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IN THIS ISSUE

 

💻 The most repairable laptop gets Intel Core Ultra processors
⌚️ Fitbit launches a different kind of smartwatch
🎶 Beats reveals launch date for wireless Solo Buds
🎬 Watch first Wolfs trailer featuring Clooney and Pitt

🕹️ How to watch Sony’s State of Play showcase today 

 

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COMPUTING

 

World's most repairable laptop now has Intel Core Ultra processors

 

Preorders for the updated Laptop 13 have just started and deliveries will begin in August

 

Modular laptop maker Framework has unveiled the latest version of its Laptop 13, which starts at $1,100, XDA reported.

Most notably, the machine now comes with Intel Core Ultra Series 1 processors, which should give it a substantial power boost. Framework also continues to let you choose elements like expansion cards, keyboard languages, and bezel colors, and the updated laptop lets you add up to 96GB of DDR5 RAM. The best of the display options offers a resolution of 2880 x 1920 and a 120Hz refresh rate.

Framework describes its computer as “a thin, light, fast 13.5-inch notebook that is simple to customize, upgrade, and repair, so it stays yours for longer” ...

 
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MOBILE

 

Fitbit just launched a new smartwatch unlike any it’s made before

 

The Fitbit Ace LTE is designed for kids and is available for preorder

 

The Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch is the first from the company that’s aimed at kids, Digital Trends reported. It’s also the first Wear OS Fitbit smartwatch.

Health and activity tracking on the new smartwatch are a bit different compared to Fitbit’s other trackers, so instead of pushing children to take a certain number of steps each day or to reach a calorie-burn goal, the main goal relates to movement that, when reached, is celebrated with a fun animation. Other activity achievements are rewarded with one of a handful of video games on the watch.

The Fitbit Ace LTE is available for preorder for $230. It also requires a subscription for LTE connectivity costing $10 per month ...

 
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AUDIO / VIDEO

 

Beats reveals Solo Buds' launch date

 

They will be available in several colors and cost $80 

 

The recently announced Beats Solo Buds will be available from June 20, with preorders starting two days earlier, TechRadar reported.

Beats’ $80 Solo Buds come with a compact charging case and are available in Matte Black, Storm Gray, and Transparent Red. There’s also an Arctic Purple option, but this can only be bought via Apple and Target's websites and in-store.

Beats claims the buds offer a whopping 18 hours of battery life on a single charge, but take note that the company’s “smallest case ever” does not contain a battery, so you’ll need another source of power to charge them when they’re not stuck in your ears ...

 
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ENTERTAINMENT

 

George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunite in Wolfs trailer

 

The action comedy, in which two fixers are hired for the same job, lands in theaters on September 20

 

The first trailer has dropped for Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. It’s the first time the megastars have appeared on screen together since Burn After Reading 16 years ago, USA Today reported.

Sony Pictures Entertainment shared the trailer (above) on Wednesday. “Clooney plays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high-profile crime,” the accompanying spiel says. “But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two ‘lone wolves’ are forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected.”

Wolfs is directed by Jon Watts and is the filmmaker's first movie in almost a decade that isn't part of the Spider-Man franchise ...

 
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GAMING

 

How to watch Sony’s State of Play showcase today 

 

PlayStation 5 owners will definitely want to tune in

 

Sony is back with another State of Play showcase, with the stream taking place today, Thursday, May 30, Polygon reported.

The event will last just 30 minutes and feature updates on PS5 and PS VR2 titles. It will also take a look at PlayStation Studios games arriving later this year. Fourteen titles in all are expected to be featured during the presentation.

State of Play starts at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok.

Publisher Konami will follow Sony's showcase with the second Silent Hill Transmission livestream, which promises new details on upcoming Silent Hill games and the movie Return to Silent Hill.

 
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