Month: September 2020

Graphic: Elizabeth Lanier Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. A 65-inch Sony smart tv, a free bag of coffee from Atlas Coffee Club, and a reusable MakeUp Eraser set lead Sunday’s best deals. Advertisement Jump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | Media
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Targeting China’s tech companies is now the norm.Photo: Thomas Peter-Pool (Getty Images) The Trump administration has another Chinese technology company on its radar: the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, the country’s biggest chip maker. And as you all can imagine if you’ve been following the recent news cycle, that is not good for SMIC. Advertisement On
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Now that’s what I call virtual mini-golf. Available now on Oculus Rift/Rift S and Oculus Quest for $14.99, Mighty Coconut’s Walkabout Mini Golf VR offers a unique VR putt-putt experience complete with a wide range of uniquely crafted courses, tight putting controls, 5-player multiplayer functionality, and a heap of hidden collectibles to discover. With over
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Photo: Jeff Swensen (Getty Images) Someone is mailing QAnon-themed material to residents of Minneapolis suburbs, the Intercept reported on Thursday, and it’s not clear who’s doing it or why. Advertisement QAnon is a conspiracy theory that mashes various strands of paranoid thinking into a convenient narrative: That a worldwide network of Satanic pedophiles, comprising elites
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One reason why Apple’s annual mobile updates are so hotly anticipated is that most device owners — aside from clamoring for new and novel features — are able to take advantage of them immediately. With iOS 14, older devices like the iPhone 6S, released in 2015, can still benefit from most of the new enhancements
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Amazon revealed its new game-streaming service, Luna, on Thursday — as well as a string of AAA games sure to entice avid gamers. Luna offers different subscriptions (called gaming channels) that players can pick and choose from. At launch, only the Luna+ channel will be available, with a Ubisoft channel coming later. An Amazon rep
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Oppo Find X2 Pro “The Oppo Find X2 Pro is a gorgeous phone packed with cutting-edge hardware.” Stunning OLED screen Fast charging Versatile camera that takes great photos High performance SoC with 5G Expensive No wireless charging MSRP $1,300.00 How do you follow the Oppo Find X? It was ahead of its time in design,
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Everyone’s a tough guy in the gym until their punching bag starts punching back. That’s the idea behind the RXT-1, described by its creators as the “world’s first sparring robot.” While it more closely resembles a punchy version of the wacky waving inflatable tube man than a robot Mike Tyson, the RXT-1 could nonetheless be
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra “The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is the biggest, most feature-packed Android phone ever made.” Massive 120Hz screen looks great S Pen is unique and handy Versatile camera Future-proofed hardware and software Full-day battery even with heavy use Big and heavy Security features are finicky MSRP $1,300.00 Go big or
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Keep your new headset looking fresh with an easy-to-clean facial interface. Look under the hood of the new Oculus Quest 2 and you’ll find a new Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 2k per eye resolution with adjustable optics, and seven onboard cameras. On the outside, Facebook’s new-and-improved standalone headset features a new all-white
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It looks like Nvidia’s flagship-toppling, ultra-premium GeForce RTX 3090 is already sold out on launch day, mirroring a situation that happened roughly a week ago when the company’s GeForce RTX 3080 flagship first became available. The RTX 3090 card — which is based on Nvidia’s newest Ampere graphics architecture — costs $1,4999 and essentially replaces
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Image: Microsoft If there’s one thing we could do without next year besides, well (gestures at everything), it’s subscription services. Peacock. Xbox Game Pass. Disney+. Adobe Creative Suite. Apple Arcade. Stadia. HBO Max. CBS All Access. Netflix. Hulu. Spotify. Amazon Prime. Even our shoes aren’t safe from monthly payments. Kind of makes you pine for
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