From The Verge: Google has confirmed it’s shutting down the standalone “Android Auto for Phone Screens” app with Android 12. Instead, anyone who wants a driving-friendly interface for their Android phone should use the Google Assistant driving mode, which is available within Google Maps, or the...

From PC Mag: Apple employees will not return to the office until next year.

As Bloomberg reports, a memo sent to staff this week tips a January start date—four months later than Apple originally planned. The company will provide a month's notice before folks are required to re-enter campus.

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From CNET: Motorola is revealing the new Motorola Edge for 2021 Thursday, updating its higher-end phone as part of an in-person event at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Edge (not to be confused with the U2 guy, of course) will cost $700 in the US, a price that roughly converts to £515 or AU$975. For...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR (NASDAQ:CRSR), a world leader in high-performance gear for gamers and content creators, today launched the new CORSAIR HS80 RGB WIRELESS Gaming Headset, offering gamers industry-leading SLIPSTREAM WIRELESS technology, an exceedingly comfortable new design, durable...

From PC Mag: When Intel’s next-generation "Alder Lake" processors launch later this year, don't expect every CPU core onboard to be the same.

To squeeze out even more performance, the company is adopting a hybrid CPU architecture for Alder Lake that’ll leverage two different x86 CPU cores: one...

From The Verge: A year after The Wall Street Journal reported Amazon had an interest in using empty mall spaces as fulfillment centers, the business paper is back with a rumor that Amazon is planning to open department store-style locations of its own. The reported plan is for stores that are...

From CNET: T-Mobile said in an update on its latest data breach, issued Wednesday, that the personal data of more than 40 million customers was stolen by hackers. The data, which belonged to former and prospective customers, included names, dates of birth, driver's license details and Social...

From Lexar Press Release: Lexar is proud to announce the new HADES product line of Gaming DRAM products. This is our introduction into the gaming DRAM category as Lexar expands its product portfolio. The new Lexar HADES RGB DDR4 3600/3200 Desktop Memory is for gamers looking for next-level...

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the new Zephyrus G14 Alan Walker Special Edition (GA401QEC) laptop, created in collaboration with the legendary artist, DJ and music producer. With unique styling and a custom ROG Remix sampler, this machine is ready for any...