the company’s Fios gigabit internet. The new deal, which goes live next week, on Jan. 29, will have Verizon include a free Google Stadia Premiere Edition with the internet service. The usually $129 Premiere bundle …
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21 January
Sonos ending software updates for older devices this May
Streaming music player manufacturer Sonos will stop sending out software updates to some older devices after May 2020. The devices will still work, they just won’t receive regular feature updates. Sonos says the affected devices were on sale from 2004 and include: Connect (pre-2015), ZonePlayer ZP80, ZonePlayer ZP90 Connect:Amp (pre-2015), ZonePlayer ZP100, ZonePlayer 120 CR200 Play:5 (Gen 1), ZonePlayer S5 Sonos Bridge, ZoneBridge …
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21 January
Judge rules dozens of Lyft sexual assault cases can potentially be joined together
Dozens of women have filed lawsuits against Lyft over the last few months alleging the company hasn’t done enough to protect passengers from sexual assault. On Friday, a California state judge ruled these lawsuits can potentially be combined together into one case. The ruling was confirmed on Tuesday. The women in these suits say they’ve been assaulted by Lyft drivers, …
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21 January
Rumored Galaxy S20 pricing suggests Samsung’s new phones won’t be cheap
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 is already shaping up to be one of 2020’s most powerful phones. Rumored to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, 120Hz displays, 12GB of RAM, 5G and vastly improved cameras, the company’s next flagship phone seems set to check off most, if not all, of the spec boxes. As one might expect, however, all this power may …
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21 January
New low
Apple is reportedly ready to return to the low-cost phone market after an absence of four years. The company plans to begin production on a cheaper iPhone in February, with an official unveiling coming as early as March, sources tell Bloomberg. The handset — believed to be comparable in size to the 4.7-inch iPhone 8 from 2017 — would be …
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21 January
This iPhone case doubles as a stun gun
A new phone case from Yellow Jacket also serves as a handy self-defense tool. The company on Tuesday launched the latest model of its stun gun case for iPhone X and XS, with a slimmer design and rounded edges. The Generation V iPhone case comes in black, red, tan and teal. It can “fire multiple charges at six to seven …
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21 January
Clearview AI’s facial recognition goes creepier than most surveillance tech
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21 January
Star Trek: Picard cast on the Borg and why this isn’t just a TNG rehash
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