Month: December 2022
Garmin Venu Sq 2 review: an excellent Fitbit alternative
When I think of a Garmin, I usually picture a behemoth of a watch worn by a sweaty marathoner — and I see plenty of both at my run club every week. What I don’t think of is lifestyle smartwatches, even though I know Garmin makes several. (Many of which…
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8 Best Smartwatches (2022): Apple Watch, Wear OS 3, Hybrid Watches
These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected. Source
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Jump into Portal on PC and Steam Deck for just $1
A deal on a single PC game doesn’t usually rise to the top of our daily pickings of discounts, but it did today. Valve’s mind-bending and often hilarious puzzle game Portal costs a single dollar at Steam. This price cut is timed with Nvidia’s release of a big graphical overhaul…
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Lexus could save the stick shift for EVs, if drivers are willing to pretend
The manual transmission, once a staple of base trim economy cars and high-end sports cars alike, has been in decline for years now. But for a small and shrinking group of drivers, the answer to that is “from my cold, dead hands.” So manual gearbox purists will be delighted to…
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Nvidia RTX 4080 price cut in UK suggests GPU might get even cheaper soon
Audio player loading… Don’t look now – well, actually do look, or you’ll have trouble reading the rest of this article – but the Nvidia RTX 4080 graphics card has now dropped below its MSRP (recommended price) in the UK, and considerably below in one case. That would be at…
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New US defense budget has a heavy cyber focuses
Audio player loading… The United States Congress is set to vote on the country’s annual defense policy, which this year plans an $858 billion annual spend, plenty of which will be going to cybersecurity (opens in new tab). The policy includes more budget for so-called “hunt forward” missions, new leadership…
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