The new second-generation version of Amazon’s Echo Buds earbuds is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and offers better sound.

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The new second-generation version of Amazon’s Echo Buds earbuds is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and offers better sound.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, black is hard to see on camera, Brad wants a laptop that grows grass, and Alexa has a skill.
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Parallels Desktop 16.5 is now available on the Mac, offering native M1 support. That said, you still can’t run normal Windows 10 in a VM.
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Not to be outdone by DuckDuckGo and Brave, alternative browser maker Vivaldi has announced that it, too, will block Google FLoC user tracking.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, black is hard to see on camera, Brad wants a laptop that grows grass, and Alexa has a skill.
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Today, Dell announced a redesigned family of Inspiron laptops in 13-, 14-, 15-, and 16-inch form factors. It also added an OLED display option to its XPS 13.
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The fourth World Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator delivers more detailed flights around Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands.
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In partnership with Microsoft, Amazon now lets customers directly download Xbox Game Pass titles using the Alexa smart assistant.
Petri’s GET-IT Backup and Recovery 1-Day Virtual Conference is a day dedicated to a topic that most of us hope we never have to face – disaster recovery.
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Watching Microsoft slowly evolve its Surface lineup is like watching paint dry. And after all these years, I gotta be honest. I’m ready to give up.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft has announced the Surface Laptop 4 and a bunch of new accessories.
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It is, perhaps, the worst-kept secret in personal technology, but Microsoft today announced the Surface Laptop 4, plus several new accessories aimed at meetings.
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Google revealed this week that it will replace its Play Movies & TV app on LG, Samsung, and Vizio Smart TVs with the YouTube app.
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Brave announced today that it is working to disable Google’s new Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) tracking method.
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Today, HP announced the next-generation versions of its entry-level Z2 workstations. I’m reviewing the small form factor (SFF) version.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft spends big on Nuance, Pixel 5a may not be here, and doing math on a Monday is not advised.
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Microsoft announced today that it will acquire AI software maker Nuance in an all-cash deal valued at $19.7 billion.
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With its OnePlus 9 Series handsets, OnePlus has finally vaulted into the upper echelon of premium smartphones alongside Apple and Samsung.
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Some will be amused by this, and I suppose some will even be outraged. But there is just something special about the new iPad Air.
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DuckDuckGo announced yesterday that it has updated its web browser extension to block Google's new FLoC tracking method in Chrome.
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Multiple rumors erupted today that Google would be forced to cancel the Pixel 5a because of component shortages. But that’s not the case, Google says.
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Happy Friday! Here’s another great set of reader questions to kick off the weekend a bit early so we can enjoy this Spring weather.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple says the iMessage part out loud, chicken restaurants, and steamrolling it into the weekend.
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On this episode of the Sams Report, OneDrive goes 64bit, Teams has new links, and Game Pass continues to prove its worth to developers.
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I’ve often said that Apple’s ecosystem is a one-way, dead-end street, and now that theory has been proven true by the company’s own executives.
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Microsoft will reportedly announce Surface Laptop 4 on April 27, and the PC’s (European) prices and specifications have leaked.
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Microsoft is now offering a preview of the 64-bit version of OneDrive for Windows for anyone who wishes to test this long-overdue update.
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After skipping out on the 2020 rendition of its annual developer show because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Google I/0 is back for 2021.