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Chromebooks Have Graduated to AMD Ryzen Chips, Starting With the HP Pro C645
HP AMD’s Ryzen CPU and graphics platform has been a certified hit for both desktops and laptops, offering up some much-needed competition for Intel. While AMD-branded chips have been available in Chromebooks before, they’ve been limited to ultra-budget models. That changes today, as HP announces the Pro C645, a mid-range laptop that offers a choice…
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Microsoft’s Chromium-Based Edge Browser Is Coming to Linux in October
Microsoft Microsoft shocked the world when it kicked its own browser engine to the curb and rebuilt Edge with Chromium. The results have been pretty spectacular and led to improvements in Google’s Chrome browser. But if you’re a fan of Edge and a Linux user, you were out of luck. “Were” being the keyword, as…
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Wyze’s Video Doorbell is Only $30; Thermostat and ANC Headphones Coming Soon
Wyze Wyze, makers of some of our favorite smart home products from the Wyze Outdoor Cam to the Wyze Plugs and Sensors, is back with new products. Today it unveiled full details for a $30 Wired Video Doorbell, along with initial details for a Smart Thermostat and a set of Active Noise Canceling Headphones. A…
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A Microsoft To Do Review: Why You Should Switch Right Now
For many years, Wunderlist was one of the most popular and well-known to-do apps online. It was founded by Christian Reber in 2011, with a Pro version released in April of 2013. In June of 2015, Microsoft acquired Wunderlist, a direct competitor of Microsoft’s own to-do app known simply as Microsoft To Do. At the…
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How to Stream Netflix to Your TV
Everybody I know pretty much has a Netflix account. It’s pretty ridiculous if you don’t! For a small monthly fee, you get access to tons of streaming movies/TV Shows, plus you can get all the new movies via DVD or Blu-ray. Anyway, the point is not to praise Netflix, but to teach you how to…
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How to Build the Ultimate Super Bowl Smart Home Setup
This coming Sunday, February 2, the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off in Super Bowl LIV for glory, bragging rights, and the Vince Lombardi Trophy. For football fans across America, this is the biggest day of the year. No-holds-barred parties are thrown. Fans will compete to throw the best party,…
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12 Best Chrome Flags to Enable for Better Browsing
Enabling Chrome flags means to turn on experimental features in the Google Chrome web browser. When you do this, you enable special functionality that the default browser isn’t using. It’s important to understand that while some Chrome flags can be beneficial in improving your browsing experience or correcting issues with the default, publicly released features,…
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10 Best Programs to Replace Notepad
Notepad is one of my favorite programs in Windows and that’s why Microsoft has always included it in every version of Windows shipped since Windows 1.0, which was almost 30 years ago. Not only does it have a long history, but it also has maintained its clean and simple interface. Notepad is a simple text…
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How to Create Custom Widgets on iPhone
Khamosh Pathak Traditionally, the iPhone home screen is thought of as something that’s not customizable. But thanks to home screen widgets, you can now put virtually anything on your home screen. Here’s how to create custom widgets on your iPhone. iOS 14 and higher lets you put widgets on your iPhone home screen. And thanks to…
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How to Remember Where You Parked Using the Google Assistant
There’s nothing quite like the frustration of forgetting where you parked. Fortunately, if you have an iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone with the Google Assistant installed, you can quickly find your vehicle! You can tell how common this problem is by the multitude of solutions available. The best is the one that requires very little…
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Sign Up For AWS’s Savings Plans To Cut Your EC2 Bill In Half
AWS EC2 On-Demand is notoriously pricey, and AWS offers many ways to cut down on hosting costs. Savings Plans is the newest pricing model, which is easiest to get started with and offers a flexible way to save money. Reserved Instance Savings, Without Instance Commitment The two main savings models AWS offers—Reserved Instances and Spot…
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Amazon and Echelon Offer a $500 Fitness Bike Alternative to Peloton
Echelon EX-Prime Echelon is sort of the store brand version of fitness revolution-slash-fitness cult, Peloton. It’s got pretty much all of the same stuff in there, a stationary bike that connects to available live services and data interpretation, without some of the flashier bits or the high price. The company has now partnered with Amazon…
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How to Hide the Hidden Photos Album on iPhone and iPad
Khamosh Pathak The Apple Photos app allows you to hide some photos and videos, but they’re still accessible in the “Hidden” photos section under the “Albums” tab. Fortunately, there’s a way you can completely hide photos on your iPhone or iPad. Apple’s hidden photos method isn’t foolproof. Anyone can go to the “Albums” tab and…
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“Der Pianist”: Wladyslaw Szpilmans Nachlass versteigert
Weltbekannt wurde Wladyslaw Szpilman durch Roman Polanskis Film “Der Pianist”. Nun kamen seine Besitztümer unter den Hammer – auch eine Uhr mit Geschichte. Diese Taschenuhr wollte Szpilman 1944 seinem Lebensretter schenken, jetzt wurde sie für 46.805 Euro versteigert Im November 1944 hält sich Wladyslaw Szpilman, ein jüdischer Pole, schon eine Weile in den Ruinen Warschaus versteckt,…
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Codify Your AWS Infrastructure With CloudFormation
CloudFormation is a tool for automating the creation, updating, and management of your entire resource stack. It provides a way to turn your infrastructure into code, in the form of a YAML file, which can be version controlled alongside your software. What Is CloudFormation? CloudFormation’s concept is pretty simple—creating resources manually can be a pain,…
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Preorder Your Xbox Series X Today at 11 AM ET (and Do It Before They Sell Out!)
