Canon forced to ship 'knockoff' ink cartridges due to chip shortage (updated)
Printer makers have long used chips to thwart third-party ink cartridge sales and drive you toward their own products, but they're now feeling the sting of those restrictions. The Register and USA...
View Article'Kirby and the Forgotten Land' hits Nintendo Switch on March 25th
Everyone's favorite pink Nintendo mascot, Kirby, is returning to Switch very soon. Nintendo announced that Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the character's first 3D platformer, will arrive on the console...
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2021 was a very good year for the PC market
If you thought the PC market's pandemic-era renaissance would continue throughout 2021... you guessed correctly. Canalys estimates PC shipments jumped 15 percent year-over-year to 341 million despite...
View ArticleBiden administration announces new measures to upgrade power grid
With its landmark climate legislation in jeopardy, the Biden administration has announced a series of new executive actions to accelerate the US’s transition to a clean power grid. On Wednesday, the...
View ArticleSnapchat adds bitmoji reactions and threaded replies to chats
Snapchat is ringing in the new year with a bunch of new features. In the coming days, Android and iOS users will be able to reply to individual messages in chats. So, if a group chat is getting a...
View ArticleNetflix and Apple lead SAG Award nominations with 'Squid Game' and 'Ted Lasso'
It's another good year for streaming at the SAG Awards nominations, but who and what got picked is decidedly different this year. Netflix was still the frontrunner with one or more nominations in...
View ArticleMagic Leap grants healthcare startups access to its new AR headset ahead of...
Ahead of a planned enterprise release later this year, Magic Leap has provided a group of healthcare companies with early access to its second-generation augmented reality headset. One of the...
View ArticleTwitch streamers can now give their followers free emotes
Starting today, most Twitch partners and affiliates will be able to dole out emotes to community members just for following them. They can set up to five emotes that followers can use for free by...
View ArticleApple releases iOS 15.2.1 to patch a serious HomeKit DDoS vulnerability
Apple has released iOS 15.2.1, its latest software update for recent iPhone and iPad devices. The patch addresses a vulnerability found within the company’s HomeKit protocol for connecting disparate...
View ArticleFCC proposes stricter requirements for reporting data breaches
The Federal Communications Commission is the next US regulator hoping to hold companies more accountable for data breaches. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has shared a rulemaking proposal that would...
View ArticleWyze introduces a pay-what-you-want security camera plan
Wyze has some of the best budget security cameras around. We recently highlighted the Wyze Cam V3 as our favorite overall home security camera, thanks to its low price and handy selection of features....
View ArticleYou'll need Apple Music to listen to J. Cole's albums in spatial audio
Artists and technology companies are more determined than ever to use 360-degree audio as a hook to draw you in. J. Cole has made Apple Music the exclusive home for spatial audio mixes (in this case,...
View ArticleDoctors and scientists call on Spotify to create misinformation policy
Doctors, health experts and scientists battle COVID-19 misinformation on daily basis. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter have adopted policies in an effort to curtail rampant false claims, but some...
View ArticleArchivists have preserved a long-lost McDonald's Nintendo DS training game
Digital sleuths have obtained one of the most elusive video games to date. According to Kotaku, game conservationists Forest of Illusion have obtainedeSmart 2.0, a very rare Nintendo DS training game...
View ArticleTwitch will launch an improved reporting and appeals process in 2022
Following a year that saw it struggle to shield its users from abuse and harassment, Twitch has published a retrospective of its 2021 safety efforts that includes a look forward to how the company...
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Leica's M11 rangefinder camera features a 60-megapixel, full-frame sensor
Leica first announced its M10 rangefinder camera back in January 2017, and the company has since released multiplevariants of the camera since. Most recently, the M10-R added a 40-megapixel sensor to...
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Arturia unveils 'Noir' editions of its popular MiniBrute synths
Arturia has launched Brute Noir editions of its popular mid-tier monophonic synths, the MiniBrute 2 and MiniBrute 2S. It also launched a limited Brute Noir edition of its DrumBrute Impact analog drum...
View ArticleSamsung's Galaxy Buds 2 are back on sale for $100
The release of the Galaxy Buds 2 last year showed Samsung's prowess when it comes to making solid wireless earbuds. The $150 buds pack a lot of premium features into a relatively affordable price...
View ArticleComcast tests the first multigigabit cable modem
Comcast is now considerably closer to making multigigabit cable internet a reality. The company has successfully tested the first 10G modem capable of multigigabit speeds. The Broadcom-built prototype...
View ArticleMicrosoft is no longer making Xbox One consoles
Microsoft and Sony are struggling to keep up with demand for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. While Sony plans to keep manufacturing the PlayStation 4 for the time being to make up for its...
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