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The Morning After: Is ‘Halo: Infinite’ worth the wait?
The wait is finally over. After a year-long delay, Xbox’s iconic hero, Master Chief, is back. With Halo Infinite, there are new toys and fight mechanics, while many players will also benefit from major cosmetic upgrades if they’re playing on the newest Microsoft consoles. Senior Editor Jessica Conditt has been…
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‘Halo: Infinite’ may have a grapple hook, but it’s still a grind
The best thing I can say about Halo: Infinite is that it gets better as it goes. The single-player campaign starts out as a basic first-person shooter dripping in nostalgia juice, and it ends up as a rudimentary open-world shooter swimming in sci-fi tropes, starring everyone's favorite emotionless space soldier…
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ICYMI: We check out Android 12’s visual refresh
This week, in addition to covering all the Cyber Week deals we could find, we also reviewed some unique gadgets. Steve Dent and a licensed drone pilot toured the French countryside with the help of the DJI Mavic 3 drone, while Terrence O’Brien played with the Animoog Z app, a…
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Hitting the Books: How the interplay of science and technology brought about iPhones
Scientific research and technological advancement have gone hand-in-hand since the invention of the wheel. Without research, we lack the knowledge base to advance the state of technology and, without technological advancement we lack the functional base for further scientific exploration. In their new book, The Genesis of Technoscientific Revolutions, Harvard…
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IKEA’s latest wireless charger appears to be a portable model
IKEA has sold a variety of wireless chargers since 2015, but never one that you could use without plugging into a wall outlet. It looks like that’s about to change with images of a new portable Nordmärke Qi charger making their way online courtesy of a few hawk-eyed Reddit users.…
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The best tech deals still live from Cyber Monday
Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have come and gone, but there are still some decent tech sales available right now. Apple's latest AirPods remain discounted to $150, while a number of our other favorite headphones and earbuds remain at record-low prices. A few Roombas are hundreds of dollars less…
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