• Episode 659
  • July 15, 2020

Facebook and Sony prepare to increase output of upcoming gaming devices

Facebook's Oculus, the global leading provider of virtual reality headsets by market share, is eyeing growth of at least 50% from a year ago for its latest version of head-mounted VR devices, pushing production to 2 million units. Meanwhile Sony, the world's No. 2 video game console maker after Nintendo by shipments, has also raised production orders for its upcoming PlayStation 5 to around 9 million units, from the roughly 6 million units it had planned earlier this year.

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  • Episode 659
  • July 15, 2020

Would buying an electric car actually SAVE you a ton of money?

Curious if an electric car will save you money on fuel costs? A report in Canada shows that the average cost to charge an electronic vehicle in Canada is just $277 CAD per year - roughly $203 USD. If it costs around $60 to fill up your gas vehicle, and you need to do that roughly once a month, that means you are paying more for gas in four months than the average electric vehicle owner pays for an entire year.

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  • Episode 659
  • July 15, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will launch on August 18

After a series of closed alpha tests, Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios and Asobo Studio have announced that the next-gen Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will launch on August 18. Pre-orders are now live, and the game will come in three editions: standard for $60, deluxe for $90 and premium deluxe for $120, with the more expensive versions featuring more planes and handcrafted international airports.

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  • Episode 659
  • July 15, 2020

Samsung Expects 6G to Launch as Early as 2028

While we’re still waiting for the mainstream transition to 5G, Samsung is already beginning to discuss 6G, which the company expects to be commercialized as early as 2028.

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  • Episode 659
  • July 15, 2020

Several High-Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked By Cryptocurrency Scammers

When several high-profile Twitter accounts--from Elon Musk to Barack Obama--start tweeting a Bitcoin scam, it raises some serious concern over user account security. Crypto Correspondent Robert Koenig has a warning for us, and Robbie and Jeff discuss some of the concerns this type of attack raises.

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  • Episode 658
  • July 8, 2020

Arm plans to spin off its IoT businesses as it focuses on core chip design business

Arm has announced plans to spin off its two IoT businesses, a move that would effectively transfer the divisions under the broader umbrella of the SoftBank Group, which purchased the chip designer back in 2016. The move comes as Arm seeks to focus its efforts exclusively on the semiconductor business that has made the company a ubiquitous presence in the mobile world.

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  • Episode 658
  • July 8, 2020

Autonomous driving startup turns its AI expertise to space for automated satellite operation

Hungarian autonomous driving startup AImotive is leveraging its technology to address a different industry and growing need: autonomous satellite operation.

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  • Episode 658
  • July 8, 2020

A new Chrome experiment may boost your laptop or device battery life by up to 28%

The latest experimental addition to the Chrome browser promises to save a ton of power usage. A new flag in the Canary version of Chrome called "Throttle Javascript timers in background" will cut down on the processing that normally happens in background tabs, and it could add two hours to a laptop's runtime.

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  • Episode 658
  • July 8, 2020

User profiles, along with parental controls, are finally available for Amazon Prime Video

At long last, Amazon Prime Video is catching up to competitors like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ with a key feature: user profiles. The feature began rolling out in the mobile and set-top box versions of the Prime Video app beginning Tuesday.

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  • Episode 658
  • July 8, 2020

Sega's next retro hardware is a 1/6th-scale multi-game arcade cabinet

After the release of the Genesis Mini and the recent announcement of the Game Gear Mini, Sega doesn't show any signs of slowing down its plans for miniature retro hardware releases. The company's next entry in the space is the newly announced Astro City Mini, a tiny arcade cabinet set to sport 36 Sega arcade titles.

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