Month: October 2024
We tested six smart rings, and there’s a clear winner
Smart rings are having a moment. After years as a niche gadget, regular people are starting to see the appeal. They’re thinner, more accurate, and more wearable compared to a decade ago — and for some people, they’re a smarter choice than smartwatches. Smartwatches may dominate the wearable landscape, but…
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I’ve just added a mafia musical and dark comedy to my Netflix watch list after watching the trailers for Emilia Pérez and No Good Deed
A musical crime saga and a black comedy series that feels like a realtors nightmare is going straight onto my Netflix watch list after the best streaming service released two new trailers for Emilia Pérez and No Good Deed. Both titles look like the next big comedies I’ve been waiting…
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Meta Orion AR Glasses: everything we know about the game-changing prototype
Meta’s first AR glasses have broken cover in the form of the game-changing Orion prototype. These glasses won’t ever be available to sale, but Meta says they’re the precursor to consumer AR Glasses. And based on what we’ve seen they could be the world’s best AR glasses when they launch.…
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PayPal wants to share your data – unless you do this
Another week, another online service tried to silently change its data collection and sharing practices by default. The good news is that you still have time to opt out before any of your information gets automatically given away without your consent. As per PayPal’s policy updates page (issued on September…
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Trump campaign now claims it boasts ‘unhackable’ tech
Green Hills Software has announced it has supplied the Trump campaign with “unhackable” communications and computing technologies in order to ‘protect election integrity and defend democracy’. The company’s equipment runs on an operating system subtly named ‘INTEGRITY-178’, currently primarily used in military applications, and in an ever-so-slightly Trumpian statement, claims…
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Fortnite gets new parental controls to stop kids from playing past their bedtime
Epic Games has introduced new time limit controls in Fortnite, allowing parents to restrict their child’s playtime. The studio announced the changes in a new blog post today, confirming that the new tools apply to both the popular battle royale game and Unreal Editor for Fortnite. According to the new…
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