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Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wire-Free review: Ding dong

(Pocket-lint) – Arlo is a big name in home security, with a wide range of cameras, so extending its offering to the front door makes a lot of sense. Having originally launched an Audio Doorbell – which connected to an Arlo system – the obvious leap was to integrate video and audio to make it… Read more

AMD Unveils EPYC ‘Milan’ 7003 CPUs, Zen 3 Comes to 64-Core Server Chips

Home News (Image credit: AMD ) AMD unveiled its EPYC 7003 ‘Milan’ processors today, claiming that the chips, which bring the company’s powerful Zen 3 architecture to the server market for the first time, take the lead as the world’s fastest server processor with its flagship 64-core 128-thread EPYC 7763. Like the rest of the… Read more

Benchmark Your Spectre Vulnerabilities With Google’s Exploit Page

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Spectre continues to go bump in the night. The vulnerability was revealed in 2018, but even though it’s largely faded from public consciousness, it’s still a threat. Case in point: Google has published a proof-of-concept website called Leaky.Page that shows how attackers can use JavaScript to exploit Spectre via popular… Read more

Piper Make Is a Raspberry Pi Pico Drag and Drop Python Editor

Home News (Image credit: Future) It may not be the first block-based language for the Raspberry Pi Pico, but Piper Make definitely takes the crown of the best looking. Released yesterday, Piper Make is the latest project from Piper Learning, which previously created the Piper Computer Kit. Piper Make comes as a free online service… Read more

How to Build an Airplane Tracker with Raspberry Pi

Chances are that there are planes flying over your house right now. Using a Raspberry Pi, a device known as an ADS-B receiver, and a standard projector, we can create our very own “radar” that shows the real time location of these aircraft and, if we have a projector, we can project it on the… Read more

Google will now let third party developers create custom Tiles for Wear OS

Google says in a new blog post that it will now allow third-party developers to create custom Tiles for Wear OS. It first introduced Tiles in 2019, widgets that users could glance at and swipe among to get information about weather, calendar notifications, or stats like heart rate. All of the Tiles used to be… Read more

Microsoft’s Edge browser will match Chrome’s upcoming four-week release cycle

Microsoft is going to adjust its release cycles for Microsoft Edge to match the every-four-weeks release cadence for Chrome that Google announced last week. “As contributors to the Chromium project, we look forward to the new 4-week major release cycle cadence that Google announced to help deliver that innovation to our customers even faster,” Microsoft… Read more

Facebook’s next big AI project is training its machines on users’ public videos

Teaching AI systems to understand what’s happening in videos as completely as a human can is one of the hardest challenges — and biggest potential breakthroughs — in the world of machine learning. Today, Facebook announced a new initiative that it hopes will give it an edge in this consequential work: training its AI on… Read more

Almost all of LG’s Android 11 updates aren’t coming until the end of 2021

LG’s German website has revealed its Android 11 update roadmap — at least for Europe — and the news isn’t too encouraging. With the exception of the LG Velvet 5G, most of the company’s phones won’t get Android 11 until the back half of 2021, with the vast majority of devices not seeing the update… Read more

Best dimmer switches 2021: Set the tone with an adjustable light switch

(Pocket-lint) – The right dimmer switch can act as the perfect solution for those who want to fine-tune their home lighting, providing complete control over the brightness levels from overhead bulbs. It allows you to upgrade from the basic functionality of the on-off switch and replace it with something that can help you match the… Read more

Polk React soundbar + React Sub review: An injection of bass

(Pocket-lint) – If your TV audio isn’t up to snuff then there are a bevy of options on the market to help step things up a notch. Among these is Polk Audio’s React soundbar, which is available for less cash than many a rival. But just because you’re paying less doesn’t mean you’ll get less… Read more

Oppo Find X3 Pro review: Standout for all the right reasons

(Pocket-lint) – Oppo is on the move, gaining popularity in its home market where it’s even overtaken Huawei. But it’s not just gaining at home: it’s now undoubtedly a top contender in the world of smartphones, make it the most likely challenger to Apple and Samsung’s dominance. Oppo’s latest effort, the Find X3 Pro, is… Read more

Google says Chrome 89 keeps your Mac cooler, and saves ‘significant memory’ on Windows

Google has detailed the efficiency improvements it made with Chrome 89, the latest version of its browser released earlier this month. Depending on whether you’re using the browser on Windows, macOS, or Android, Google says the browser should use less resources, launch quicker, and feel more responsive to use. There’s no mention of any improvements… Read more

How Facebook could escape the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit

I. In December, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to sue Facebook for illegally maintaining a monopoly in social networking. The lawsuit, which was accompanied by a separate suit joined by 49 US attorneys general, alleges that Facebook used acquisitions and software restrictions on developers to prevent competitors from succeeding. The government’s case appeared shaky… Read more

Technics Ottava F SC-C70 MK2

Our Verdict It might work for those who need a CD player and streaming in one box, but there are far better alternatives if you can compromise on features For Plenty of weight to sound Good timing CD player can be useful Against Dynamically uninteresting Bass detail is poor With vinyl sales having overtaken those… Read more