The best electric cars for winter driving 2023

Tech specs: Range: 516 miles | Max power: 1,200+ hp | Charge: 200 miles in 12 minutes when connected to 350 kW DC fast charger and equipped with 19-inch wheels | Acceleration: 0-60 mph in less than 2 seconds | Price (with dual-motor all-wheel drive): From $154,000 Lucid Motors advertises the Air as the “longest range, fastest charging luxury EV […]

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Alibaba Cloud eyes Web3 potential, participation on Singapore government cloud

Alibaba Cloud is looking to ride the growth of Web3 by offering the platforms and tools it thinks developers will need to bring their applications more quickly to market. The Chinese cloud vendor also is hoping to be part of Singapore’s roadmap to move its government services to a commercial cloud environment, which currently encompasses […]

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The Best Tech Gifts for Everyone on Your Holiday List

From left, top to bottom: Apple AirTag, Nintendo Switch Lite, Apple iPad and an Amazfit Bip 3 Pro are gifts ranging from $50 to $500 that your tech-loving family and friends would surely appreciate this holiday season. Photo courtesy of Apple, Nintendo and Amazfit. It’s the holiday season, and what better gift is there than […]

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Now you can join a Microsoft Teams call from a HoloLens 2 headset

Image: Microsoft HoloLens 2 users can call people directly, browse and add Microsoft Teams contacts to ongoing calls, or join a regular meeting just as they would do on any other device. Few consumers have worn Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality headset, but engineers at enterprise customers like Toyota can now share Teams screens as holograms.  […]

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Do people keep walking off with your chargers? This product will fix that

Lock Socket helps protect your chargers and charging cables from “wandering off.” Lock Socket If you’re like most people, you’ve lost a charger or charging cable because someone — a friend, family member, or coworker — wanted to borrow it for a bit since their device was running low. You know, the sort of “borrowing” […]

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Quick Mac tip: What to do if your cooling fans are always on

Macs are really great at keeping themselves cool, but sometimes things can go wrong. stock.adobe.com Are the fans in your Mac or MacBook roaring away at full speed, making it sound like your computer is getting ready to take off? Does it feel warm — or even hot — to the touch?   Here are […]

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How to take notes on your iPad with an Apple Pencil — 3 very simple ways

Apple’s tablet has many different uses. For some, it’s a total computer replacement, while others use it to watch video, read books and game. Another popular use of Apple’s iPad is using it to replace a tablet of paper and a pen, or a sketchbook and a pencil. There are a few different ways you […]

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Here’s How Robert Jordan Built ‘The Wheel of Time’

In his new book Origins of the Wheel of Time, historian Michael Livingston explores the real-world myths and legends that Robert Jordan used to construct his epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Those influences include characters and motifs from Europe, West Africa, the Middle East, and Japan, among others. “He’s not confined in any […]

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