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10 great games to play on your new 2020 VR headset

If you received a virtual reality gaming headset this holiday season, congratulations! Whether you’ve got the newly released Oculus Quest 2, one of the last few units of the now discontinued Oculus Rift S, or another headset like the PlayStation VR, there are a ton of video games for you to explore with your new… Read more

So you got a 5G phone, but is your plan ready?

5G in the US isn’t mind-bogglingly fast, but it is going to get betterIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Your guide to the current state of 5G carrier plans in the US, what they cost, and whether it’s worth upgrading your plan You’re the proud owner of a new 5G phone — congratulations! We’ve… Read more

A COVID-19 vaccine gets a little bit extra

Antivirus will be taking a break over the holidays. We’ll be back on January 9th. When healthcare workers started administering the first shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the US this week, they noticed something strange. There was an extra dose lingering at the bottom of the small glass vial. “They initially thought that they… Read more

Sprint’s Galaxy Note20, Note20 Ultra 5G start receiving Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update

The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G locked to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon’s network has already received the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 stable update, and now it’s the Note20 Ultra 5G locked to Sprint’s network that’s getting a taste of Samsung’s newest custom Android skin. The vanilla Note20 5G on Sprint’s network is also receiving… Read more

Pay please! Biomass beats 1.1 teratons of building material

One trillion – that is an incredibly large number. In the International System of Units it is designated with the prefix “Tera”, which is derived from the Greek word for “monster” and has so far been used mainly to describe immaterial quantities. The net electricity consumption in Germany 2013 was around 512 Terawatt hours. And… Read more

T-Mobile’s TVision Home IPTV service is shutting down at the end of December

T-Mobile is shutting down TVision Home, its IPTV cable service that utilized technology from its 2017 acquisition of Layer3. The service will officially shut down on December 30th, 2020 at 3AM ET, according to an FAQ on the T-Mobile website. TVision Home’s shutdown comes shortly after the November 1st launch of the company’s new live… Read more

As Disney Plus turns one, the House of Mouse’s earnings reiterate how crucial streaming is

Disney is still facing unprecedented challenges in a number of its biggest divisions, including theme parks, but its fourth quarter earnings report highlights an area that hasn’t stopped growing: streaming. On the whole, Disney’s Q4 revenue was better than expected, earning $14.7 billion as opposed to the $14.2 billion expected. A big chunk of that… Read more

How the PS5’s DualSense controller makes games like Fortnite and NBA 2K21 better

Ever since the introduction of dual sticks, video game controllers haven’t changed that much. There’s been the addition of share buttons and some ergonomic tweaks, but the way you interact with and experience games is largely the same. That’s what makes Sony’s DualSense controller so interesting. Introduced alongside the PlayStation 5, the DualSense is a… Read more

Better Business Bureau finds T-Mobile to be misleading Americans about 5G in ads

A new release from The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB (Better Business Bureau) National Programs is calling out T-Mobile for its most recent marketing ads that could mislead customers about its 5G network. The ad in question may lead customers to believe that T-Mobile and Sprint’s networks have combined and resulted in immediate benefits… Read more

USA: T-Mobile posts strong business growth

The US subsidiary of the Bonn telecom group remains on the road to success after taking over smaller rival Sprint. In the third quarter, the profit increased year-on-year by 44 percent to 1.3 billion US dollars (1.1 billion euros), like T-Mobile on Thursday announced after the US market closed. More telephone contracts Revenues grew by… Read more

T-Mobile US pays $ 200 million to avert an FCC investigation

T-Mobile US pays a fine of 200 million US dollars as part of a settlement, just under 170 Million euros to an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) into inconsistencies in the use of government subsidies for the telecommunications company acquired in April 2020 Avoid sprint. According to the FCC, Sprint is to receive… Read more

AMD CPU Market Share Best Since 2007: Sprint to Notebooks

Data on the third quarter 2020 by Mercury Research show how AMD has gained market share in all sectors of the microprocessor market x 86. Compared to last year, big leap in notebook CPU sales, for a share in the client market of 20,2%. by Manolo De Agostini published 04 November 2020 , at 07:… Read more

Ford Puma Mild-Hybrid in the test

Ford stuck to a wide range of vans for a long time, but customers didn’t thank the brand for it. For some time now, the SUV wave has been spilling over into the Ford range on a large scale. Ford Puma names the latest contribution. We were traveling with the 125 – PS mild hybrid,… Read more

The PS5’s new controller is amazing, here’s how it works

When I first picked up the PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller I was totally blown away by the haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. The PS5 ships with Astro’s Playroom, which is the perfect showcase for this controller and everything it’s capable of. Sony has added haptic feedback to its new PS5 controller that makes you… Read more

Acer Swift 5 – Tiger Lake excels in the short sprint

Swift 5 i5 Swift 5 i7 In summary The Swift 5 is Acer’s first laptop with Intel Tiger Lake processor and it shows excellent performance especially during moderate use. With long-term load, a CPU with more cores is faster. The housing is made of sturdy metal and yet very light, weighing about one kilogram. The… Read more