It isn’t hard to understand the calculus behind multiple studios’ years-long attempts at turning characters from Valiant’s comics universe into the next big-screen draw. Comic book movies can and often do make outrageous amounts of money because people like watching them. But with each new super solo movie and big…
Microsoft inadvertently left hundreds of millions of customer service and support requests exposed on several servers without password protection from Dec. 5 to Dec. 31, 2019, the company’s Security Response Center wrote on a blog post on Wednesday.
They’re bored already.
Under a partnership with Samsung, Epic offered an exclusive skin called ‘iKonic’ that was only available to players who had purchased the Galaxy S10 or one of its variants. This exclusivity didn’t stop some obsessive fans from finding ways to acquire the skin elsewhere, but Epic isn’t tolerating it, at least based on reports from some players. It seems the … Continue reading
Game of Thrones’ series finale came, we watched it, and…that was that. But according to George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones’ final season could have potentially worked out much differently had an early pitch to HBO for the series gone differently.
For the first time in U.S. history, an election conducted by smartphone is underway. The race, a board of supervisors election in King County, Washington, is small potatoes compared to, say, a presidential election, but the world is watching to see how it turns out.
In hours of arguments, Democrats, led by Rep. Adam Schiff, tried to win over skeptical Republican Senators.
If you were one of Sonos’ earlier adopters when the company first started out, then we might have some bad news for you because according to Sonos, the company has announced that they will be officially ending support for some of their older speakers.
This means that in the future, these speakers will no longer be receiving software updates which will sometimes contain new features. According to Sonos, the speakers that will be affected by this decision include the original Zone Players, the Connect and Connect:Amp, the first-generation Play:5, the CR200, and Bridge.
While some might see this as a ploy by Sonos to get users to upgrade, the company argues otherwise. “Since launching our first products, technology has advanced at an exponential rate. However, we’ve now come to a point where some of the oldest products have been stretched to their technical limits in terms of memory and processing power.”
That being said, it shouldn’t be surprising that companies end support for their products. We’ve seen this happen many times in the past, although it does highlight some of the downsides of a smart speaker, instead of a regular speaker where software/firmware updates aren’t necessary.
Customers who will be affected by this will be pleased to learn that they can trade up to a newer Sonos product where the company will be giving them 30% credit for each product they replace.
Sonos To Officially Stop Supporting Its Older Speakers This May , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
The problem with computers that are used in the classroom is that students sometimes don’t treat them with the care they would if it were their own computer. This means that computers designed to be used by multiple users should be created to be durable, and that’s exactly what HP has done.
The company has recently taken the wraps off a bunch of new Chromebooks that they have designed specifically for the classroom. These Chromebooks come in the form of the Chromebook 11 G8 EE, 11A G8 EE, x360 11 G3 EE, and 14 G6, where one of the main features of the laptops are its anchored keys.
What this means is that the keys are anchored more securely to the laptop that will make it harder for students to pry it off out of curiosity or simply boredom. It has also been designed to be spill resistant, so a bit of water here and there should not ruin the keyboard. HP has also built the Chromebooks with military-grade drop resistance in mind, so it should be more than capable of withstanding a couple of knocks and rops.
All the models will be powered by Intel’s 1.1GHz Celeron processors and will come with 8GB of RAM at at least 16GB of storage. The Chromebooks are also very affordable where the base model is priced starting at $259 and will go up to $299 for the higher-end models.
HP Launches New Durable Chromebooks , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
One of the selling points of the iPad Pro is the Smart Keyboard accessory that is sold as an optional purchase. It is a pretty popular choice due to the fact that it works seamlessly with the tablet, although there have been many reviews that basically say that there is still a lot to be desired in terms of the overall feel.
That being said, a report from DigiTimes could be giving us a bit of hope on that front. The report claims that for the 2020 iPads, Apple could also be releasing a new Smart Keyboard that will offer up backlit keys, but will also adopt the new scissor switch mechanism that Apple introduced to its 16-inch MacBook Pro back in 2019.
This is an interesting rumor as it would in theory make the keyboard a lot more pleasant to type on, and also potentially longer lasting. However, we should note that DigiTimes’ report does contradict an earlier report from notable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who claims that Apple will continue using a rubber dome design for its Smart Keyboard well into 2021.
With Kuo’s predictions being generally more accurate than DigiTimes, it’s probably best to take this with a grain of salt for now. However, if you’re still considering a keyboard accessory for your iPad Pro, there are plenty of other third-party options that might be worth taking a look at.
2020 iPads Might Launch With A Backlit, Scissor Switch Smart Keyboard , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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