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Thursday
Oct072021

HMD launches first Nokia tablet

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HMD has just announced its first Nokia tablet, and it's one promising a large battery and affordable price tag. The Nokia T20 comes equipped with a 10.4-inch display with chunky bezels, 2K resolution, and 400 nits of brightness. It's relatively thing at 7.8mm and light at 470g.

One of its biggest selling points is its large 8,200mAh battery, promising 15 hours of use between charges. It supports 15-watt charging, but it only comes with a 10-watt charger in the box. The tablet runs on a Tiger T610 eight-core CPU, up to 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, and includes an 8-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front. There's an optional LTE version, but we don't know how much that costs. The Nokia T20 retails for US$250 (around CA$314 converted).

Source: Engadget

Thursday
Oct072021

Microsoft and adidas partner to create limited-edition Xbox sneakers

Microsoft is commemorating the 20th year of the Xbox console with limited-edition Xbox sneakers it's made in collaboration with adidas. The sneakers have the Xbox logo on them and come with translucent green details. It looks like Microsoft will use this version for giveaways. But there will be a different Xbox-inspired sneaker available for purchase later this year. 

"This is just the beginning of our partnership with adidas, and over the next few months, we'll continue to mark our 20th anniversary by launching additional sneakers inspired by past and present Xbox console generations, including the first-ever sneaker available for purchase by our fans later this year," explains James Monosmith, a marketing manager at Xbox.

Source: The Verge

Wednesday
Oct062021

Amazon Alexa can now wait a bit before it answers your questions

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Amazon has updated Alexa to make it wait a bit before it responds to your queries. This feature will come in handy if you have a long question to ask the digital assistant or if you have a speech impediment and it takes you a bit more time to ask or say something. You can enable this functionality in the Alexa app.

Android users in the US can now also type in their requests in the Alexa app. It's in public preview right now, and we're hoping Amazon rolls it out more widely later.

Source: The Verge

Wednesday
Oct062021

'Black Widow' is now available to all Disney+ subscribers

 

If you didn't want to pay extra to watch Black Widow on Disney+, this update is for you. The Marvel film is now available for all Disney+ subscribers to access. Black Widow gives us a look at Natasha Romanoff's (played by Scarlett Johansson) past before she becomes the unrelenting spy and assassin. Johansson is joined by Florence Pugh as Yelena, David Harbour as Alexei/The Red Guardian, and Rachel Weisz as Melina. Black Widow is directed by Cate Shortland, penned by Eric Pearson, and produced by Kevin Feige.

Source: Marvel