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The clock started ticking three years ago when I learned Drobo was going out of business. That name not ringing a bell? Drobo made external storage devices that bundled hard drives into an easy, set-it-and-forget-it RAID configuration for people like me who wanted to keep our data safe and in
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The Samsung Galaxy A27 5G comes with a minor design tweak over last year's Galaxy A26, but, like most electronics, the lower-cost phone is getting more expensive this year -- specifically, a $50 price bump over its predecessor. The $350 Galaxy A27 was announced last week ahead of
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Today's best phone cameras are astonishingly capable when it comes to taking pictures. With large sensors, wide apertures and a wealth of extra software features, they can take images that rival what you'd expect from pro-level mirrorless cameras. I've thoroughly tested all of today&
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The US National Weather Service is expecting a "significant, dangerous" heat wave across the Central and Eastern US from June 29 through July 3, right before Fourth of July weekend. This isn't something to ignore, as extreme heat can cause heat stroke, heat exhaustion and other
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Thermal cameras don't have to cost thousands (but they can). * Thermal cameras come in standalone versions, built into smartphones, and dongles. * They literally give you a money-saving superpower. I like tools. One of
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1777 Walker St., (713) 654-1777 Adjacent to the George R. Brown Convention Center downtown, the Marriott Marquis has another 100,000 square feet of meeting space of its own, including Houston’s largest ballroom. Often mentioned as the top hotel in town, it caters to business travelers and pleasure seekers
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David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. The founding story of Nest is pretty much a perfect tech myth. A legendary product maker (in this case, Tony Fadell) helps create one of
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Old compact cameras are cool again – partly because taking a photo on something that isn’t also your phone feels kinda refreshing. Add in Y2K-esque nostalgia, toy-like design, and the appeal of charmingly imperfect snapshots, and you have a neat little niche for gadgets like Yashica's Funtastic Keychain
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This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about the streaming industry, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Streaming was once a reprieve
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Last week, in an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal, outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that the memory chip crunch made price increases "unavoidable." He also made what seemed like a promise: "We're willing to use our balance sheet to help be a
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TL;DR Anthropic’s Claude Tag works as a rival AI teammate inside Slack. Salesforce promoted it publicly, but employees worry it competes with their own Slackbot and Agentforce. When Anthropic launched Claude Tag on Tuesday, a high-profile AI product that works as a persistent teammate inside Slack channels, some
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TL;DR Instagram head Mosseri previewed new ways to access Your Algorithm via gestures and per-Reel buttons. Users still want a chronological feed of people they follow. Instagram head Adam Mosseri previewed new ways to surface Your Algorithm, the feature that lets users specify which topics they want to see
