Microsoft details plans to slash water use at its data centers
Ahead of the UN's COP26 climate change conference, which starts on Sunday, Microsoft has revealed more details about its plans to make its data centers greener. Among those is a goal of reducing the...
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Urbanista's solar-powered headphones tease a charger-free future
81 percent. That’s the current battery level on the pair of Urbanista’s Los Angeles headphones sitting on my desk. When I took them out of the box about a week ago, the battery level was 75 percent....
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DJI's Action 2 is small rugged camera with a magnetic mounting system
More than two years after announcing the Osmo Action, DJI is back with a new rugged camera that not only drops the Osmo name but also adopts a fresh new design. The Action 2 features a 155-degree field...
View ArticleApple Music is now available on PS5
Spotify isn't the only service PlayStation 5 owners can stream music from while they're playing Deathloop, Returnal or other games. Starting today, you can fire up tracks from Apple Music as well.The...
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How California's wildfire skies ended up in 'Call of Duty: Vanguard'
In the summer and fall of 2020, smoke filled the skies above San Francisco, hanging heavy over the coast and bathing the city in an eerie orange glow. Massive wildfires were tearing across California,...
View ArticleSamsung is building a cloud gaming platform for its TVs
Samsung doesn't want to cede the game streaming space to the likes of Google, Microsoft or NVIDIA. IGNreports Samsung has teased plans for a TV-based "Cloud Game Platform" during its developer...
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Intel's hybrid 12th-gen chips are a major strike against AMD
We've been hearing about Intel's powerful hybrid chips for so long, they've achieved almost mythical status. The idea behind them is intriguing: they feature both performance-cores (P-cores) and and...
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Alienware's redesigned Aurora gaming desktop is now available
Alienware didn't wait long to release its redesigned Aurora gaming desktop. The Dell brand has released both the Intel-powered Aurora R13 (above) and AMD-based Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 with their...
View ArticleThe all-electric i4 is a no-compromise BMW that happens to be an EV
Electrified versions of vehicles typically end up trading eco-friendly driving for the handling of a gas-powered counterpart. Batteries are heavy and while they lower the center of gravity, the extra...
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Hinge users can send voice messages and add audio notes to profiles
Hinge is the latest dating app that's making a push into audio. Starting today, users can attach voice clips to profiles, in what's said to be a first for a major dating app. You can also send audio...
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Google is giving Android on tablets another shot
In case there wasn't enough news this week, Google is revealing a new version of Android that's designed for larger screens like tablets and foldables. It's called Android 12L, and is really just a set...
View ArticleHow to use SharePlay on iOS 15
iOS 15.1 was released yesterday, which means you can finally start checking out Apple's long-awaited SharePlay feature. After seeing how buggy it was on the iOS 15 beta, I was able to check out...
View ArticleAmazon's own TVs will support AirPlay 2 and HomeKit
Amazon's first in-house TVs may be showcases for Alexa, but that isn't precluding the company from supporting someone else's ecosystem. According to The Verge, Amazon has unveiled plans to add support...
View ArticleUS Copyright Office provides a path to allow for more device repairs
The right to repair movement just got a big boost from the US Copyright Office. Responding to proposals from a variety of organizations, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and iFixit, the...
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Onewheel GT is Future Motion's first three-horsepower electric board
Two more Onewheel electric boards have arrived to expand Future Motion's lineup. The Onewheel Pint X is an upgraded version of the Onewheel Pint from 2019. It has double the range of the previous model...
View Article'Call of Duty: Vanguard' install size maxes out at 93GB on consoles, thankfully
Call of Duty: Vanguard won't eat up as much console disk space as previous games in the series, but you still might need to delete some downloads to make room for all this WWII frenzy. Here's how much...
View ArticleAdobe's Project Morpheus uses AI to automate frame-by-frame video edits
Something Adobe does at nearly every one of its annual design conferences is preview experimental features that may one day make their way to its apps. In 2020, it was a tool called Sharp Shots. This...
View ArticleOlympus cameras will be rebranded as OM System
Olympus cameras are getting a new name. Parent company OM Digital has chosen OM System as the brand's new moniker.There are still some Olympus cameras on the market and those won't be rebranded, so the...
View ArticleESA will try to fetch data from China's Mars rover with a new method: listening
Next month on Mars, the ESA and China's National Space Administration (CNSA) will try something that's never been attempted before in space: Sending data from a planet-based rover to an orbiter that it...
View ArticleFCC proposes text support for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The FCC wants to make it easier to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for those who can't (or prefer not to) call. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed an order that would let people...
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