Nintendo makes it easier to transfer Switch screenshots to phones and PCs

The latest software update for the Nintendo Switch has arrived, and it comes with new ways to upload your screenshots to a phone or a computer. You can now wirelessly transfer both photos and videos of your game to phones or tablets by using the smar...

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Bad Bunny is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2020

‘Tis the season for top 10 lists, so nearly every streaming service or content-hosting website will release its “best of” roundups between now and the end of the month. Spotify is one of the regulars, and as part of its annual Wrapped festivities, th...

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Sega will test fans' knowledge as part of its 60th anniversary

Sega is giving you a chance to prove just how big of a fan you are. The video game developer is holding an exam on everything Sega next year as part of its 60th anniversary celebration. Dubbed the “Sega Test,” the exam will have 60 multiple choice qu...

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How retailers are using technology to survive

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GM has ditched plans to build Nikola's hybrid fuel-cell pickup

General Motors has ditched plans to build Nikola's electric/fuel-cell hybrid pickup and it will no longer take a stake in the company. Nikola has announced a revamped, non-binding agreement that should see it use GM's Hydrotec fuel-cell system in its...

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'Doom Eternal' hits the Nintendo Switch on December 8th

We weren’t necessarily expecting 2016’s beloved first-person shooter Doom to show up on the Nintendo Switch, but turns out id Software and Panic Button knew what they were doing. The whole experience worked well, no mean feat given that Doom was desi...

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Xiaomi overtook Apple in smartphone sales last quarter

The smartphone world is bouncing back from the early days of the pandemic, and there’s been a changing of the guard as a result. Gartner estimates that Xiaomi overtook Apple in phone sales during the third quarter of 2020, climbing from 32.9 million...

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MI5 accused of withholding surveillance compliance failures from cabinet minister

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Cyber Monday brings steep discounts on SSDs and microSD cards

Black Friday has come and gone but Cyber Monday has brought some new deals on storage gadgets that are worth considering if you need more digital space. These devices also make good gifts if you’re still struggling to find something for a friend or f...

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DOJ is reportedly preparing antitrust lawsuits against Facebook and Google

It’s only been a few months since the US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, but it sounds legal battles are on the horizon. According to The Wall Street Journal, both federal and state antitrust authorities will be filin...

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Two classic RPGs are being ported to a 1980s Sharp PC

It’s not unheard of for game developers to support titles many years after launch, but Nihon Falcom is taking that to new extremes. As Kotaku reported, the company has announced plans to port the original versions of Ys I and Ys II to the Sharp X6800...

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Erica Synths SYNTRX review: A classic reimagined

Sometimes I hate having to score reviews. A number can’t always capture the nuances of a reviewer’s opinion, or make clear who might want to buy something and why. Often practical considerations drag down a device’s score, regardless of an individual...

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Apple's MacBook Air M1 drops to $899 for Cyber Monday

If the early praise for Apple’s M1-powered MacBooks got you excited at the prospect of upgrading, Cyber Monday has brought a good opportunity to do so. B&H Photo is running a one-day deal on the MacBook Air M1, bringing the base model down to $89...

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Scottish homes will use 100-percent green hydrogen in world first

Scotland is set to start the world’s first trials of green hydrogen to replace natural gas for cooking and heating in 300 homes, the UK’s energy regulator Ofgem announced. Scotland’s gas company SGN will fit houses in the city of Fife with free hydro...

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HP's latest privacy tool for laptops is meant to thwart prying eyes

It’s getting pretty difficult to make a laptop that stands out. There are countless thin and light notebooks with comfortable keyboards, beautiful screens and enough power for most professional workflows. To really make an impression, manufacturers h...

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Here are the best Amazon devices worth buying on Cyber Monday

It’s always advisable to wait until the holiday shopping season to buy Amazon devices. Aside from Amazon Prime Day, this is when Echo speakers, Fire tablets, Kindles and the like are almost guaranteed to hit all-time-low prices. Sure, the company has...

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The Morning After: Microsoft tries to kill the pointless work meeting

Back from a long weekend and dreading the run of video conference calls in your workweek? Microsoft has an idea to reduce those unnecessary meetings by scoring them on body language, facial expressions, the number of attendees and even ambient condit...

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The best Cyber Monday tech deals that are worth your money

If you’re still on the hunt for a gift or a good deal on a gadget you’ve been pining for, today might be the day you find it. While Black Friday brought a slew of deals on TVs, headphones, smartwatches and more, Cyber Monday has brought a new round o...

