Technology

Back at IFA 2020, Honor announced a number of new products in its MagicBook laptop line. The range blurs the lines between premium features and lower prices and offers a slim design and powerful hardware for less than 900 euros. The Honor MagicBook Pro carries the flashlight at the upper … More here

The recently launched streaming service Peacock will finally be available on Roku-based devices shortly. The agreement was announced late today by Roku and Peacock’s owner NBCUniversal. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In July, NBCUniversal launched its long-awaited streaming service Peacock on a national scale. However, the service … More here

Update: September 18, 2020 – As rumored for months, DC Universe will end its streaming options for movies and TV shows on January 21, 2021. On that date, the service will be slightly renamed DC Universe Infinite and only online comics will be available from the DC Comics Title Library. … More here

Xfinity Mobile isn’t the only ISP jumping into the mobile service game – Spectrum Mobile is on its heels. Spectrum Mobile has a few hurdles before you can sign up, but it offers solid value. Is Spectrum’s value enough to compete with Verizon, its host operator? We’ll break down both … More here

Samsung is developing a “second screen” function for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7. This feature allows you to use the tablet as a secondary Windows display. You can also use the S Pen as a Windows Pen. It’s not clear if the feature works only on Samsung-made PCs. When Samsung … More here

On the Apple news this week, all eyes were on the introduction of new Apple hardware and two new Apple services (well, one service and one bundle). Unfortunately, we haven’t seen any new iPhones, but we probably won’t have to wait long for them. In other Apple news, we saw … More here

Amazon is hosting an Alexa Hardware Device Event on September 24 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. It just means there will be “some news”. The event is by invitation only and therefore may not be streamed to the public. Device announcements may vary widely during the 2020 pandemic, but that doesn’t … More here

Phones with a high refresh rate have been around since the Razer Phone in late 2017, but the technology gained a ton of popularity in 2019 and 2020. Now, many flagships offer 90Hz or 120Hz displays, while even some budget phones offer this option. High refresh rates allow smoother viewing … More here

WinFuture has released new pictures of the upcoming Chromecast-based Android TV dongle and the associated remote control from Google. The supplied remote control has a different button layout than in previous pictures. In particular, it lacks a customizable star button. We’ve seen images from Google’s Android TV dongle with Sabrina … More here