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Your Xbox Series X’s dashboard can now display in native 4K

The Verge

Microsoft provided an image for comparison, shown below, and the difference is clear. Relatedly, there are new accessibility features that let you customize the brightness of the light in the middle of your Xbox wireless controller, as well as the light that illuminates on your console. Image: Microsoft.

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Apple finally listened to the pros

The Verge

They ridiculed the tiny strip of touchscreen Apple built into the keyboard, decried the relative lack of RAM, the missing ports, and how Apple’s choice of GPU didn’t match up to the Windows competition. Apple’s own comparison tool suggests the new Macs don’t have the best battery life out there.

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Boeing gets green light for satellite internet constellation

The Verge

All 147 satellites would broadcast in the V-band, a higher-frequency slice of the wireless spectrum than the Ka and Ku bands used by SpaceX’s Starlink network or Amazon’s yet-to-be-deployed Project Kuiper satellites. By comparison, SpaceX and Amazon have far grander plans for their networks, with each consisting of thousands of satellites.

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How does Valve’s Steam Deck compare to the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5?

The Verge

The most obvious comparison for the Steam Deck is, of course, Nintendo’s Switch — particularly the upcoming OLED model — which offers a similar handheld configuration, screen size, and design. It also offers Bluetooth audio for connecting a pair of wireless headphones, something the Switch rather frustratingly lacks. Image: Valve.

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Eve is rolling out Thread support to more of its smart home lineup

The Verge

Thread is a wireless communication standard that was developed from the ground up for smart home purposes and is designed to replace legacy technologies such as Z-Wave and Zigbee. Benefits of Thread include more reliable connections between devices, faster response times, and longer battery life.

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The best Valentine’s Day sales happening now

The Verge

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 include active noise cancellation and boast an improved design and fit in comparison to their predecessor. Jabra’s Elite 75t wireless earbuds are available for $99.99 Jabra’s Elite 75t wireless earbuds are a comfortable alternative to Apple’s AirPods. Headphone and earbud deals. Read our review.

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‘Pro’ has lost all meaning, and Apple knows it

The Verge

Apple has a “Pro” problem — while some products bearing the label are clearly intended for pro fessional use (like Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, and the Mac Pro), years of Apple and competitors slapping the name onto wireless earbuds and slightly fancier phones have made it hard to tell what “Pro” even means. Those are Pro earbuds now.

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