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With a Samsung TV and Game Pass Ultimate, I don’t need to buy an Xbox
It took a bit of time, but you can now stream Xbox games from your TV without a Microsoft console in sight. As long as you have a Samsung TV. The Xbox app is now available on Samsung’s latest smart TVs and monitors, alongside apps for rival gaming services like…
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The Morning After: Why Nikon and Canon are giving up on DSLR cameras
The end is nigh for DSLR cameras. Nikon is reportedly halting the development of new SLR cameras, marking the end of a 63-year run. Canon already confirmed its final flagship DSLR. Sony, which jumped onto the mirrorless train early, moved to selling only mirrorless cameras last year. Until recently, reflex…
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon W5+ promises big speed and battery gains for Wear OS watches
Snapdragon-based Wear OS smartwatches haven’t typically kept pace with rivals from Apple and Samsung. The Wear 4100+ was built using relatively old manufacturing processes, and the performance was rarely noteworthy. Qualcomm appears to have taken some of those criticisms to heart, though, as it’s introducing Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and…
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Transit app Moovit rolls out more personalized trip-planning features
Transit app Moovit is aiming to be more helpful when it comes to helping users get to their destination. Starting today, the app is rolling out more personalized trip-planning features in 3,500 cities across 112 countries to build on its existing route suggestions. One of new functions is called Smart…
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Lego celebrates 50 years of Atari with an elaborate 2600 set
The Atari brand recently turned 50 and the latest way that its current owner, Atari Interactive, is marking the occasion is with a Lego kit for its most popular console. The Atari 2600 set will be available on August 1st and it costs $240/€240. The Atari 2600 debuted in 1977…
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Why Nikon and Canon have given up on DSLRs
The biggest news in the camera industry this month is that Nikon is reportedly halting development of new SLR cameras, marking the end of a 63-year run. From now on, it will focus exclusively on mirrorless Z mount models like the Z6, Z50 and recently-launched Z9 flagship. This is a…
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