Month: July 2022
The best streaming boxes and sticks you can buy
If you’re in the market for a new streaming device, chances are you want to improve your home entertainment experience. Maybe you’ve been relying on your phone or tablet for binge-watch sessions, or perhaps your TV’s built-in operating system just isn’t cutting it anymore. Streaming dongles and set-top boxes are…
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Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro review: letting flex-workers flex
There are times in life when you have a hole so big only a big-ass battery can fill it. And sometimes, but not often, you need a portable battery that can capture all the power created by six 200W solar panels at once, in a bid to transform the sun…
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DuckDuckGo, others warn Big Tech will attempt to weasel out of new fair play rules
Audio player loading… The executives in charge of three challenger search engines – DuckDuckGo, Ecosia and Qwant – have penned an open letter (opens in new tab) expressing concerns that Big Tech firms will find ways to bypass new rules designed to loosen their stranglehold on key markets. The letter…
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China squashes thousands of malicious mobile apps in anti-fraud drive
Audio player loading… China’s internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has moved to shut down thousands of malicious apps found to be impersonating major brands and government agencies and defrauding users. “Since the beginning of this year, the Anti-Fraud Center of the CAC has investigated and cracked down…
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The ASUS ROG Phone 6 has a ‘wireless’ thermoelectric cooler add-on
Following the ROG Phone 5 and 5s, ASUS decided to skip Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in favor of the more efficient 8+ Gen 1, which brings us to the new ROG Phone 6 series today — almost a year after the 5s. In a nutshell, this beastly gaming phone…
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Virgin Media O2 connects UK’s first 5G hospital
Audio player loading… Virgin Media O2 Business has switched on the UK’s first 5G-connected hospital, building a private network that will be used to power new digital health trials. Pilots at Bethlem Royal Hospital, part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, are investigating the efficiency, safety and…
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