One of my favorite restaurants here in Calgary is a place called Hayden Block. Since most readers on this website is not from Canada, never mind Calgary, let me give you a little bit of context. Hayden Block is a Texas-style barbecue restaurant that serves meat at half price after 10pm. Now, I go to Texas enough to know nobody actually eats at barbecue restaurants after 10pm -- in fact, they usually close at 9pm -- but strange timing aside, I...
Nostalgia is quite the intriguing drug. It is not a physical drug of course, but it creates the illusion of the past being better than what it may have been in reality. The “good ol' times”, as they were, have an imaginary aura of pleasing warmth. It is alluring and draws us to reminisce about the past. Sometimes it prompts us to purchase items to remind us of those pleasant memories, or perhaps a newer product that hearkens back to the previous...
From PC Mag: Apple has sent invitations for a "special event" that is likely to include the launch of its next-gen iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. It's scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9, at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino; things kick off at 10 a.m. PT.
That's a day...
From PC World: At IFA in Berlin, Acer announced what could be the world’s first consumer monitor with a full 600Hz refresh rate. The Nitro XV240 F6 is slated to release early next year, and with it you’ll be able to play video games at up to 600 FPS without losing a single frame.
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From CNET: Consumers lost $114 million to scams involving Bitcoin ATMs last year, amounting to a tenfold increase from just three years ago, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission.
This year's losses are on track to be even higher, with an estimated $65 million reported for the...
From PC Mag: Verizon is buying fiber-optic internet and communications provider Frontier for $20 billion, the US telecoms giant announced Thursday. The acquisition will mean that Verizon customers will get access to Frontier's fiber network, including those with Verizon's Fios offering. It also...
From PC World: Intel previously said that the upcoming Core Ultra chip, Lunar Lake, won’t be manufactured internally. The company is now saying the same for its next-gen desktop chip, Arrow Lake, as well.
Will the decision affect Intel’s ability to release the chip on time, its features, or its...
From CNET: TCL's expanding its NxtPaper line with two new phones and enhancements to its paperlike display modes to make it easier on your eyes to use the devices for lengthy reading sessions.
The new TCL 50 NxtPaper 5G base phone was announced Wednesday at IFA 2024 alongside a Pro model, both of...
From PC Mag: You can now leave a public comment on Instagram stories, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his broadcast channel.
The feature is rolling out gradually, and only a few users have spotted it, TechCrunch reports.
Previously, reactions or comments for Instagram Stories were delivered...
From PC World: One of the many questions surrounding Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processors has always been: Is it just a mobile processor? Qualcomm has hinted before that it isn’t, but the company’s chief executive just gave the strongest indication that a desktop chip truly is in the cards.
At...
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