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Sen. Rick Scott’s Impeachment ‘Hostage’ Video Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons

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Scientists give ‘voice’ to an ancient Egyptian priest

LONDON • In life, Nesyamun was an Egyptian priest who sang and chanted words of worship at the Karnak temple in Thebes. In death, he was ritually mummified and sealed in a coffin with the inscription, “Nesyamun, true of voice”. Now, some 3,000 years into the afterlife, with the aid of a 3D-printed vocal tract, […]

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Shining a light on old times

Off camera, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe barely spoke to each other while making The Lighthouse – a strange and darkly funny tale of two lighthouse keepers stranded in a storm and slowly driving each other mad. This is because the actors were too exhausted to socialise at the end of each day’s filming on […]

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New products, Jan 29, 2020: Wacom One, Razer Basilisk v2 and more

Wacom One DISPLAY TABLET $549 The Wacom One is an entry-level pen display tablet with a matte 13.3-inch, full high-definition LCD touchscreen display that is said to feel like natural paper. With the included Wacom One Pen stylus, it allows artists to convert their doodles into a digital format right away. This stylus does not […]

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Security camera worth its price

Arlo’s wire-free security cameras are arguably the best in their category. Simply place these battery-powered, weather-proof and motion-activated wireless cameras anywhere inside or outside your residence and within range of a Wi-Fi network, and you can monitor your home from anywhere in the world with a smartphone. The latest Arlo Pro 3 security camera system […]

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6 ways to get the most out of YouTube

Exactly 15 years ago, on Valentine’s Day, the YouTube domain was registered by its three founders – Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim – who were then working at PayPal. The first YouTube video, an 18-second clip called “Me at the Zoo”, was uploaded by Mr Karim at the San Diego Zoo on April […]

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Sturdy, competitively priced laptop

The orange accents and LED strips of the Terra 15 gaming laptop – an extroverted look that departs from Aftershock’s usual minimalist designs – are unlikely to cause a stir among gamers used to flashier designs. But gamers will appreciate that the local PC builder continues to price its products competitively. My review set – […]

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Compact mirrorless camera packs a punch

Japanese imaging giant Nikon launched the full-frame Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras in late 2018, but their hefty price tags – from $3,300 to more than $5,000 – meant not many could afford them. There is now a more affordable Z series: the Z50. Its price starts at $1,499 with a Nikon Z DX 16-50mm […]

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Apple Watch alerted him to heart problem

Mr Farhat Haniff, a 30-year-old Malaysian restaurateur and freelance architect based in Kuala Lumpur, bought an Apple Watch Series 4 because its design caught his eye. But the smartwatch might have saved his life. On a flight back home from Langkawi in August last year, Mr Farhat’s watch alerted him to an elevated heart rate. […]

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Ergonomic Logitech gaming mouse great for right-handers

The Logitech G604 Lightspeed is a wireless gaming mouse designed for players of the massivelymultiplayer online role-playing and multiplayer online battle arena games. Such games require a lot of hotkeys to execute different commands and macros. Hence, players prefer gaming mice with plenty of buttons that they can program to fulfil certain commands quickly. For […]

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Will users switch to new telco TPG?

Singapore’s fourth telco – TPG Telecom – is planning for a 4G commercial launch some time this year. Although a newcomer compared with established players M1, Singtel and StarHub, TPG has already signed up more than 300,000 trial users for its free mobile plan. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. […]