From The Verge: Xiaomi spin-off Poco has announced yet another X3 phone. The X3 GT follows the X3 Pro and the X3 NFC, this time focusing on performance with a fast 120Hz screen and a new MediaTek processor. It’s mostly a rebranded version of Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 10 Pro, which was released last month...

From PC Mag: Rewarding security researchers for reporting bugs really helps to keep online services safe and secure. Google has been doing it for 10 years now, and is celebrating by launching a new platform called Bug Hunters.

Posting on the Google Security Blog, Jan Keller, Technical Program...

From CNET: For years, Apple's seemed to defy the law of large numbers. Its iPhones, already found in over a billion pockets, surged again following the company's launch of the iPhone 12, which featured a new boxy design and 5G wireless speeds. Still, with a market value topping $2.45 trillion, the...

From ADATA Press Release: ADATA Technology will unveil a host of new products at its “Xtreme Innovation” online product launch event. The online event will take place on August 5th, 2021 (Taipei time, 11pm) and showcase the latest products and solutions from both ADATA and XPG, including solid state...

From The Verge: Pinterest is going after the influencer market. The platform announced its first set of tools today to let content creators earn money by promoting items from around the site.

The platform is adding support for affiliate links, letting creators get a cut of purchases they drive. It...

From PC Mag: The nanometer scale has been a core part of processor specs for decades. We're all used to hearing Intel talk about 14nm and 10nm chips, but not for much longer. Intel is moving away from the nanometer and introducing a new naming structure for process nodes.

Forget about chips being...

From CNET: Facebook said on Tuesday that it is temporarily halting sales of the Oculus Quest 2, a month before a planned update to a new entry-level model with more onboard storage. The move comes after several reported cases of skin reactions to the headset's included foam faceplate, the social...

From The Verge: LG’s new Tone Free FP true wireless earbuds feature a “Whispering Mode” where you can hold the right earbud next to your mouth during calls to use it as a dedicated microphone. It’s a neat privacy-conscious feature for those moments when you don’t want to have to speak loudly enough...

From PC Mag: Amazon is making it easier to trigger Alexa routines by increasing the number of phrases you can associate with each one.

As AFTVnews reports, until now each routine has been limited to a single custom phrase. For example, saying "good morning" could trigger a smart light to come on...

From CNET: Many people throughout the US have opted not to get a life-saving COVID-19 vaccine, despite its widespread availability throughout the spring and summer. Now, as we head into the fall, coronavirus cases and deaths are ticking up across the US, raising alarms with health officials and...