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Google Announces Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
Google alongside the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL smartphones , as well as the Google Pixelbook laptop, launched the Pixel Buds at its media event in San Francisco . Google uses a single camera lens instead of two, like Apple does. UPDATE 2: As far as Canada is concerned, the two phones will be available via the following carriers: Bell, Rogers, Fido, Telus, Videotron, Virgin Mobile Canada,... [Full Article...]
Assassin's Creed Origins Xbox One S bundles announced
Now, the company has made a decision to put out two new pieces of footage for the game that include 4K visuals, with one highlighting the history and emergence of the Brotherhood, and the other focusing more so on the lighter side of Ancient Egyptian culture. [Full Article...]
Apple releases watchOS 4.0.1 to fix cellular issues
The Apple Watch Series 3 brought LTE connectivity into the picture for the first time, but a pre-launch issue tempered some of the excitement. The update addresses what could be a security issue because not all public Wi-Fi networks can be trusted. [Full Article...]
RBI says India will grow at 6.7% in 2017-18
In its last policy review in August, the RBI reduced the repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 6 per cent in August, citing reduction in inflation risks. The yield on the benchmark 6.79 percent bonds due 2027 was up 4 basis points from Tuesday to 6.69 percent. Vegetable inflation sharply jumped to 6.16 percent in August after staying negative for three consecutive months. [Full Article...]
Former Intel chief Paul Otellini dies
Krzanich said. " He was the relentless voice of the customer in a sea of engineers, and he taught us that we only win when we put the customer first ". Otellini served in a number of positions, including general manager of Intel's Peripheral Components Operation and the Folsom Microcomputer Division. [Full Article...]
HP refreshes its flagship Spectre, Spectre x360 laptops
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If you're wondering about the 15-inch Spectre x360, that was actually refreshed with eighth-generation quad-core chips a couple of weeks ago. HP's newest 2-in-1 crown jewel predictably packs the latest and greatest Intel processors (eight-generation Core i5 and i7 versions, to be specific), while letting you choose between a Full HD and 4K screen resolution option. [Full Article...]
Stranger Things: The Game Released For Free
The app features the same retro aesthetic as the show, looking and playing like a Nintendo game of the mid-1980s, the era when Stranger Things is set. Punch your way to answers with Hopper, who's also not afraid to don his dashing yellow haz mat suit for a little Upside Down action. According to the game's official blurb, those born after 1984 "might want to start with Normal difficulty" to ex... [Full Article...]
Fart your way into South Park: The Fractured But Whole
What you need to do is simply upload a video through the website of your best gas-passing skills. All of the contest rules are availablehere. Your video can only be a maximum of ten seconds in length, and must not have any other sounds outside of your toots featured in it. [Full Article...]