Month: June 2023
Got an old mobile phone in a drawer? It could be worth a fortune if you recycle
There are roughly five billion mobile phones consumers have replaced with newer hardware and are gathering dust in drawers around the world despite being a potential (and literal) goldmine. The materials used to build these devices, including gold, palladium, silver, copper, and other rare earth elements, are worth around $8…
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21 Best Early Amazon Prime Day 2023 Deals: Pixel Phones, Apple Watches, and Dyson Gear
Amazon’s big sale event arrives in July, but the discounts have already started—including on office chairs and the Apple Watch Series 8. Source
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Performance Is a Virtual-Only Engagement
The Oscar-winning composer died earlier this year at 71, but you can watch him play his piano once again by slipping on a Magic Leap headset. Source
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EU advances rules that wrestle control of user data away from Big Tech
The European Parliament and Council of the EU have reached a provisional agreement on a new Data Act that aims to regulate how consumer and corporate data can be used and accessed in the bloc. The agreement was welcomed by EU industry chief Thierry Breton, who called it a “milestone…
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How Jsaux rode the Steam Deck to escape the Amazon wilderness
Amazon is filled with copycat companies selling tech accessories. Many of them have barely pronounceable names written in all caps, and it’s hard to tell them apart. But Jsaux, pronounced JAY-saw, a seven-year-old Shenzhen accessory maker, has become almost synonymous with Valve’s Steam Deck gaming handheld. How on Earth did…
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Windows 11 Moment 3 update arrives for everyone – but there’s a catch
Windows 11’s Moment 3 update can now be downloaded by anyone who wants to grab it, but you still might want to let caution take the driving seat (and leave valor in the passenger seat) for now. Wait a minute, you might be thinking: hasn’t Moment 3 already been released?…
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