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• Department of Homeland Security tells US businesses to avoid Chinese tech
• Nintendo's Switch year in review shows how long you spent avoiding 2020
• The Morning After: Meet the new king of $399 GPUs
• Google's Pixel 4a is just $319 at B&H Photo for today only
• KFC made a bucket-shaped gaming PC that warms chicken
• Apple begins sending hacker-friendly iPhones to security experts
• F1 boss says the series has had 'substantive' discussions with Amazon
• Arturia's JUN-6 is a free chorus plugin based on the iconic Juno synth
• OnePlus CEO confirms its first watch is coming in 'early' 2021
• What's on TV this week: 'Wonder Woman 1984' and 'Akira' in 4K
• Elon Musk says he tried to sell Tesla to Apple and Tim Cook snubbed him
• 'Cyberpunk 2077' has sold 13 million copies despite bugs and refunds
• Twitter will reset the @POTUS follower count to zero after Biden takes office
• Jabra's Elite 75t earbuds hit an all-time low of $100 at Best Buy
• Engadget will judge the Best of CES Awards for the eighth year in a row
• The New York Times brings its crossword to AR
• The Steam Winter Sale is live with savings on thousands of games
• Microsoft, McAfee and others form a ransomware task force
• NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti review: The new king of $399 GPUs
• Microsoft brings 'Flight Simulator' to the VR headsets people care about
• Google counters DOJ antitrust charges by pointing out Bing exists
• An AI is livestreaming a never-ending bass solo on YouTube
• ‘Fuser’ is a complex music game that can still please newbies
• Work at any desk and exercise simultaneously with FlexCycle
• Facebook reportedly offered to help create rivals to avoid antitrust lawsuits

Department of Homeland Security tells US businesses to avoid Chinese tech Posted: 23 Dec 2020 05:25 AM PST The Department of Homeland Security has today published a report saying US companies should avoid "data services and equipment" from companies in China. The 15-page report says that businesses are exposing "themselves and their customers to heightene...

Nintendo's Switch year in review shows how long you spent avoiding 2020 Posted: 23 Dec 2020 05:05 AM PST Every December, companies like Spotify and Tiktok give you access to an overview that shows how you used their services over the past year. Nintendo's one of those companies. Now that we're only a few days away from 2021, the gaming giant has flipped...

The Morning After: Meet the new king of $399 GPUs Posted: 23 Dec 2020 04:38 AM PST So after all the drama, how did the Cyberpunk 2077 launch work out for CD Projekt Red? While the numbers are still settling in, the company posted a note to its website for investors saying that, including requests received for refunds, the game sold...

Google's Pixel 4a is just $319 at B&H Photo for today only Posted: 23 Dec 2020 04:05 AM PST In our review, we called Google's Pixel 4a "the best $350 phone" thanks to the great cameras and abundance of features. Considering that and the relatively low price, we've yet to see one go on sale, but B&H Photo Video is offering a "Deal Zone"...

KFC made a bucket-shaped gaming PC that warms chicken Posted: 23 Dec 2020 03:25 AM PST "KFC and Cooler Master have unveiled a bucket-shaped gaming PC that also warms chicken," is a sentence I never expected to write in my tech journalism career. I should have seen it coming, however, after KFC launched a Twitter marketing stunt for a "...

Apple begins sending hacker-friendly iPhones to security experts Posted: 23 Dec 2020 02:20 AM PST The security experts participating in Apple's Security Research Device (SRD) Program may soon be receiving their hacker-friendly iPhones. According to MacRumors, the tech giant has notified the first batch of participants that their SRD phones will b...

F1 boss says the series has had 'substantive' discussions with Amazon Posted: 23 Dec 2020 01:05 AM PST While Netflix has ignored the lure of live sports and Disney has left it to ESPN+, Amazon Prime Video has included streaming games from the Yankees, MLS, tennis and even the NFL. In the UK it carries Premier League games and also has UEFA Champions L...

Arturia's JUN-6 is a free chorus plugin based on the iconic Juno synth Posted: 23 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST One of the most cherished chorus effects ever isn't some piece of expensive studio rack gear or a guitar pedal with piles of knobs. Instead its the almost painfully simple chorus unit built into Roland's '80s era Juno synths. Arturia's new V Collecti...

OnePlus CEO confirms its first watch is coming in 'early' 2021 Posted: 22 Dec 2020 08:54 PM PST OnePlus is working on a smartwatch and plans to release it early next year, the company's CEO has revealed on Twitter. Pete Lau has confirmed the reports going around a few months ago that the Chinese manufacturer revived its smartwatch ambitions yea...

What's on TV this week: 'Wonder Woman 1984' and 'Akira' in 4K Posted: 22 Dec 2020 06:50 PM PST This week is a light one due to the holiday, but for sports fans there's plenty of college football, plus the beginning of the NBA season. HBO Max and Warner Bros. kick off a year of movie premieres that will be available at home with the release of...

