July, 2021

• 9 July

  Should you wait to buy the Nintendo Switch OLED?

  

  The Nintendo Switch is getting a few key upgrades in a new OLED-screened model coming Oct. 8. But does it mean it’s a system you need to wait for? The Nintendo Switch has been around for over four years. There have already been a few upgrades since 2017: A version of the original Switch with better …

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• 9 July

  Google Drive tips and tricks: 9 features you might have missed

  

  I use Google’s services every day, including Google Drive. I use them for work. I wrote this story in Google Docs, in fact. I use them at home, whether using Sheets to map out the summer schedule for my kids, or adding to my ever-expanding folder of recipes — it makes it easy to share favorites with friends or access …

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• 9 July

  Google sued for antitrust violations, Qualcomm and Asus launch super

  

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• 8 July

  Here’s a hint of what 6G might look like

  

  Carriers around the world have launched their 5G networks. Nationwide coverage is available in the US from the big three providers. Compatible smartphones are getting cheaper. The next-generation wireless technology is rapidly maturing.  So let’s talk about the next-next-generation wireless technology. Yes, 6G.  Each wireless generation lasts about a decade, so 6G is a long, long way from becoming reality. …

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• 8 July

  Square to build hardware wallet for Bitcoin, Jack Dorsey confirms

  

  Digital payments company Square has decided to build a hardware wallet for Bitcoin, company CEO Jack Dorsey said on Thursday. The announcement came a little more than a month after Dorsey said Square was considering building a hardware wallet, which lets users store digital assets on a computer or smartphone. “We’re doing it #Bitcoin,” Dorsey wrote in a retweet of …

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• 8 July

  Save $60 on one of Logitech’s best webcams today

  

  The webcam built in to your laptop is not very good. It doesn’t really matter who makes your laptop, there’s not a lot of space in the lid (or the keyboard) to add a bunch of quality sensors and optics. If you find yourself constantly on video chats, an external camera will greatly improve your appearance. Many come with better …

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• 8 July

  Amazon Prime Video will stream new Universal movies 4 months after Peacock

  

  Amazon Prime Video will exclusively stream live-action movies from Universal’s film studios about eight months after they hit theaters and four months after they stream exclusively on rival service Peacock first, according to a complex new licensing deal between Amazon and NBCUniversal announced Thursday. The deal joins others confirming how the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed big-screen movie release cycles, …

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• 8 July

  Instacart appoints Facebook exec Fidji Simo as new CEO

  

  Online grocery service Instacart appointed Fidji Simo, a longtime Facebook executive and head of the social network’s mobile app, as its new chief executive officer Thursday. Simo will take over the role starting Aug. 2. Apoorva Mehta, the company’s founder and previous CEO, will transition to executive chairman of the board.  “I fell in love with Instacart first as a …

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• 8 July

  Get a year of BritBox video streaming for 40% off this week

  

  As an American, chasing down good British TV shows is kind of a chore. Netflix has most of the Great British Bake Off, but none of the specials. BBC America and HBO Max have Doctor Who, but when new episodes drop the UK still gets it hours before we do and spoilers are impossible to avoid. Even if I pick …

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• 8 July

  Tribeca and Cannes’ virtual artfest is back, if you have a PC and VR

  

  This summer, a lot of people are going to actual places in the real world. I’ve visited one really memorable place in the virtual world: the Museum of Other Realities, an app available on SteamVR that’s hosting a joint showcase of immersive art and storytelling through July 17. The XR3 Festival, a joint production between Cannes XR, Tribeca, and the …

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