Earlier this year — but what feels like a century ago — Samsung debuted its Galaxy Buds+, a pair of truly wireless earbuds that refined a traditional design with new features and truly killer battery life. Just a few months later, the company has another new pair of earbuds to offer, and they’re the polar opposite in so many ways. Let’s talk about Samsung Galaxy Beans Buds Live.
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Crowdfunded dongle brings wireless Android Auto to more cars
September 7, 2020
While wireless Android Auto will soon be easier to find on phones, it’s another matter for cars. The cable-free tech is still rare outside of a few brands like BMW. A crowdfunded project might change that, however. Developer Emil Borconi-Szdressy recently launched an…
LG confirms Wing is the name of its new smartphone
September 6, 2020
LG has confirmed its upcoming phone will be called Wing (the Wing?) and will be revealed at its announcement event on September 14th. The device is believed to have two screens in a swiveling form factor, with a recent teaser video showing what looks like a sliding mechanism…
EA apologizes for putting full-screen in-game ad in UFC 4
September 6, 2020
EA has apologized for putting a full-screen, in-game ad into its UFC 4 game, after angry fans protested on Reddit. First reported by Eurogamer, the commercial break, which featured a spot for Amazon’s show The Boys, was added to the $60 game about a month after its initial release.
An EA spokesperson wrote in a Reddit post that the team had turned on ad placements in the game during the…
Lenses for mirrorless: how Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony full-frame options compare
September 6, 2020
The move to mirrorless by some of the industry’s biggest players put the focus on their new lens lineups.
Originally published April 30th, 2020 | Updated September 6th, 2020
In our recent look at ~$2000 full frame mirrorless cameras, we said that choosing between…
GamesBeat Decides 162: Was the Mario Direct a disappointment?
September 6, 2020
Nintendo finally released its Mario Direct to celebrate Super Mario’s 35th anniversary, and the GamesBeat Decides crew discusses their reaction to that on this week’s episode. Did the showcase deliver, or were there reasons for disappointment? Reviews editor Mike Minotti…
How AI will automate cybersecurity in the post-COVID world
September 6, 2020
By now, it is obvious to everyone that widespread remote working is accelerating the trend of digitization in society that has been happening for decades.
What takes longer for most people to identify are the derivative trends. One such trend is that increased reliance on online applications means that cybercrime is becoming even more lucrative. For many years now, online theft has vastly…
When I moved in 2013, I decided I was done with physical media for TV shows and movies and ripping all of my DVDs into digital format. I set up my first very Plex server running on an old MacBook Pro I had, and it worked well for several years. After that, I used an Nvidia…
This week’s top stories: iOS 13.7 released, new Apple Watch rumors, the return of the 12″ MacBook, more
September 6, 2020
In this week’s top stories: iOS 13.7 released with new COVID-19 Exposure Notification features, Apple’s stock split, Apple Watch and Apple TV rumors, and more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.
On Tuesday, Apple officially released iOS 13.7 to the public…
Karaoke game Twitch Sings will shut down at the end of the year
September 6, 2020
Twitch Sings, the streaming platform’s live karaoke game, is shutting down, the company announced. The company says it decided to close down the game effective January 1st, 2021 in order to “invest in broader tools and services that will help support and grow the entire music community on Twitch.”
Twitch Sings launched in April 2019, and let streamers choose a song from its library to…
