From The Verge: Sonos fans have been waiting ages for a home theater subwoofer that’s cheaper than the $749 Sub, and now it’s here. After design leaks and a delayed launch, Sonos today is officially introducing the Sub Mini. It’s priced at $429, which is honestly lower than I was expecting; I...
From PC World: Firing a shot back at AMD official Ryzen reveal, Intel officials said the upcoming 13th gen “Raptor Lake” desktop CPUs will hit 6GHz. Intel’s boost clock of 6GHz for its upcoming chip was revealed at a press event at the company’s famous Haifa design center in Israel, according to...
From CNET: Google on Monday closed its acquisition of Mandiant, one of the biggest players in the cybersecurity industry, for about $5.4 billion.
The addition of Mandiant significantly expands Google's security capabilities, Google said in a blog post. Mandiant will also boost its access to threat...
From The Verge: Many of us have been on a lot of Zoom calls during the pandemic, but you might not know that Zoom also has its very own Slack- and Microsoft Teams-esque product called Zoom Chat. On Monday, Zoom announced a small change to the name of the product — it’s now called Zoom Team Chat —...
From PC Mag: Patreon has reportedly laid off its entire security team.
CyberScoop reports that several former employees have confirmed the layoffs, which occurred last week, and that Patreon doesn't seem to be worried about no longer having a security team.
"As part of a strategic shift of a...
From CNET: A new Assassin's Creed mobile game and two other mobile titles are coming exclusively to Netflix, game company Ubisoft said Saturday. The other games are a sequel to Valiant Hearts, a puzzle-adventure set during World War I, and a new Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, which Ubisoft calls a...
Last month, I decided it was time to get air conditioning for my home. I know the decision to do so is pretty split, as my colleague Jonathan Kwan pointed out in his 1MORE True Wireless ANC review introduction in 2020. Some cannot live without it, while others think this is an unnecessary splurge in a city that will really only need relief from the heat for about two weeks in a year. While it is true that Calgary may be known more for its frigid...
Maintaining an image is an interesting idea. How much should someone value or even devalue it? Where does the value actually come from? Some people will go through great lengths of chasing and striving for a specific image on themselves. In terms of actuality, it is really a matter of shaping other people’s opinions of them. As a business student, I have found myself in this trap of wanting others to view me in a specific manner once in a while...
From The Verge: Asus has made its new ROG Phone 6 and Phone 6 Pro available for preorder in North America after the initial launch in the UK and Europe. The latest version of this gaming-centric smartphone is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor, which is a souped-up version of the...
From PC World: It seems like we’ve been waiting a dog’s age for Intel to release its Arc series of desktop graphics cards, with only one sporadically available in western markets at the time of writing. Intel still insists that they’re coming in the latter part of the year, even as that part...
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