Category: Gadget
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US lifts Egypt, Morocco airlines laptop ban
Egypt and Morocco’s airlines have said a ban against carry-on laptops on US-bound flights has been lifted, leaving only two Saudi airports under the restrictions put in place in March. Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc said in a statement Wednesday that the ban, imposed amid fears the Islamic State group was developing a bomb concealed in…
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Why you must stop using your phone while bathing
People use their smartphones at the most absurd of places; but there are places we must not use our phones as a Texas teen died Sunday morning while using her smartphone in a bathtub, according to reports. 14 years old Madison Coe was electrocuted taking a bath at her father’s home in Lovington, New Mexico.…
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Microsoft officially ends support for Windows Phone
Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows Phone 8.1 just over 3 years after its April 2014 debut, according to media reports. Although this doesn’t mark the end of Microsoft’s mobile ambitions as Windows 10 Mobile is still hanging around, this only means that from now on, devices operating on WP8.1 won’t get software updates…
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Electronics restriction: US lifts ban on two airlines
The United States has lifted the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on US-bound flights from Dubai and Istanbul, Emirates and Turkish Airlines said on Wednesday. The announcements come three days after restrictions were lifted on Etihad Airways’ hub Abu Dhabi International Airport. The ban was lifted “effective immediately” on Dubai International,…
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Microsoft launches Modern Keyboard with fingerprint scanner
Microsoft on Thursday silently unveiled a new keyboard, called the Microsoft Modern Keyboard. Priced at $129.99, the new Modern Keyboard is listed as “coming soon” on the company’s US website with no word when the accessory will go on sale. The highlight of the keyboard is that it comes with a fingerprint scanner that just…
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Should this be your next TV?
There is no denying Sony’s latest range of TVs look impressive, with the company’s premium X93E setting the benchmark for the 2017 line-up. The television‘s flush glass panel, minimal bezel and crosshatched rear offers an elegant design that wouldn’t look out of place in any house or apartment. Although, it slighly falls short of LG’s…
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Sony announces over 60 million PS4 sales worldwide [Video inclusive]
After a game-filled E3 2017 conference, Sony announced it sold over 60.4 million PS4 consoles to consumers worldwide as of June 11, 2017. The company also divulged that it sold more than 487.8 million games through physical and digital storefronts as of June 11, 2017. Furthermore, Sony states it has over 70 million monthly active…
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Meet the new awesome Apple HomePod
Apple unveiled its home speaker during WWDC 2017 on Monday. The device, called HomePod, will go toe-to-toe with existing competitors such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Apple marketing boss Phil Schiller said Apple wanted to combine good speakers with smart speakers you can talk to, referencing Sonos and Amazon Alexa. Schiller said the…
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Know everything about the newly launched Apple wireless Magic Keyboard
Soon after the WWDC 2017 keynote event, Apple refreshed its Apple Store website to reflect all the new offerings it announced at the San Jose McEnery Convention Centre. While most of the products announced are now listed, one other accessory not mentioned at the WWDC event, was also spotted. The new wireless Magic Keyboard with…
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More bad news for Galaxy S8 owners
There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the new S8s; beautiful edge-to-edge screens with virtual home buttons, new 10nm processors, DeX desktop support, Bluetooth 5.0 with dual audio streaming, a headphone jack and free high-quality AKG earphones out of the box. However, when the Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphones were released over a month…