Month: June 2023
The best ebook reader to buy right now
Any ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast-sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer distractions and less eye strain, and many include extra features, like adjustable frontlighting. Some really…
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Apple might have already ruined the Vision Pro for VR gaming
Apple claims to have broken the mold with its new Vision Pro mixed reality headset, which promises to revolutionize everything from video calls to general laptop use. But there’s one area the shiny new headset could fall down: VR gaming. Although Apple’s WWDC 2023 showcase did highlight VR gaming experiences…
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Google powers up PDF tools in Chrome browser – but there’s a catch
Google is adding a useful new PDF editor capability to its Chrome browser in the name of accessibility. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology lets users convert PDF files to text. Now, that OCR software is set to come to Google’s web browser, the company confirmed at edtech event ISTELive 23. …
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SmileDirectClub forced to drop NDAs blocking customers from leaving bad reviews
SmileDirectClub, a mail-order orthodontic provider that sells cheap teeth aligners online, has agreed to release 17,000 US customers dissatisfied with its service from nondisclosure agreements that prohibited them from leaving negative reviews as part of a settlement with the District of Columbia’s attorney general. Announced on Thursday, the settlement requires…
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Konami website hints at Metal Gear Solid 4 releasing on other platforms
It looks as though Konami’s own website may have indicated that Metal Gear Solid may finally – finally – be coming to another platform (or several) that isn’t the PlayStation 3. As spotted by Twitter user @Nitroid and picked up by IGN, Konami has added buttons as placeholders for Metal…
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Players will only be able to romance a total of four characters in Starfield
Todd Howard has announced that Starfield‘s romance options will revolve around four main characters. It turns out that despite the 1,000 planets and billions of inhabitants in Starfield there’ll only be four romanceable characters. In the most recent Kinda Funny Xcast that came out June 22, Howard spoke to every…
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