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It’s been four years since Microsoft updated its Surface Studio line of all-in-one desktop computers, but it looks like a new model could be coming soon. Amazon is adding new features to its Echo Show 15 and eero mesh WiFi router systems, and th…
It’s been four years since Microsoft updated its Surface Studio line of all-in-one desktop computers, but it looks like a new model could be coming soon. Amazon is adding new features to its Echo Show 15 and eero mesh WiFi router systems, and the company’s newest Echo Dot smart speakers also have eero capabilities baked […]
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Time for another mid-week Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a nice discount on Apple's latest M2-based MacBook Air in both the 256GB and 512GB versions. With $100 and $150 discounts, respectively, these are the lowest prices we've tracked on the new MacBook Airs.
In our review, we noted the MacBook Air's excellent hardware, build quality, battery life, and "out-of-this-world performance" for its size and weight. Going with an M2-based Air doesn't only mean better computing performance over the M1 MacBook Airs, but also an improved screen and a much nicer camera and audio system for video calls.
We also have a record low price on Sony's A80K 55-inch 4K television with Google TV. This is a deal exclusive to Prime members that knocks off $200 from its usual price. The A80K is well-reviewed for its punchy, wide-ranging contrast ratio, HDR performance, wide viewing angles, and excellent reflection handling.
Sure SSDs are great, because they’re fast, sturdy, and quiet. But do you ever feel like it’s a little too quiet around your computer? If you find yourself missing the signature ticking sounds that accompany hard drive activity the $25 HDD …
Sure SSDs are great, because they’re fast, sturdy, and quiet. But do you ever feel like it’s a little too quiet around your computer? If you find yourself missing the signature ticking sounds that accompany hard drive activity the $25 HDD Clicker is here to help. The HDD Clicker is little bit of retro-inspired fun […]
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Cloud giant says its verification tool doesn’t challenge or profile users.
Enlarge / CAPTCHAs are meant to prevent these kinds of browsing scenarios, not train us all to better recognize vehicles and infrastructure in grainy photos. (credit: Getty Images)
Cloudflare has recently made an audacious claim: We could all be doing something better with our lives than deciding which images contain crosswalks or stop lights or clicking an "I'm not a robot" checkbox. Now the cloud services company is offering up a free CAPTCHA alternative, Turnstile, available to anyone, Cloudflare customer or not, and specifically calling out Google's role in the existing "prove you're a human" hegemony.
Turnstile utilizes Cloudflare's Managed Challenge system, which takes cues from user behavior, browser data, and, on Apple devices, Private Access Tokens, to distinguish human visitors from bots and scripts. Cloudflare claims that its Managed Challenge system was able to reduce 91 percent of CAPTCHAs served to its customers' visitors over the course of a year.
Turnstile integrations run "a series of small non-interactive JavaScript challenges" to investigate the visitor, including proof of work and space, probing for web APIs, and "various other challenges for detecting browser-quirks and human behavior," Cloudflare's post states. The challenges vary by visitor, and machine learning can update the model with the common features of visitors who previously passed a test. The user only sees a "Verifying …" widget for a moment, then "Success!"
Liverpool and Manchester United are arch rivals on the field but in U.S. federal court they have teamed up to fight a common enemy. Together with Tottenham Hotspur, the English football clubs are taking a stand against counterfeiters selling infringing products through Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Wish, and other stores, seeking millions in damages.
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The rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United goes back more than a century. It even has its own Wikipedia entry.
The football teams and their fans often go head to head but on neutral territory, the clubs have recently formed an unusual partnership.
This week, the clubs filed a complaint at a U.S. federal court in Chicago. Together with a third Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur, they accuse dozens of online stores of selling trademark-infringing products.
These counterfeit items, including jerseys, are openly sold online. Not just through standalone shops but also on some of the largest e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, and Wish.
“In recent years, Plaintiffs have identified many fully interactive, e-commerce stores offering counterfeit Plaintiffs’ Products on online marketplace platforms such as Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Alibaba, Wish.com, Walmart, Etsy, and DHgate, including the e-commerce stores operating under the Seller Aliases,” the complaint reads.
At this point, we would like to give some examples of these infringing stores. However, the document where they’re listed is currently sealed, most likely to prevent the defendants from relocating before the court rules on the matter.
The unauthorized stores are well aware of their controversial nature and actively look for ways to avoid getting caught. Behind the scenes, the sellers discuss evasion tactics through chat rooms and dedicated websites.
“[Defendants] regularly participate in QQ.com chat rooms and through websites such as sellerdefense.cn, kaidianyo.com and kuajingvs.com regarding tactics for operating multiple accounts, evading detection, pending litigation, and potential new lawsuits,” the football clubs allege.
These tactics can be as simple as setting up new aliases and shops. However, store operators also have off-shore bank accounts where they move money, so it remains outside of the jurisdiction of US courts.
“Indeed, analysis of financial account transaction logs from previous similar cases indicates that off-shore counterfeiters regularly move funds from U.S.-based financial accounts to off-shore accounts outside the jurisdiction of this Court.”
