January, 2021

• 19 January

  Best Buy’s 4

  

  January is the time of year when we traditionally hunker down in heavy sweaters to watch Netflix until spring. Best Buy is hoping to lure you out of your hibernation, though, with an unexpected four-day sale. It kicked off Monday and runs through Thursday. There are a few hundred items on sale ranging from TVs …

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• 19 January

  Paramount Plus is launching in the US on March 4

  

  ViacomCBS’ rebrand of CBS All Access into Paramount Plus now has a date: March 4. The news, announced on Tuesday, will also see ViacomCBS host an investor “streaming event” on Feb. 24 where it will further detail its “streaming strategy” for the new service, Pluto TV and Showtime.  First announced last year, the Paramount Plus rebranding of CBS All Access …

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• 19 January

  Facebook improves alt text photo descriptions for blind, visually impaired users

  

  Facebook on Tuesday rolled out an update to its Automatic Alt Text (AAT) feature that improves the detail of photo descriptions for blind and visually impaired users. The tool, which launched in 2016, uses computer vision technology to automatically create descriptions. Updates are available when using a screen reader, an assistive technology that converts text to speech. An example of …

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• 19 January

  Acer goes after the classroom with new durable Spin 511, Spin 512 Chromebooks

  

  Acer’s going after the Chromebook education market. On Tuesday the computer added two new classroom-focused Chromebooks to its lineup, what it calls the Chromebook Spin 511 and Chromebook Spin 512 laptops.  The two devices, both of which feature 360-degree hinges to flip the screen around into a tablet mode, run on Google’s Chrome OS platform and feature an antimicrobial Gorilla …

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• 19 January

  iFixit says teardown of AirPods Max made competitors look like toys

  

  After looking at the innards of Apple’s new over-the-ear headphones, the AirPods Max, tech site iFixit concluded that the intricate engineering made the lofty $550 price seem almost reasonable. iFixit cracked open the headphones and in summation said, that after looking at competitors, “internally, the AirPods Max’s obsessive craftsmanship makes those other extremely capable devices look like toys by comparison.”  …

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• 19 January

  The rugged Amazfit T

  

  I’ve long been a fan of the Amazfit Bip budget smartwatch (and its excellent successor, the Bip S). But the name? A bit too cutesy. How about something a little more exciting, like Razor or Stealth or… T-Rex! Now we’re talking. Indeed, on the merits of its ferocious moniker alone, I like Amazfit’s rugged wearable. It’s also a genuinely cool watch, with …

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• 19 January

  If you don’t install iPhone apps on the M1 MacBook Air, Pro, Mini, you’re missing out

  

  Did you know that some of Apple’s Macs will now let you run the same exact apps you currently use on your iPhone and iPad? That’s thanks to the new Apple silicon processor, the M1, that’s now used in the 2020 models of the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini. It’s one of several benefits to the Mac platform due to Apple’s move away from Intel …

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• 19 January

  Apple TV Plus could be free a bit longer, Trump halts Intel shipments to Huawei

  

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• 19 January

  NASA Shares Chandra X-ray Image Of Dazzling Supernova And It's Out Of This World

  

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s shared a spectacular image of a supernova captured by Chandra X-ray Observatory on its Instagram page on Saturday. The picture of a neutron star in the middle of a supernova remnant, have left netizens in awe. The American space agency captured a bright source of light at the centre of supernova RCW 103 remnant in 2016. …

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• 19 January

  Khalsa Aid Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize: Here Are Some Examples Of Their Selfless Work

  

  The UK-based international NGO Khalsa Aid has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by members of the Canadian Parliament. This after Canadian MP Tim Uppal, Mayor of Brampton Patrick Brown, and the MPP for Brampton South Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria submitted the official nomination for Khalsa Aid, stating that Khalsa Aid recognized the Sikh principle of recognizing the entire human race …

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