(Pocket-lint) – The OnePlus 8 Pro was one of 2020’s best phones, offering flagship specs and premium design at cheaper price than the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy S20 range. While both series of phones are a little older now, they still make great purchase options purely because you can now get them cheaper than they were… Read more
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People are uncomfortable with digital health tools used to control COVID-19
Most people in the United States don’t want their digital data used to control the spread of COVID-19, a new study found. More than half of the people in the study remained wary of sharing their data in different scenarios, including a smart thermometer company sharing information with public health officials, or using the Google… Read more
read more...Here’s how Deathloop’s death loops work
An early look at the next game from Dishonored developer Arkane Studios Deathloop is a game about, well, death loops. The next release from Dishonored developer Arkane Studios, Deathloop puts you in the role of a man named Colt who wakes up in a strange-yet-stylish 1960s-inspired place called Blackreef. Like the studio’s past work, the… Read more
read more...Raspberry Pi 4 Passive Cooling Case Has Cooler Hair Than You
Home News (Image credit: DeSalvo Systems) Chunks of aluminum that keep your Raspberry Pi cool are not exactly unusual, but rarely do they look this good. DeSalvo Systems’ new heatsink case for the Raspberry Pi 4 offers over 10.5 ounces (300g) of metal to passively cool your Pi, whipped into what are either rather beautiful… Read more
read more...Samsung Galaxy Z Roll trademark unveiled
Exclusive: After the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung is preparing for the introduction of its first rollable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Z Roll. Ahead of the Display Week 2021 conference, Samsung Display showed its new generation OLED screens yesterday. These included an S Foldable, a Slidable and a Rollable device. So far,… Read more
read more...InWin Releases New AIOs That Help Cool Additional System Components
Home News (Image credit: InWin) InWin has developed two new AIO liquid coolers, the BR24 and BR36, with more functionality than your typical AIO. Both coolers not only cool your CPU, but an additional fan mounted directly on the pump gives your motherboard components (like power delivery, GPU backplates, and RAM) more airflow to keep… Read more
read more...Google I/O 2021: the biggest announcements
Google just finished its live Google I/O 2021 keynote, where the company unveiled a huge number of announcements, including a new look coming to Android, a bunch of features coming to its Google Workspace productivity suite, and even a new AI that talked as if it were Pluto. Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn followed the… Read more
read more...AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 XT Will Likely Be Capped At PCIe 4.0 x8
Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Hot on the heels of the latest Radeon RX 6600 XT leak, German news outlet Igor’s Lab has shared more juicy details on AMD’s forthcoming Navi 23 offerings. Wallossek’s information seemingly helps to confirm some of the rumored specifications for the Radeon RX 6600 XT. As we’ve suspected for a… Read more
read more...Focusing on personal responsibility still isn’t a good way to manage public health
Public health experts and communities around the country are still struggling to make sense of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new mask guidelines. Last week, the CDC said it no longer thinks people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 need to wear masks in most situations. But cases of COVID-19 are still high… Read more
read more...Redbox still exists, plans to go public
If you live in a major metropolitan area with great high-speed internet, you will be forgiven for forgetting Redbox exists. But the company that rents new releases from big red kiosks at grocery stores is still alive and kicking, and Variety is reporting it intends to go public after it was acquired by the special… Read more
read more...HyperX Pulsefire Haste gaming mouse review: Lightweight but not lacking
(Pocket-lint) – The Pulsefire Haste is HyperX’s answer to the trend of superlight honeycomb gaming mice out there. It ticks a number of boxes too – unless you love RGB lighting by the bucket load. We’ve been happily working, surfing, and gaming away with the Pulsefire Haste to bring you our thoughts on how this… Read more
read more...YouTuber Jake Paul being investigated for driving on protected Puerto Rico beach
Officials in Puerto Rico are reportedly investigating an incident involving YouTube star Jake Paul, after he was seen in a now-deleted video riding in a vehicle on a beach that’s a nesting area for turtles this time of year, the New York Post reported. “I have ordered an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the… Read more
read more...Master & Dynamic MW08 review: Approaching perfect
(Pocket-lint) – The true wireless earphones market is getting pretty saturated these days. That means it’s becoming harder and harder for any audio company to stand out. So how does one make a pair that people will notice and care about? Master & Dynamic’s approach for the past couple of years has been to build… Read more
read more...Angell electric bike review: A match made in heaven?
(Pocket-lint) – The e-bike space is a fascinating one at the moment, with big brands hopping on board to release their own electrified bikes, but a very healthy independent scene also pumping out unique options too. The best electric bikes: Get around fast on these top ebikes One such bike is the Angell, a French… Read more
read more...A driverless Waymo got stuck in traffic and then tried to run away from its support crew
One of Waymo’s fully autonomous minivans got stuck at an intersection in Chandler, Arizona, prompting the company to send a roadside assistance team to come extract it. But when the crew arrived, the vehicle started to drive away before pulling over and completely blocking a three-lane road. It was a rare moment captured on video… Read more
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