Apple Watch SE is the affordable successor to the Series 3
Bottom line: Apple during its Time Flies streaming event on Tuesday announced a new, more affordable version of its popular wearable. It's a full $120 cheaper than the new Apple Watch Series 6 although you will give up a few key features in exchange for the savings.
The new Apple Watch SE includes most of the core fitness, monitoring and connectivity features found in other Apple Watches
Google's new 2 Gig fiber Internet service costs just $100 per month
Editor's take: On paper, the only thing lacking with Google Fiber is its limited availability. As of today, the service is offered in just 19 markets. While speed is always nice, we do wish the service was more widely available to additional customers, especially those in areas with only a single ISP option.
When Google deployed its first self-built, high-speed fiber network in mid-2012, it was among the fastest consumer
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GameStop will offer multiple ways to buy next-gen Xbox and PlayStation
In brief: Microsoft won’t be the only company to offer financing options for next-gen consoles. GameStop in its second quarter financial report confirmed that it’ll also offer expanded payment options when new consoles hit the market later this year.
Internal documents provided to VentureBeat suggest the company is considering multiple payment methods including layaway, traditional installment plans and rent-to-own programs.
The layaway option will let buyers make payments toward the purchase of a new console over time. Once the full amount is paid,
Department store may have just leaked PlayStation 5 pricing
Rumor mill: We know about everything there is to know about the PlayStation 5. The only information still MIA is the precise release date and the price. One of those things may have been revealed overnight. Someone posted images of internal store screens showing pricing for the standard and digital versions of the PS5.
Thanks to a leak from a retail outlet in Spain, we may now know what it will cost for the privilege of owning a PlayStation 5 on day one. Images surfaced on Twitter and Imgur last night that
CBS All Access will become Paramount+ early next year
In a nutshell: ViacomCBS on Tuesday announced plans to rebrand CBS All Access, the standalone subscription video on-demand and live streaming service that’s been around since late 2014. Starting in the first quarter of 2021, CBS All Access will be known as Paramount+.
ViacomCBS said the Paramount brand resonates with consumers around the globe. The media company pointed to survey results in which 91 percent of respondents said they were aware of Paramount and more than 90 percent had a positive
LG teases next Explorer Project phone with a sliding, flexible display
Forward-looking: LG's reputation for creating innovative, if not always successful, smartphones continued with the recent reveal of the LG Wing, but that was only the first product in the Explorer Project series. Following its keynote showing off the rotating-display device, a post-credit scene teased a handset with a slide-out, extending screen.
After months of rumors and leaks, LG finally unveiled the Wing yesterday. It's part of the company's new Explorer Project lineup that aims to "
Sony reportedly reducing PS5 production by four million units due to SoC issues
Why it matters: Are you one of the many people hoping to grab a PlayStation 5 in the months following release? Finding one in stock might not be that easy. According to a new report, Sony has cut estimated production for the next-gen console by four million units to around 11 million by the end of March, the result of issues with its SoC.
With Covid-19 concerns resulting in more people staying at home and gaming than ever before, combined with the general excitement around the PS
Microsoft brings its experimental underwater data center to surface after two years with promising results
Why it matters: With demand for data centers expected to rise significantly in the foreseeable future, tech firms providing cloud and distributed computing services are increasingly looking towards swift, cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways for the deployment and maintenance of their hardware. Microsoft, being one of the biggest players in this field, experimented with the idea of submerging a data center underwater as part of Project Natick, making its hardware physically inaccessible to humans in a bid to improve reliability and compare performance with on-land deployments. After two
Watch Apple's Time Flies event here at 10am PT / 1pm ET
In a nutshell: Apple’s online-only Time Flies event takes place later today (September 15), and while the iPhone 12 handsets aren’t being unveiled until next month, expect several new devices from Cupertino, including new Apple Watches, iPads, and its long-rumored services bundle. You can watch the whole thing right here at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET.
The event’s name suggests most of the proceedings will focus on Apple’s upcoming wearables, with the
