Intel unveiled on Tuesday a smorgasbord of new technologies designed to help it reclaim processor manufacturing leadership within four years. The plan bears the fingerprints of newly installed CEO Pat Gelsinger, who’s pledged to restore the company’s engineering leadership and credibility. Qualcomm and Amazon, whose processors rival Intel’s, are now becoming Intel chipmaking customers. Intel’s …
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29 July
Uber will offer free Rosetta Stone to ride
Uber is now offering free Rosetta Stone language classes to ride-hail and deliver drivers, the company said Thursday. It aims to make interactions between drivers and patrons easier while teaching drivers new skills that can help them find jobs beyond Uber. The drivers will have free access to all 24 languages Rosetta Stone offers, directly from the Uber Driver app. …
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29 July
Use Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party) to watch HBO, Disney Plus and more
You may have heard of Netflix Party during quarantine. Netflix Party helped ease the severe lack of socializing most of us had to deal with during the reality of the coronavirus and the risk of meeting in person. Watching TV and chatting was one of the ways to hang out with friends virtually and safely during the pandemic. Even though many people are going back …
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29 July
Nothing Ear 1 earbuds: We’ve used them and here’s what you should know
Nothing, the new company from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has launched its first product, a set of earbuds called the Ear 1. We’ve got ’em, we’ve used ’em, and we’ve put together the main things you need to know right here. OK, so what is Nothing? It’s a new London-based tech firm led by Pei. His philosophy with OnePlus was …
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29 July
Hulu Plus Live TV adds NFL Network ahead of 2021 season
Hulu Plus Live TV is gearing up for 2021’s football season by adding the NFL Network. The service added the live sports offering for subscribers of its core $65-per-month plan. It’s also launching a $10-per-month sports add-in that includes NFL RedZone, Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, MAVTV Motorsports Network, TVG and TVG2. The NFL season is scheduled to kick off on …
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29 July
5G drives T
Demand for 5G service is driving big subscriber growth for T-Mobile, the company said Thursday. T-Mobile reported that it added more monthly-bill-paying phone subscribers than it had expected during the second quarter of 2021. Demand for its 5G wireless service and devices was the driver, the company said. The company also attributed the boost in wireless subscribers to its stores …
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29 July
Motorola adds three 5G Edge 20 phones to its lineup for international markets
Motorola has three new 5G phones in store for buyers next month, with one starting as low as €350 ($416). But Motorola fans in the US are out of luck. The new devices are only arriving in international markets. The new phone lineup — the €350 Motorola Edge 20 Lite, €500 ($594) Edge 20 and €700 ($832) Edge 20 Pro …
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29 July
Onkyo TX
After an initial rash of excitement over the next generation of 8K receivers — OMG! 8K! The future is here! — the tumult quickly turned to a sense of confusion. The category is currently in a holding pattern and there’s one major reason why. In late 2020, when the first 8K-compatible models came onto the market, problems occurred when users tried …
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29 July
Sony’s new PS5 software beta allows SSD installation, 3D audio on TVs
The first software beta for the PlayStation 5 has arrived with a few useful tricks: You can expand the internal SSD storage and use the PS5’s 3D audio effects on external speakers. Sony invited PS5 owners to register for the beta in June, but the update’s arrived now. The PS5 beta previews features that will come to the PS5 in …
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29 July
Anycubic’s New Vyper Delivers Painless 3D Printing
When it comes to 3D printers, I value ease of use, simple setup and reliability above fancy features and even print quality. After all, if a 3D printer is hard to set up, hard to calibrate or requires constant tweaking and correcting, you’re much less likely to use it, especially if you’re just starting out. The new Anycubic Vyper attempts …
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