Listen to the 500 Words: Black Lives Matter stories on Alexa

Listen to the 500 Words: Black Lives Matter stories on Alexa 500 Words – if you’re not familiar with it – is an annual competition for children aged five to 13 which was hosted this year by Chris Evans on Virgin Radio’s Breakfast Show. Kids are asked to write stories around a given theme of no more than, you guessed it, 500 words. This year, the theme was Black Lives Matter and the winners were announced in mid-July....

July 17, 2020 · 2 min · 380 words · Julie Wolf

Microsoft discontinues Xbox One X and Xbox One S Digital Edition

Microsoft discontinues Xbox One X and Xbox One S Digital Edition Microsoft has said it is discontinuing production of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles. The company is preparing for the late 2020 release of the new-generationXbox Series X, so is retiring most versions of the Xbox One console. The disc version of the Xbox One S remains in production for now. Microsoft said: “At Xbox, we’re making massive investments to forge the future of gaming—a future that puts the player at the center of the Xbox experience....

July 17, 2020 · 2 min · 335 words · Matthew Weaver

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless review

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless review Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict These budget wireless earbuds might pride themselves on being simple, but it’s at the cost of mediocre sound, build quality and basic controls. Tile tracking is the big selling point here. The Skullcandy Sesh Evo are budget wireless earphones that integrate Tile tracking – which means you can find them easily when lost. But is it worth parting with £60/US$60?...

July 17, 2020 · 7 min · 1300 words · Michelle Anthony

Surfshark scraps hard disks & is now 100% RAM in its VPN servers

Surfshark scraps hard disks & is now 100% RAM in its VPN servers Surfshark is what you might call a disruptive company. It is one of the newer VPN services and since launching it has not stopped adding new features. Back in February it introduced two-factor authentication, which prevents unauthorised access to your account should your email and password be obtained (by a leak or by theft). Now, as it promised a little while back, it has revamped its entire server network – spanning 66 countries and over 1800 servers – so they run entirely in RAM and have no hard drives....

July 17, 2020 · 3 min · 455 words · Anthony Mullen

Xbox Series X will play all Xbox One games except Kinect titles

Xbox Series X will play all Xbox One games except Kinect titles Microsoft has said that its next-genXbox Series Xconsole will support all Xbox One titles except those made specifically for use with its discontinued Kinect accessory. The Kinect was a motion sensing device that plugged into the Xbox One in order to play some titles, but it was dropped in 2017. The company made a USB adapter until 2018 but then gave up on the accessory, which failed to inspire a new style of Xbox input....

July 17, 2020 · 2 min · 288 words · Chad Day
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