David Barret

The LG B1 OLED has come to the US, meaning any North American shoppers are able to order the budget OLED TV through the LG website. The surprise listing seems to contradict previous communications from LG, which previously only planned to release the LG B1 in the UK, preferring to push its 48-inch OLED, the […]

Is an OLED TV right for you? Or should you choose a QLED TV instead? If you’re looking for a new television, it’s time to learn the difference between these two TV tech terms because you’re likely to see them everywhere.  There have been countless TV tech advances over the years. This is fantastic news […]

Criminals are actively recruiting native English speakers, in order to craft more believable business email compromise (BEC) campaigns, according to cybersecurity researchers. While BEC scamsters are finding innovative ways to circumvent security checks and make their way to your inbox, quite a few fall flat on their face thanks to their poorly worded message, which […]

While 5G in India is still a distant dream, telecom companies, including Jio and Airtel, have already started conducting trials to test the feasibility of the high-speed mobile network. Once launched, 5G is expected to solve internet connectivity related issues and will help devices connect to each other seamlessly, apart from offering high-speed internet to […]

The LG B1 OLED is coming for 2021, but has its thunder been stolen? That's the question on our lips right now, with a BX OLED successor confirmed by LG even as an even cheaper A Series model is set to undercut it on price. The B Series has, for the past few years, been […]

EVGA has conducted an investigation into the incidents where some of its RTX 3090 graphics cards ended up being bricked for the players of the beta of Amazon’s MMO, New World. If you recall this affair – which at the time was thought to supposedly affect other cards aside from EVGA’s, including AMD Radeon GPUs […]

Mini LED is a term that’s used to describe the tech inside many of the best TVs of 2021. But what is Mini LED? And do you need it?  First up, let’s look at where you’ll find Mini LED. This term is most often used to describe TVs. Most major brands, like TCL, Philips, LG […]

September 2, 2021 By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc is facing an antitrust challenge in India for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the apps market by forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system, according to a source and documents seen by Reuters. The allegations are similar to a case […]

September 2, 2021 By Michele Kambas and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) – Composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose life and music mirrored Greece’s soul and crossed international boundaries in his captivating score for the film ““Zorba the Greek”, died on Thursday, plunging the country into three days of mourning. A towering man with a brooding presence and […]

September 2, 2021 By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) -China told broadcasters on Thursday to shun artists with “incorrect political positions” and “effeminate” styles, and said a patriotic atmosphere needed to be cultivated, as part of a wider crackdown on its booming entertainment industry. China’s communist authorities can censor anything they believe violates core socialist values, […]

September 2, 2021 MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter has named several politicians, including her father’s closest aide and preferred successor, whom she said have offered to run with her in next year’s presidential election. Sara Duterte-Carpio, mayor of Davao City, is leading opinion polls https://ift.tt/2WKa9YA but has yet to disclose her political […]

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September 2, 2021 JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian Navy says it has seized a Panamanian-flagged tanker in the waters off Riau islands after the foreign vessel was found to be carrying more than 4,000 tons of oil without valid permits. Indonesion Navy commander admiral Arsyad Abdullah said in a statement late Wednesday that the Panamanian-flagged […]

September 2, 2021 By Anton Zverev and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – The editor-in-chief of a Russian news outlet designated a “foreign agent” after it investigated the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny has accused the Russian state of destroying the media. “The Insider” and Roman Dobrokhotov, its editor-in-chief, angered the Kremlin by helping identify […]

September 2, 2021 Max Scherzer pitched six scoreless innings while Max Muncy and Austin Barnes hit home runs for Los Angeles (85-49). With San Francisco losing at home 5-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers moved a half-game in front of the Giants in the NL West. The Dodgers finished off their fourth three-game sweep […]

September 2, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka moved into the U.S. Open third round with a 6-3 7-6 (1) win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday, saying she was happy to be back playing in front of crowds at Flushing Meadows, especially vaccinated fans. Azarenka made it to the final […]

September 2, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to field in the fourth test against India with both sides making two changes for the match at the Oval on Thursday. The hosts, who levelled the five-test series 1-1 with an innings victory in the third match at Headingley, […]

September 2, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer spending on payment cards slipped to 93% of its pre-COVID level last week, compared with 94% a week earlier, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. The ONS also said a net 22% of businesses reported a decrease in turnover in late August compared with normal […]

September 2, 2021 By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by a sharp decline in U.S. crude stocks and a weaker dollar, though gains were capped by an OPEC+ decision to stick to its policy of only gradual increases to output. Brent crude was up 30 cents, or 0.4%, […]

September 2, 2021 (Removes reference to Suga being Japan’s head of state in paragraph 3) By Daniel Leussink and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan announced on Thursday a list of initiatives it will focus on to promote green technology and digitalisation, as part of efforts to boost the economy’s long-term growth. The outline, drawn up […]