Grimes, Will.i.am and Alanis Morrissette will judge an avatar singing TV show
Are you more comfortable singing behind a virtual persona than you are on a real stage? Your reality TV show has arrived. Pitchfork and AV Club report that Fox is launching a "world's first" avatar...
View ArticleNintendo denies it will squeeze more profit from its new OLED Switch
Nintendo has taken the unusual step of denying a report that it's making more profits from its new OLED Switch model. Last week, a report from Bloomberg citing industry analysts claimed that the new...
View ArticleTencent to buy British video game studio Sumo for $1.27 billion
In a busy year for gaming mergers, another deal has just been announced. Tencent is to fully acquire Sumo Group, the UK developer behind LittleBigPlanet 3 and Crackdown 3. The Chinese web giant is...
View ArticleZoom is buying a cloud call center company for $14.7 billion
After experiencing enormous growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom has made its first major acquisition by purchasing cloud contact center company Five9 for $14.7 billion, it announced. The move...
View ArticleApple's latest iPad Airs fall to all-time lows at Amazon
Now's a good time to snag an iPad Air as the latest models are down to record lows. Amazon is offering discounts on the full suite of Apple's svelte tablets including pricier cellular models with ample...
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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...
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Klipsch'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...
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The best laptops for college students
We’re all contending with a return to normalcy, and going back to school can feel strange yet exciting. Whether you’re heading to a physical campus, taking classes online or a mix of both, a laptop is...
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Italian 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...
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The 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....
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Android 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...
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