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Wellbots knocks $150 off all Garmin Fenix 6 smartwatches

Posted: 20 Dec 2020 03:00 AM PST

For some outdoor enthusiasts, wearables like Fitbit bands and even the Apple Watch just may not cut it. That's when advanced fitness watches like those made by Garmin and Polar come in, but you'll have to spend a pretty penny to get one. But Wellbots...

Twitter's latest Trump labels say Biden won the election

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 02:22 PM PST

Twitter's election results labels are now decidedly more explicit. Variety found that Twitter is now labeling President Trump's tweets (and presumably others) with a notice that "election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. p...

Law bars ISPs from charging rental fees for a modem you own

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 01:39 PM PST

Has your internet provider ever charged rental fees for a modem even after you bought one? You won't have that pushback any longer. As Ars Technica notes, the Television Viewer Protection Act taking effect December 20th will ban ISPs and TV providers...

Apple puts another manufacturer on probation after India factory riot

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 12:42 PM PST

Apple has once again put a manufacturer on probation over reported labor abuses. The company told TechCrunch in a statement that it has halted new contracts for Wistron after discovering pay issues at the contractor's factory in the Narasapura indust...

'Wonder Woman 1984' rentals will start early in UK, where there's no HBO Max

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 12:06 PM PST

Warner Bros. is using Wonder Woman 1984 to push HBO Max, but what happens in countries where the streaming service (or an equivalent partner) simply isn't an option? Early rentals, apparently. Deadline and Variety have confirmed WW84 will be availabl...

DJI says products will stay on sale despite US trade ban

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:18 AM PST

DJI hasn't been deterred by the US Commerce Department's trade ban. The drone maker told TechCrunch that Americans can buy and use its products "normally" despite the company's presence on an entity list barring US companies from doing business with...

Nine digital gifts on sale that don't need shipping

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 10:55 AM PST

Holiday shopping, like many things in 2020, is more complicated than in the previous years. One major consideration people need to account for before buying a physical gift, for example, is if that gift will arrive at its destination on time as much...

Microsoft plans to shut down 'Halo' services for Xbox 360 in December 2021

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 10:33 AM PST

You might not want to count on playing Xbox 360 Halo games online for much longer. Thurrott reports Microsoft and 343 Industries are winding down Halo Xbox 360 services over the next year. The two have halted digital sales of all Halo games for the p...

ICYMI: We put the MacBook Pro M1 through its paces

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 09:00 AM PST

As we head into the holiday season, we're working on wrapping up the rest of this year's reviews. This week, we tested the MacBook Pro M1 to see how well the company's new chipset would work for professionals. We also checked out Razer's active noise...

Secretary of State says Russia is 'clearly' behind federal agency hacks (updated)

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 08:45 AM PST

The Trump administration is starting to point fingers after a slew of state-sponsored cyberattacks against US agencies in recent times. According to the Washington Post, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Mark Levin Show that Russia was "pretty...

Hitting the Books: How Bell Labs jump-started the multimedia art movement

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 08:30 AM PST

The modern world would be a pale shade of itself if not for the myriad foundational technologies developed at the Bell Telephone Labs. Its engineers invented the transistor and photovoltaic cell, charge-coupled devices, frickin' lasers — even Unix an...

The Morning After: The 'Cyberpunk 2077' spiral continues

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 07:47 AM PST

After Sony pulled Cyberpunk 2077 from its PlayStation store, what could happen next? Well, Microsoft is still willing to sell the game on Xbox, but it has matched Sony's offer with refunds for anyone who wants one. Meanwhile, CD Projekt Red itself wi...

Recommended Reading: Driving the Ford Mustang Mach-E

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:30 AM PST

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E first drive: Worth the hypeLawrence Ulrich, AutoblogThe marketing hype was at an all-time high for Ford's "Mustang" EV, but thankfully, the American automaker has met expectations. Autoblog took the Mustang Mach-E for a spin...

Google might face US antitrust lawsuit over its cut of Play Store sales

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:13 AM PST

Google is already facing quite a few antitrust lawsuits around the world, and the list could grow by one come January. According to Bloomberg, at least three US states (Utah, North Carolina and New York) are looking into the fees the tech giant takes...
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