January, 2022

• 25 January

  Lenovo goes fully virtual for MWC 2022

  

  Lenovo has decided to pull out of in-person attendance at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, though the conference will go on as scheduled. Citing “ongoing trends surrounding COVID,” the company said Tuesday via its @LenovoNews Twitter account that its attendance this year will be fully virtual.  MWC UPDATE: Due to the ongoing trends surrounding …

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• 25 January

  How to stream Netflix’s epic Kanye West doc today, before it’s on Netflix

  

  Netflix‘s trilogy of Kanye West documentary films, Jeen-yuhs — a series that intimately recorded West over two decades and was bought by Netflix for a reported $30 million — will be released on Netflix over three weeks starting Feb. 16. But fans who want to watch it even earlier have two different opportunities, if they know when and where to find it.  …

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• 25 January

  US government warns that chip supply crunch remains dire

  

  The global computer chip shortage won’t end anytime soon, according to analysis from the US Department of Commerce. A new report issued Tuesday by the department outlines the fragility of the worldwide semiconductor supply chain. Specifically, the main issue lies in the factories producing the chips. The DOC estimates that chip plants are churning along at 90% capacity or above. Other …

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• 25 January

  Sony reveals 2.1

  

  Sony has unveiled its latest budget soundbar, the HT-S400, which features a wireless subwoofer and Bluetooth connectivity to Bravia TVs. The 2.1-channel design offers simulated surround via Sony’s S-Force Pro Front Surround tech, and Dolby Digital decoding via both HDMI and optical. If you were expecting Dolby Atmos this isn’t something I’ve ever seen for this amount of money. The …

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• 25 January

  QR code scams are on the rise. Here’s how to avoid getting duped

  

  You see QR codes just about everywhere these days. The square barcodes show up everywhere: real estate listings, TV ads and social media posts touting what look like great deals on must-have items. The pandemic fueled a surge in the use of QR codes. Seeking to cut down on possible transmission, restaurants replaced physical menus available to all customers with …

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• 25 January

  Storage sale: Save up to 54% on SanDisk flash drives and WD hard drives

  

  There’s a big storage sale happening today — and it’s not at The Container Store. Amazon is offering a one-day discount on a slew of memory cards, hard drives and solid-state drives from SanDisk and Western Digital (two brands of the same company), with discounts of as much as 54% off. See at Amazon One of the best deals I’ve …

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• 25 January

  Google launches .day domains to bring attention to special days

  

  Google has launched its new .day domain name system, allowing companies, charities, organizations and individuals to use the domain names to bring special attention to certain days and causes. The .day domain names are already being used by religious and cultural organizations, for example, to spread knowledge about how and why holidays like Ramadan, Diwali and Easter are celebrated across …

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• 25 January

  Command hotkeys for your Mac

  

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• 25 January

  Google sued over location data, Meta builds AI supercomputer

  

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• 24 January

  Apple is preparing its ‘widest array’ of new products for this fall, report says

  

  Apple is reportedly working on many different products for this fall, and a Sunday report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman adds that the launch may include “the widest array of new hardware products in its history.” According to Gurman, Apple is working on new iPad and iPad Pro models, a low-end MacBook Pro, a Mac Pro, an iMac, redesigned MacBook Air, …

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