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Amazon’s colorful Kindle, DJI’s latest action cam and more
I think my colleague Cherlynn Low jinxed us in the last installment with her mention of a slower than usual October. The last week of the month was jam-packed with news, especially from Apple, so we’re in for a busy few weeks of reviews to finish out the year. This week, we tested Amazon’s long-awaited color E Ink ereader, a…
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Finally, a worthy GoPro rival
DJI is a major player in the camera market with its drones and gimbals, so why hasn’t it had the same success with action cams? The answer is simple: GoPro. The company’s Hero lineup has offered superior image quality and stabilization. The same goes for Insta360’s action cams, which have caught the public’s imagination. Now, DJI’s taking another shot at…
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‘Ongoing notifications’ similar to Apple’s Live Activities could be coming to Android
Google is reportedly working on a new Android API for what it’s calling Rich Ongoing Notifications, which would allow apps to display at-a-glance information in a status bar much like Apple’s Live Activities in the Dynamic Island on iPhone. This is according to journalist , who spotted the code in the Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 release. It could work…
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Intel wins latest antitrust battle with EU court
Intel just won an epic battle with the European Union over a €1.06 billion ($1.1 billion) fine levied way back in 2009, Bloomberg reported. In a final decision, the EU Court of Justice overturned the original judgement, ruling that regulators didn’t provide sufficient proof that Intel gave illegal rebates to PC makers. Intel’s European misadventures aren’t quite finished yet, though,…
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Vampire Survivors is getting a Castlevania expansion, but still no vampires
is one of the biggest gaming success stories of recent years and developer Poncle hasn’t taken its foot off the gas. It continues to ship and expansions, and the latest is a crossover that (almost) makes all the sense in the world. Poncle has revealed a DLC based on its biggest inspiration, Castlevania. The studio says it’s “an all-out celebration…
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Tesla’s FSD is under federal investigation after four reduced-visibility crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature in relation to four crashes. The collisions took place in reduced-visibility conditions with either the beta or supervised versions of FSD enabled. In a November 2023 incident in Arizona, a Model Y fatally hit a pedestrian, as notes. An injury was sustained in one of the other three…
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Sonos’ $999 Arc Ultra is a bass powerhouse in a (relatively) small package
Sonos must feel its companion app is in good enough shape, because today the company is launching two new products just a couple of months after it delayed them to fix its software. On Tuesday, Sonos announced the Arc Ultra and Sub 4. The former replaces the $899 Arc as the company’s new flagship home theater product. It’s the first…
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Boeing to lay off 17,000 employees to ‘stay competitive’
In a message to employees, Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg has announced that the company is reducing the size of its total workforce by 10 percent. That means Boeing is cutting roughly 17,000 jobs, including executives and managers, over the coming months. Ortberg, who only took the helm back in August, explained that the company has to “make structural…
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The Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 technical alpha happens this month
Those looking forward to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’s November 19 release may get an early taste of what the flight simulator feels like. The developers have opened up sign-ups for the software’s test. We still don’t know when the alpha will be online, but Microsoft is saying it will be on a weekend this October. Additionally, this test is confined…
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Early Prime Day TV deals include LG C4 OLED smart TVs at record-low prices
Amazon Prime Day is nearly here, but you can already save on one of this year’s newest OLED TVs. The LG C4 OLED smart TV lineup has dropped in price, bringing the 55-inch model down to a record low of $1,297 — that’s roughly $700 off. It’s typical to see TV prices fall consistently throughout the year, but this is…
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