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26 Sep

The Morning After: Meta launches a newer, cheaper VR headset

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Meta Connect is over for another year, leaving nought but some paper plates on the floor and a raft of new AR/VR gear on the table. Because we’re nice, we’ve prepared a comprehensive list of all the goodies announced at the show for you to peruse at your leisure.The headline act is the Quest 3S, a stripped-down version of the…

26 Sep

The 6 best cordless vacuums for 2024

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Old-school, upright vacuums left a lot to be desired, and cordless models are here to right many of those wrongs. These types of vacuums tend to be thinner, lighter and easy to maneuver around a home, and you don’t really have to sacrifice suction power anymore to get those benefits. Dyson isn’t your only option anymore either — like the…

26 Sep

The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver games have been remastered and will arrive on December 10

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Back in July, comic publisher Dark Horse leaked plans for a remaster of the two Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver games at San Diego Comic-Con. Now, the games' original developer Crystal Dynamics, along with Aspyr, have revealed that the remastered versions of the games are real and that the collection will be available on December 10. Further, while they announced…

26 Sep

Mozilla faces a privacy complaint over Firefox’s tracking

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Mozilla is the latest company to get in trouble with the EU. Austrian advocacy group Noyb has filed a complaint against Mozilla for setting a Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) feature to default without informing its users. Noyb claims the setting impacts millions of Europeans.According to Mozilla, PPA involves websites asking Firefox to remember ads they show and to potentially generate…

26 Sep

Reddit is rolling out AI-powered translations to 35 countries

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As world wide as the web is, language barriers still often limit how much of a site people can explore. Well, Reddit is using AI in an attempt to lessen this issue. The company announced Redditors across more than 35 countries will soon be able to automatically translate their entire feeds. The tool first launched in France earlier this year.The…

26 Sep

Prime Day deals include the Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam for a record low of $50

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There's a major Prime Day sale lined up for October, but Amazon has been getting the festivities started early with discounts on many of its own products. As part of that, it's holding a sale on Ring devices, several of which have dropped to record low prices.Take, for instance, the Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam, which was unveiled back in May.…

26 Sep

Blink security cameras are up to 64 percent off in this early Prime Day deal

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Blink has discounted a bunch of security cameras and bundles, as part of an early Prime Day sale. The most impressive discount of the bunch is for a bundle that includes both the Blink Outdoor 4 and the Blink Mini 2 for just $50. That’s a massive savings of $90, or 64 percent, which is a record low.The Blink Outdoor…

26 Sep

Samsung’s new 990 Evo Plus SSD is 50 percent faster than its predecessor

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We first covered the Samsung 990 Evo SSD in January and noted its speed and efficiency. Just eight months after its release, Samsung has now revealed its 990 Evo Plus SSD. The company claims it’s 50 percent faster than the previous model and is suitable for gaming, business and creative tasks.Samsung says the drive uses its 8th generation V-NAND technology,…

26 Sep

Pixel Buds Pro 2 review: Tiny earbuds with big sound and a direct line to Gemini

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Google’s Pixel Buds series has always been a worthy companion for its Pixel phones. The company only lacks a set of over-ear headphones to offer similar options to what Apple provides for iPhone users. Of course, Google got a later start than its rival, but like its Silicon Valley counterpart, the company has designed its earbuds to work best with…

26 Sep

The Meta Quest 3S vs Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3: Finding a happy medium

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Meta announced its new mixed reality headset during the 2024 Meta Connect keynote on Wednesday. The Meta Quest 3S will start at $300 and represents a more affordable, yet higher-specced option between the $500 Quest 3 from last year and 2020's (soon to be discontinued) Quest 2.The new model has the same processor as the Quest 3, as well as…