ASUS ROG launches new gaming monitors

ASUS Republic of Gamers unveiled a bunch of new gaming monitors during its recent Meta Buffs online launch. A couple of new displays from the company boasts of being the "world's fastest esports gaming monitors," offering refresh rates of up to 360Hz. The ROG Swift 360Hz PG259QN and PG259QNR promise to deliver up to 50 percent more frames per second than the standard 240Hz gaming monitors.

The 24.5-inch FHD panels have a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and feature Fast IPS panel technology, offering a superfast 1ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time. The displays are HDR10 compatible, providing better colour and brightness. A built-in NVIDIA G-SYNC processor provides full variable refresh rate range and variable overdrive to make sure gaming visuals don't suffer from tearing, input lag, or stuttering.

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Samsung improves on foldables with the Galaxy Z Fold 2

After a very rocky start, Samsung has been taking notes and steadily improving its foldable devices. The new Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a testament to this promise. It now comes with bigger displays and a hideaway hinge that's even better than the one on the Galaxy Z Flip.

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a bigger Cover screen (its external display) at 6.2 inches with a 2,260 x 816 resolution. The Super AMOLED screen now covers the entire front of the device. It comes at a tall 25:9 aspect ratio, an improvement from the bezel-ridden 4.6-inch screen of the previous generation foldable.

Inside, the main screen is bigger, too, at 7.6 inches with a 2,208 x 1,768 resolution. The Dynamic AMOLED screen has a 22.5:18 aspect ratio and an adaptive 120Hz refresh rate. It also now incorporates Ultra Thin Glass for better image quality and feel.

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Netflix lets you preview some original shows, films for free

In the face of growing competition in its space, Netflix lets anyone watch a number of its original films and shows for free. The streaming service has a new "watch free" page that previews content like Bird Box, Stranger Things, Grace and Frankie, The Two Popes, Murder Mystery, and the like without signing into a Netflix account. For the shows, only the first episode is available. 

If you want to check out the free content, you need to watch in a browser on a computer or an Android phone. It isn't accessible through the Netflix mobile apps or on the iPhones' mobile browser. Netflix previously offered its hit rom-com To All the Boys I've Loved Before for free for around a month, and it has put up some of its documentaries on YouTube for free to help out educators and students.

Source: Engadget

Telus is donating proceeds from VOD rentals of films by Black creators to Black Health Alliance

Telus has announced that it's donating proceeds from video-on-demand rentals from films like Black Panther, Hidden Figures, Moonlight, and over 60 other movies by Black creators to Canada's Black Health Alliance. The initiative kicked off earlier in August and will last until Friday, September 4, topping out at $20,000. The Black Lives Matter Movement collection also includes a select number of Canadian films, including Secret Alberta: The Former Life of Amber Valley and Soul on Ice: Past, Present & Future. The collection is available to Telus Optik customers in British Columbia, Alberta, and parts of Quebec.

According to Telus spokeswoman Liz Sauve, this rollout is part of a broader effort from the Vancouver telecommunications giant to join others in "speaking out against racial injustice and the ignorance, negativity, and hate that underpins any form of discrimination against the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of colour) community."

Source: The Canadian Press