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Verizon’s 30-Day Free 5G Trial is now available for all unlocked smartphones – including those with eSIM
Getting the best out of your unlocked smartphone on the Verizon network isn’t the easier task but the carrier is making it more accessible with the launch of its Free Trial which gives 30 days of access to its 5G network, free of charge, to any unlocked smartphone regardless of which brand it is. The […]
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EA is throwing in a couple more rewards for those pre-registering for Apex Legends Mobile
Since opening up for pre-registrations in March, Apex Legends Mobile has achieved millions of playing signing up to be notified of the game’s release and so EA has announced a couple of new rewards. If Apex Legends Mobile hits 15 million pre-registrants a new holospray will be unlocked, with a Pathfinder’s Sunfire Initiate skin being […]
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Clubhouse adds chat function for those who would rather text
Social audio app Clubhouse is adding a text chat function to its voice rooms, it announced Thursday. Similar to what you see in Discord or a Zoom call, users who don’t want to speak can write out their opinions in the room’s chat channel. While it may seem counterintuitive for an audio-only app to also feature text, it’s a change that some users have been gunning for. Especially in extra-large rooms or rooms dominated by a few celebrity speakers, an in-chat function may be the only way some people can join the discourse.
But a chat function can also be a moderation nightmare, as anyone who has spent a few minutes on Twitch can attest to. Clubhouse has laid out a few ways for creators to keep their rooms from flying off the handle. Creators can appoint mods to delete messages and kick out disruptive users from the room. You can also report messages that violate Clubhouse’s user guidelines to the platform. For those who would rather keep their rooms audio-only, the in-chat room function is optional. Creators can opt-out of in-room chat when they create their room. And if you choose to record your room’s audio, the written chat log will also be saved.
As social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit add Clubhouse-like features, Clubhouse is starting to resemble the rest of social media. Once only available as a mobile app, Clubhouse last month rolled out a way for people to listen to conversations on their desktops. Users can also send direct messages to each other with Backchannel. As live voice chat rooms become less of a novelty, Clubhouse will likely have to get creative in order to keep up with competitors.
The Morning After: Tech that helps with those New Year’s resolutions
Welcome to the new year. How are those resolutions coming along? (Don't worry, we can help.)
Contrary to my expectations, CES 2022 is still happening. However, the organizers have announced that the tech show will be cut short by a day, as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. It’s also kind of started early, with some big announcements from Samsung already, including putting NFTs into its TVs, and an upgraded eco TV remote that sips on your WiFi waves for energy.
Expect a week of hardware announcements, even if chances to play with and assess these new devices are a little limited without attendance in person.
-Mat Smith
Alienware's Concept Nyx is like a Plex server for your PC games
But will it appeal to anyone beyond PC gaming fanatics?
Alienware’s newest concept can be boiled down to a gaming server that runs on your home network. You could conceivably run two games at once on your television, as Engadget saw during a recent demo in NYC. Since all of the rendering and network processing is happening in your home, Nyx would also be a lower latency experience than traditional cloud gaming.
This is a shiatsu hand massager for gamers
A hand warmer setting may help you get good.
To help soothe their weary mitts, Japanese company Bauhutte has created a hand massager for gamers. The device works on either hand and has a 15-layer airbag for each finger and a shiatsu plate for the palm. There are two main options: a Shiatsu mode for the entire hand, and one that focuses on stretching fingers.
The next AirPods Pro might support lossless audio
You might have an easier time finding your case, too.
Now that the third-generation AirPods offer some of the same features as the AirPods Pro, how will Apple’s higher-end wireless earbuds stand out? Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims Apple is launching its second-generation Pro earbuds in the fall with support for Apple Lossless (ALAC) audio. Kuo expects the updated headphones will offer a "new form factor design" and that the new buds will supposedly include a charging case that can make sounds, much like AirTags, to help find it behind your couch cushions.
Samsung’s latest remote turns router radio waves into energy
The 2022 Eco Remote has a white option to match Samsung's lifestyle TVs.
Samsung has revamped the solar-charging remote it debuted at last year’s CES. Along with using light to top up the battery, Samsung says the latest Eco Remote can convert routers' radio waves into energy to stay fully charged. There's still a solar panel on the rear of the remote, which is also made with recycled materials.
Twitter bans Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account
Due to repeatedly spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
Twitter has banned Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account after a fifth "strike" for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. A fifth strike means it’s a permanent ban.
In the past year, she claimed in July that COVID-19 wasn't dangerous unless you were over 65 or obese, and in August said vaccines were "failing" against the new coronavirus' Delta variant. Both statements were untrue. The posts respectively led to 12-hour and one-week suspensions. Her official account is still active as of this writing because it hasn't run afoul of Twitter's rules. Beyond that, she may have to wait around for TRUTH Social to finally launch.
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Those uncertified porn channels you don’t watch on Roku will be removed on March 1st, 2022
Already in a battle with Google to keep access to the YouTube app on its devices, Roku looks set to get rid of porn channels from the likes of Pornhub when it drops support for “non-certified” private channels that let content providers bypass Roku’s content guidelines. Roku will replace the “non-certified” channels with beta channels […]
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This is how you mute those annoying WhatsApp chats forever
Are you an unwilling participant in a WhatsApp group or just tired of the persistent, incessant notifications of ultra-chatty members waking your phone up and generally annoying you? If the answer is yes you’ll be glad to note that you can now mute WhatsApp conversations until Ad infinitum, or forever as most people would say. […]
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Google celebrates Halloween by mocking those that pine for its dead apps
It’s almost a certainty that you’ve experienced the misery of one of your favorite apps being sent off to the great developer in the sky, or reincarnated in some instances, and there’s a pretty good chance that Google took the role of being the great reaper in the scenario. To celebrate Halloween, Google’s Seattle team […]
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Facebook tests controls that turn off those angry red notification dots
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[TA Deals] Block those annoying robocalls with a 1-year subscription to Call Control Premium (33% off)
By now you’re probably like the rest of us and you’re getting spammed with robocalls multiple times throughout the day. It’s pretty rare that I don’t get at least one per day, but on average I’d bet that number is closer to half a dozen or so. As frustrating as it is, there’s a solution […]
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Moto X4 will join the Amazon Prime Exclusive program for those who tolerate lock screen ads
Back in June 2016, Amazon started the Prime Exclusive program that offered Prime members select smartphones at a nice discount, but just being a paying member wasn’t enough. The phones came with Amazon’s ads and offers plastered all over the lock screen. For many users, the lock screen is just a speed bump to get […]
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Don’t download those ‘Super Mario Run’ knockoffs for Android
Super Mario Run is projected to be a huge success and knockoffs have started appearing on Android. But you probably shouldn’t download them or find other ways around the restrictions. Here is why.
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These smart hearing aids restore the beauty of music to those with hearing loss
A new hearing aid from Starkey Hearing Technologies is able to connect to the user’s smartphone through Bluetooth, after which users can stream music to their hearing aids and fine tune things like hearing aid volume.
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Keep those touchscreens squeaky clean with these simple methods
Don’t let a dirty screen keep you down, these are the best ways to clean everything from fingerprints, dust, and grime from the screen of your smartphone.
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