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July, 2021

  • 2 July

    Klipsch’s first Dolby Atmos soundbars offer 8K passthrough

    Klipsch on Friday released its first Dolby Atmos soundbars, the Klipsch Cinema 1200 and the Klipsch Cinema 800, with prices starting at $879. The new Klipsch Cinema Sound Bars follow on from the excellent 400 and 600 models, and feature 8K video passthrough, wooden construction with horn-loaded tweeters and Wi-Fi connectivity. Both soundbars also feature …

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  • 2 July

    Grab Garmin’s youth activity tracker for an all

    I think we’ve all learned a bit about what being sedentary for too long can do to the body and mind over this past year and a half — nothing good, that’s what. A little nudge to get up and go is a good lesson and at any age, and that’s exactly what the Garmin Vívofit Jr kids activity tracker was …

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  • 2 July

    Judge gives go

    A federal judge in California issued an order Thursday saying Google must face a proposed class-action lawsuit related to privacy concerns about its digital assistant. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses Google of recording certain users’ conversations and then analyzing the recordings to target advertising, despite the users having activated Google …

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  • 2 July

    Apple, Intel will be first to adopt TSMC’s 3

    Apple and Intel are reportedly first in line to use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s next-generation 3-nanometer production technology. Both companies are testing chip designs using TSMC’s 3nm fabrication process and could begin producing chips in the second half of next year, according to a report Friday from Nikkei Asia, which cites unnamed sources.  TSMC says its 3nm technology can increase …

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  • 2 July

    Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G available in all

    The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G is now available in navy blue, but you can’t pick up the flagship device in blue just anywhere. Instead, you’ll have to follow the blue to Best Buy, where the $999 device is being sold exclusively (by blue-shirted employees, we might add). See at Best Buy The base model clocks in at just under …

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  • 2 July

    PSP games will still be available from PS3, PS Vita stores

    The PlayStation Store is shutting down for PSP next week, but its digital games library isn’t going away. Sony will continue to sell PSP games through the PS3 and Vita stores, as previously reported by Kotaku. From next Tuesday, you’ll no longer be able to search for games on your PSP or make any in-game purchases The company highlighted the …

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  • 2 July

    Get 6 months of Disney Plus for free on Amazon

    Amazon on Friday launched a new promotion for its Amazon Music Unlimited service. Prime members can now enjoy up to six months of Disney Plus for free when they sign up with Amazon Music Unlimited, which costs $8 a month. Read on for details on how you can qualify. Sign up at Amazon What is Amazon Music Unlimited? Not to …

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  • 2 July

    Apple’s newest tool will be the unsung hero of your next favorite app

    This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Every summer, the majority of Apple users gauge their excitement about the progress of the Apple ecosystem based on the hardware the company occasionally unveils at its WWDC event — though there was none in 2021 — and the new software features that …

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  • 2 July

    Why giant E Ink screens like the Boox Note Air’s are my favorite underrated tech

    It’s no secret I think E Ink is one of the most underused gadget features. It’s one that feels especially useful right now, because after spending the past year glued to screens more than ever, our frazzled eyeballs need a break. One way to get that break (besides reading an actual dead-tree book) is to read on an E Ink …

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  • 2 July

    Instagram influencers will have to label retouched photos under new Norway law

    Influencers and advertisers in Norway will soon have to label photos that have been retouched, according to new regulations passed as an amendment to the country’s Marketing Act last month, Vice reported Tuesday. Norway’s king will determine when the new rule will go into effect.  Any ads where someone’s shape, size or skin has been altered will have to include …

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