Month: June 2021
Amazon Prime Day kicks off on June 21st
Amazon Prime Day, the company’s annual shopping holiday, will take place on Monday, June 21st through June 22nd, the company officially announced today. The forthcoming summer dates mark a return to form; the retail giant has historically held its shopping extravaganza in mid-July but postponed last year’s event until October…
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Indian cos top an unwanted global list – Most vulnerable to ransomware attacks ID theft
Indian companies have made it to the top of a global list. But one that none of them would be proud of. India tops the list of top 30 countries for ransomware attacks with 68% of Indian organisations surveyed being hit by ransomware in the last 12 months. What more,…
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Nintendo is turning a factory into a gallery
Nintendo has announced that its Uji Ogura plant will be turned into a public gallery to “showcase the many products Nintendo has launched over its history.” The factory, located in the Ogura district of Uji, a city just outside Kyoto, was built in 1969 and was mainly used for manufacturing…
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The government’s been worried about DJI drones — the Pentagon now says they’re safe
After months of government bans on DJI drones, with lawmakers questioning whether the company was sending information to the Chinese government, the Pentagon has now admitted that the drones being used might actually be safe (via The Hill), releasing a report saying that two “Government Edition” DJI drones are “recommended…
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Dell has discontinued the Alienware Graphics Amplifier, its external GPU
We recently noticed that Alienware’s just-announced X15 and X17 thin and vaguely light gaming laptops are conspicuously missing a port — and it’s not because they’re thin-and-light, it turns out. Alienware has just confirmed to The Verge that it has discontinued the Alienware Graphics Amplifier external GPU, and so these…
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Ikea’s Sonos-powered picture frame speaker is on its website right now
Confirming what The Verge reported back in April, Ikea tonight listed a new Symonisk “picture frame with Wi-Fi speaker” product on its website. The device, which is listed for $199, has not yet been announced — but it’s one of two new collaborations between Ikea and Sonos set for release…
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