No one in the world does corporate pomposity quite like tech firms, and Chinese mobile giant Xiaomi is no exception. The company announced its new foldable Mi Mix Fold today, but it also revealed a new logo, spending more than 20 minutes describing the process in which it turned its old square design into… a… Read more
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Amazon faces lawsuit over missed lunch breaks
A lawsuit that claims one of Amazon’s fulfillment centers in California failed to provide required meal breaks for employees has moved to federal court, as attorneys seek class-action status. First filed in San Francisco County Superior Court in February, the case was removed to US District Court California, Northern District on Friday. Lovenia Scott, a… Read more
read more...Hexgears Impulse Keyboard Review: Incredible Typing and Hot Swapping on a Budget
Our Verdict The ultimate typing keyboard at a budget price, the Hexgears Impulse provides amazing key feel out of the box and also lets you swap switches. For Hot-swappable key switches World-class typing experience Lightweight and compact Great value Against No software Dull light show When I first reviewed the Hexgears Impulse in 2019, I… Read more
read more...Garmin Enduro review: Superior stamina
(Pocket-lint) – The Garmin Enduro is a brand new watch range with one goal in mind: to give the biggest battery life you’ll find on any multisports watch when you put GPS tracking to work. It’s also looking to appeal to endurance athletes offering that big battery in a lighter watch design than other battery… Read more
read more...DJI Mavic Air vs DJI Spark: Worth the upgrade?
(Pocket-lint) – The first generation Mavic Air and the DJI Spark were the two smallest drones in the company’s profuct offering when they first launched. They’ve since been replaced by the Mini and the Air 2, but if you’re looking to get into droning with something small and easy, you could still do worse than… Read more
read more...1More ComfoBuds Pro review: comfortably sound
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. 1More has absolutely flooded the true wireless earbud market, and it’s confident enough in its new ComfoBuds Pro noise-canceling earbuds to proclaim them as superior to the AirPods Pro — for a fraction of the price. They… Read more
read more...Inexplicably, YouTube says extremely racist Steven Crowder video isn’t hate speech
YouTube removed an extremely racist video from conservative commentator Steven Crowder this week, citing violations of the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy — not its hate speech policy — as the reason for the removal. Inexplicably, though, the video did not violate the company’s hate speech policies at all, the company told OneZero, despite Crowder and… Read more
read more...Ryder says EV startup Chanje owes millions for undelivered vans
Truck rental company Ryder says it’s owed nearly $4 million from EV startup Chanje after it failed to deliver 100 of the 125 vans promised back in 2017, according to a previously unreported lawsuit in Florida. The lawsuit comes as a massive shift toward electric propulsion is underway in the commercial vehicle space, with new… Read more
read more...Motorola’s Ready For brings a DeX-style desktop to the Edge Plus
Motorola is expanding its Edge Plus flagship phone with a new, desktop computer interface called Ready For. Similar to Samsung’s DeX, Ready For allows users to plug their smartphone into a larger screen (using either a USB-C to USB-C or USB-C to HDMI cable), allowing the Edge Plus (and presumably, future Motorola phones) to be… Read more
read more...Apple MacBook Air (2020) vs MacBook Air (2019): What’s the difference?
(Pocket-lint) – The MacBook Air receives an annual upgrade, with the 2020 model doubling the base storage and introducing a newer keyboard mechanism compared to the 2019 model. But is anything else different? Here’s a quick-glance comparison between 2020 and 2019 MacBook Air models. If you’re otherwise interested in the newer M1 MacBook then check… Read more
read more...Waymo is disclosing more autonomous vehicle data for research purposes
Waymo is publicizing more data from its autonomous vehicles, which it says is for the benefit of the research community. Building on the trove of data it released in 2019, the Alphabet company is calling this latest batch “the largest interactive dataset yet released for research into behavior prediction and motion forecasting for autonomous driving.”… Read more
read more...Microsoft is ending support for the old non-Chromium Edge
Support for Microsoft’s Edge browser is ending today — not the new Chromium-based one, but the original Edge that was built as a replacement for Internet Explorer 11. Microsoft now calls it Legacy Edge, and the company announced it would be discontinuing the product back in August. That day has finally come: Legacy Edge will… Read more
read more...Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 review: AMD and Nvidia at their best
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 is the gaming laptop to beat. When I tested Asus ROG’s Zephyrus G14 a year ago, I was blown away. Not only was it just over 3.5 pounds — a weight unheard of for a system with both a powerful processor and a discrete GPU — but it ran even… Read more
read more...RHA TrueControl ANC
Our Verdict RHA’s latest premium true wireless buds are well-built and comfortable but ultimately play it too safe sonically For Pleasantly full-bodied Well-built, comfortable design Decent noise-cancelling Against Lacks punch and rhythmic talent Treble not refined Charging case is fiddly RHA is one of many headphone manufacturers offering a focused true wireless earbuds proposition that… Read more
read more...HyperX QuadCast S Review: Blinded by the Light
Our Verdict Now with RGB, the QuadCast S is great in all the same ways the original model was but with flashing lights. If that’s essential for your streaming setup aesthetic that’s great news. For everyone else, the sound quality and polar options are the big pull. For + Very useful shock mount + Superior… Read more
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