Month: February 2021
Thousands more American were monitored through their devices last year Shutterstock
Smartphones have changed the way in which we live and work but they have also made it easier for others to track our activities online. According to a new study from NordVPN, applications used to monitor device activity were installed on 549k devices across the US last year. While alarming,…
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EA is making its first college football game in nearly a decade EA Sports College Football
After disappearing for the better part of a decade, EA has announced that it’s returning to the world of collegiate sports with a new EA Sports college football franchise that will likely debut on the Xbox Series X and PS5, though they didn’t indicate when it would be released. The…
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The LG Wing and Pixel 5 have been cleared to use coveted C-band 5G
LG Wing and Pixel 5 owners have something to look forward to: the Federal Communications Commission has approved these devices to use faster C-band 5G frequencies, according to a PCMag tipster. The two phones have joined an exclusive company made up of some of the first devices approved to use…
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The Defense Department Wants To Outfit Troops With Microwave Weapon Detectors
After being dismissed for decades, microwave weapons are beginning to be viewed as a serious military threat — prompting the Defense Department to issue a request to outfit US soldiers with detectors for what it called “a growing threat on the battlefield.” The weapons, some of which cause burning sensations,…
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The Audeze Penrose gaming headset nails almost everything except for comfort
The Audeze Penrose has almost everything I want in a wireless gaming headset. Its high-end planar magnetic drivers deliver rich, balanced sound quality that’s easily superior to other models I’ve tested recently. It’s feature-packed, too, with individual volume and microphone levels, USB-C charging, a couple of options for wired connectivity…
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Scaleway launches Mac mini cloud instances
Cloud hosting company Scaleway is adding a new type of instances today — Mac minis powered by Apple’s M1 chip. The new instances cost €0.10 per hour, around $0.12 at today’s rate — there’s a minimum commitment of 24 hours. Scaleway is hosting those new computers in its DC4 data center…
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