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LG updates its 2021 OLED TVs to support 120Hz Dolby Vision gaming Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S consoles both support 4K Dolby Vision at 120 Hz, but there's a problem: so far, no TVs have supported all of those things things at once. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/lg-oled-tvs-120-hz-dolby-vision-gaming-114549499.html

Heineken made a cute but garish autonomous beer cooler Nothing says summer quite like a cooler full of beer, but it wouldn’t be 2021 without a modern twist on the concept. Meet the Beer Outdoor Transporter or BOT from Heineken. It can hold up to 12 cans of beer, will follow you almost anywhere and has a “charming” AI personality. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/heineken-beer-outdoor-transporter-162029463.html

Samsung's new Wear OS watch will debut at Unpacked this summer In addition to introducing its new Wear OS-based software for its upcoming smartwatches at MWC 2021 today, Samsung also confirmed that the first device to run that will debut at Unpacked this summer. It'll be under the company's Galaxy Watch portfolio and the interface will be called One UI Watch. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/samsung-wear-os-one-ui-watch-unpacked-2021-171520963.html

Facebook has become a $1 trillion company Facebook has joined the ranks of companies valued over a trillion dollars as of today’s market close. The company’s market cap is sitting at $1.008 trillion according to Yahoo Finance, putting it over the mark for the first time in its history. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/28/22554502/facebook-1-trillion-dollar-market-cap-company-business

New Foundation trailer teases Apple TV Plus’ ambitious sci-fi epic Last week Apple revealed that Foundation, the upcoming sc-fi show based on a series of books by Isaac Asimov, would debut on Apple TV Plus in September. Now we have something even better: a proper trailer. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/28/22553852/foundation-trailer-apple-tv-plus-premier-date

Instagram is testing a desktop posting feature Instagram is testing the ability to create posts using the web browser on a desktop computer. The feature was spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, who captured some screenshots demonstrating the functionality. Facebook confirmed the test in a statement to Bloomberg. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/25/22550010/instagram-post-from-desktop-web-browser-testing

Google Fi’s built-in VPN starts iPhone rollout Google Fi’s VPN service has started rolling out to subscribers on iPhone, the company has announced. The feature, which routes your phone’s internet traffic through an encrypted connection to protect your privacy, has been available on Android since launching in beta in November 2018. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/25/22550048/google-fi-vpn-iphone-subscribers