Amazon Prime Day kicks off next week and Amazon has now revealed some of their deals, these will include a range of deals on their own devices and also devices from various manufacturers.Some of the deals will include the Fire TV Stick 4K for just $24.99, savings on their range of Kindle's and Fire tablets.The big event for savvy shoppers around the world is almost here … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Day deals revealed
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Nintendo Switch Lite officially launches from $199
As previously rumoured, Nintendo has today officially launched their new Nintendo Switch Lite offering a smaller dedicated handheld games console priced at $199.99. The Nintendo Switch Lite is available in three different colours yellow, gray and turquoise and a screen protector and carrying case set will also be available to purchase separately.Nintendo Switch Lite has … [Read more...] about Nintendo Switch Lite officially launches from $199
Amazon’s Alexa to give medical advice from the NHS
The NHS has now teamed up with Amazon to bring its health information to Alexa. Now those who Google their medical symptoms can get answers from Alexa herself.As a part of the NHS' long term plan to make its services available digitally, users will soon be able to ask Alexa questions like "Alexa, how do I treat a migraine?" or "Alexa, what are the symptoms of chicken pox?" … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Alexa to give medical advice from the NHS
Wyze enables AI people detection system on its $20 security cameras
If you are already using the super easy to set up and very affordable Wyze $20 security cameras you may be interested to know that the company has partners with Seattle-based startup Xnor.ai to implement an artificial intelligent people detection system on the small security cameras with the Wyze Cam V2 and the Wyze Cam Pan cameras supporting the new features.This week Wyze … [Read more...] about Wyze enables AI people detection system on its $20 security cameras
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Detachable controllers patented by Microsoft for smartphones and tablets
It has been revealed this week that Microsoft has patented new detachable controllers designed to be used with mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. As you can see from the image diagrams lifted from the patent. The controllers could be a new product Microsoft is developing to launch with their new xCloud game streaming service later this year.Microsoft will be … [Read more...] about Detachable controllers patented by Microsoft for smartphones and tablets
UK ICO will fine Marriot International £99 million over GDPR data breach
Yesterday we heard that BA had been fined by the ICO in the UK for a larger data breach and now the Information Commissioners Office has announced that it intends to fine Marriot International £99 million over a data breach.The fine is in relation to infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the UK and it related to a data breach of 339 guest records … [Read more...] about UK ICO will fine Marriot International £99 million over GDPR data breach
Philadelphia Installs A Device That Emits A Frequency Only Young People Can Hear
As we get older we can't hear certain frequencies. However young people can still hear them. Philadelphia officials are taking advantage of this by installing a device called the Mosquito in its parks.This device has been designed to emit a very loud and blaring sound emitted at a very high frequency that only people aged between 13 to 25 can hear. Older people won't hear … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Installs A Device That Emits A Frequency Only Young People Can Hear
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 Series graphics cards unveiled
Joining the new Radeon RX 5700 Series graphics cards unveiled by Sapphire yesterday, Gigabyte has unveiled their offerings in the form of the Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G and Radeon RX 5700 8G. The latest Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards from Gigabyte based on the 7 nm processor technology with new RDNA architecture and the world's first GPU to support PCI Express … [Read more...] about GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 Series graphics cards unveiled
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Raspberry Pi 4 SSD performance analysis
If you are considering booting your new Raspberry Pi 4 from a solid state drive (SSD) you might be interested in performance testing carried out by Avram Piltch over at Toms Hardware. Providing insight into what you can expect in the way of performance from a Raspberry Pi SSD setup.As you might already imagine you will get significantly faster performance and file transfers … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi 4 SSD performance analysis
Spotify Lite launched in 36 countries
Spotify Lite is a smaller and lighter version of the popular music streaming app and it is now launching in 36 countries around the world.The app is designed to use less data and the actual app only uses 10MB on your device, so it is quick and easy to install. Music is meant to be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of your network connectivity, data plan, and whether or … [Read more...] about Spotify Lite launched in 36 countries
British Airways has been fined £183.39 million for 2018 data breach
British Airways has been fined a massive £183.39 million by the Information Commissioners Office in the UK for the 2018 data breach.The breach saw data stolen from hundreds of thousands of the company's customers, when traffic from the BA website was redirected to fraudulent websites.The proposed fine relates to a cyber incident notified to the ICO by British Airways in … [Read more...] about British Airways has been fined £183.39 million for 2018 data breach
Instagram launches new features to deal with bullies
Online bullying can be a major problem and now Instagram is launching some new tools in an attempt to combat bullying on their platform.The company will give users the power to shadow ban people from their account, this means that any comments left by this person are not visible.They are also launching tools which will recognize when someone could be publishing an … [Read more...] about Instagram launches new features to deal with bullies
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