Meizu CEO says port-less phone was a publicity stunt

From The Verge: In a surprisingly candid post on the company’s official forums, Meizu’s CEO Jack Wong has admitted that a recent crowdfunding campaign for the Meizu Zero, the “World’s First Holeless Phone,” was little more than a publicity stunt (via Engadget). “This crowdfunding project was just...

Fitbit Versa Lite and Inspire HR cost $160 or less

From CNET: There used to be a ton of Fitbit trackers to choose from. But now the list is smaller: Fitbit's streamlined its lineup and added a handful of new trackers that are aiming to be more affordable.

The Fitbit Versa Lite Edition is a more budget-targeted $160 version of the company's 2018...

You can now control your Roku with an Amazon Echo

From The Verge: After announcing support for Google Assistant last fall, Roku is today doing the same for Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. After installing the new Roku skill, you'll be able to control the company's streaming devices and Roku TVs with voice commands like “Alexa, open Hulu on Roku.”...

Thunderbolt 3 Merges With USB to Become USB4

From PC Mag: If your new laptop or desktop PC features a Thunderbolt 3 port, congratulations! This do-it-all connector can link virtually any peripheral—even ones that are daisy-chained together—at astonishing speeds of up to 40Gbps, all while delivering enough power to charge batteries, too.

But...

Oppo F11 Pro takes to India with a 48-megapixel rear camera

From CNET: The latest phone in Oppo's F series lineup is promising to dazzle you with beautiful photos. And its 48-megapixel rear camera lives up to that promise.

That rear camera is paired with a 5-megapixel depth sensor. And together the F11 Pro's cameras do a great job of capturing images with...

QNAP Officially Launches the TS-2888X AI-Ready NAS for Machine Learning

From QNAP Press Release: QNAP Systems, Inc. today officially launched the TS-2888X, an AI-Ready NAS specifically optimized for AI model training. Built using powerful Intel Xeon W processors with up to 18 cores and employing a flash-optimized hybrid storage architecture for IOPS-intensive workloads...

Huawei reportedly preparing to sue US government over ban

From CNET: Huawei is gearing up to sue the US government over the ban on federal agencies using its products, reports said Monday.

The Chinese telecom will file its lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas (its US headquarters is located in Plano, Texas) according to the New York Times and Reuters...

Amazon Pulls Anti-Vaccination Documentaries from Prime Video

From PC Mag: Amazon appears to be pulling anti-vaccination documentaries from the company's Prime Video service after a US lawmaker urged the tech giant to crack down on the content.

The documentaries Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe, Man Made Epidemic, and Shoot' Em Up: The Truth About...

SteelSeries Rival 710 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Last weekend, our team at work decided to go out for dim sum. One thing I have learned about ordering dim sum from some of my co-workers is that there are different approaches to ordering. For someone like me, who has had this cuisine since I was little, I have my favorites that I will often order. This includes har gow, shumai, and cheung fun, or steamed shrimp dumplings, pork dumplings, and rice noodle rolls, in English. There are other things...

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