We’ve talked a number of occasions in regards to the enchantment of succesful digital styluses and e-ink note-taking. Surely, it’s the right examine software? This time, Amazon tries it out. The Kindle Scribe, at $340, is costlier than a primary e-ink reader, but it surely has stylus enter, excessive latency and some extra tips.

This is Amazon’s first Kindle that helps stylus enter, and in keeping with Engadget’s Cherlynn Low, it provides a superb studying and writing expertise. There’s undoubtedly room for enchancment, although: Don’t count on handwriting-to-text conversion or subtle note-taking and syncing instruments, like we’ve seen on different (often costlier) units with stylus enter.

This isn’t a Galaxy S22 Ultra or an iPad Pro, but it surely’s e-ink, delicate to your rooster scratches and a distinct Kindle for Amazon. We’ve solely actually seen area of interest e-ink tablets till now. If you’re intrigued, take a look at our full assessment.

– Mat Smith

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Myers-Briggs, however music.

It’s December, so all of your streaming companies are very desperate to let you know which artists, songs and albums you listened to most in 2022, (it’s most likely Beyoncé.) While Apple and YouTube Music already rolled out their annual nostalgia wrap-ups, Spotify’s 2022 installment of Wrapped debuts at present. The firm likes to place a brand new spin on its personalised prime lists every year, and this one isn’t any completely different. A brand new characteristic referred to as Your Listening Personality provides some perception into what the music you stream says about your style. Spotify’s invented 16 listening character sorts, together with The Replayer, The Specialist, The Adventurer and The Fanclubber. Why sure, we are all unbearable.

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The hikes come as cell networks battle below the Russian assault.

The value of a Starlink satellite tv for pc terminal has virtually doubled in Ukraine, leaping from the equal of $385 to about $700, in keeping with The Financial Times. The month-to-month charge is not as costly because it as soon as was (as excessive as $100), but it surely’s crept up from $60 to $75. It’s not identified if costs have additionally jumped for the Ukrainian authorities, which will get Starlink from a wide range of sources that embody SpaceX itself, international governments and even crowdsourcing. Ukraine’s mobile networks are apparently buckling below the pressure of Russian assaults on the nation’s electrical grid. In some circumstances, Starlink is the one manner for locals to succeed in the web.

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Its Unpacked occasion is predicted to happen in San Francisco.

Samsung will unveil its Galaxy S23 units within the US within the first week of February 2023, in keeping with information outlet Korea JoongAng Daily, which cites an nameless firm govt. And we’ve heard different corroborating stories. While Samsung has but to formally announce an Unpacked occasion for the Galaxy S23, the timeline reported by the publications is in step with the earlier flagships’ launch dates. Samsung revealed its Galaxy S22 telephones earlier this 12 months.

What are you able to count on? Maybe the following Galaxy S collection and goes all in on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips. Some unofficial renders additionally recommend Samsung might eliminate the digicam bump.

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Its governor mentioned the Chinese authorities is utilizing TikTok to ‘manipulate the American folks.’

Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, has signed an govt order prohibiting authorities workers, businesses and contractors from downloading and utilizing TikTok on state-owned units. In her workplace’s announcement, Noem mentioned she issued the order as a consequence of rising safety considerations the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been utilizing the social media app to collect data from American customers and leveraging it to govern them. The order additionally prohibits authorities personnel from visiting the TikTok web site on browsers.

US officers have lengthy been elevating safety considerations about TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese firm ByteDance. In 2020, then-President Trump tried to dam TikTok and WeChat within the US – which did not fairly go wherever.

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