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$60m Middle East tech fund targets 120 startups

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UK bans installation of Huawei 5G equipment starting September 2021

UK cellular operators will be banned from installing Huawei 5G equipment after September 2021, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced. The government also released a roadmap to eliminating Huawei-built telecom gear by 2027...

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Super Nintendo Land will open in Japan on February 4th, 2021

Super Nintendo World, the much anticipated “life-size, living video game” theme park will open on February 4th in Osaka, Universal Studios Japan has announced. The opening date is a welcome surprise, as Universal and Nintendo last said that the park...

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Google's Pixel 4 XL is $549 for Cyber Monday

Buying a company’s latest flagship phone can be expensive, even if you manage to find it on sale. By picking up last year’s model, you can save more money and still get a capable device. Enter the Pixel 4 XL. For Cyber Monday, Amazon is selling the p...

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Samsung's Galaxy S20+ hits an all-time low of $899 for Cyber Monday

If you weren’t ready to pull the trigger on either the Samsung Galaxy S20 or Galaxy S20+ when Amazon discounted them to $950 and $800 two weeks ago, an extra $50 might do the trick. For Cyber Monday, the retailer has made the two phones even more aff...

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How retailers are using tech to cope with changing footfall

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Sonos One drops to $150 for Cyber Monday

Following its Black Friday sale, Sonos is getting in on the Cyber Monday action by cutting prices on several of its other speakers. Perhaps most notably, you can save $50 on the Sonos One today — it’s down from $200 to $150. That matches the lowest p...

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Toyota's second-generation Mirai has a 400-mile range

Toyota is one of a few companies trying to turn hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) into a viable option. Its first production FCEV, the Mirai, was sold in limited quantities (11,000 cars sold as of September 2020) in the few places you coul...

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Hacker sells access to hundreds of corporate executives' email accounts

Hackers are fond of hijacking email accounts, and one of them may have obtained a motherlode of potential targets. ZDNet and Gizmodo report that a hacker is selling claimed access to “hundreds” of C-suite executives’ Microsoft-based email accounts, i...

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India's new ride hailing rules cap driver hours and limit surge pricing

India is bringing app-based ride hailing services under dedicated regulation for the first time, and it might just set an example for other countries. TechCrunch reports the country has instituted guidelines that set expectations for both drivers and...

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Volkswagen may release a small EV for as little as $24,000

In the future, Volkswagen may have a pretty affordable electric vehicle offering in its lineup. According to Reuters, the automaker is working on a pure electric car around the size of a Polo under a project that the company calls “Small BEV (Battery...

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Modified 'stealth' virus could fight advanced cancers

Scientists have long explored using viruses to fight cancer, but that doesn’t work well for metastatic cancers (that is, those that have spread beyond the primary site) when your immune system will quickly neuter perceived threats. There might, howev...

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Microsoft envisions 'scoring' meetings based on body language

You might not have to endure as many unnecessary company meetings in the future. GeekWire has found a Microsoft patent application for an “insight computer system” that would give meetings scores based on body language, facial expressions, the number...

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These $100 bluetooth earbuds are $43 for Cyber Monday

Wireless earbuds, a luxury item just a few years ago, are now commonplace in the tech world. That means anyone who still uses wired earphones can finally upgrade and go wireless without breaking the bank.Well, that's where this Black Friday deal ente...

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Vizio's rotating Dolby Atmos soundbar is $400 off ahead of Cyber Monday

If you’re looking for a soundbar to go with your Black Friday TV, Best Buy might have a solid option. The retailer is selling Vizio’s Dolby Atmos-capable Elevate soundbar for just $600 ahead of Cyber Monday — a hefty $400 below the official $1,000 pr...

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After Math: Deals on deals on deals

As we collectively recover from a day of too much turkey and another of too much (hopefully online) shopping, with our eyes ahead towards what is sure to be an unprecedented holiday season, let’s take a look at some of the top headlines from this pas...

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Darth Vader actor and legend David Prowse dies at 85

It’s a sad moment for the pop culture world. BBC News reports that David Prowse, the actor who portrayed the iconic Darth Vader on camera in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at the age of 85 after a short illness.He landed Vader, his best-kno...

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Tesla may offer remote access to your car's Autopilot cameras

As helpful as Tesla’s Sentry Mode may be, it doesn’t provide much insight from the car’s cameras until there’s an incident. What if you could take a peek at any moment? You just might. Electrek reports that code sleuth Green has discovered hints at r...

