Month: November 2021
Browser wars: Google Chrome just received a major performance boost
Searching the web on Google Chrome is now faster than ever thanks to a new update to the omnibox in Google’s browser. In a new post in the search giant’s The Fast and the Curious series by Chrome product manager Yana Yushkina, the company explained that searching in Chrome is…
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Black Friday started early for Amazon devices – 11 deals you need to see
It’s officially November and Amazon just dropped a ton of early Black Friday device deals. That means you can shop record-low prices on Amazon’s best-selling devices, including the Echo Dot, Fire TVs, the Kindle, Fire tablets, and more. Amazon’s early Black Friday deals event is a fantastic opportunity to get…
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The Chinese version of Fortnite is shutting down in mid-November
Epic Games, the developer behind Fortnite, is shutting down the battle royale in China in mid-November (via CNET). A translated post on Fortnite’s website reveals that the “test” of the game “has come to an end.” The post says users will no longer be able to sign up or download…
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Ecobee acquired by generator company Generac for $770 million
Toronto-based smart home thermostat startup Ecobee is being acquired by Generac Holdings for $770 million, the companies announced Monday. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Ecobee CEO and founder Stuart Lombard told The Verge that he will stay on as CEO, and the company will operate…
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Something keeps exploding in space and astronomers have no idea what it is
After watching a bizarre space object repeatedly explode over 1,600 times in fairly short order, astronomers are still at a loss as to what it actually is. The object is the source of a fast radio burst (FRB), a strange space phenomenon that was only discovered in 2007 and of…
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Chris Pratt, the voice of Mario, will also be voicing Garfield
Chris Pratt’s next big role has been revealed: he’ll voice Garfield in a new animated film based on the famous comic strip cat, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pratt does have big shoes (paws?) to fill, as he’ll be following Bill Murray’s take on Garfield from Garfield: The Movie and…
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