Each night, before I go to bed, I ask the Alexa-enabled Lenovo nightstand clock what the weather will be like. Last night, right after dutifully announcing the weirdly balmy weather, Alexa informed me that I could tip my Amazon driver $5 by saying, "Alexa, thank my driver."
There are currently about 275,000 Amazon drivers delivering more than a billion holiday gift-carrying boxes, and making holiday dreams come true for consumers and, of course, Amazon. But what do drivers who carefully place these precious boxes at our doorsteps get out of it? Other than roughly $20 an hour, not much. Giving one of my drivers a tiny tip seemed like the least I could do.
"Alexa," I said, "thank my driver." I waited a moment for confirmation that some hardworking driver would get a tiny bit of cheer. Instead, Alexa informed me she did not understand the request.
I decided to contact Amazon because I had a few questions, Plus, when I posted the news on Twitter, people peppered me with their own queries about who gets paid and how.
Amazon representatives apologized for Alexa's initial misstep, insisted that the feature is working as promised, and urged me to try again.
Who got paid?
Apparently, Amazon based the $5 tip on your most recent delivery. It might make sense to, as soon as you see a package on your doorstep, ask Alexa to thank the driver. Otherwise, the thanks might go to the next delivery and one that might not even be for you (perhaps it's for another member of the household).
How long does the program run?
I have good news and bad news. The good news is that you can keep thanking your Amazon drivers as long as they deliver packages. The bad news is that the $5 tip promotion period, which was a US-only event, is over.
"Alexa, thank my driver exceeded our expectations. We’re glad to see customers interested in thanking their drivers and encourage them to continue doing so. Drivers will continue to be notified of the gratitude received," Amazon told me via email.
There are still some rules revolving around the Alexa gratitude system:
Amazon drivers can receive your thanks once per order. If they're dropping off multiple orders in one visit, you could thank them for each order. We're imagining a long list of thank yous on an Amazon driver's mobile device.
The program, which began on Dec. 7, was set to deliver up to 1 million $5 tips to Amazon Flex Delivery Partners, Delivery Associates employed by Amazon Delivery Service Partners, and Hub DP drivers who deliver Amazon packages in the United States.
Finally, while you can open your front door and thank your Amazon driver directly, there is no other way to send thank yous through Amazon without the Alexa system. Fortunately, you can use it on Echo devices, Alexa in the Amazon App, and through Amazon's Alexa app on your smartphone.
On the bright side, it's heartening to see that so many people jumped at the chance to monetarily thank their hardworking Amazon drivers, but on the other, maybe Amazon could've earmarked a little more than $5 million to slow down the transition from gratuity to pure gratitude.
As I finished writing this, another holiday package arrived on my doorstep. I didn't see the driver, so I went to my Echo device and said, "Alexa, thank my driver." She instantly responded, "Glad you enjoyed your most recent delivery. We'll share your thanks with the driver."
I guess that's better than nothing.
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Programming titan GitHub has announced its Copilot coding tool will now be made available to businesses.
First announced earlier in 2022 to personal users, students, and some maintainers of open source code projects, Copilot is designed to help make coding easier and more accessible with some clever AI and some not-so-clever theft controversies.
Now, the Microsoft-owned service has been tweaked to deliver “flexible license management, organization-wide policy controls, and industry-leading privacy” to businesses at the cost of $19 per user per month.
Github Copilot for businesses
This is an increase from the $10 per month charged for individual users, but could potentially be a small price to pay if GitHub’s claims of 55% faster coding, better worker focus, and faster testing come true.
“With Copilot for Business, we won’t retain code snippets, store or share your code regardless if the data is from public repositories, private repositories, non-GitHub repositories, or local files," the company's Shuyin Zhao explained in a post announcing the news.
The movement is not without controversy, though. A month before the announcement of a business-focused plan, a multi-billion dollar claim against GitHub had been made in relation to its lack of attribution and copyright infringement.
The service uses billions of lines of existing code written by human programmers to translate natural language into code, but it was found that authors were not being attributed. This resulted in 3.6 million individual violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), each rated at $2500, totalling $9 billion.
The company appears to be dedicated to its Copilot product regardless, with a 2022 GitHub Universe event announcing plenty of exciting updates, including “Hey, GitHub!” voice commands that created a much-needed accessibility boost to the industry.
What looks like and acts like a TV is now an actual TV. By way of a new software update, the Echo Show 15 now supports Amazon Fire TV, allowing you to watch your favorite shows from various streaming services.
Platforms like YouTube, Disney Plus, and Paramount Plus have a new home on the Show 15's interface. If you don’t mind smudging the 15.6-inch Full HD display, you can use the newly developed virtual remote to navigate the menus. This is especially helpful since not all of the video apps are touch-enabled. However, if you plan on using or you already have the display in your kitchen (Amazon already knows you do), it does work with the third-generation Alexa Voice Remote so you can keep it smudge-free. Or you can use the Fire TV app; it's all same.
