Month: October 2020

Agence France-PresseOct 14, 2020 09:49:47 IST Apple said Tuesday its newest iPhones would be produced using recycled rare earth materials, as part of a stepped up environmental initiative which also has geopolitical implications. Announced as part of a series of sustainability actions, Apple said the move builds on prior initiatives including its pledge to become
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Image: Apple Well, folks, we’ve survived the second in what is looking like Apple’s multi-event series of fall product launches—with another presumably on the way before the year’s end. Today, Apple showed off its new line of iPhones and a miniature version of its expensive-as-hell HomePod that mercifully doesn’t pummel your pocketbook nearly as hard.
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Five VR games and apps you need to download at launch. The Oculus Quest 2 has finally arrived! Facebook’s new-and-improved standalone VR headset features 2k per eye resolution powered by a custom Snapdragon XR2 chipset, improved ergonomics, and new Touch controllers; all for $100 less than the original Oculus Quest. Players have access to a
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President Donald Trump speaks to guests during a groundbreaking ceremony for the $10 billion Foxconn factory complex on June 28, 2018 in Mt. Pleasant, Wis.Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) President Trump promised that a Foxconn manufacturing plant would create 13,000 jobs in the state of Wisconsin, even calling it the “eighth wonder of the world.”
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Have you ever installed an outdoor security camera, only to realize it’s out of range of your Wi-Fi? Does your neighborhood often lose power during storms? Things like Wi-Fi extenders can help with hardware inside the house, but they rarely help much with outdoor devices. And, in terms of losing power: There will always be weather,
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FP TrendingOct 12, 2020 18:13:51 IST Sony launched its latest addition to the Alpha 7S full-frame mirrorless camera series, the Alpha 7S III (model ILCE-7SM3), in India on Monday, 12 October. The latest device comes with a new 12.1 MP back-illuminated full-frame image sensor with ultra-high ‘s’ series sensitivity and 15+ stop wide dynamic range.
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Illustration: Jim Cooke/Gizmodo What’s worse: a future in which the robots turn against us or a future filled with robot stand-up comedians? Regular stand-up comedians are bad enough; I don’t need a robot asking me to go to their standup show all the time. Luckily, today, robotic murder technology is far more advanced than robotic
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Smart home products get faster, smarter, and much more convenient, all in the interest of making our homes more convenient, secure, and entertaining. As we approach Amazon Prime Day, starting tomorrow, we’re seeing a growing number of compelling smart home deals. In the final days leading up to Tuesday’s full slate of Prime Day deals,
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FP StudioOct 10, 2020 15:05:12 IST It’s October a.k.a Techtober, and you know what that means! Not friends, not family, not even Diwali — which is just around the corner. No, October means smartphones! October hasn’t been dubbed Techtober without reason. It’s also the month for epic sales, like Flipkart’s Big Billion Days Sale, which
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The best laptop under $500 is the Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5. Laptops at this price point often have significant compromises, whether that’s in performance, the screen quality, or battery life. The Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5, though, manages to have almost everything you’d want in a modern laptop at an impressive price discount. That is —
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