All eyes might be one the launch of Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Series X console during the holiday season this year. However, the company seems poised to release a more affordable Xbox Series S in the meantime. According to photos of controller packaging posted by twitter user Zak and confirmed by The Verge, Microsoft will release a cheaper
Read MoreFinSMEs: Charleston, SC-based startup Palmetto, which helps consumers calculate potential energy costs and savings by using green tech like solar, raises $29M Series B — Palmetto, a Charleston, S.C.-based clean technology software and fulfillment platform company, completed a $29M Series B funding. Charleston, SC-based startup Palmetto, which helps consumers calculate potential energy costs and savings
Read MoreOne of the things people worry about when switching from Android to iOS or vice versa is syncing their WhatsApp chat logs — it simply doesn’t work nearly as well as when you’re moving to a new device on the same platform. There are a few apps that claim to do it, but they’re all hit
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Read MoreAmazon has a ton of great shows up its sleeve. Here are some of the best. 15 of the best TV shows on Amazon Prime Video – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreThe W-Touch and W-Type accessories. | Photo: Brydge On August 17th, Brydge will begin selling a new lineup of Surface accessories that have the “Designed for Surface” badge, meaning that they were made in collaboration with Microsoft. The lineup includes keyboards for the Surface Pro and Surface Go, but the most intriguing product in the
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Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Sequoia, which first invested in ByteDance in 2014 and holds a 10%+ stake, has been pressing its White House contacts to help land a deal for TikTok — TikTok’s parent has been looking for a way to keep the video-sharing service alive in U.S. after Trump administration declared the app a
Read MoreBen Smith / New York Times: Facebook, Google, and Twitter are making the same mistakes big news outlets made decades ago, trying to placate hyperpartisan critics who are “working the refs” — The new referees in American politics are Facebook, Google and Twitter, and they would be wise to pay attention to lessons the old
Read MoreA leaked package for a next-gen Xbox controller appears to have revealed the name for the Xbox Series X less powerful alternative. Microsoft's cheaper next-gen console named Xbox Series S, leak shows – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZack Snyder is the gift who keeps on giving, unveiling the villain’s spikier look from his version of Justice League. Here’s everything we know. Justice League on HBO Max: New Steppenwolf design, first teaser and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Expert System, an enterprise NLP vendor founded in 1989, raises $29.4M in post-IPO financing for its AI-powered text extraction and analysis tools — Enterprise natural language processing (NLP) technologies vendor Expert System today secured $29.4 million in funding, $20 million of which came from institutional investors. Expert System, an enterprise
Read MoreWeirdly, the little Ioniq hatchback we know and love isn’t invited to come along. Hyundai is spinning Ioniq off into its own subbrand – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is rumored to be unveiling its second, cheaper next-gen Xbox console this month, and it looks like it will definitely be called Xbox Series S. The Verge has obtained photos of Microsoft’s new next-gen Xbox controller in white, complete with packaging that mentions the Xbox Series S. Twitter user Zak S was able to
Read MoreWith apologies to the Carpenters, Samsung executive Federico Casalegno was practically singing, “Why do birds suddenly appear, ev’ry time Microsoft is near.” Samsung's Galaxy Note 20 lovefest with Microsoft: It's complicated Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More{$inline_image} Toshiba quietly exited the laptop business once and for all last week, ending a 35-year run by transferring its remaining minority stake in its PC business to Sharp. Two years ago, Toshiba sold an 80.1 percent stake of its PC business to Sharp for $36 million, and Sharp renamed the division Dynabook. Sharp exercised
Read MoreThese convenient meal kit services deliver weekly menus and preportioned ingredients to enthusiastic but time-poor home cooks. And with shelter-in-place lockdowns, they’re more useful than ever. The best meal kit delivery service for 2020: Home Chef, Freshly, Blue Apron and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has had talks with Simon Property Group about converting some of its mall spaces into fulfillment centers, The Wall Street Journal reported. The conversations started before the coronavirus pandemic, and before the latest wave of bankruptcy filings by mall stalwarts like Lord & Taylor, JCPenney, and Nieman
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As school districts across the country struggle to figure out how — or if— to safely reopen schools to teachers and students, the number of coronavirus cases in the US passed 5 million on Sunday, according to the Coronavirus Research Center at Johns Hopkins University. And according to
Read MoreRegularly $10 a month, you’re saving 50% on unlimited access to thousands of ebooks, magazines and more. Read for cheap: Get 3 months of Scribd for just – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIBM Frances Allen, whose work on computer compiling helped establish a foundation for much of modern computer programming, died on August 4th, her 88th birthday. She was the first woman to win the Turing Award, and the first female IBM fellow. Allen was determined to make the tedious compiling process — converting software programs into
Read MoreThe so-hot-it-won’t-stay-in-stock $400 VR headset has been popping in and out of stock for months. Here’s where you can find it right now. Where to find the chronically out-of-stock Oculus Quest – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter “Elimination Friday,” this weekend has a full slate of games in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers. How to watch Flyers vs. Lightning, Stars vs. Blues, 2020 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter you’ve spent the time, money and energy creating a garden, flowerbed or yard, the last thing you want is for all your hard work to be ruined by weeds. Instead of using commercial weed killer to eliminate those pesky sprouts, there are plenty of more eco-friendly solutions. Here are a few options. Read more…
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