It apparently took “Xtreme Imagination” to design the Vivo X90. [credit: Vivo ] The world’s first smartphone with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC is the Vivo X90 Pro Plus. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will power most of the flagship Android phones coming out in 2023, but BBK’s Vivo is beating everyone…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Jonathan Borba / Unsplash According to a new report from Business Insider, Amazon Alexa, the shopping giant’s voice assistant, is on track to lose $10 billion dollars this year. Long-terms plans for the Echo devices Alexa runs on are also up in the air as the division responsible for its development is set to be…
Things are bleak in the tech sphere as we close out a year defined by plummeting stocks, persistent mass layoffs and a fall from grace for major social media companies. Yet Stanford dropout Teddy Solomon’s story of co-founding Fizz is so reminiscent of Facebook that he was introduced to his investor and now-CEO Rakesh Mathur…
Lyft is partnering with Redwood Materials, a battery recycling company founded by ex-Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, to ensure the batteries from its fleets of shared electric bikes and scooters don’t end up in landfill at their end of life. The news, reported by The Verge, comes the same week that Lyft ended its dockless bike…
Ready to hop on the Peloton bandwagon? Save up to $600 on our picks, available at Peloton and Amazon as of Nov. 23: OUR TOP PICK: The Peloton Bike+ Premier Package has everything you need to pedal your way to fitness and more — $2,195 $2,795 (save $600) BUDGET PICK: The Original Peloton Bike is…
The Nintendo Switch OLED is yet another gaming console sure to be a hot item this holiday season, just like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Fortunately, it’s going to be much easier to get your hands on one this time around compared to last year (the Xbox Series S is even on sale…
SAVE $40.70: The Nespresso VertuoPlus Coffee and Espresso Maker is on sale on Amazon for only $118.30. That’s a 26% savings as of Nov. 23. Darker days and the stresses of the holidays make us all want to consume a ton of caffeine, stat. However, that daily Starbucks habit can add up fast, which is…
SAVE $200: As of Nov. 23, the Brim espresso maker is on sale for $199.99 at Best Buy. That’s a savings of 50%. Colder weather is the perfect excuse to enjoy a gourmet cup of coffee. Whether you’re having it for breakfast or while getting cozy on the sofa with your favorite show, an expertly…
Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which is now available in its full form in the Microsoft Store. Previously available in Preview form, WSL allows developers using their favourite laptop for programming to run a GNU/Linux environment without the overheads of a traditional virtual machine or dualboot setup,…
“It’s bag after bag, customer after customer, many in a hurry to get to their destination for the holidays. It’s a lot,” says a former Southwest customer-service representative. George Rose/Getty Images A former customer-service representative for Southwest Airlines shared why they left. They say the lead-up to the holidays brings too many customers for few…