Month: December 2021
Almost entire lineup of Intel Alder Lake mobile chips leak ahead of CES 2022
Audio player loading… Details on nearly the entire Intel Alder Lake mobile series processors have popped up online, giving our best look yet at Intel’s upcoming chips expected to launch at CES 2022. The chip details were found in the Geekbench database by BenchLeaks, and include information on SKUs from…
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5G wireless could still disrupt flights, US airlines warn
Audio player loading… US airlines have warned that plans from Verizon and AT&T to deploy C-band 5G could lead to the disruption of thousands of flights and cost air travelers $1.6bn in delays. At a recent US Senate Commerce Committee hearing, chief executive executive at United Airlines, Scott Kirby explained…
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What happened to the ‘Meta’ Instagram handle?
When Facebook announced it was rebranding to Meta, the company was prepared. Right after Mark Zuckerberg delivered a meandering keynote extolling the benefits of the metaverse, the company revealed it had repainted its iconic “thumbs up” sign that sits at its headquarters in Menlo Park. Many of its social media…
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Spotify’s latest acquisition is about making money off radio shows turned into podcasts
Spotify continues to beef up its audio product arsenal. Today, it announced the acquisition of Whooshkaa, a nearly six-year-old Australian company focused on helping radio broadcasters monetize, edit, and distribute their shows as podcasts. Spotify says some radio broadcasters, like the Australian Radio Network, already rely on its podcast hosting…
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Google wants to help you set up a unique online store
Audio player loading… Google’s Area 120 incubator has launched a new website builder and ecommerce platform called Qaya which is now available in beta in the US. According to a new blog post, co-founder and GM of Qaya, Nathaniel Naddaff-Hafrey came up with the idea while working from home during…
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The Verge’s 2021 holiday gift guide for dads
Black Leopard, Red Wolf The first entry in novelist Marlon James’ Dark Star trilogy is not always an easy read. Yet, while his vision of a fictionalized Africa can be unsettling and visceral, it’s also utterly beguiling, an imaginative story that owes as much to African mythology and religion as…
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