The mining of expertise nostalgia is unrelenting. Earlier this week, we had an unofficial return of the iPod, to not point out Tamagotchis and now Discman. Properly, not an precise Discman, which is a Sony model, however the moveable CD participant is again.
Audiophile model FiiO has launched the DM13, a transportable CD participant with fashionable touches, like high-fidelity wi-fi and a built-in battery. No extra AAs! The CD Participant will go on sale in September for $179 (£179 within the UK). It begins transport solely in a silver end, however FiiO says pink, blue, titanium and black variants will arrive later within the yr – sufficient time to search out my folder of NOW compilation CDs.
— Mat Smith
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It’s a large Microsoft Home windows BSOD (blue display screen of dying) outage.
Unable to get into Outlook this morning? You’re not the one one. Microsoft has additionally suffered an outage with its Azure companies and Microsoft 365 app suite. Then, a defective replace from safety large CrowdStrike pressured PCs and servers into an unrecoverable boot loop. The difficulty pressured Delta, Frontier and different airways to floor flights and impacted the UK’s London Inventory Change and Sky broadcaster.
“We have widespread reports of BSODs on Windows hosts, occurring on multiple sensor versions,” CrowdStrike wrote in a pinned Reddit put up. “[We have] identified a content deployment related to this issue and reverted those changes.” It’s a fantastic Friday morning for all concerned.
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Ready on Apple Intelligence for the true improve.
Apple launched public betas throughout all its platforms, and whilst you’ll have to attend for the official launch in fall, a lot of options are secure sufficient for most folk to play with. Whereas I obtained to grips with every part on the market on iOS 18, there was a giant lacking piece: Apple Intelligence.
Arguably probably the most fascinating issues Apple confirmed off at WWDC hinged on AI, however none of these options can be found for testing but. Learn on for what we like up to now.
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Google simply confirmed it.
It’s not a Pixel leak with out Google following up with fewer photos and fewer info. Following a few leaks on 4 Pixel 9 telephones apparently arising, Google revealed the digital camera unit on the Pixel 9 Professional, and it’s chonky.
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Not every part is Fallout.
Again in 2013, Microsoft determined to create a live-action Halo tv sequence — again when Halo was one of many largest gaming properties on this planet. It took about ten years to occur, however solely two years — and sequence — for Paramount+ to cancel it. In keeping with an unnamed Selection supply, the present creators plan to buy the undertaking round and seek for a brand new dwelling for Grasp Chief.
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