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Amazon boosts Kindle Paperwhite screen size and battery life in first major upgrade in 3 years

GeekWire

The bezels are slimmer, but the device itself is also larger, as shown in this comparison below. It’s the fifth Kindle Paperwhite since Amazon introduced the device in 2012, although the company calls it the 11th generation Paperwhite, referencing the current cohort of Kindle devices. inches, from 6 inches previously.

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Amazon to add another 100k seasonal positions, preparing for holidays in midst of pandemic

GeekWire

Last year, by comparison, the company said it promoted 19,000 operations workers to manager or supervisor roles.) In addition, the company said a total of 30,000 of employees have now taken part in its Career Choice retraining program, which launched in 2012.

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Tencent-owned studio behind Call of Duty: Mobile reportedly earned $10 billion in 2020

The Verge

For comparison, Activision Blizzard (which publishes the Call of Duty franchise) posted 2020 revenues of $8.09 And Tencent purchased 40 percent of Epic Games in 2012 , a stake that grown in value significantly following the huge success of Epic’s Fortnite. billion , nearly $2 billion less than TiMi’s reported $10 billion.

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Losing YouTube on the old Apple TV underscores how far ahead competitors are

The Verge

If you have a third-generation device ( the 2012-era model that predated the modern tvOS-based set-top boxes), you’ll only be able to stream YouTube through an iOS device using AirPlay starting today, as noted by 9to5Mac. Image: Apple. The YouTube app on older Apple TV models has officially been discontinued as of today.

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The PC market isn’t slowing down after an amazing 2020, despite chip shortages

The Verge

Both firms agree that the growth is atypical — Gartner says that the growth is the fastest it’s seen since it started tracking the market in 2000, and IDC says that the drop in shipments from Q4 to Q1 is the smallest it’s seen since 2012. The return to normalcy on the horizon may affect people’s buying habits in the future.

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Review: OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock

Scott Lowe

I’d grown accustomed to using a soundbar when my 2012 Mac Pro was my primary workstation.) In comparison to the Anker PowerElite, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock generates very little heat. In this post, I’ll provide a brief review of the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock. Note that I’m posting this as a customer. Other Notes.

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Microsoft makes tiny dent in annual carbon footprint but says ‘it’s not happening fast enough’

GeekWire

Washington state , by comparison, had carbon emissions of more than 102 million metric tons in 2019. Microsoft Graphic) Microsoft has been carbon neutral since 2012 and aims to be carbon negative by the end of the decade. But its climate efforts often garner the most attention. The Redmond, Wash.-based Click to enlarge.