Month: August 2024
Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over Covid-19 content
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Apple’s iPhone 16 Glowtime Event: What We Expect video
Apple set the date for its iPhone 16 event. Expect AI and Siri to be the big focus with the Glowtime tagline. CNET’s Bridget Carey goes over what to expect, including new iPhone 16 models, Apple Watch 10 and updates to AirPods.
Apple set the date for its iPhone 16 event. Expect AI and Siri to be the big focus with the Glowtime tagline. CNET’s Bridget Carey goes over what to expect, including new iPhone 16 models, Apple Watch 10 and updates to AirPods.
Sony improves its budget earbuds by making them smaller, lighter, and cheaper
Sony’s new WF-C510 is more lightweight than its predecessor yet comes packed with multiple audio enhancing features.
Sony is following up on its fantastic WF-C500 wireless earbuds by launching a new budget pair: the WF-C510. Like its predecessor, the refresh aims to deliver a high-quality audio experience at an affordable price. This time, however, the series has gone through a slight design change.
The WF-C510 is now more compact. Sony reportedly told online outlets that their model is “20 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter than the C500.” It is also apparently their smallest closed-type buds. The company said in the official announcement that the earbuds have an “ergonomic surface design [allowing] for a more stable fit” in the users’ ears. They also have a button on the outside for audio control.
Even the charging case saw an update. It is now thinner so it can better fit inside a pants pocket or bag. Despite the shrunken size, the WF-C510 proves big things can come in smaller packages because it introduces several improvements.
For starters, the earbuds have a slightly longer battery life at 11 hours or 22 hours with the charging case. Sony says this number can be shorter depending on how you use the pair and what features you have active.
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Features
The WF-C510 wireless earbuds pack in a ton of functionality within their tiny frame. They’re capable of outputting high-quality audio thanks to their support of the DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine). This piece of software optimizes low and high frequencies ensuring sound is well-balanced.
360 Reality Audio is present as well, enabling immersive “spatial listening.” If you want to personalize the output further, you can connect the devices to the Sony | Headphones Connect app and then fine-tune them via custom EQ profiles. Hopping between different audio sources is easy to do as the WF-C510 sports Multipoint Connection, letting you connect to “two Bluetooth devices simultaneously”.
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Speaking from personal experience, other people often find it annoying when they try talking to you, but you can’t hear them. Sony’s earbuds offer a solution. Activating Ambient Sound Mode allows outside noise to better flow into your ears so you can be aware of your surroundings. Additionally, users can turn on “Voice Focus” to better capture people’s voices. Ambient sound is blocked out.
Other notable features include a water resistance rating of IPX4 and Fast Pair. Just like the old model, the WC-C510 earbuds lack active noise canceling.
Sony’s WF-C510 wireless earbuds are available for pre-order on the company’s website and Amazon for $59.99. That’s cheaper than the WF-C500 when it first came out.
The ship date from Amazon is set for September 2 and you can get the pair in three different colors: black, white, and yellow. Sony won’t ship their pair until September 9 although the tech giant does offer an exclusive baby blue option.
While we have you, be sure to check out TechRadar’s roundup for the best earbuds for 2024.
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NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for August 27
Connections is a New York Times word game that’s all about finding the “common threads between words.” How to solve the puzzle.
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for August 27’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
What is Connections?
The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories
Want a hit about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Eruptive
Green: Scoville rating
Blue: Barber tools
Purple: Card decks
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Here are today’s Connections categories
Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Explosive Sound
Green: Chili Pepper Quality
Blue: Classic Barbershop Supplies
Purple: Kinds of Cards
Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s Connections #443 is…
What is the answer to Connections today
Explosive Sound: BOOM, CRASH, ROAR, THUNDER
Chili Pepper Quality: FIRE, HEAT, KICK, SPICE
Classic Barbershop Supplies: BRUSH, CAPE, CLIPPERS, GEL
Kinds of Cards: BASEBALL, MAGIC, SET, TAROT
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
If you’re looking for more puzzles, Mashable’s got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.
Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Connections.
Exodus at OpenAI: Nearly half of AGI safety staffers have left, says former researcher
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Samsung TVs Will Get 7 Years of Free Tizen OS Upgrades
Samsung Electronics said it will provide Tizen OS updates for its newer TVs for at least seven years, starting with models released in March this year and some 2023 models. Business Korea reports: [Yoon Seok-woo, President of Samsung Electronics’ Visual Display Business Division] emphasized that the seven-year free upgrade for Tizen applied to AI TVs would help Samsung widen the market share gap with Chinese competitors. Tizen, an in-house developed OS, has been applied to over 270 million Samsung smart TVs as of last year, making it the world’s largest smart TV platform and a key player in leading the Internet of Things (IoT) era. “AI TV will act as the hub of the AI home, connecting other AI appliances like refrigerators and air conditioners,” Yoon explained. “We will expand the AI home era by enabling users to monitor and control peripheral devices through the TV even when it is off or when the user is away.” This connectivity is a key differentiator from Chinese competitors, according to Yoon.
In the first half of this year, Samsung Electronics maintained the top spot in the global TV market with a 28.8% market share by revenue. However, the combined market share of Chinese companies TCL and Hisense has reached 22.1%, indicating fierce competition.
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Samsung Electronics said it will provide Tizen OS updates for its newer TVs for at least seven years, starting with models released in March this year and some 2023 models. Business Korea reports: [Yoon Seok-woo, President of Samsung Electronics’ Visual Display Business Division] emphasized that the seven-year free upgrade for Tizen applied to AI TVs would help Samsung widen the market share gap with Chinese competitors. Tizen, an in-house developed OS, has been applied to over 270 million Samsung smart TVs as of last year, making it the world’s largest smart TV platform and a key player in leading the Internet of Things (IoT) era. “AI TV will act as the hub of the AI home, connecting other AI appliances like refrigerators and air conditioners,” Yoon explained. “We will expand the AI home era by enabling users to monitor and control peripheral devices through the TV even when it is off or when the user is away.” This connectivity is a key differentiator from Chinese competitors, according to Yoon.
In the first half of this year, Samsung Electronics maintained the top spot in the global TV market with a 28.8% market share by revenue. However, the combined market share of Chinese companies TCL and Hisense has reached 22.1%, indicating fierce competition.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.