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Sonos' latest smart speakers, the Era 100 and Era 300, appear to have leaked online, with pictures and features sets of the new wireless models circulating online. These latest speakers come just after the unveiling of Apple's new HomePod 2, and seem to have some extra features that Cupertino's latest smart speaker doesn't have, as well as a new focus that seems directed firmly at the Apple speaker.These leaks, first appearing on The Verge, are unconfirmed as yet, and Sonos is yet to comment as to whether they are…

The budget and midrange smartphone world has seriously heated up over the past few years, and while the likes of Apple, Samsung, and Google are arguably leading the pack, that’s not without serious competition from Chinese brands like Realme. The latest phones from the company are the Realme 10 Pro and Realme 10 Pro+, which aim to overturn the mixed reactions from the Realme 9-series last year. At first glance, the 10-series may well do that. The Realme 10 Pro+ offers a new design, improved internals, and more.…

Bowers & Wilkins has introduced next-generation true wireless earbuds to take on the Apple AirPods and similar products. The Pi7 S2 and Pi5 S2 offer minor updates over their predecessors, including better battery life and user experience. Available in various colors, the devices are priced to target different audiences, although most of the features carry over from one to the other. The Pi7 S2, the British audio brand's new earbuds flagship, comes in three new premium finishes, including Satin Black, Canvas White,…

Ticketmaster has caused heartbreak once more, this time over Bad Bunny.Photo: Theo Wargo (Getty Images)Mexican regulators announced that Ticketmaster’s Mexican branch would be fined up to 10% of its sales in 2021 for botching ticket sales to Bad Bunny concerts in Mexico City last Friday and Saturday, which resulted in more than a thousand fans being turned away.Ticketmaster apologized on Saturday to the fans who were affected and said that the problem occurred because of an “unprecedented number of fake tickets” that…

Jane Austen adaptations have become a staple of the cinematic diet, and you’re never too far away from another of the legendary author’s works being brought to the big screen, although we doubt we’ll see anything like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies again for a number of reasons. Hoping to make lightning strike twice in the wake of the commercially successful but critically panned Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, writer and director Burr Steers adapted author Seth Grahame-Smith’s other revisionist fantasy novel in the…

Article content Celine Dion’s announcement Thursday that she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome leaves millions of fans with many questions. The condition is so rare that the diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is literally one in a million, and symptoms mimic the characteristics of other ailments such as Parkinson’s Disease or Multiple Sclerosis. Article content The cause of SPS is unknown, but it is believed to be an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and the spinal cord. It is a progressive…

WASHINGTON—The head of the World Bank warned that developing nations face an extremely challenging near-term outlook, as the sharp slowdown in global growth raises the risks of a prolonged recession.Speaking Wednesday at Stanford University, David Malpass said the challenges for the developing world are shaped by higher food, fertilizer and energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine, as well as rising interest rates, currency depreciation and capital outflows, which could result in a…

Key Points: Polygon Matic has now dropped below $0.5More Polygon Matic holders are joining BitgertBitgert (BRISE) is currently on a bull run Polygon Matic has dropped the support level of $0.5 to trade at $0.46 this morning. This is a massive drop and a blow to holders who have been bullish about the Polygon Matic. This price was last seen in April 2021, and according to crypto analysts, Polygon Matic might drop even further this week. The massive drop in the Polygon Matic price has triggered a high selling…

One of the advantages of 3D printing is the fact that instead of being cast as a solid piece of material, items can include material exactly where it's needed. The Elix bicycle handlebar stem takes this approach to a performance-boosting – and pocketbook-emptying – extreme.Announced this Tuesday, the Elix is manufactured by British startup Mythos. It was designed by Dimitris Katsanis, who has previously created custom bicycle racing components via his additive engineering company Metron Advanced Equipment.The device is…