While 4K TVs are visually impressive, their wallpaper-thin bodies don’t have room for top-tier speakers. If you want to bring your entertainment experience to the next level but do not want to splurge on a whole home theater system or are not a fan of bulky stereos, soundbars are the way to go. Not only
Month: February 2020
While most people have their eyes set on an iPad or a MacBook, Microsoft worked quietly on the sidelines and designed the near-perfect mobile Windows experience. Since creating its own hardware in 2012, Microsoft’s Surface line has practically reimagined the desktop as the infinitely more portable 2-in-1 form factor without losing any of the power.
Apple’s iPhone is a beautiful device, but beauty can often be fragile. If you work outside in all weathers, you like to go adventuring, or maybe you just drop your iPhone a lot, you should definitely think about how best to protect it from harm. If your iPhone takes a tumble and ends up with
Pratik BhaktaFeb 26, 2020 17:17:57 IST Delaware-headquartered GoScale has acquired Washington DC-based Indiez through a mix of cash and stock component, giving the company a toehold in the United States. The deal will see the Indiez team bring its clients and engineers on to the GoScale platform. Both GoScale and Indiez are in the business
India is unlikely to have any substantial coverage of 5G until at least the end of next year, with telecom operators in the country yet to participate in spectrum auction. But that hasn’t stopped Chinese vendors Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi from bringing 5G-enabled smartphones to the world’s second largest handset market. Xiaomi, Vivo’s sub-brand iQoo,
Snapask, an on-demand tutoring app, announced today that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding. Earmarked for the startup’s expansion in Southeast Asia, the round was led by Asia Partners and Intervest. Launched in Hong Kong five years ago, Snapask has now raised a total of $50 million and operates in Hong Kong,
tech2 News StaffFeb 26, 2020 11:15:55 IST Just a day after the Realme X50 Pro 5G was launched in India, Realme CEO Madhav Sheth teased the launch of another smartphone. In a tweet Sheth shared on Tuesday, he put a picture with actor Salman Khan, teasing a smartphone that will “bring to you the best
If you’ve been paying attention to Fujifilm’s recent announcements, you’ve probably noticed that the company has been going through and revamping a number of its mirrorless cameras. And now, one of Fujifilm’s most popular APS-C cams is getting a refresh in the new Fujifilm X-T4. Note: The X-T4 we tested for this story was a
The one hour visit will include a VR demo, tour, and meet-and-greet at the companies’ home-base in Bellevue, Washington. If there’s one thing we know about Valve Corporation, it’s that the veteran video game developer/publisher prides itself in keeping its inner-workings cloaked in a shroud of secrecy. Very few outsiders have been permitted into their
Juul has been at the center of the vaping illness epidemic for its easy-to-use e-cigarette devices but now, a new patent suggests that the company might be looking to make a product to help people quit nicotine. A patent application for a new vaping product was filed by Juul last summer and was recently made
Sony is giving audiences a double dose of alien symbiotes in Venom 2, the upcoming sequel to Tom Hardy’s 2018 Spider-Man spinoff. Along with bringing back Hardy as Eddie Brock, the host of the alien entity known as Venom, the film will introduce Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of another symbiote,
If you’re a member of Amazon Prime, you’ve probably enjoyed the convenience of Prime’s free two-day shipping. Tap a few buttons on your device to complete a purchase, and then your order shows up on your doorstep just 48 hours later. Amazon continues to offer quicker delivery options to Prime members, including one-day shipping and
PC gamers have a time-honored tradition of flexing hard on console peasants who, in their opinion, play on inferior hardware. Microsoft’s Xbox Series X is about to put that tradition to the test, and I’m not sure the PC’s hardware superiority will survive. The Xbox Series X, now confirmed to have a GPU with 12
Escape a capsizing research vessel in this underwater VR adventure that’s sure to give you a case of aquaphobia. Originally released this past May for SteamVR and Oculus Rift/Rift S, an extended cut of FREEDIVER: Triton Down is now heading to the Oculus Quest and Playstation VR, allowing wanna-be divers the chance to step back
Silicon Valley air purifier startup Molekule was born out of an idea Dr. Yogi Goswami had back in the ’90s using photo-voltaic technology to kill air pollutants. His son, a young boy at the time, suffered from severe allergies and Dr. Goswami wanted to build something those like him could use in their home to
Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo) Nintendo is known for its excellent customer service, but now and then the company will go above and beyond the call of duty for special cases. When technicians couldn’t fix a 95-year-old Japan woman’s dead Game Boy, the company replaced it with a brand new one, leading us to wonder just
Nandini YadavFeb 25, 2020 19:09:40 IST In the past two months, a bunch of sub-50k smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite (review) and the Galaxy S10 Lite (review) have been launched, which aim to offer premium looking devices at a slightly lower price. Now this concept of a mid-budget premium device is genius, but do
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Big bass in a Bluetooth speaker “The Hyperboom will be the life of any party.” Simple setup, easy music playback Variety of source options Excellent battery life Impressive low end Lacks Wi-Fi compatibility Less portable than predecessors MSRP $399.99 It takes moxie for a company to move on from a product
Southeast Asian on-demand transport rivals Grab and Gojek deny that they are involved in talks to merge, but today Grab announced a piece of news that — at the very least — will divert attention from that story, or more likely stoke the fires of speculation that it is indeed gearing up for a deal:
Netflix has introduced new Top 10 lists so you can find out what the most popular movies and TV series are in your country. The streaming giant announced the feature on Monday, February 24. The new Top 10 lists will be updated on a daily basis and include one for movies, one for TV shows,
Fintech startup Revolut is raising a large Series D round of funding. TCV is leading the $500 million round, valuing the company at $5.5 billion. Over the past few years, Revolut has raised $836 million in total. Some existing investors are also participating in today’s funding round, but Revolut isn’t sharing names. Previous investors include
Whether it’s the roaring crowd in the final moments of a big game or the action-packed chase scene in your favorite movie, sound reigns supreme when it comes to entertainment, and few components are as important as the subwoofer. There’s just something primal about a box made for the sole purpose of rattling your house
The specter of constant surveillance hangs over all of us in ways we don’t even fully understand, but it is also possible to turn the tools of the watchers against them. Forensic Architecture is exhibiting several long-term projects at the Museum of Art and Design in Miami that use the omnipresence of technology as a
Viewers will “march down” the procession line alongside their peers via a mobile 360-degree camera. This Thursday over 400 students at Purdue University Global will participate in their final commencement ceremonies. Of those graduating, over 75 will have done so remotely over the internet, and therefore will not be there in-person to walk the stage.
Image: Netflix Netflix’s recent pivot to churning out originals has meant that it’s been throwing a lot of shit against a wall to see what sticks. This—combined with whatever algorithm is in place to determine what you like based on what you’ve watched or selected—makes for a pretty muddy discovery process for users hoping to
David Renteln, the Los Angeles-based co-founder of Soylent and the co-founder and chief executive of new nicotine gum manufacturer Lucy Goods, thinks there should be a better-tasting, less-medicinal offering for people looking to quit smoking. That’s why he founded Lucy Goods, and that’s why investors, including RRE Ventures, Vice Ventures and FundRX joined previous investors
Commercial aviation isn’t typically the place to look if you’re after carbon-light initiatives. Jet fuel isn’t generally very green, and airplanes burn a lot of it when traversing the skies. But supersonic flight startup Boom wants to change the perception of commercial aviation as an emissions-costly prospect, starting with their testing development program for the
The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have reached the final stretch of their lifespans. Soon, Microsoft and Sony will release the next generation of consoles, which are sure to be loaded up with new features, as well as major improvements in processing power to run the latest video games. Neither system will be launching until
NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at her desk at Langley Research Center in 1966. NASA Pioneering mathematician Katherine Johnson, responsible for the computations used in some of NASA’s earliest forays into spaceflight and for the Apollo mission to the moon, has died. She was a trailblazer for Black Americans and women in science
FP StudioFeb 24, 2020 22:00:10 IST [embedded content] Amazon India hosted Smbhav, a mega event for small and medium businesses, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 15 and 16 January. With 3600 MSMEs in attendance, Smbhav’s primary focus was on the range of opportunities that technology presents for Indian entrepreneurs in their
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