Surface 4, DJI Air 2S, iPad Pro, COVID-19 vaccines, Android 12, Tesla solar, purple iPhones, southpaws, Octopus arms and fake pockets. There is news on all kinds of things this week so make sure you look through the full list of headlines below. To get the full story, click on a headline.
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Electronics
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 goes big on battery life: We go hands-on
- Some Kindle ereaders can now display your current book as your lockscreen
- ASUS Zephyrus G15 review (2021): All the gaming laptop you need
- DJI unveils the Air 2S drone with 20-megapixel camera
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- Fitbit’s $150 Luxe is another attempt to make a stylish fitness tracker
- Apple brings M1 to iMac in overhaul with wide range of colors, starting at $1,299
- Apple launches purple iPhone 12 and 12 mini as well as AirTags
- iPad Pro update: Apple’s tablet gets an M1 chip, 5G and Liquid Retina XDR display in 2021
- Polaroid Go is an adorably small instant camera ready for summer
- The new Apple TV 4K gets a revamped remote and A12 Bionic chip
- Apple’s new M1 iPad Pro looks even closer to becoming a Mac
- TP-Link’s latest WiFi 6 mesh system starts at $280
Privacy and Security
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- How the coronavirus origin story is being rewritten by a guerrilla Twitter group
- 5 Important Dos and Don’ts When You’ve Gotten Your COVID-19 Vaccine
- US warns against travel to 80% of all countries due to COVID-19
- 14 Brands Offering Freebies for Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
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Software
- Android 12’s first public beta is getting closer. 4 features you can look forward to now
- Google makes it easy to jump back to the search box by pressing ‘/’
- Google Earth’s biggest update in years adds free 3D timelapse videos
- Microsoft is reportedly working on new Windows 10 Store app
- Zoom adds new emoji, a vanishing pen and more features to your video calls
Technology
- Researchers identify systems that could have Tatooine-like planets with twin suns
- Frustrated with your MacBook’s battery life? 10 tips to squeeze out every last minute of power
- Amazon delivery drivers may soon assemble furniture and install appliances
- Two die in Tesla crash with no one at the wheel
- Best cloud storage for 2021: Choosing between Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box
- Mac Chimes of Death
- Venmo now lets you buy and sell cryptocurrencies
- Microsoft is reportedly launching a Cloud PC service this summer
- Google supercharges YouTube with a custom video chip
- Samsung opens Galaxy Upcycling beta to turn old phones into IoT gadgets
- Amazon is bringing its palm-reading payment tech to Whole Foods stores
- Tesla’s solar panels and Powerwall batteries are becoming a package deal
Phones
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra gets eSIM support for T-Mobile in the US
- T-Mobile now ranked fastest 5G network by Ookla
- Mmmmm, purple: Apple just gave iPhone 12 and 12 Mini a new color for spring
Fun Stories
- Common Misconceptions About World War II
- What Is the Longest Song Ever Recorded
- Why You Should Never Let Dirty Dishes Soak in the Sink
- Why a King’s Wife Is the Queen, But a Queen’s Husband Isn’t the King
- What the ‘Probability of Precipitation’ on Your Weather App Really Means
- The Mystery of the Mummified Bishop and the Fetus in His Coffin
- How Soviet Children’s Books Became Collectors’ Items in India
- 10 Memorable PSAs That Attempted to Save Generation X
- Sexism at 40,000 Feet: When United Banned Women From Boarding Their Men-Only ‘Executive’ Flights
- Each Side of the World’s Biggest Rubik’s Cube Is 67 Square Feet
- 20 Amazing Historical Discoveries in the Last 20 Years
- Why Are Left-Handed People Called Southpaws?
- On a Limb: How an Octopus Regrows Its Arms
- This Connecticut Inn Has Hosted Sea Chantey Singalongs for Half a Century
- The Thorny Problem of Tallying Every T. rex to Ever Live
- A Desert Oasis Hints at a Long History of Resilience and Exploration
- Prince Philip Hid Photographer Inside Pillar to Document His Funeral
- 6 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Put in the Dishwasher
- The Reason Dresses and Jeans Have Fake Pockets
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