John Routledge

Founder and owner of Technoshia.com - I'm an avid tech junkie, a lover of new gadgets and home automation. You will often find me reading, writing, and learning about new technologies. I've been featured in many leading technology magazines where I've written about my favorite topics.
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Boom’s XB-1 supersonic jet has been authorized to break the speed of sound
03 May

Boom’s XB-1 supersonic jet has been authorized to break the speed of sound

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Boom's supersonic XB-1 test jet has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly past Mach 1, the company announced. Tests are slated to take place later this year at the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor in Mojave, CA, and the results could help prove the feasibility of the design in areas like fuel consumption, speeds and flight characteristics. "Following XB-1’s…
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The best gifts to upgrade your grad’s tech setup
03 May

The best gifts to upgrade your grad’s tech setup

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If you know someone who is graduating this year, whether from high school or university, chances are good the gear that’s gotten them through the last four (or more) years is ready for a refresh. The good news is that graduation time is typically a big one for gift-giving, so if you know someone who is about to hit college…
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Engadget Podcast: Kill the Rabbit (R1)
03 May

Engadget Podcast: Kill the Rabbit (R1)

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The Rabbit R1 is finally here, and it's yet another useless AI gadget. Sure, at $199 with no monthly fee, it's a lot cheaper than the $699 Humane AI Pin. But the R1 is slow, hard to use, and doesn't actually do much. The much-promised "Large Action Model" mostly powers things you can easily do on your phone. In this…
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The Morning After: Peloton’s grim post-pandemic reality
03 May

The Morning After: Peloton’s grim post-pandemic reality

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Peloton had a great pandemic. It’s a weird thing to say, but the company’s premium exercise equipment (expanding from bikes to treadmills and even weight-training tech) were the hot workout-from-home products. That boom made some people (not normal, sensible people) suggest we were never going back to bricks-and-mortar gyms once the world reopened. But… we went back. Now, Peloton’s latest…
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X is changing how the block button works
02 May

X is changing how the block button works

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Elon Musk has made no secret that he’s not a fan of the block button. Now, X is changing how blocks work on its platform, though it’s (for now) stopping short of Musk’s wish of nuking the feature entirely. Instead, X is tweaking the visibility of replies in the context of a block. Previously, a user could block someone on…
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Microsoft’s latest Windows security updates might break your VPN
02 May

Microsoft’s latest Windows security updates might break your VPN

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Microsoft says the April security updates for Windows may break your VPN. (Oops!) “Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update (KB5036893) or the April 2024 non-security preview update,” the company wrote in a status update. It’s working on a fix. Bleeping Computer first reported the issue, which affects Windows 11, Windows 10 and…
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Huawei has been secretly funding research in America after being blacklisted
02 May

Huawei has been secretly funding research in America after being blacklisted

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Chinese tech giant Huawei has been secretly funding research in America despite being blacklisted, as reported by Bloomberg. The cutting-edge research is happening at universities, including Harvard, and the money is being funneled through an independent Washington-based research foundation, along with a competition for scientists. Bloomberg found that Huawei was the sole funder of a research competition that has awarded…
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