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The best smart speaker 2020: Premium Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri speakers.

(Pocket-lint) – The smart speaker space is as competitive as ever. Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant-powered devices lead the way. Apple’s been selling its Siri-powered HomePod on sound quality first and foremost and our HomePod review showed that it’s clearly better to listen to than the entry-level smart speakers such as Amazon’s basic Echo. But Amazon’s… Read more

SteelSeries Arctis 9 Wireless Review: Capable, Elegant Simplicity

Our Verdict SteelSeries brings forward the same award-winning design of previous Arctis headsets with the Arctis 9 Wireless. The sound is still mostly great, even if the competition has caught up or surpassed the line, but if you don’t need Bluetooth, the $50 premium over the Arctis 7 might be hard to swallow. For Impressive… Read more

Social app Parler reportedly receives funding from the conservative Mercer family

Social media app Parler receives financial backing from conservative hedge-fund investor Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah, The Wall Street Journal reported. The app, founded as an alternative to Twitter and Facebook and bills itself as “viewpoint neutral” saw nearly 1 million new downloads in the days after the US presidential election, rocketing it to… Read more

HyperX Pulsefire Haste Review: Testing the Water

Our Verdict The HyperX Pulsefire Haste is a compelling ultra-lightweight gaming mouse worth considering at its price point. It signals the category’s maturity but doesn’t offer dazzling features or bring anything new to the market. For Very light Comes with additional feet and grip tape Braided USB cable Against Primary buttons may be mis-clicked with… Read more

Apple HomePod mini review: playing small ball

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Two and a half years ago, Apple finally entered the smart speaker market with the HomePod. It was a unique device — instead of prioritizing an accessible price and smart assistant features, it was laser-focused on audio… Read more

ID-Cooling IS-60 EVO ARGB Review

Introduction ID-Cooling continues to show its resolve in offering effective cooling options in the DIY PC space. Many of their previous designs I have reviewed delivered exceptional performance per dollar. Not only that, but them continuously launching such options shows they are well equipped to handle such a cut-throat market segment. At their current pace,… Read more

Xbox Series X and S: everything you need to know about the next gen of Xbox

The next-generation of Xbox gaming is a little more complicated than what we’re used to. For starters, Microsoft has released not one but two new consoles this week: the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S. Many of the initial crop of first-party games is also designed to be playable on its last generation… Read more

How to choose a photo storage service

Back in 2019, photo storage service Flickr changed its previous policy of offering 1TB of free storage to its users, limiting free storage to 1,000 photos instead. There was, as you could imagine, a great outcry from Flickr members. As a result, we published a roundup of photo services that our readers might want to… Read more

Best true wireless earbuds 2020 for wire-free Bluetooth audio

(Pocket-lint) – True wireless earphones have become much more popular over the past couple of years. While completely wire-free earphones existed before the AirPods first launched in 2017, there’s no denying the impact Apple has had, bringing momentum to the big breakthrough in wireless audio tech. Since then, countless other companies – including the best… Read more

Creative Stage V2 – new soundbar with TV ARC, Surround and Clear Dialog

Creative Technology introduces the new Creative Stage V2 Soundbar to the European market. This is an improved version of the Creative Stage 2.1 model, available in the Polish distribution, a very well-selling soundbar for the price up to 400 PLN Creative Stage V2’s latest design features a wide range of connectivity options – TV ARC,… Read more

Razer Naga Pro Wireless Review

Andrew Munro 2 hours ago Featured Tech Reviews, Mouse, Reviews As an MMO player since 2004, the original Razer Naga from 2009 changed my life. Those 12 extra buttons on the left side of the mouse made the Naga stand out against the crowd. Now, 11 years later, the Naga Pro Wireless takes the Naga… Read more

Best headphones under $100/£100: Great audio at a good price

(Pocket-lint) – There’s nothing like a bargain to get the blood pumping. But while there are many cheap headphones, many of them are poor value. And, at the other end of the scale, decent models can jump up quite a bit in price. It’s increasingly common for even relatively new brands to charge hundreds for their… Read more

Waves of attacks on US hospitals show a change in tactics for cybercriminals

United States hospitals were targeted by two major cybersecurity attacks this fall: the first taking down Universal Health Services, a chain of hundreds of hospitals, and the second by a group called UNC1878 threatening hundreds of individual health care facilities all around the country. Targeting health care institutions directly marks a new approach for cybercriminals…. Read more

How to use Alexa Care Hub to check in on older relatives

Amazon has rolled out the Care Hub, a set of Alexa features you can use to remotely check in on older relatives in their homes. That could be especially useful during COVID-19, when many folks aren’t able to visit their relatives as often as they usually do. Care Hub is free and easy to set… Read more

The one dollar hearing aid for age-related hearing loss

“When we get farsighted in old age, we just go to the drugstore or pharmacy and buy cheap reading glasses,” says the bio-engineer from the Georgia Institute of Technology. There is no comparable offer for the most common form of age-related hearing loss. As Bhamla 15 Years as a student wanted to finance hearing aids… Read more