DependentOnGadgets

Blog written by a gadget enthusiast on a mission to remove the jargon and complication from tech journalism.

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@PeugeotUK I just bought a 5008 GT Premium! Am loving playing with all tech and just discovered a long press of the voice button calls up the Google Assistant. When I speak is it picked up by my phone's mic or the car one?

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@matwatsoncars How long do you typically have a test car for before sharing a review?

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@Deano2point0 I’ll find some other way to justify one! I guess it doesn’t matter much as they’re tough to come by. I’m going to get Little Nightmares 2 and that will keep me going

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@Deano2point0 Does this justify buying an Xbox? Nothing objective seems to, but ‘want’ isn’t enough

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@katerussell @virginmedia Mine was rock solid at the advertised speed for years. Even when the pandemic hit and everyone started remote working, I got my 200d/20u that I was paying for. Not so for the past few months. Speed all over the place and often under 10d/1u. So frustrating!

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@Sandi_H_xx There are notifications settings in your Teams app that tell it to only notify when you're inactive on your desktop. Perhaps it's to do with that? Alternatively, when you're in focusing mode, you won't get any at all.

[Microsoft @Microsoft]

By 2030, Microsoft will be carbon negative. By 2050, we'll remove all carbon emitted by the company since its founding in 1975. 🤯

[Spencer Kelly @spenley]

There's a really important point in this article.
Even if you know algorithms now don't work like they used to. Even if you know they can out-perform humans by swallowing up super-human volumes of training data.

And it's this:
Q:How are they tested?
A:"The result looked right"

[Tomi @GadgetsBoy]

It is expensive for a last year device tho, SD 855 although still powerful, is outdated now. This is basically competing with the OG galaxy Fold and even Mate XS

[Andrew Hutchings @LinuxJedi]

For anyone who likes retro machines, check out @computermuseum's eBay page. They currently have another BBC Master similar to this one available. Also the proceeds go to keeping the museum open, a very worthy cause: https://t.co/o9LCX0BwuL

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I've been given the opportunity to test out the Jabra Elite 75T true wireless headphones. Hoping they're just as good for calls as for music #insidersjabra75 https://t.co/gflsLOn0PN

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Getting quite fed up with fending off Spotify account take over attempts. Why is there no two factor support?!

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Amazon Echo Buds review: great sound at the right price - The Verge - https://t.co/sIDLVhPgnV No USB-C!? Moving along...

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@WottonRob Genius!

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Tesla Arcade hands-on: using a Model 3 steering wheel as a game controller - https://t.co/09JpnQpVV7 Kinda silly, kinda cool

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@Deano2point0 oh yes, I remember that! Would definitely get in :-)

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BBC News: Google's AR animals entertain Android users -
https://t.co/mpnOYN9yIc My 2 year old is loving these! (Although his Dad is possibly more excited about them)

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Spotify mimics the radio with a news and music playlist for drivers - The Verge - https://t.co/ltaFRh7bMB Nice idea!

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If #ipadOS is getting mouse support, I wonder if anyone is preparing a keyboard cover with a trackpad?!

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BBC News - Amazon 'flooded by fake five-star reviews' - Which? report
https://t.co/sSfB61cZqB - Think we might think a little highly of automation. It's clearly being easily tricked.