May, 2021

• 25 May

  HBO Max restores service after video playback outages

  

  HBO Max’s video playback was disrupted for a few hours Tuesday, but the problems have been resolved. During the outages, the service and app itself were functioning, but users reported they couldn’t watch videos and were getting repeated error messages to “please try again.” The disruptions came with little more than a day before HBO …

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• 25 May

  Bored kids? Get them this indoor beginner drone for $19.59

  

  Need a rainy-day activity for the kids? One that doesn’t involve screens? I’ve got just the thing: a radio-controlled flying machine. And I’ve got just the deal: 20 measly bucks. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Potensic A20 mini drone drops to $19.59 when you clip the 5%-off coupon and then apply promo code MINIDRONE at checkout. …

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• 25 May

  Microsoft peps up Edge browser speed with sleeping tabs, startup boost

  

  Microsoft Edge will get a speed boost with version 91 this week thanks to a feature called sleeping tabs that gives computing priority to the tabs you’re actively using while pausing others in the background. The new web browser version also will start up faster, the software giant announced at its annual Build developer conference on Tuesday. The changes will …

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• 25 May

  Sling TV’s new, easy

  

  Sling TV has unveiled a slick new interface for its live TV streaming service, which includes a new DVR menu option and a smart search feature. In my hands-on experience with the new menus, I liked it much better than the current version. It’s sleeker-looking, more modern and best of all, easier to use.  The new menu system rolls out …

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• 25 May

  iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 11 Pro camera comparison: See why Apple’s newest phone wins

  

  The iPhone 11 Pro packed a seriously impressive triple rear camera. It took such great shots in fact that it replaced my DSLR on a road trip around Scotland. Apple’s latest iPhone 12 may be one of the more affordable of the new lineup — which includes the smaller iPhone 12 Mini and the more premium 12 Pro and 12 …

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• 25 May

  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella teases next version of Windows will be unveiled ‘very soon’

  

  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said his company is planning “one of the most significant updates of Windows of the past decade,” its software that powers more than 1.3 billion people’s devices. Although he didn’t offer details, Nadella said Microsoft plans to unveil the new version “very soon.” “I’ve been using it over the past several months and I’m incredibly excited about …

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• 25 May

  Arm promises 30% chip speed boost for 2022 phones with Cortex

  

  Expect many 2022 phones to run about 30% faster thanks to new processors coming from chip designer Arm, the UK company whose technology is used in billions of mobile devices. The company on Tuesday announced its new processor designs, including the top-end Cortex-X2 processing core. In 2020, Arm announced its Cortex-X1 chip design, offering new options to Android phone makers …

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• 25 May

  SteelSeries Prime gaming mice are esports

  

  SteelSeries Prime is a new collection of gaming accessories designed for competition and developed with help from more than 100 pro gamers. The Prime, Prime Plus and Prime Wireless gaming mice as well as an Arctis Prime headset are the first results of the collaboration. The Prime mice have a handful of things in common such as shape, materials, button …

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• 25 May

  Asus ROG Phone 5 now on sale in the US for $1,000

  

  The Android phone with the best battery life we’ve ever tested is now on sale in the US. The Asus ROG Phone 5 launched on the company’s site on Tuesday. ROG stands for Republic of Gamers, so the phone prioritizes the specs needed to make mobile games shine and brings a beefy battery to boot.  If you want to play …

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• 25 May

  Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed hits a sweet spot for gaming and productivity: Hands

  

  Smaller than the 80% Razer BlackWidow V3 Tenkeyless but bigger than the 60% Razer Huntsman Mini, the 65% Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed gaming keyboard frees up precious desk space without slowing down your workflow. It has just eight additional keys compared to the Huntsman Mini, but they make a huge difference when it comes to productivity and four of them double …

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