Month: June 2021
Microsoft reiterates it isn’t bothered about selling Xbox Series X consoles Xbox Series X
Xbox has “never been in a better position than we are right now”, according to Microsoft’s Phil Spencer, who also reiterated that Microsoft doesn’t judge the Xbox division’s success on retail sales or review scores. Speaking on the 500th episode of IGN’s Podcast Unlocked, which also served as a celebration…
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Slack is getting a Discord-like audio feature called ‘Huddles’
Slack just became the latest company to embrace real-time audio. The messaging app is launching a new, Discord-like chat feature called Huddles. The feature, along with new collaboration tools for sharing pre-recorded audio and video are, according to the company, meant to provide an alternative to the “endless stream of…
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Netgear expands range of Wi-Fi 6 access points for SMBs Netgear WAX630 wireless access point
Netgear has unveiled the latest addition to its range of WiFi 6 access point devices, the AX6000 Tri-band Multi-gig Access Point (WAX630). The WAX630 is the fourth member in Netgear’s Insight Managed WiFi 6 portfolio of devices, which according to the company is designed specifically to cater to the needs…
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Zipline raises $250M at $2.75B valuation to build out its instant logistics service
Drone delivery startup Zipline, a company that got its start delivering medical supplies across Africa, has raised $250 million in new funding. This latest round has vaulted the company’s valuation to $2.75 billion and will fuel further expansion of its logistics networks in Africa and the United States. Zipline made…
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The sound of neurons firing
Looking through a microscope, doctoral candidate Simón(e) Sun takes a tiny glass pipette and gently attaches it to a neuron in a petri dish. She’s taking recordings of synaptic activity, the electrochemical signals neurons use to communicate with each other. The data Sun gathers will be used to understand microprocesses…
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Amazon’s Halo app gets better with Movement Health update
Amazon took a different approach from companies like Apple, Google and Samsung when it launched its first health-centric wearable last year. The Halo band stood out as a screenless $100 wrist-band that required a monthly subscription for the bulk of its functions, and kicked up a ton of controversy with…
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