Tech / Product News & Reviews
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New York state passes first electronics right-to-repair bill
Governor Hochul still has to sign the bill.
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Liveblog: All the news from Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote
Get your updates about iOS, macOS, and more here on June 6 at 10 am Pacific.
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What to expect at WWDC 2022: iOS 16, M2, and more
OS updates are a given, but we could see the M2 and new Macs, too.
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Google is killing location-based reminders
Family reminders are also going away.
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Sega, still doing what Nintendon’t, announces a tiny Sega CD retro console
Announcement is Japan-only for now, console is coming in October.
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MSI’s 17-inch laptop goes up to $6,000, comes with Intel HX-series CPUs
Maxed out version has up to 250 W of power for the CPU and GPU.
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HP releases its $1,099 Linux laptop for developers
HP Dev One is the first non-System76 computer offered with Pop!_OS.
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Have an old iPad lying around? You might be able to make it run Linux soon
Devs say they have Linux booting on devices using Apple A7- and A8-based chips.
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Google wants a single video messaging app, will merge Google Meet and Duo
The Duo brand is dying, but its codebase will live on.
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“Everything is gone”: Russian business hit hard by tech sanctions
Export controls and sanctions have plunged Russia into technological crisis.
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As disruptions in China continue, Apple will start making iPads in Vietnam
Lockdowns in China have Apple taking new measures to meet potential demand.
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Same price, different niche: New Dell UltraSharp matches Studio Display at $1,600
Both monitors offer boosted image quality, built-in webcams with particular appeal to Mac owners.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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Google Play Movies & TV is getting replaced on Android and iOS
Google stops selling video content on the Play Store and replaces the iOS app.
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Microsoft makes next-gen Surface Laptop Go 2 official, starting at $600
You'll need to spend another $100 to upgrade to a more usable 8GB of RAM.
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Remembering Apple’s Newton, 30 years on
On its 30th anniversary, we look at the groundbreaking product's enduring legacy.
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Broadcom plans a “rapid transition” to subscription revenue for VMware
Subscription software is continually updated—but also continually paid for.
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New data shows only two browsers with more than 1 billion users
Chrome is king, Safari is a minor power, and most others hardly register.
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Report: Samsung will soon stop making traditional LCD panels
The writing was already on the wall: Samsung Display plans to focus on OLED.
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eBayer tries to sell prototype Pixel 7, provides lots of pictures
Dubious eBay seller posts the first in-person Pixel 7 photos.
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Updated Surface Laptop Go leaks in retailer ad, promises big GPU performance boost
Laptop's new CPU would be a good upgrade, though most of it stays the same.
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New Roomba operating system has no new features, but vast dreams
iRobot aims to differentiate its robots with software through OS rebrand.
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Qualcomm wants to buy a stake in Arm alongside its rivals
CEO wants UK chip designer to remain neutral no matter what happens.
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Sony accelerates push into car sector in diversification drive
Wants to supply electric and autonomous vehicle sensors by 2025.
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AMD clarifies power usage limits of its next-gen AM5 CPUs (and why that’s important)
AM5 socket's peak and sustained power limits have big performance implications.
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LG’s new OLED monitor is big enough to replace your TV
LG expands from expensive desktop OLED to expensive, massive gaming OLED.
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Google Drive gets multi-text selection, copy/paste shortcuts for files
Both features are rolling out now.
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Apple boosts employee pay as workers attempt to organize
Labor force and economic factors are driving the change.
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The Google Pixel Foldable is reportedly delayed to 2023
It was initially developed for Android 12L, but getting a foldable to market is hard.
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Modular Panasonic Toughbook has 8 replaceable parts, 1,200-nit screen
Panasonic's DIY-friendly, rugged laptop is bright enough for the great outdoors.
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Broadcom will pay $61 billion to become the latest company to acquire VMware
Broadcom has spent billions buying up software companies in recent years.
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Prominent ex-Tesla self-driving car exec leaves Apple for greener pastures
CJ Moore will join lidar company Luminar to lead software development.
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Microsoft Dev Box will virtualize your Windows development PC in a browser window
Windows 365-powered VMs support variable hardware and software configs.
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Google Hardware’s latest weird defect: Quickly deteriorating phone cases
Reddit and Amazon users say the expensive phone cases haven't held up.
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Sick of picking up toys? Dyson’s future home robots want to do it for you
Company expects its robots to be doing your household chores in a decade.
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Third-party widgets are coming to Windows 11, which might actually make them useful
Devs will get a chance to save one of Windows 11's most-ignorable features.
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Microsoft announces a brand-new Arm-powered desktop PC and Arm-native dev tools
Snapdragon-powered "Project Volterra" will focus on AI and machine learning.