Month: September 2023
The Surface Duo gets the worst birthday present, as Microsoft drops support
Three years after the Surface Duo launched on September 10, 2020, Microsoft announced that it would drop official software support for the device. However, this should come as no surprise to those who read the Surface Duo support page, as Microsoft clearly outlined on it that the device would only…
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All the big conferences and events in tech, entertainment, and automotive coming this fall
September and October are some of the most exciting months of the year if you’ve been waiting all year to see the latest and greatest tech, even if that just means meeting the annual new iPhone. Of course, events are also planned for entertainment, cars, and more, and you’ll be…
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Internet Archive appeals loss in library ebook lawsuit
Hachette and three other publishers — HarperCollins, Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House — sued the Internet Archive in 2020 after it opened a program dubbed the National Emergency Library. The National Emergency Library expanded the Archive’s long-running Open Library program, which lets people digitally “check out” scanned copies of physical…
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Lithium-ion batteries with recycled metals nearing production in the US
We could soon see more lithium-ion batteries made with recycled materials thanks to a new partnership. BASF, a battery materials producer, has announced that it’s teaming up with Nanotech Energy, a maker of graphene-based energy products, to produce lithium-ion batteries with recycled materials for customers in North America. While BASF…
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Hitting the Books: Meet Richard Arkwright, the world’s first tech titan
You didn’t actually believe all those founder’s myths about tech billionaires like Bezos, Jobs and Musk pulling themselves up by their bootstraps from some suburban American garage, did you? In reality, our corporate kings have been running the same playbook since the 18th century when Lancashire’s own Richard Arkwright wrote…
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Galaxy Buds FE quietly revealed as Samsung posts official user guide online
Samsung has inadvertently leaked its upcoming Galaxy Buds FE (Fan Edition) as the tech giant recently published the wireless earbuds’ official user manual on its German website. What’s more is the document is entirely in English. Initially discovered by Dutch news site GalaxyClub, the manual reveals what the Galaxy Buds…
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