Nothing, the startup from former OnePlus chief Carl Pei, has shown off the design concepts for its first products, the true wireless earbuds the company expects to launch this year. Publicly revealed earlier this year, Nothing quickly gained attention with its high-profile backers, its attempts to crowdfund more financing from potential customers, and its acquisition of a familiar – and controversial – name in Android. In mid-February, Nothing acquired what was left of Essential, the smartphone brand established by former Googler Andy Rubin. Shortly after, the company revealed it was working with Teenage Engineering as a Founding Partner, a Swedish…
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Apple has released iOS 14.4.1, iPadOS 14.4.1, and macOS 11.2.3 today, an unexpected software drop for iPhone, iPad, and Macs that includes an important new security patch. The new software addresses a WebKit vulnerability, Apple says, which was highlighted to the Cupertino firm by researchers from Google and Microsoft. The issue, Apple said today, is that the correctly-crafted malicious web content could lead to arbitrary code execution. In short, if you visit a website that has a been set up to exploit the WebKit vulnerability, it could run code on your smartphone, tablet, or computer that you didn’t intend to.…
Tesla has secretly constructed a huge battery facility in Texas, part of what appears to be an attempt to add power storage to the state pummeled with bad weather in February. Texas’ electric grid was reportedly hours from collapse at one point, as freezing temperatures saw electricity demand soar and rolling outages take vast swathes of the state offline for days. It proved to be a wake-up call for energy provisions in Texas, especially as power companies began passing on ridiculously high peak charges to customers. Electricity bills in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars were reported by…
Google TV is adding kids profiles, allowing younger viewers to more safely navigate child-friendly content, without messing up your own recommendations in the process. The new feature – which will be available on the latest Chromecast with Google TV first – isn’t just a secondary profile to keep kids shows away from your algorithms, but a new set of parental controls, too. For example, parents will be able to control which apps are accessible within a kids profile. The recommendation rows will be made up of content from apps that are classified as “kid-friendly” with suggestions tailored to younger audiences.…
By now, the idea of a handheld Windows computer is no longer novel but their implementations are still rare. The earliest models, mostly from GPD, had to make do with either less powerful Intel Atoms or, later on, beefier Intel Cores that still weren’t made for gaming. It was only with the 11th gen Intel processors with Iris Xe graphics that PC gaming handhelds may have started getting a chance but the AYA-NEO is taking a different route towards that portable gaming PC goal. The AYA-NEO takes after the Nintendo Switch, or rather the Nintendo Switch Lite with its permanently…
The iPhone 12 series comprising iPhone 12 Pro Max – finest 5G phone yet – is an outright choice for Apple fanboys. The 5G coverage is excellent and paired to the 5nm A14 Bionic chipset, these make a perfect combo of power and performance. The possibility of owning an iPhone 12 is bleak if you don’t fancy the Apple ecosystem and have an inclined preference for Android. What are the best handsets that you can gun for considering there are so many 5G phones cropping up with each passing day? 5G smartphones are expensive at the moment yet they are…
The next Samsung smartphone is the Galaxy XCover 5, revealed for the first time this week. This device works with some of the most modern smartphone features and abilities and has a rugged exterior for protection against the elements and everyday hardcore life. It’s not the most extravagant device in the world – but it doesn’t need to be! The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 works with a 5.3” HD+ TFT (Full Front) display with overall phone dimensions at 147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2mm. Inside this device works with a Samsung-designed Exynos 850 (Octa 2.0GHz) chipset with 4GB RAM and 64GB…
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To those that aren’t legal heirs, gift and give away in your lifetime. Make that list of assets. Keep it simple.SynopsisMany think that there are some major process and paperwork involved or that costs might be high to pass on the assets. There are simple things to do to make sure your assets are secure should anything happen to you. Make it a point to complete this task.To our shock and dismay we found that a recently deceased friend held all his assets in his sole name. The distraught wife who is still coming to terms with her loss will…