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OnePlus CEO announces there will be a third, less-expensive phone called the OnePlus 9R

A third phone in the upcoming OnePlus 9 series has been confirmed by the company’s CEO, in an interview with News18 (via Android Police). The announcement, which is coming just five days before the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are set to be fully revealed, confirms rumors that OnePlus would also be announcing a less… Read more

The federal government is investigating yet another Tesla Autopilot crash

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating another Tesla crash in which Autopilot was allegedly in use. The crash took place outside of Lansing, Michigan, when the driver of a Tesla Model Y smashed into a state trooper’s cruiser. Michigan police said the driver was using Autopilot, Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), at the… Read more

Barnes & Noble will reveal a Lenovo-made Nook tablet next week

Barnes & Noble’s line of Nook e-readers isn’t dead yet. The company has confirmed to The Verge that despite running out of stock, it still plans to sell its Kindle competitors once new units arrive in stores later this spring. In fact, there’s a previously unannounced tablet that the company will imminently reveal. Susan McCulloch,… Read more

Fortnite’s experimental story is an attempt to create ‘the entertainment experience of the future’

Epic’s chief creative officer, Donald Mustard, explains the game’s bold narrative ambitions Why does Fortnite have a narrative? It’s a game where 100 players drop onto a cartoonish island, dress up as bananas or Star Wars heroes, gather up guns and other gear, and attempt to eliminate each other until only one remains. When that’s… Read more

Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight Camera review: Illuminating home security

(Pocket-lint) – Arlo has been refining and expanding its offering over the past few years, with the Arlo Pro cameras moving to their third version and evolving into the Pro 3 Floodlight Camera, a hybrid of two areas that Arlo operates in – cameras and lighting. While most Arlo cameras now offer some sort of… Read more

Nvidia Introduces More Expensive GeForce Now Priority Memberships

Home News (Image credit: Nvidia) Nvidia today announced that it’s replaced the Founders membership option for GeForce Now, which offered various benefits over the free tier in exchange for $4.99 per month, with a Priority membership that raises the price to $9.99 per month. Founders members won’t have to worry about the price increase, however,… Read more

AMD Expected to Become TSMC’s Second Largest Customer

Home News (Image credit: AMD) Now that AMD produces most of its CPUs, GPUs, and custom SoCs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the company may become the foundry’s second-largest customer, right after Apple (according to a report from Seeking Alpha). If this happens, AMD will have a much more favorable negotiation position with TSMC… Read more

Nvidia is doubling the price of its GeForce Now cloud gaming service for new users

Nvidia on Thursday announced a new subscription tier for its GeForce Now cloud gaming service called Priority that will replace its existing paid Founders tier and contain the same perks like extended session length and RTX support. The catch: the change will come with a price increase, from what used to be a $4.99-per-month subscription… Read more

Conspiracy theorists and white supremacists want to ‘incite fear’ by targeting cell towers

Cellphone towers are being increasingly targeted by conspiracy theorists, neo-Nazis, and white supremacists who wish to “incite fear, disrupt essential services, and cause economic damage,” according to an internal New York Police Department report seen by The Intercept. The report, issued on January 20th by the NYPD Intelligence Bureau, cites a number of recent attacks… Read more

Facebook is removing any posts celebrating the Atlanta attack or the suspected shooter

Facebook says it will remove any posts that celebrate the recent shooting in Atlanta or support the suspected shooter. Eight people were killed in the attack. Seven of the victims of the shooting were women and six were of Asian descent. The social network has designated the shooting to be a “violating event,” a classification… Read more

Canon’s new camera kits make it easier to turn your DLSR and mirrorless into webcams

If you’ve got a recent Canon DSLR or mirrorless camera and are interested in getting more use out of it, Canon announced today that it would soon begin selling webcam accessory kits, allowing Canon owners an easier way to retool their cameras as high-quality webcams. Each kit has different parts, but all three packages include… Read more

Why Facebook is getting in the newsletter game

Today let’s talk about platforms’ growing interest in building newsletter tools — and whether Facebook, against all conventional wisdom, might have an opportunity there. I. Newsletters made headlines today after Facebook announced a plan laying out some of its intentions in the space. In a blog post entitled “Supporting independent writers,” the company explained its… Read more

Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect ‘Pi Silicon’ Adds Computer Vision

Home News (Image credit: Arduino) Raspberry Pi Pico board partners are slowly releasing their RP2040 ‘Pi Silicon’ based boards. So far, we have seen boards from Pimoroni and Adafruit, but hot on their heels is the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect. In a recent tweet, we see Arduino using this board in a computer vision carrier… Read more

Official Raspberry Pi Support Arrives For Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Many Raspberry Pis are pressed into service as home media devices. They are a natural fit given their price, power and size. But one facet of media consumption where the Raspberry Pi needed a little help was streaming content from services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu which use Widevine… Read more

Samsung’s midrange phones now feature fast refresh rate screens, stabilized cameras

At its second Unpacked event of the year, Samsung officially unveiled three of its next A-series phones: the Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and A72. While the company isn’t sharing US pricing or availability yet, it has confirmed European pricing: €349 for the A52 (about $415), €429 for the A52 5G (about $510), and €449 for… Read more