From PC Mag: If you're a regular viewer of Netflix using an Android device, prepare for an audio upgrade and what the streaming service refers to as an "optimal listening experience."
As Engadget reports, Netflix just switched to streaming audio using Extended HE-AAC with MPEG-D DRC, better known...
From CNET: That Xbox Live Gold price hike you were bummed about? Turns out it's not happening -- Microsoft has changed its mind.
"We messed up today and you were right to let us know," Microsoft said late Friday, in an update to the blog post that had announced the higher pricing for the online...
From The Verge: Google workers across the world are coming together to form a global union alliance. The newly formed coalition, called Alpha Global, is comprised of 13 different unions representing workers in 10 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
The...
Consumer electronics trends are always a neat thing to track. It is quite common to see one manufacturer try something and others follow after, especially if their decision is successful or if there is not much backlash due to this change. For example, when Apple removed the headphone jack in 2016 on their iPhone, they lauded their own move as courageous while the competition called it disappointing. However, the trend has clearly been adopted by...
Ever since I bought the weighted blanket I talked about in my ARCTIC Freezer A13 X review, I have been sleeping comfortably. There was only one issue: My feet still remained cold. Having had this problem my entire life, I randomly decided to search it up on Google and of course, the first link brings me to WebMD. I simply love to read how many issues I could have as it brings me pure joy when I read the word “disease”. Taking WebMD causes as a...
From ASUS Press Release: ASUS today announced Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI, a new professional workstation motherboard supporting the latest AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO processors and designed to unleash the computing power of the AMD WRX80 platform. Ideal for professional content creators and...
From The Verge: Samsung is considering spending over $10 billion to build an advanced new logic chipmaking plant in Austin, Texas, Bloomberg is reporting. The plant may be capable of making processors as advanced as 3nm, and would be Samsung’s third worldwide to use extreme ultraviolet lithography...
From PC Mag: Microsoft has been promising YouTube playback with HDR support on Xbox since 2017, and after years of waiting, it's finally arrived.
As Flat Panels HD discovered, Google has added HDR support for anyone accessing YouTube via their Xbox console. It uses Google's VP9-2 video codec rather...
From CNET: Apple is working on a new MacBook Air that will be even thinner and lighter than the company's already svelte laptop. According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, Apple plans to release the new machine "during the second half of this year at the earliest or in 2022."
The new MacBook Air...
From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced a new range of high-performance DDR4 memory kits to its renowned VENGEANCE RGB PRO lineup, CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO SL. Initially available in a wide range of frequencies up to 3,600MHz and kits up to 128GB (4x32GB) in both black and white...
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