Google launches website to help people avoid online scams

From CNET: Google on Thursday unveiled a website aimed at teaching people how to spot and avoid online scams, as digital hoaxes hit an uptick amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The website, Scamspotter.org, tries to show people how to identify things such as bogus stimulus checks, fake vaccine offers...

Cooler Master Announces the Winner of the MM711 Design Challenge

From Cooler Master Press Release: Cooler Master has announced the winner of the MM711 Challenge for COVID-19 Relief and the beginning of the fundraising portion. The challenge aims to raise funds for those impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Winner: MM711 Retro
In the design phase that ended on 5...

Facebook Launches Experimental Voice Call App 'CatchUp'

From PC Mag: Video chats are really having a moment right now. But whether you're still sporting bed head, on the move, or running low on monthly data allowance, not everyone wants (or can afford) face-to-virtual-face contact. Enter CatchUp.

The latest experiment from Facebook's (New Product...

High-end smart home brand Savant acquires GE Lighting

From CNET: Savant Systems Inc., a Massachusetts-based maker of professionally-installed smart home systems, has struck a deal with General Electric to purchase the GE Lighting brand, the companies announced today. The venerable lighting manufacturer, which dates back to the invention of the...

Spotify finally removes its 10,000-song library limit

From The Verge: Spotify has finally removed its 10,000-song cap on library sizes, allowing users to add as much music as they’d like to their personal libraries without any limits at all, fixing a problem that has plagued music-lovers on the service for years.

While Spotify has more than 50 million...

Logitech Launches G915 TKL Wireless RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

From PC Mag: Logitech today unveiled a new keyboard aimed at gamers who hate wires, but love mechanical switches.

The Logitech G915 TKL is a tenkeyless wireless keyboard developed to satisfy gamers by combining mechanical switches, a fast wireless connection, long battery life, and reactive RGB per...

Android flagship phones can expect double-whammy speed boost in 2021

From CNET: For years, Android phone chips have trailed Apple iPhone processors in speed tests. But Arm, a chip company whose technology is used by both mobile camps, has a chip design project called X1 that should give Android a significant speed boost.

On Tuesday, Arm unveiled its new Cortex-A78...

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