Asus has quietly announced two additions to its Zenbook line that are all about the screens. The new AMD-powered Zenbook 13 S joins a limited, but slowly growing lineup of 13-inch OLED laptops for folks seeking the benefits of OLED technology for a consumer-accessible price. But Asus isn’t leaving Intel behind — the company has
Read MoreMarc Wojno / ZDNet: Live Bash, which lets artists livestream their performances and convert the shows into digital collectibles and NFTs, raises a $21M seed — The entertainment tech startup will allow performers to rent one of its physical stages to livestream and mint their performances.
Read MoreAccess a huge library of games, directly from the cloud. Xbox Cloud Gaming is available across iOS and Android devices, giving users a taste of the best value in gaming. Xbox Game Pass contains hundreds of games for the Xbox, PC, and iOS via cloud streaming, and it can all be yours with Xbox Game
Read MoreProtect that gorgeous iPhone 11 with the best iPhone 11 screen protector. It’s a must if you don’t want your screen scratched up or possibly cracked. Note that both the iPhone XR and the iPhone 11 have the same screen dimensions: 5.94-inches-by-2.98-inches. So, the a screen protector made for the iPhone XR will fit your
Read MoreThis year, employee engagement rates took a dip for the first time in years, falling to 34%. At the same time, the percentage of actively disengaged workers rose to 16%. Whether you’re a manager or team member, you can’t overlook the importance of those figures. At the same time, you’ll want to make sure that
Read MorePsyonix Carcinization describes the evolutionary process in which a crustacean will eventually and inevitably evolve into a crab. Battle royale-ification is this process happening in video games. Rocket League, the game with the simple-yet-elegant premise of “what if soccer was soccar,” will undergo battle royale-ification with its new game mode Knockout Bash. Starting on April
Read MoreAfter more than a year mapping the surface of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has finally reached the ancient Martian river delta it was built to explore. Perseverance and its companion space helicopter, Ingenuity, landed in Mars’ Jezero Crater in February of 2021. Since then, the rover has carefully picked its way around the rim of
Read MoreCanalys: India’s smartphone market grew just 2% YoY in Q1 2022 with 38M shipments; top vendor Xiaomi fell 24%, Samsung fell 2%, while Realme grew 40% — Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India), Singapore, Reading (UK) and Portland (US) – Thursday, 21 April 2022 — Vendors shipped 38. million smartphones …
Read MoreThe show-stealing droids of Star Wars, R2-D2 and C-3PO, are quite challenging to replicate at home, due to their size and complexity. [curiousmarc] had built the former, with much work going into drawing and design. The more humble Mouse Droid, as seen skittering about the halls of the Death Star, is a considerably easier build —
Read MoreIf there’s one thing PC power users dislike, it’s not being able to upgrade their systems. The recent trend towards soldered RAM and storage has been annoying and now Dell has a new (old) twist on the scenario: Proprietary RAM modules. We haven’t seen this kind of product in market before, but it’s something Dell
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony is reportedly working to bring advertisements to free-to-play PlayStation games, according to a report by Insider. The ads would appear in games and are meant to give game developers a way to monetize their work and encourage them to continue building free-to-play games. The in-game ads are
Read MorePerhaps the story of the moment in the world of 3D printing concerns a Japanese manufacturer of cars and motorcycles. Honda has sent a takedown notice requesting the removal of models starting with the word “Honda” to the popular 3D printing model repository site Printables. It’s left in its wake puzzlement, disappointment, and some anger,
Read MoreChristine Hall / TechCrunch: Mexico City-based Zubale, which matches gig workers with e-commerce fulfillment jobs in Latin America, raises a $40M Series A led by QED Investors — The e-commerce market in Latin America has been gaining traction over the past two years and is poised to double in size and be valued at more
Read MoreSlowly but surely, Lego is supersizing all the most iconic vehicles you’ve ever seen in brick form — like the Back to the Future DeLorean, the Space Shuttle, and, of course, its Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series, including the legendary 7,541-piece UCS Millennium Falcon and 6,785-piece UCS AT-AT Walker. Today, Luke’s scuffed-up X-34 Landspeeder is
Read MoreA 3D recreation of the upcoming Sonos soundbar. | Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Sonos is nearing the release of a new entry-level soundbar, and you’re looking at it. Codenamed “Fury” and officially known as model S36, the new device is yet another soundbar that will join the company’s lineup beneath the $449
Read MoreFrank Chaparro / The Block: Andreessen Horowitz launches a16z Crypto Research, focused on Web3 breakthroughs that can contribute to deployable code, to be led by academic Tim Roughgarden — Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is diving deeper into the crypto market with the launch of a new academic lab dedicated …
Read MoreReuters: Russia expands its entry ban on Americans to include Mark Zuckerberg — Russia on Thursday expanded an entry ban on U.S. officials to include U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and 28 other American officials, businesspeople and journalists. — The sanctions list, published …
Read MoreBrian Steinberg / Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Expected To Shut Down CNN+ … Spokespersons for CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery could not be reached for immediate comment.
Read MoreWhile you can get along without it, Siri is often integral to the iPhone experience. It’s a quick shortcut for actions in HomeKit, Apple Music, and more. If “Hey Siri” is not working, there are a few things you can try to get it back in gear. Read more: The best Siri commands for productivity
Read MorePixar/Disney Pixar and Disney’s upcoming Lightyear feature has already thrown people with the idea of it being an origin story about the “real” space ranger Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear is apparently based on. That aspect of the feature immediately raised questions about whether Toy Story’s been set in some sort futuristic universe this whole time
Read MoreCalifornia’s net neutrality law remains intact | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A federal appeals court has denied a request for a rehearing on its January decision that upholds California’s net neutrality law. The 2018 law, widely considered the strongest in the US, was signed into law a year after the Federal Communications
Read MoreNew York Times: Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ on April 30, just over one month after it launched — The new corporate owners of CNN are moving to end the new streaming service after a splashy debut. — Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to shut down CNN+, the ballyhooed streaming service …
Read MoreWatching the latest footage of a solar eclipse on Mars gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “out of this world.” Earlier this month, NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted one of Mars’ moons, Phobos, passing across the Sun. The 40-second eclipse was captured by the rover’s Mastcam-Z camera system. It is a partial solar eclipse
Read More“However, after the recent lockdowns in China, to diversify supply chain management risks, building NPI sites in non-China is no longer a proposal but an action plan.” What you need to know Apple is planning to develop new product introduction sites outside of China. Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple first considered this during the first COVID-19
Read MoreWhat you need to know CNN+ is reportedly shutting down on April 30. The news comes just four weeks after the streaming service launched. CNN+ was part of the merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia that took place two weeks ago. Going, going, gone. CNN is reportedly shutting down just weeks after it launched. It’s expected
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