Elon Musk says he tried to sell Tesla to Apple and Tim Cook snubbed him Posted: 22 Dec 2020 02:11 PM PST Elon Musk apparently once tried to sell Tesla to Apple. Replying to a tweet about yesterday's Reuters report on Apple's electric car ambitions, Musk said, "During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possi...

'Cyberpunk 2077' has sold 13 million copies despite bugs and refunds Posted: 22 Dec 2020 12:36 PM PST Despite all the controversy surrounding CD Projekt Red's latest title, Cyberpunk 2077 is a hit. In a disclosure spotted by analyst Daniel Ahmad, the studio said it had sold approximately 13 million copies of the game as of December 20th. The estimate...

Twitter will reset the @POTUS follower count to zero after Biden takes office Posted: 22 Dec 2020 12:06 PM PST Presidential transitions are complex endeavors that require a small army of staff and a lot of work ahead of Inauguration Day. In the modern era, there are other logistics to consider, including oversight of government-run social media accounts. When...

Jabra's Elite 75t earbuds hit an all-time low of $100 at Best Buy Posted: 22 Dec 2020 11:23 AM PST Just a few short weeks after they hit $120, you can now get Jabra's excellent Elite 75t earbuds in black for $100 from Best Buy. That's the best price we've seen for the earbuds to date, making them even more affordable than they were during Black Fr...

Engadget will judge the Best of CES Awards for the eighth year in a row Posted: 22 Dec 2020 11:00 AM PST With the coronavirus still spreading worldwide, CES 2021 has gone online only, and so has Engadget. Though this year's event will undoubtedly be different, at least one thing remains the same: We will continue to judge the official Best of CES Awards...

The New York Times brings its crossword to AR Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:25 AM PST As easily one of the most popular daily puzzles in the world, you can play The New York Times crossword in the paper, online and on mobile devices. And now you can add augmented reality to that list as well. You'll find the NYT's new Shattered Crossw...

The Steam Winter Sale is live with savings on thousands of games Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:01 AM PST It's one of the most wonderful times of the year for game deals hunters. The 2020 Steam Winter Sale is live with discounts on thousands of games. It runs until 1PM ET on January 5th.You'll find some decent discounts, including on some recent games. Y...

Microsoft, McAfee and others form a ransomware task force Posted: 22 Dec 2020 09:58 AM PST Ransomware attacks can cause serious disruptions. They've locked people out of hospital, school district and city government networks. To help tackle the scourge, Microsoft, McAfee and 17 other tech companies, security firms and non-profits have form...

NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti review: The new king of $399 GPUs Posted: 22 Dec 2020 09:00 AM PST So far, we've been nothing but impressed with NVIDIA's RTX 3000 video cards: The RTX 3080 offers a tremendous amount of performance for anyone willing to shell out $699 for a video card, while the 3070 is more practical at $499 but still offers plent...

Microsoft brings 'Flight Simulator' to the VR headsets people care about Posted: 22 Dec 2020 09:00 AM PST Microsoft Flight Simulator now supports most virtual reality headsets. If you have a headset that's SteamVR compatible or OpenXR compliant, such as an HTC Vive, Oculus or Windows Mixed Reality one, you'll be able to explore the world in VR following...

Google counters DOJ antitrust charges by pointing out Bing exists Posted: 22 Dec 2020 08:43 AM PST Google is offering one of its first formal responses to the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit over mobile search dominance, and it won't surprise you to hear the company isn't thrilled. Axios and the New York Times report that Google has rejecte...

An AI is livestreaming a never-ending bass solo on YouTube Posted: 22 Dec 2020 08:15 AM PST Even the most dedicated musicians have to put down their instruments sometimes, but on YouTube, you can listen to a bass solo that keeps going and going. Dadabots, which is also behind an endless death metal stream, used a recurrent neural network (R...

‘Fuser’ is a complex music game that can still please newbies Posted: 22 Dec 2020 08:00 AM PST The phrase "perfect pandemic game" is one that's been thrown around quite a bit this year, awarded to various popular titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Among Us. Now that I've spent a few weeks with Harmonix's concert DJ simulation game,...

Work at any desk and exercise simultaneously with FlexCycle Posted: 22 Dec 2020 07:55 AM PST Multitasking, the ability to perform more than one task simultaneously, is a crucial skill for life and work in the 21st century. Anyone looking to stay fit and entertained, for example, knows the value of listening to a podcast while at the gym or o...

Facebook reportedly offered to help create rivals to avoid antitrust lawsuits Posted: 22 Dec 2020 07:39 AM PST Facebook was reportedly willing to go to great lengths to avoid antitrust lawsuits. Washington Post sources claim the company offered to license its code to others, helping them create rival social networks. This would have underscored Facebook's "co...

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