JBL has a new wireless gaming headset headed to the UK, which looks set to deliver some great features at a more budget-friendly price than the best PC gaming headsets out there. We haven’t been able to try out the JBL Quantum 350 wireless gaming headset for ourselves but the specs seem promising, so this […]
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These stylish wireless speakers might be the slimmest we’ve ever seen
Harman Kardon has launched what might be the slimmest floor-standing stereo speakers we've ever seen – and in spite of their slight frames, the wireless speakers come with some beefy audio features that could make them the perfect additions to your home cinema setup. The Harman Kardon Radiance 2400 wireless home audio system comprises the […]
HPE signs multi-billion dollar NSA computing deal
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has won a 10-year contract worth $2 billion to supply high-performance computing systems to the US National Security Agency (NSA). According to HPE, the systems will be used mainly for tackling compute-intensive analytics workloads, to support the agency’s forecasting and analysis needs. “Implementing artificial intelligence, machine learning and analytics capabilities on […]
Thai royalist turns protester as anti-government movement broadens
September 2, 2021 By Panu Wongcha-um and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) – Often seen at the wheel of one of his supercars, Thai ultra-royalist Tanat “Nat” Thanakitamnuay became a well-known face at demonstrations that ushered in Thailand’s 2014 coup. Now he is back on the streets demanding the removal of coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as […]
Labor Day furniture sales: where to find the best early deals
Labor Day furniture sales are already underway at a number of stores, with many retailers going live early with this year's offers. The official sales land on September 6, but you can already find considerable discounts on various fixtures, fittings and more for the inside and outside of your home. As we're so close to […]
WTO chief seeks fishing, pandemic accords by year end
September 2, 2021 By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization needs results by the end of the year and must focus its efforts on securing a deal on fishing subsidies and finding a global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its director-general said on Thursday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said it was unclear whether the […]
Get 50B of data for just £12 a month with this unbeatable Smarty SIM only deal
Smarty has a reputation for being one of the top providers of low-cost SIM only plans, and its current offer is no different. This latest offer provides flexibility, lots of data, and an impressive price drop. Smarty's 50GB data SIM package is only £12 per month right now. That's a great discount from the initial […]
Futures rise as focus turns to weekly jobless claims
September 2, 2021 By Shashank Nayar (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Thursday on hopes the Federal Reserve would maintain an accommodative policy amid signs that a broader economic recovery was slowing. Heavyweight technology stocks including Apple Inc, Netflix Inc and Amazon.com Inc, which tend to perform better when interest rates are […]
Guns, drugs, jobs. In these Venezuelan towns, Colombian rebels call the shots
September 2, 2021 By Sarah Kinosian CARACAS (Reuters) – Soon after rebels from neighboring Colombia arrived in this Venezuelan village, they started choosing students from the local high school to harvest coca, the plant used to make cocaine, the school’s principal told Reuters. Four years later, these foreigners from the National Liberation Party, or ELN, […]
Tesla Roadster may finally arrive in 2023 – but will it be the ‘quickest car in the world’?
The new Tesla Roadster has been a long time coming. Originally the world's first electric sports car, we tested the inaugural Roadster all the way back in 2009, and have followed developments on its much-anticipated successor ever since CEO Elon Musk announced plans for a new model in 2017. In the years since that iPhone-esque […]
Inflation shock and ECB hawks keep euro near 1-month high
September 2, 2021 By Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) -The euro held near a one-month high versus the dollar on Thursday and a six-week peak against the pound, supported by hawkish comments from ECB policymakers after data showed inflation at a decade high and on signs the Fed is not hurrying to tighten policy. The dollar […]
China develops prototype miniature helicopter for Mars missions
September 2, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency, following the historic landing of a robotic rover on the Red Planet a few months ago. The prototype is similar in appearance to the robotic helicopter Ingenuity, developed by […]
Daimler expects Mercedes Q3 sales significantly below Q2 – report
September 2, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – German luxury carmaker Daimler expects significantly lower sales at its Mercedes unit in the third quarter compared to the previous one due to a global shortage in semiconductors, its chief executive told Automobilwoche weekly. “With the plant closings at semiconductor suppliers in Malaysia and elsewhere, the challenge has now […]
China expected to keep curbs on int’l flights throughout H1 2022 – Air China to analysts
September 2, 2021 BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s aviation regulator is likely to keep the current tight caps on international flights throughout the first half of 2022, analysts cited Air China as saying this week. The move has broad implications for tourism in the Asia-Pacific region, where Chinese outbound travellers normally play an outsized role, though […]
Apple offers small concession in easing App Store rules for Netflix, others
September 2, 2021 By Stephen Nellis and Tim Kelly SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) – Apple Inc further loosened App Store rules on Wednesday, allowing some content companies like Netflix Inc to provide links to their websites so customers can sign up for paid accounts. The concession was part of a settlement with Japan’s anti-trust regulator, which […]
PUBG: New State goes for pre-registrations in India for Android and iOS
PUBG New State which was announced back in February earlier this year seems ready to come to India. Back when it was announced concerns over the ban had prompted Krafton from mentioning any plans about the game coming to India at all, but those fears seem to have been rested now that BGMI which is […]
Your next smartwatch could come with not one, but two cameras on board
With the launch of the Galaxy Watch 4 and the arrival of Wear OS 3, there's more buzz around non-Apple smartwatches than there has been for years – and more improvements to the hardware offered by these wearables are on the way. WinFuture (via 9to5Google) reports that Qualcomm is busy working on a new chipset […]
This cheap 4K TV could be one of the best 40-inch screens to buy this year
Panasonic has revealed the JX600 4K TV, an affordable LCD screen and 2021 upgrade to last year’s HX600 – as well as only a slight step down from the utterly fantastic HX800. If you’re after a cheap 4K TV, then the JX600 might well be one to keep your eye on. Due to release towards […]
Special Report-How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla
September 2, 2021 By Norihiko Shirouzu HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – “Do you know how big Volvo is?” asked Don Leclair, finance chief at Ford Motor Co.. It was 2008, and Leclair was responding to an offer from a little-known Chinese businessman to purchase the Swedish carmaker, which Ford owned. The businessman, Li Shufu, had a […]
Stars return to Venice red carpet as film festival opens
September 1, 2021 By Silvia Aloisi VENICE (Reuters) -Decked out in a black and white Chanel gown, Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz led the comeback of movie stars to the red carpet of the Venice film festival on its opening night on Wednesday, as cinema hopes to shake off the gloom of the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike […]