This week Gareth and Ted become embroiled in Microsoft’s launch of new Surface devices, Razer’s Edge, Lenovo Thinkphone, Acer Chromebook 516 GE and WhatsApp worries.
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Steve Heinrich on FreeYourMusic – Pricing
Looking to switch (subscription) music streaming services? Make transferring your playlists and songs easier with FreeYourMusic. All works inside THEIR cloud, so no up/downloading by the user. A way to move their collection of playlists and songs from one music service to another. This saves a lot of time for those with a ton of songs collected in one service. I would say it’s probably worth the premium cost considering the time saved and amount of music services offered. The premium plan also offers some nice syncing and backup features for those who move services often. Personally, I would just pay once to transfer somewhere else then cancel.
There’s also the (apparently) free Tune My Music according to Daniel Da Rocha
Hardline on the hardware
New Surface devices – Microsoft’s own Blog
Microsoft’s Surface Studio 2 Plus ships with an RTX 3060 for $4,299
Microsoft launches a new Audio Dock and Teams presentation remote
Google will open its first data centre in Japan in 2023
Apple to Mark iPhone 5c as Obsolete Next Month
More than 4 in 10 PCs still can’t upgrade to Windows 11
MediaTek announces Dimensity 1080 with bump in CPU and efficiency
Government Set to Raise Value of UK Gigabit Broadband Vouchers
Review: Dell’s MS700 wireless mouse has a twisted parlour trick
A Lenovo ThinkPad smartphone could be on the way
E-waste: Five billion phones to be thrown away in 2022
Apple gets another $19M fine in Brazil for not shipping chargers
The Name of the Game
Acer Unleashes its First Gaming Chromebook, the Acer Chromebook 516 GE
The new Steam app officially launches on Android
The Razer Edge is a powerful Android tablet designed for cloud gaming
Flap your trap about an App
Account handles are coming to all YouTube users (they are here https://www.youtube.com/@garethmyles)
WhatsApp users on fake apps have had their data stolen, Meta says
Google finally updates Gboard with Android tablet layout
The Snipping Tool in Windows 11 is becoming a screen recorder
Google rolls out support for passkeys for Android and Chrome
Here’s an early look at Pixel 7’s Cough & Snore detection feature
Netflix ad-supported plan launches next month, blocks downloads
Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. Ads 15 or 30 seconds. Before and during a Netflix viewing session. 4 to 5 minutes of ads per hour. Not entire catalogue accessible. Max 720p. Downloads blocked.
Chrome Corner
Chromebooks will soon receive a dedicated ‘Restart’ button
Hark Back
Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted
Sony LinkBuds 23% off, now £114
LG XBOOM GO PL2 Jellybean Portable Bluetooth Speaker, 10 hours battery, IPX5 40% off, now £29.99
Crucial P3 4TB M.2 PCIe Gen3 NVMe Internal SSD – Up to 3500MB/s
ONLYNEW Power Bank Portable Charger: 27000mAh PD 20W Fast Charging USB C with dual-torch 30%, now £27.95 – £5 Voucher = £22.95
XENCELABS Quick Keys, Wireless Programmable Keypad
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