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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ picks up where it left off | Engadget

[ad_1] The following article contains spoilers for “The Broken Circle.” Strange New Worlds’ first season may have stumbled out of the gate, but it outdid itself with every subsequent episode. On the strength of the back half of its episodes alone, you could easily call it the best live-action Trek of the streaming era. This …

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Intel Says Bye to the ‘i’ and Hi to the ‘Ultra’

[ad_1] In preparation for launching CPUs later this year that use its new Meteor Lake architecture, Intel has rolled out new branding for its consumer Core processor line — dropping the “i” from a name like “Core i7” and turning it into “Core 7” —  as well as introducing “Ultra” equivalents of each. There will …

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Amazon’s ‘Hey Disney!’ experience comes to all Echo devices | Engadget

[ad_1] Amazon and Disney have partnered to create an interactive experience that combines Alexa’s voice assistant features with Disney’s robust stable of characters. The appropriately-named “Hey Disney!” is now available on any Echo device and represents the very first time Amazon has allowed an assistant other than Alexa on its various speakers and tablets. Once …

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Moto G Stylus 5G Review: Come for the Stylus, Stay for the Value

[ad_1] Motorola’s new version of its Moto G Stylus 5G has one intriguing advantage over other phones: It’s the most affordable stylus-packing handset that can connect to 5G. This year’s Moto G Stylus 5G retails for $400 (down from last year’s $500), which could make it more appealing to anyone who wants an affordable phone …

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Intel drops ‘i’ processor branding after 15 years, introduces ‘Ultra’ for higher-end chips | Engadget

[ad_1] Today Intel is cleaning up its processor branding, hopefully making it easier to understand. Starting with the new Meteor Lake generation of processors, the company is moving from its traditional “i3/i5/i7/i9” branding to a simpler “Core 3/5/7/9” concept. Intel says the rebranding “better aligns to customer requests” to simplify its processor names and that …

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Current Refinance Rates on June 15, 2023: Rates Move Up

[ad_1] Both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed refinances saw their mean rates climb over the past seven days. The average rate on 10-year fixed refinance trailed off slightly, however. On the heels of cooling inflation, the Federal Reserve has opted to pause its current rate-hiking cycle. During its June meeting, the central bank decided to …

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Ready Player Me launches monetization tools to help devs grow revenue

[ad_1] Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Ready Player Me has built a cross-game avatar platform and today it released alpha access to a new suite of monetization tools and premium avatar collections. These moves will let app creators tap into …

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M.O.B.A. Network acquires gaming modder Wargraphs for up to $53.9M

[ad_1] Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. M.O.B.A. Network, the owner and operator of several of the world’s largest gaming communities, announced the acquisition of gaming services and in-app developer Wargraphs for $53.9 million. Wargraphs is a company of modders which …

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How Ukraine’s Pingle Studio is moving up the food chain in games | Kirk Scott interview

[ad_1] Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Kirk Scott spent six years at Nintendo of America helping to get indie games on the Nintendo Switch. Now he has joined Ukraine’s Pingle Studio as it levels up as a provider of game …

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