Tesla's Unlimited Standard Connectivity Plan Now Only Lasts 8 Years

From PCMag: Until now, Tesla owners got the Standard Connectivity package for free with their electric vehicle for an unlimited period of time, but that just changed.

Tesla offers both Standard and Premium connectivity packages, with Standard only including access to an internet connection for...

Senate Passes $52 Billion Bill to Boost US Processor Manufacturing

From CNET: After more than a year of wrangling, the Senate on Wednesday passed the CHIPS Act, a bill that would provide $52.7 billion over five years to try to help companies like Intel and GlobalFoundries compete with Asian processor manufacturers.

The bill is designed to help tech companies in...

Spotify’s subscribers rise to 188M amid podcasting setbacks

From The Verge: Spotify’s number of premium subscribers increased to 188 million in its second quarter, while its monthly active users (MAU) now sit at 433 million, the company announced in an earnings release today. That’s a year-over-year increase of 14 percent and 19 percent, respectively, and...

Spotify Halts Production of 'Car Thing' Music Player

From PC Mag: Spotify has decided to stop producing “Car Thing,” the streaming provider’s attempt to create a hardware audio player for cars.

The production stoppage was mentioned in Spotify’s Q2 earnings report. In a statement, the company signaled that low demand and supply chain problems caused...

Google Earnings Miss Expectations Amid Tech Industry Weakness

From CNET: Google parent Alphabet posted weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings Tuesday as the search giant experienced a choppy economy that has already weighed on advertising revenue at Snap and Twitter.

In the quarter ended June 30, Alphabet reported revenue of $69.7 billion, missing the...

Introducing CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 Memory

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 memory, equipping the celebrated VENGEANCE RGB, a top choice for performance enthusiasts, with DDR5 technology. Optimized for the latest gaming PCs and workstations, and available in black or white color options, these modules...

ROCCAT’s Kone XP Meets Stellar Wireless Tech In The Kone XP Air

From ROCCAT Press Release: ROCCAT today revealed the all-new Kone XP Air Wireless RGB Customizable Gaming Mouse with Rapid Charge Dock. The Kone XP Air is the Stellar Wireless version of the recently released Kone XP – the culmination of 15 years of research and development to produce an industry...

Amazon is raising Prime prices in Europe by up to 43 percent a year

From The Verge: Amazon is raising the price of its Prime subscription across Europe in September by up to 43 percent a year. In an email to customers overnight, Amazon revealed its annual Prime cost will jump 20 percent in the UK from £79 to £95 from September 15th. In France the price hike is even...

Samsung Freshens Up Galaxy S22 With Purple Hue

From PCMag: Bringing a new color to a phone is a well-known way to refresh a mid-cycle device. Apple does it with its iPhones—purple with the iPhone 12, and green with the iPhone 13. Now Samsung is bringing a midyear color to its Galaxy S22 phones, a lavender it calls "Bora Purple."

Bora is Korean...

OnePlus 10T Scraps Alert Slider, Adds 'Crater' Camera System

From CNET: The OnePlus 10T is launching at an in-person event in New York on Aug. 3, but OnePlus isn't waiting until then to show off the details. In a post Monday, the company shared more on the phone's design, including its battery and camera system.

The 10T will be available in two colors, which...

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