After splashing down at Mobile World Congress 2017, the Nokia 3, 5, and 6 will finally release worldwide in June. Nokia Mobile said on Twitter that eager shoppers should expect the phones by the end of next month. The new handsets represent a rebirth of the Nokia brand under its new parent company HMD Global. …
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30 May
Twitter adds inbox for direct messages from people you don’t know
Twitter is trying to give people even more control over who’s sending them direct messages. The social network added a new feature Tuesday that allows users to review DMs from people they don’t follow. In short, if you’ve opted to get direct messages from anybody, including non-followers, you can preview the message in a “Requests” inbox and either accept or …
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30 May
Ballistix is putting the RGB in RAM
Sure, it may be the purview of extreme PC modders and the kind of anal-retentive person that needs to know his RGB keyboard lights up to colour match his RAM, but we’re at Computex. This is where those people live. Newly released from Bastillix is DDR4 RAM with customisable LEDs. The LED lights are controlled through a custom app, and …
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30 May
Core i9 superchip leads Intel’s new X
Now playing: Watch this: Need an extreme processor? Intel X-Series has 18 cores 1:25 The future is here, and it has 18 cores. Intel on Tuesday took to the stage at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, to unveil its newest range of processors, dubbed the X-Series. With its eyes set on content creators, overclockers and pro gamers (plenty of whom are …
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30 May
Intel looks beyond the PC to a ‘new era of computing’
Now playing: Watch this: Need an extreme processor? Intel X-Series has 18 cores 1:25 Enlarge Image Intel has unveiled its new X-Series processor, but it’s eyeing plenty more than straight PC power. Intel Intel doesn’t just care about chips any more — it has bigger fish to fry. The processor company took to the stage at Computex in Taipei on …
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30 May
Google Maps Street View celebrates its 10th birthday
Google published its first Street View images on Google Maps back in May 2007, making this the 10th anniversary of that important feature. Since then, Google says in a celebratory blog post Tuesday, the company has published Street View images of 83 countries, and its mapping vans, equipped with 360-degree cameras, have covered 10 million miles. “Larry [Page] kicked off …
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30 May
Nikon offers cheap ultrawide
Nikon delivers a trio of new lenses aimed at very different types of photographers, from the budget-focused consumer to the quality-focused pro. The AF-P DX Nikkor 10-20mm f4.5-5.6G VR’s focal range overlaps somewhat with the typical 18-55mm kit lens, but if you’ve got one of the four-digit dSLR models, its aggressive $310 price is pretty attractive for fulfilling any wide-angle …
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30 May
Can Andy Rubin get Apple, Google and Amazon to play nice?
Android creator Andy Rubin early Tuesday unveiled his vision for the future of consumer devices: Phones with software that’s not consumed with bloatware or extra features from carriers like AT&T or Verizon. Devices in your home that all connect and communicate with each other, regardless of whether they’re made by Apple or Samsung or Google. His new company has an …
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30 May
An end to VR port anarchy could be near
As anyone who has delved into the world of virtual reality knows, there are a lot of cables and connectors — and none of them seem to be the same. But that may be about to change, thanks to a newly formed industry group known as ICVR. The joint venture, unveiled Tuesday, is initially comprised of Analogix Semiconductor, Tencent, LG …
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30 May
Cute dog may have revealed Essential’s home security camera
This is Henry. He’s a miniature pinscher who loves walking diagonally across crosswalks and treats lapsitting like an extreme sport. For the past couple of months, Henry has also had a very important job — keeping secrets for Essential, a new smartphone company from the father of the Android operating system. Henry is one of 82 employees listed on Essential’s …
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