Sound & Vision
Feature Presentation
THE ARRIVAL of yet another A/V receiver doesn't usually engender much excitement here at S&V's currently sub-arctic regional headquarters in New England. But Onkyo's new TX-NR7100 is not just another" receiver.
10+ min |
April - May 2022
Sound & Vision
Concealed Screens
The Connected Life
4 min |
April - May 2022
Techlife News
BITCOIN'S NEW PUZZLE: HOW TO DITCH FOSSIL FUELS AND GO GREEN
For the past year a company that “mines” cryptocurrency had what seemed the ideal location for its thousands of power-thirsty computers working around the clock to verify bitcoin transactions: the grounds of a coal-fired power plant in rural Montana.
5 min |
April 23, 2022
Techlife News
FEDS: THOUSANDS MAY HAVE STUDENT DEBT THAT SHOULD BE ERASED
Record-keeping failures by the federal government may have left thousands of Americans saddled with student debt that should have been automatically canceled through a benefit for low-income borrowers, according to a new federal study.
4 min |
April 23, 2022
Techlife News
FOR RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS, DISINFORMATION IS PART OF THE JOB
As governments and social media companies have moved to suppress Russia’s state media and the disinformation it spreads about the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s diplomats are stepping up to do the dirty work.
5 min |
April 23, 2022
Techlife News
JUDGE SENDS ASSANGE EXTRADITION DECISION TO UK GOVERNMENT
A British judge this week formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision, though the WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal.
2 min |
April 23, 2022
Techlife News
MUSK SAYS HE HAS $46.5B IN FINANCING READY TO BUY TWITTER
Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he’s trying to negotiate an agreement with the company.
1 min |
April 23, 2022
Techlife News
NETFLIX SHARES DROP 26% AFTER IT LOSES 200K SUBSCRIBERS
Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 25% in extended trading amid concerns that the pioneering streaming service may have already seen its best days.
3 min |
April 23, 2022
Techlife News
MEXICAN SENATE APPROVES NATIONALIZATION OF LITHIUM MINING
Mexico’s Senate passed a bill this week to nationalize lithium mining and extraction. The bill was submitted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is expected to sign it into law.
1 min |
April 23, 2022
Techlife News
TESLA 1Q EARNINGS 7 TIMES MORE THAN YEAR AGO ON STRONG SALES
Tesla reported that its first-quarter net earnings were over seven times greater than a year ago, powered by strong sales despite global supply chain kinks and pandemic-related production cuts in China.
3 min |
April 23, 2022
Techlife News
MUSK LAWYER: GAG ORDER WOULD TRAMPLE ON FREE SPEECH RIGHTS
Elon Musk’s lawyer says a federal judge would trample on the Tesla CEO’s free speech rights if he ordered Musk to stop talking about 2018 tweets saying he had the funding to make Tesla a private company.
2 min |
April 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
INSTAGRAM ADDS FUNDRAISING TO REELS TO HELP NONPROFITS
Meta Platforms Inc., the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, plans to celebrate Earth Day by expanding its offering of fundraising tools and making them more easily available to 1.5 million nonprofits on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including those involved in fighting climate change.
3 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
Predictions
Enhancements & improvements expected for the new-gen OS
5 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
RARE OVERHAUL OF POWERFUL US NUCLEAR TEST REACTOR COMPLETED
Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory have completed a rare overhaul of one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors and normal operations are expected to resume later this spring, officials said this week.
2 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
LATEST APPS PROMISE FAST SERVICE BUT CAN THEY DELIVER?
When Mahlet Berhanemeskel gets back to her New York City home from her 90-minute commute, she doesn’t feel like cooking. So instead she orders food like BLTs, Cheez-Its and cookies from an app called Gorillas.
4 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK LAWYER: GAG ORDER WOULD TRAMPLE ON FREE SPEECH RIGHTS
Elon Musk’s lawyer says a federal judge would trample on the Tesla CEO’s free speech rights if he ordered Musk to stop talking about 2018 tweets saying he had the funding to make Tesla a private company.
2 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
FUEL LEAK THWARTS NASA'S DRESS REHEARSAL FOR MOON ROCKET
NASA’s latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test was thwarted last week by a hazardous hydrogen leak, the latest in a series of vexing equipment trouble.
1 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
FIND OUT AND FIX WHAT BIG DATA SAYS ABOUT YOU
I thought I knew all about the information that consumer reporting agencies were collecting on me.
4 min |
April 22, 2022
Esquire
A Smartwatch for Watch Nerds
Still not convinced you can—or should—wear a connected watch? Consider TAG Heuer's Calibre E4, which brings legendary Swiss craftsmanship and ingenuity to wearable tech.
1 min |
April - May 2022
Techlife News
AMAZON ADDS 5% ‘FUEL AND INFLATION SURCHARGE' TO SELLER FEES
Amazon is taking a step to off set its rising costs, announcing this week it will add a 5% “fuel and inflation surcharge” to fees it charges thirdparty sellers who use the e-commerce giant’s fulfillment services.
2 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
AMAZON: IMDB TV WILL BE RENAMED AMAZON FREEVEE
Amazon announced its free streaming service IMDb TV will be renamed Amazon Freevee.
1 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA PLAN AIMS TO TRIPLE SALE OF ELECTRIC CARS BY 2026
California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases, an aggressive target set as part of the goal to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by the middle of next decade.
3 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
CHINA USED TV, TIKTOK STARS IN DISCREET OLYMPICS CAMPAIGN
A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic swimmer and a self-described “brand king” were among the Instagram and TikTok influencers who were paid by Chinese officials for a discreet campaign that promoted the Beijing Winter Olympics, new Justice Department documents reveal.
3 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
KEY PARTICLE WEIGHS IN A BIT HEAVY, CONFOUNDING PHYSICIST
The grand explanation physicists use to describe how the universe works may have some major new flaws to patch after a fundamental particle was found to have more mass than scientists thought.
3 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
SONIC 2: THE HEART AND AUTHENTICITY THAT FANS OF THE GAME LOVED
Despite its mostly forgettable plot, Ben Schwartz’s performance as the energetic hedgehog, coupled with Jim Carrey’s most enjoyable on-screen slapstick in years, made for mostly entertaining viewing for both fans and newcomers.
4 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
CITIES ASK NETFLIX, HULU, STREAM SERVICES TO PAY CABLE FEES
Should Netflix and other streaming services have to pay local governments the same fees levied on cable operators?
3 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
JAPANESE E-VEHICLE BATTERY COMPANY TO BUILD KENTUCKY PLANT
A Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company will build a factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs in a $2 billion investment that reinforces the state’s leadership in battery production, Gov. Andy Beshear said this week.
3 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
TOYOTA RECALLS 460,000 VEHICLES FOR STABILITY CONTROL GLITCH
Toyota is recalling about 460,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a software problem that can inadvertently disable the electronic stability control system.
1 min |
April 16, 2022
Techlife News
US AGENCIES: INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM MALWARE DISCOVERED
Multiple U.S. government agencies issued a joint alert this week warning of the discovery of a suite of malicious cyber tools created by unnamed advanced threat actors that are capable of sabotaging the energy sector and other critical industries.
3 min |
April 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
JAPAN'S NISSAN PLANS ‘GAME CHANGING' ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES
Nissan is working with NASA on a new type of battery for electric vehicles that promises to charge quicker and be lighter yet safe, the Japanese automaker said.
2 min |