As the above suggests, this isn’t the first lawsuit the football clubs have filed. Earlier this year, Liverpool, United and Tottenham filed a similar case against 138 stores. These included jerseygoal.co, soccish.com, and various Amazon, DHGate and Aliexpress vendors.
Without a response from any of the store operators, the football clubs requested a default judgment. The clubs asked for $200,000 damages from each unique defendant, which was granted by the federal court in Chicago last month.
In this case, the clubs also request compensation for the losses they allegedly suffered. Damages could reach $2 million for each trademark infringement, per defendant.
The complaint further asks for an order that effectively prohibits the stores from offering counterfeit products. In addition, the e-commerce platforms used to sell the products should stop advertising the products as well.
While it may be hard to shut down all counterfeit operations indefinitely, the lawsuits appear to have some effect. Many of the defendants listed in the earlier lawsuit have ceased operating, at least under their old aliases.
In addition, Liverpool, United, and Tottenham settled their dispute with two of the 138 stores. These paid an undisclosed damages amount.
The football clubs are not the only ones taking against counterfeiters in US courts. Over the past several months, we’ve seen similar complaints from Nike, Toyota, Ubisoft, Swarovski, PopSockets, Universal Music, Burberry and many others.
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A copy of the latest complaint filed at the federal court by Liverpool, United and Tottenham is available here (pdf)
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Amazon just introduced a whole bunch of new products, including a new Fire TV Cube with a faster processor, more ports, and additional features and the first Kindle with a 10.2 inch display and support for pen input. But you know what’s cheaper …
Amazon just introduced a whole bunch of new products, including a new Fire TV Cube with a faster processor, more ports, and additional features and the first Kindle with a 10.2 inch display and support for pen input. But you know what’s cheaper than new Amazon gear? Old Amazon gear. Right now Woot is running a sale […]
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Access to 500,000 chargers could lay the groundwork to convert Americans to EVs.
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg)
For drivers choosing electric vehicles, convenient access to reliable charging stations remains one of the biggest pain points after adopting the eco-friendlier way to cruise. Just the thought of driving out of the way to find a charging station when planning road trips—rather than pop into a choice of many gas stations at any exit—deters so many drivers that it was starting to look like unreliable charging could be the deciding factor that could ultimately doom EVs.
Instead, the Department of Transportation and the Biden administration announced yesterday that America greenlit a plan to invest $5 billion over the next five years to create a more reliable charging network by installing EV chargers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The first wave of funding is available now, granting access to all states to "more than $1.5 billion to help build EV chargers covering approximately 75,000 miles of highway across the country."
"President Biden is leading the shift to electrify transportation—ensuring drivers can commute and charge confidently and affordably and lessening our oversized reliance on fossil fuels while combatting climate change," US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said in the press release.
Gaming hardware maker Razer makes a variety of project ranging from gaming laptops to keyboards, mice, headsets, and mobile phone controllers. Now the company is introducing something new(ish): a handheld game console. The Razer Edge 5G is an Android-…
Gaming hardware maker Razer makes a variety of project ranging from gaming laptops to keyboards, mice, headsets, and mobile phone controllers. Now the company is introducing something new(ish): a handheld game console. The Razer Edge 5G is an Android-powered handheld featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon G3X Gen 1 processor and support for Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband […]
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A year after its announcement, it’s unclear when Astro will be ready.
Enlarge / A limited number of customers have had Astro in their living room. (credit: Amazon)
Amazon's press-only hardware event today included reveals of the Kindle Scribe, Eero extending mesh networks with Echo, updated Echo Dot and Studio speakers, plus an Echo dashboard accessory. Like last year, there was also talk of the Amazon Astro robot that can roll around homes equipped with a digital smile, camera, and microphones. This time, Amazon detailed new and planned features for Astro; however, a year after its initial announcement, Astro remains an invite-only experimental product.
Astro is a 17.3×9.8-inch robot, with Alexa, a smart display, microphones, speakers, night-vision LEDs, a periscope camera, cupholder, and visual simultaneous location and mapping (V-SLAM) for navigating around people's homes and unexpected obstacles, like a dropped item. You need to request an invite to pay $1,000 for the bot. An Amazon rep told Ars Technica that invites are currently sent out at "fairly regular intervals."
Amazon appears to be accepting invite requests while developing new features ahead of expected mass availability, whenever that may be. Amazon's event today didn't provide any updates to Astro seeing general availability. When Ars Technica asked Amazon about when general availability would happen, an Amazon rep wouldn't get more specific than "as quickly as possible."
Amazon hat zwei neue Echo-Dot-Modelle vorgestellt. Außerdem erhält der Echo Studio Klangverbesserungen und Amazon macht den Echo Show 15 zum Fire TV. (Echo Dot, Amazon)
Amazon hat zwei neue Echo-Dot-Modelle vorgestellt. Außerdem erhält der Echo Studio Klangverbesserungen und Amazon macht den Echo Show 15 zum Fire TV. (
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