Polar smartwatches aren’t exactly chic. Like many fitness-first wearable companies, Polar’s strength has always been its in-depth metrics and platform. When it comes to style, Polar usually relies on that plain, sporty aesthetic, as it did with the M400, M600, A300, and the A360 fitness tracker. But today it’s…
Source: Gizmodo – Polar Just Made Its First Affordable, Stylish Smartwatch
Getting our kids to read consistently can be a challenge. But given how the end of the school year just went down, you may be especially worried that you need to help them step up their reading game, at least so they don’t slip backward in the months leading up to whatever fall will bring. We’ve written quite a bit…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Get Your Kids to Read More This Summer
Although much of the excitement in the solid state storage market revolves around the latest, bleeding-edge NVMe-based drives, there is still a massive need for SATA-based solutions. Not only are there a myriad of legacy systems ripe for upgrades that rely on SATA, but owners of current-gen systems often want more affordable, higher-capacity…
Source: Hot Hardware – Samsung SSD 870 QVO Review: Terabytes Of Solid State Storage
It appears as though NVIDIA has silently added another Turing GPU option to its lineup, with at least one of its hardware partners already taking advantage of the new part. That would be Galax (also known as Galaxy), which is one of several brands owned by Palit Microsystems. Galaxy has begun advertising a new GeForce GTX 1650 Ultra.
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Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ultra Leaks With Repurposed TU106 GPU
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Source: Gizmodo – Here Are Our Favorite Picks From The Ella Paradis 55% Off Sale
As we reported yesterday, the first Apple Developer Transition Kits are finding their ways into the hands of eager app developers. Apple is making these Mac mini-style kits available so that develops can get native Arm-based apps ready for new Macs that will begin shipping later this year.
These new Macs will be powered by what’s being
Source: Hot Hardware – Apple Arm Developer Transition Kit Benchmarks Ignite Wild Surface Pro X Comparisons
The affordable smartphone category is heating up, and Oppo wants to ride that wave. It just introduced an entry-level A72 phone that promises some strong features for the money, at least based on the spec sheet. It revolves around a 6.5-inch, 1080p d…
Source: Engadget – Oppo put a 48MP camera and 5,000mAh battery into a budget phone
When we reviewed Motorola’s $1,000 Edge Plus, we found it a surprisingly competent smartphone that couldn’t quite outclass its premium competition. That review came with an asterisk, however. As a Verizon exclusive, the Edge Plus wasn’t really an opt…
Source: Engadget – Motorola’s 5G-capable Edge will sell for 0 unlocked in the US
Whether it’s the pulsating pain of a migraine or the behind-the-eyes pressure of sinus congestion, nobody likes a headache. And if you suffer from them, you may need to cycle through a dozen different treatments to find one that works. The thing is, headaches—and their causes—are all different. With that in mind,…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Remedies for Common Headaches
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Source: LifeHacker – This 108-Piece Tool Set by DEWALT Is Only (50% off)
Google has just announced that it’s holding an online event for its smart home developer community on July 8th. The tech giant canceled I/O earlier this year, which was scheduled for May 12th, due to the pandemic and even decided not to host an an on…
Source: Engadget – Google will host a virtual ‘Hey Google’ smart home keynote on July 8th
Over the weekend, Microsoft was catching flak over its new Edge browser reportedly importing user data (bookmarks, passwords, etc) without permission. One user reported that they were asked if they wanted to import the data, but bookmarks from their other browsers were showing up behind the import acceptance dialogue window. Users must interact
Source: Hot Hardware – Microsoft Responds To Claims Of Edge Swiping Firefox And Chrome Browser Data Without Permission
Hot off of its unofficial reveal of Star Wars: Squadrons earlier this month, the Microsoft St0re’s page for Crysis Remastered is live, showing off screenshots, a new trailer, and a release date of July 23. The official reveal for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch game is still scheduled for tomorrow.
Source: Kotaku – The Microsoft Store Reveals Crysis Remastered A Day Early
Zach Galligan has high hopes for the future of Gremlins. Bill and Ted are facing both the music and another delay. Get a brief glimpse at the nightmares to come in Candyman. Plus, what to expect when Fort Salem returns (someday), and NBC sets its sights on new X-Filesian drama Debris. To me, my spoilers!
Source: Gizmodo – Anthony Mackie Teases the Scope of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
GNOME is one of the most popular Linux desktops today. It started as a humble desktop called the GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) and was built on top of the GIMP GTK libraries. Its 1.0 release was announced in 1999, just two years after the project got started.
Source: LXer – Advice for getting started with GNOME
Scribd has been pioneering its “all you can read” publication subscription service for some years now. Back in 2016 it added New York and Time magazine to its line-up, followed by a host of major newspaper titles in 2017. Now it’s expanding its magaz…
Source: Engadget – Scribd expands its subscription catalog with over 1,000 magazines
OnePlus made its name launching affordable flagship devices that made more established rivals look greedy by comparison. In recent years, however, its prices have crept closer towards the high-end in the same territory as its ostensible rivals. That’…
Source: Engadget – OnePlus’s next phone will be the sub-0 Nord
Enlarge / You can’t have Coachella this summer, but you can fake like a Coachella main-stage DJ “this fall” with Harmonix’s Fuser. (credit: Harmonix)
Late last decade, plastic guitars and motion sensors vanished from the console gaming landscape—and, coincidentally, the same goes for Harmonix. For years, the pioneering music-gaming developer has struggled to break out with a mainstream hit anywhere near the scale of Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or Dance Central.
The company’s last new-series stab, 2018’s DropMix, was a complicated gamble, as it required players to buy a bulky peripheral and a series of physical playing cards. DropMix had its aficionados, but for whatever reason—a smartphone requirement, or a “buy more cards to get more songs” gimmick—the collaboration with toymaker Hasbro didn’t pan out.
Harmonix is clearly still bullish on DropMix‘s music-engineering trickery, which revolves around letting players splice and combine existing songs’ separate elements (vocals, guitars, drums) and become “mash-up” DJs. This year, the developer is trying again with Fuser, a version made specifically for consoles and PC. Thanks to Harmonix, we were able to go hands-on with the game’s latest preview build ahead of its launch “this fall,” and our existing controllers sufficed—no additional hardware or cards are required. That’s good news, but does that mean Fuser is poised to succeed where DropMix failed?
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Source: Ars Technica – Harmonix’s Fuser wants to make you a DJ… but only up to a point
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