The Morning After: Japan breaks the internet speed record
Scientists at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have smashed the internet transfer record by shifting data at 319Tbps, almost double the last speed test...
View ArticleA robot collision sparked a fire at the UK's top online grocer
Robots are credited with boosting efficiency in some industrial use cases. But, as a major UK grocery service just found out, that doesn't mean they're notaccident-prone like humans. Ocado — which...
View ArticleApple's AirPods Pro are back on sale for $190 at Amazon
If you've been waiting for Apple's AirPods Pro to drop below $197 on Amazon, now's your chance to grab them. The wireless earbuds are back on sale for $190, or $60 off their original price. They've...
View ArticleKlipsch's newest soundbars offer 8K HDR passthrough and Dolby Atmos
Klipsch has a reputation for futureproof soundbars, and that's certainly true of its latest models. The audio veteran has launched four new soundbars headlined by the tech-friendly Cinema 1200 (above)...
View ArticleNVIDIA shows 'Wolfenstein: Youngblood' with RTX ray-tracing on ARM
NVIDIA recently said that it was working with MediaTek to bring RTX graphics to ARM-based laptops, and now it has shown what that might look like for gamers. At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), it...
View ArticleThe best laptops for college students
We’re all contending with a return to normalcy, and going back to school likely feels strange yet exciting. Whether you’re heading to a physical campus, taking classes online or a mix of both, a laptop...
View ArticleItalian museum uses cameras to gauge the attractiveness of art
We've seen augmented reality bring art to the great outdoors, but Italy's museums are now using cameras to measure the appeal of paintings instead. The country's agency for R&D has developed a new...
View ArticleWhite House blames China for Microsoft Exchange cyberattacks
The Biden administration isn't hesitating to blame China for a string of Microsoft Exchange cyberattacks. The White House has declared "with a high degree of confidence" that hackers linked to China's...
View ArticleAmazon one-day-only sale knocks up to 35 percent off Anker charging gadgets
If you've been shopping for portable chargers and other power accessories, it's worth checking out an Anker sale on Amazon, which is running today only. Many of the brand's products have been...
View ArticleThe best gadgets for students under $50
The little things can get you when you’re in college. You arrive on campus, fresh and ready to go, but before you know it, you’re a few weeks into the new semester and you have a long list of small...
View ArticleWarby Parker's vision test app can help renew your glasses prescription
You might not have to visit an optometrist just to get a basic prescription update for your glasses. Warby Parker is trotting out Virtual Vision Test, a revamp of its Prescription Check app that lets...
View ArticleDish will pay AT&T $5 billion to serve its mobile customers
AT&T is set to provide voice, data and messaging services to Dish's Boost Mobile, Ting and Republic Wireless customers for the next 10 years. Dish plans to pay AT&T at least $5 billion as part...
View ArticleCNN+ streaming service will offer live and on-demand content in early 2022
The rumors of a CNN streaming service were true. The network has unveiled a CNN+ service that will offer a blend of live and on-demand shows that are "separate and distinct" from existing TV coverage....
View ArticleAndroid TV gets new Google TV features
When Google introduced a new TV overlay last year, it promised to bring a modern interface to Chromecast and subsequently launched devices. It also caused a lot of confusion over what would happen to...
View ArticleWhatsApp now lets you join in-progress group calls
WhatsApp group calls are about to behave more like Zoom calls and other more free-form chats. The company has started rolling out the ability to join group calls in progress, rather than having to be...
View ArticleUber expands its grocery delivery service to more than 400 US cities and towns
Uber has announced the first major expansion of its grocery delivery service in the US. The company is more than doubling the number of service areas this week to north of 400 cities and towns. It now...
View ArticleWatch Ubisoft reveal a new Tom Clancy game at 2PM ET
Ubisoft isn't pinning all its Tom Clancy game strategy on Rainbow Six Extraction. The company is revealing a new Tom Clancy game at 2PM Eastern, and you can watch the premiere here through the video...
View ArticlePS4 'cryptofarm' reportedly used bots to grind in-game FIFA currency
Earlier this month, officials in the Ukraine busted what appeared to be a cryptocurrency mining operation that used thousands of PS4 consoles to mine crypto. That doesn't quite seem to be the case....
View ArticleApple rolls out iOS 14.7 with MagSafe Battery Pack support for iPhone 12
Starting today, everyone with a compatible iPhone can update their device to iOS 14.7. The latest public release of the firmware adds a few useful but relatively minor features, such as support for the...
View ArticleTom Clancy’s XDefiant is a free-to-play, team-based FPS
Ubisoft is delving deeper into the Clancyverse with Tom Clancy’s XDefiant, a free-to-play game it revealed on Monday. The first-person multiplayer shooter will pit teams of six characters (or Defiants)...
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