From CNET: Amazon and Best Buy want to sell you your next smart TV.
The companies, which are two of the biggest electronics retailers in the US, on Wednesday revealed a new multiyear partnership to sell the next generation of TVs running Amazon's Fire TV operating system to customers in the US and...
From The Verge: Facebook is introducing new privacy controls to each of its 2 billion users as part of compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will come into effect on May 25th. Facebook will ask every user, regardless of where they live, to review their privacy...
From The Verge: Apple acquired the “Netflix of magazines” last month, and it’s now planning to create its own premium news service. Bloomberg reports that Apple’s Texture acquisition will see the service, which offers more than 200 magazines for $9.99 a month, combined into Apple’s News team. A new...
From PC Mag: Intel has found a new use for its integrated graphics processors: antivirus scans.
The company has partnered with Microsoft to introduce a new capability in Windows Defender that can offload the antivirus scans from a computer's CPU to the Intel graphics processor.
The "accelerated...
From CNET: Intel wants you to know its chips have security baked into them. The computer processor giant unveiled on Monday two new features designed to improve the efficiency of computers running security programs that detect and block hackers. Intel outlined the features at the start of the RSA...
From The Verge: HMD Global is bringing the updated Nokia 6 to the US for $269.99, after launching it in China back in January, via Android Central.
The original Nokia 6 marked the brand’s return to the US under the stewardship of HMD, albeit as a decidedly budget experience. The updated model looks...
From PC Mag: The most well-known names in the e-reader market are Kindle and Kobo, but Sony also has an interest in these low-power paper-like devices. The main difference being, Sony's e-readers are focused on the Japanese market and do quite a bit more than a typical, small e-reader.
Rather than...
As I have been helping out in our church's junior high school youth group for the past few years, I have learned it can be important to use the same medium to talk to he group, especially as it will probably be different from what you use or what you used to use at their age. Nowadays, the majority of the youth in our group are not on Facebook or Snapchat, but are instead using Instagram. To me, this seemed quite strange, especially as Instagram...
Gamers mainly have three ways to enjoy games: Consoles, computers, and mobile devices. Game consoles such as the PlayStation and Xbox are machines that only run their dedicated software. It is not likely one can use gaming consoles for any productivity work, unless they were to do some major modding. Computers, however, are much useful in a sense they can be used them for both recreational and productivity activities. On the other hand, a mobile...
From PC World: “We’re all about being disruptive,” said Vizio product manager Carlos Angulo at the manufacturer’s 2018 product introductions in New York this week. And clearly, Vizio is on its game again with new 4K smart TV lines boasting higher specs at razor-sharp (i.e., low) profit margins.
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