Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) is finally getting a system-wide dark mode. Once Microsoft releases its next major update to Windows — Windows 10 October 2018 Update — you’ll be able to turn backgrounds from bright white to black to make nighttime computing sessions easier on the eyes — or just because it looks cool. …
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Soon you’ll be able to have a conversation with your TV. Amazon said Thursday that Sony is integrating the e-tailer’s Alexa voice assistant with its smart televisions. The e-commerce giant unveiled the partnership at an event at its Seattle headquarters. The integration is possible because of Amazon’s new Alexa Smart Screen Device software developers kit, which that lets other companies …
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Apple. Google. Amazon. Microsoft. Samsung. Huawei. Razer. Nokia. Facebook. The world’s tech companies are announcing so many gadgets we don’t know where to start. We’ll be bringing you back-to-back-to-back coverage this fall — and here’s our guide to when and where it’s all going down. Apple is asking us to gather round for its latest event. Apple (Sept. 12) This …
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A brand-new Nokia phone is arriving next month. On Thursday, HMD Global (the company behind Nokia phones) sent out invites for an event on Oct. 4. In the invite it says it’s welcoming “the latest addition to the Nokia smartphone family.” So it seems pretty clear that the company will unveil a new Nokia phone, but which one? Perhaps we’ll …
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Amazon unveiled a new Echo Plus, an updated speaker with more powerful bass and clearer sound that still works as a smart home hub. The updated device adds a larger, 3-inch neodymium woofer and increased back volume, giving the bass a stronger feel and providing clearer mid- and high tones. The $150 (£140, AU$229) device, which has a new fabric design and …
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Browsers keep track of the addresses of websites you’ve visited, something that’s very handy when you want to retrace your steps online. But a new browser extension takes the idea to the next level. The History Search extension indexes every website you visit and lets you search your history afterward. A free version keeps track of your 3,000 most recently …
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Engineers wanted to design custom chips for Facebook in its ongoing efforts to break through in AR, in addition to Oculus‘ ongoing VR work. That’s according to a report in The Information (paywalled) that found several job listings over the past few days. For example, the listing for a Digital Design Engineer provides more details about Facebook’s direction with the …
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Samsung ‘s new Core i7 hexacore laptop with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics is now available in the US, over five months after its launch. The company announced its rebooted gaming laptop series with the 15.6-inch Odyssey Z during Intel’s 8th-generation Core i CPU launch in April. It only comes in one model, with a 1,920×1,080-pixel IPS display, a 256GB SSD and 16GB …
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Mozilla released on Tuesday Firefox Reality 1.0, the first version of its web browser geared for three virtual-reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Google Daydream. The new browser uses voice control to sidestep the difficulty of typing while wearing a device that replaces your view of the real world, including your keyboard, with immersive computer-generated scenery. At best, …
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Microsoft has apparently reversed course on a Windows 10 test feature that sought to warn people from installing Chrome, Firefox and other browsers that challenged Microsoft’s own Edge. A new “fast-ring” test version of Windows, Insider Preview Build 17760, no longer interrupts the installation of rival browsers, a CNET test shows. Earlier this week, an earlier test version of Windows …
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