Apple on Tuesday announced it’s taken more steps toward its efforts to make its products from recycled materials, with expanded efforts to reuse gold, tungsten, cobalt and other elements. Overall, Apple said nearly 20% of all materials used in its products last year were recycled, its highest level yet. As part of its regular environmental …
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A Pokemon-themed Galaxy Z Flip 3 phone is dropping on April 25, Samsung said on its Korean website Tuesday. Specifics are scarce, but Samsung’s Korean announcement indicates the device will be packaged in a box filled with various Pokemon-themed collectibles, including a Pikachu keychain, a pack of cards, a Pikachu cover set, a Poke Ball stand and a Pokemon pouch. The …
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VR brings a third dimension to computing. Strap on a headset, and you’re not just looking at something, you’re surrounded by it. There’s a real sense of depth and volume and immersion. You are as good as there. One outstanding example of that is a virtual reality installation called The Infinite, which puts you inside the International Space Station and …
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Samsung announced the US availability of the Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 on Friday. First announced at the end of March in the UK, the two-in-one is a successor of sorts to one of the company’s best Chromebooks, the Chromebook Plus V2 (it’s actually still available, despite being released in 2018). The Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 was designed with students in …
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Apple TV Plus now streams baseball games, though it suffered a rocky debut on MLB’s opening weekend. This Friday’s twofer takes place on Jackie Robinson Day and brings another pair of games. First up is a matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox at 7:10 p.m. ET (4:10 p.m. PT). The second game of the night will see the …
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After Apple made its own operations carbon neutral in 2020 to combat the release of greenhouse gas emissions, Apple’s suppliers are now headed the same direction, the electronics giant said Thursday. A total of 213 of them in 25 countries have pledged to power their Apple component production with renewable power. Over the last year, its suppliers more than doubled …
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Apple Watches won’t be getting a blood pressure monitor until at least 2024, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Apple’s long-rumored sensor and software updates are designed to determine if you have high blood pressure but apparently struggled with giving accurate readings during tests. The company is also working on adding blood sugar monitoring to its smartwatches, according to Bloomberg, but that feature is …
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There are plenty of tablets and two-in-ones out there that lean towards a bulkier laptop design, but not nearly as many that fall on the more compact side of things. That’s what sets this sleek Microsoft Duo 2 apart from some of its competitors. It falls somewhere between a phone and a tablet with a compact folding design and impressive …
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After years of trouble and delay, Intel’s chipmaking business finally has some good news to report. The most advanced manufacturing process the company has committed to will arrive in the second half of 2024, six months earlier than planned. Intel fell behind rivals Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Samsung because of problems modernizing its manufacturing, and it convinced chip …
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If you’ve just about had it with your current cell phone carrier, Google is offering a strong incentive to switch to its own virtual carrier, Google Fi. In addition to the recent price drops on Fi mobile plans, Google is currently offering up to $500 off a brand new Samsung Galaxy S22, S22 or S22 Ultra or Galaxy Z Flip 3 …
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