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Leak exposes personal data for millions of Brazilian COVID-19 patients

Medical data breaches are serious as a rule, but an incident in Brazil may be particularly severe. According to ZDNet, Brazilian newspaper Estadao has learned that a Sao Paolo hospital worker uploaded a spreadsheet with login details for two governme...

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'Spider-Man: Miles Morales' bug gives NYC the patio heater superhero it needs

Game glitches are all too common, but a flaw in Spider-Man: Miles Morales is providing plenty of entertainment on its own. Andy H, Froste and others have discovered a bug that turns the web-slinging superhero into various game world objects, includin...

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Scientists might know why astronauts develop health problems in space

People are more likely to develop health issues with extended time in space, such as cardiovascular and sleep disruptions. But why? Scientists might have an idea. They’ve published research indicating that mitochondria, the energy-producing “powerhou...

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This bluetooth-enabled Altec turntable is $52 for Black Friday

People play music for different occasions. Some love to have background noise during family dinners. Others strike up the latest hits when hanging out with friends. Then there are the cleaning warriors who power through dishes, laundry and the like w...

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Black Friday online shopping surged over 21 percent amid the pandemic

Many were expecting a spike in online Black Friday sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s now clearer just how large that shift really was. Adobe now estimates that internet Black Friday sales in the US jumped 21.6 percent year-over-year to hit...

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Hitting the Books: How autonomous EVs could help solve climate change

Climate change is far and away the greatest threat of the modern human era — a crisis that will only get worse the longer we dither — with American car culture as a major contributor to the nation’s greenhouse emissions. But carbon-neutralizing energ...

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Zappos' pioneering ex-CEO Tony Hsieh dies at 46

Internet shopping just lost one of its most influential figures. TechCrunch has confirmed that Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of online shoe giant Zappos, died on November 27th at the age of 46 from injuries sustained in a house fire. He’s best known for...

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The Morning After: The best Black Friday deals that are still going

Black Friday is over, but many of the discounts are still available. Packing into stores is a riskier idea than usual this year, but we’re still keeping track of the best offers and continually updating posts to reflect which special offers are expir...

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Recommended Reading: Using AI to create alarmingly realistic fake people

Designed to deceive: Do these people look real to you?Kashmir Hill and Jeremy White, The New York TimesFake personas on the internet are nothing new, but completely fake people that appear to be alarmingly real in photographs or animations are becomi...

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Engadget readers get $200 off Roomba's i7+ vacuum at Wellbots

Roomba’s i7 series has some of the most advanced robo-vacs you can get, but they come at high prices. But for Black Friday, Engadget readers can save $200 on both of the robot vacuums in the line. The Roomba i7+ drops to $599 and the Roomba i7 falls...

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Vava’s 4K ultra short-throw projector is $840 off at Amazon

If you’re in the market for a short-throw projector, you could do much worse than the Vava 4K Ultra Short Throw Laser TV Projector. The well-reviewed model typically costs $2,800. However, if you have a couple thousand dollars burning a hole in your...

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AOC will return to Twitch tonight for another round of 'Among Us'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is set to make her return to Twitch tonight for another round of Among Us. She'll join forces with MP Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, for her second live stream on the platform. Canadian Mem...

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Lords propose making tech giants pay for using news

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IKEA's smart home system now supports scenes

IKEA is filling an important feature gap in its smart home system. The Verge reports that IKEA is adding scene support to Home Smart through a firmware update (1.12.31) for its Tradfri gateways, making it easy to control multiple devices at once with...

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The best deals on smartwatches and wearables for Black Friday

We all could use a little help staying active, especially now when many of us are staying home more and more. That’s arguably the most obvious reason to get a smartwatch, but these wearables have grown over the past few years to do other things, too,...

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CIO interview: Simon Bateman, Allica Bank

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18 deals you don't want to miss this Black Friday

Black Friday equals primetime holiday shopping, and this roundup of 18 incredible deals won't disappoint. For a limited time only, get an extra 20% off physical products, 40% off apps and software and 70% off eLearning deals with the specified coupon...

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Belkin’s new wireless charger tries to do what AirPower promised

Wireless charging has stuck around, despite the fact that, compared to its wired counterpart, it’s slower, less efficient and there’s the chance that you might incorrectly place your phone (or other wireless-charging compatible devices) and not charg...

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OnePlus 7T drops to record low $300 in B&H Photo's Black Friday sale

If you’re pining for OnePlus’ early days, when you could buy a reasonably speedy phone for the price of a budget model, we have good news — though you’ll need to act quickly. B&H Photo is selling an unlocked (if T-Mobile oriented) OnePlus 7T at a...

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