Microsoft It’s coming! The new Xbox consoles launch November 10th for $500 and $300 respectively. But you might want to set a preorder for the new Xbox, as COVID-19 is putting a strain on console stock this year. Here’s where to preorder your Xbox Series X or S today, September 22nd. Note: Some Xbox preorder…
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Here’s When to Get Your Flu Shot
SELF/Wikimedia Even if you don’t get a flu shot every year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic this is a great year to schedule one. A when should you book your appointment or head into your local pharmacy? According to the Centers for Disease Control, getting the flu shot, period, is better than not getting it…
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The Best Services For Running Machine Learning Models On AWS
Machine learning is a huge industry, and it’s got a lot of support on AWS. We’ll discuss the best services for building, training, and running both custom and preconfigured machine learning models on the AWS platform. SageMaker SageMaker is AWS’s fully managed machine learning suite, designed to replace all the manual work involved with configuring…
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The Jabra Elite 85T True Wireless Earbuds Come With ANC and Wireless Charging
Jabra We called the Jabra Elite 75t true wireless earbuds the best true wireless earbuds you can buy at the beginning of the year. The new $229 Jabra Elite 85t improves on that by adding Active Noise Canceling (ANC), wireless charging, and an oval fit that’s semi-open to prevent ear pressure and pain. Oh, and…
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NHL-Star Leon Draisaitl als MVP ausgezeichnet
Leon Draisaitl hat NHL-Geschichte geschrieben. Der Eishockey-Superstar ist als erster Deutscher Profi zum wertvollsten Spieler (MVP) der stärksten Eishockey-Liga der Welt gewählt worden. Leon Draisaitl ist offiziell der wertvollste Spieler der NHL-Hauptrunde. Der 24-Jährige wurde in der stärksten Eishockey-Liga der Welt als MVP mit der “Hart-Memorial-Trophy” ausgezeichnet. Bei der Wahl setzte sich der Angreifer der…
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Meinung: Leon Draisaitl ist derzeit der weltbeste Eishockeyprofi
Was vor fünf Jahren in der deutschen Eishockeszene noch unvortsellbar erschien, ist nun Realität. Der beste Eishockeyspieler der Welt, zumindest im Moment, ist ein Deutscher, kommentiert DW-Sportredakteur Chuck Penfold. Vielleicht muss man Eishockeyfan sein, um zu verstehen, wie groß der Star Leon Draisaitl gerade in einer Sportart geworden ist, die nicht als typisch deutsch gilt.…
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Belarus: Athleten vereint im Kampf gegen den “paranoiden Diktator” Lukaschenko
Allen Risiken zum Trotz stellen sich Sportler aus Belarus gegen Präsident Alexander Lukaschenko. Die Athleten wollen Lukaschenko unter Druck zu setzen und eine Trennung von Sportlichem und Politischem erreichen. Yelena Leuchanka bei Protesten in Minsk Yelena Leuchanka beschreibt den Moment, als den, in dem sie wusste, dass es “kein Zurück mehr” geben würde. In den…
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Der Pianist: Wladyslaw Szpilmans Nachlass wird versteigert
Weltbekannt wurde Wladyslaw Szpilman durch Roman Polanskis Film “Der Pianist”. Nun kommen seine Besitztümer unter den Hammer – auch eine Uhr mit Geschichte. Diese Taschenuhr wollte Wladyslaw Szpilman 1944 seinem Lebensretter schenken, jetzt ist sie bei einer Auktion erhältlich Im November 1944 hält sich Wladyslaw Szpilman, ein jüdischer Pole, schon eine Weile in den Ruinen Warschaus…
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Olga Tokarczuk: “Wir wurden daran erinnert, dass wir sterblich sind”
Die Corona-Pandemie ist eine sehr tiefgehende Erfahrung, die unsere Haltung zur Welt und zum Leben verändert – sagt die Schriftstellerin und Nobelpreisträgerin Olga Tokarczuk im Gespräch mit DW. Olga Tokarczuk bei der Verleihung des Literaturnobelpreises in der Konzerthalle von Stockholm am 12. Oktober 2019 DW: Olga Tokarczuk, nach dem Nobelpreis hat Ihr Leben an Dynamik…