New Uplay+ trial lets you play over 100 games for free


The week-long free trial is available to new and returning users up until July 27. After that period, you’ll have to pay the usual $14.99 per month subscription fee. Uplay+ works in a similar way to Microsoft’s Game Pass, offering access to over 100 games from Ubisoft.

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Nvidia passes Intel as the most valuable US chipmaker


We hear a lot about how AMD is now a big challenger to Intel, but it still lags far behind Chipzilla when it comes to company valuation. Lisa Su’s firm has a market cap of $62.5 billion, almost a quarter of what Intel is worth.

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Eero mesh Wi-Fi system is highly discounted today


Eero's Wi-Fi system is among the better mesh setups you can buy. Those used to run you several hundred dollars a few years ago, but Amazon is currently offering the 3-pack for just $169, plus you also get a free Echo Dot.

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Mercedes' new in-car infotainment system replaces 27 physical buttons


Mercedes hasn't offered a comprehensive list of all the physical buttons its new touchscreen (called the Mercedes-Benz User Experience, or MBUX) is replacing, but to name a few examples, things like climate control, music playback, and radio adjustments will be all-digital starting with the 2021 S-Class.

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People young and old spent 110 hours on average gaming during lockdown


Without a doubt, gamers spent more time playing games during the coronavirus lockdown. It was fairly evident from the amount of content that continued to flow throughout the epidemic despite some unfortunate delays for highly anticipated titles. But just how much time did we spend gaming, and what did we...

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Crowdsourced documentary invites people to share a glimpse of their daily life


On July 25, 2020, people from all walks of life are encouraged to film their day for the sequel. Whether it’s an ordinary day or a special day, it doesn’t matter – the team, comprised of executive producers Ridley Scott and Kai Hsuing along with director Kevin Macdonald – simply want authenticity.

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Thunderbolt 4 is official, will debut in PCs with Intel Tiger Lake CPUs later this year


Today, Intel announced the Thunderbolt 4 specification with a series of improvements over Thunderbolt 3. The new standard will offer the same speed of up to 40 Gbps, but is designed to remove some of the confusion that has governed the Thunderbolt 3 realm for a decade.

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Apple rolls out third-party repair program in Canada and EU


On Wednesday, Apple announced it is expanding its third-party iPhone repair program to Canada and Europe. It initiated the service about a year ago in the US. The pilot offers independent repair shops the tools, training, and access to Apple-certified parts to fix its products.

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Lucid Motors to open 20 sales and service locations in North America through 2021


The retail locations, known as Lucid Studios, will primarily be located in high-traffic areas and have a relatively small footprint for a more intimate feel. As TechCrunch highlights, the automaker isn’t explicitly labeling these as sales centers as doing so could put the company in violation of regulations that some...

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G comes with performance and connectivity improvements


Qualcomm is getting back into the habit of releasing a mid-cycle refresh for its high-end mobile platform. This is essentially a binned variant of the chipset that is able to reach higher stable clocks for that extra bit of performance that's needed in gaming-oriented smartphones and augmented reality apps. There's...

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