In addition to the Fire TV support, the Echo Show 15's audio is getting an update, adopting from Echo Studio the company’s “custom-built spatial audio processing technology.” That doesn’t mean the Show 15 is getting spatial audio itself as the display is probably incapable of that. Still, any improvement is worth having if it means a more immersive sound. The device’s audio performance, including lackluster bass, is one of its biggest downsides.
None of the smart home features are being cut in any way. You can still use the Echo Show 15's original smart home features like controlling other devices or tracking packages.
A glimpse into the future
What's interesting about the Echo Show 15 is that back in September, Amazon revealed that over 70 percent of device owners use it to watch something off Prime Video. With that in mind, you could argue Amazon has given the display a more sustainable purpose in midst of rough financial times for the company.
If you’re not aware, Amazon’s Worldwide Digital unit, which is the part of the company that handles Alexa and Echo devices, is on track to lose $10 billion, according to a report by Business Insider. Apparently, the devices don’t sell well enough. They're popular among their audience, but not enough consumers are interested beyond that core group.
These trials don't mean Alexa or Echo hubs will stop working overnight. Far from it. If anything, we might see Amazon pulling out all the stops to ensure these devices continue getting support or potentially new buyers. More people may pick up the Echo Show 15 because of the Fire TV support. Either way, it'll be interesting to see what the future holds for Alexa and the devices that support it.
Proton, the privacy-focussed company behind a hit VPN service and an e-mail provider, has brought its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage to iOS and Android.
The announcement of the launch of Proton Drive follows the launch of the service as a web application in September 2022, and sees Proton continue to build ecosystems similar to Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Dropbox. Even so, Proton has a few unique edges that might make business users take notice.
For one, end-to-end encryption of both files and metadata means that not even Proton knows what’s hosted on their service. For another, the data is stored in data centers in Switzerland and Germany, putting it under some of the strongest privacy laws in the world.
Cloud storage security
Proton claims that the cross-platform availability of files hosted on its cloud backup service won’t compromise the encryption.
Offline access for files, a common feature for cloud storage services, will be encrypted in such a way that they can only be accessed via the Proton Drive app. iOS users have the ability to set a PIN that’s required to open the app, which will then generate a key to encrypt all Proton Drive files stored locally.
Externally shared files also benefit from links that it claims will deliver files in an “encrypted environment” while still being available to anyone without a Proton account. Links may also be password protected, and have expiration dates set for them.
The company claims that Proton Drive takes data away from “the control of Big Tech” and “government mass surveillance”, which ought to appeal to any privacy-conscious business owner or IT manager, no matter the size of their tinfoil hat.
It also announced that a Proton Drive Windows application will be available in beta “shortly”, with a macOS app to follow. Both are set to see full release in 2023.
The Pentagon has announced it is awarding its cloud computing network contract to Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft,
The wide-ranging contract will see its value total $9 billion over multiple stages until an estimated June 2028 completion date.
The four companies will play a part in the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC) - which is set up to share unclassified, secret, and top-secret data with military personnel worldwide - in a move that sees a U-turn on the Trump Administration proposition that one company should be in charge of the project.
Pentagon cloud contract
Initially awarded to Microsoft in 2019, the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) was later challenged by Amazon and Oracle, both of which make up part of the revised announcement.
This was later cancelled owing to delays, according to the Pentagon, which meant that the contract no longer met the Department of Defense’s needs.
At this point, bids were opened up to all four of the winning companies in an effort to level the playing field, however the General Services Administration at that point indicated that only Amazon and Microsoft were able to meet the Pentagon’s requirements.
Fast-forward to December 2022, and Google, Oracle, Amazon and Microsoft have been awarded arguably one of the most prestigious contracts that there is to have. Much like a job reference, having the backing of the US Department of Defense says a thousand words about each of the four companies with such sensitive and confidential data at stake.
Instagram is updating its Account Status feature to better inform business and creator accounts why some of their posts get suppressed as it aims for more transparency with users.
These accounts will now know which of their posts is “eligible to be recommended” by Instagram’s algorithm to non-followers on other sections of the platform. This includes places like the Explore page, Reels, and In-Feed recommendations. On the flip side, Instagram will also inform accounts why their content isn’t being recommended by explaining how, for instance, it violates Community Guidelines, according to the announcement. This information can also be found on Instagram’s Creators page; it’s just more front and center than before.
And once informed, creators are given an opportunity to either edit or delete the offending post or appeal if they think Instagram was a little overzealous in flagging that content. The review team will take a close look at the said post before getting back with a new decision. If that sounds familiar, that’s because regular accounts have been able to appeal flagged content since the launch of Account Status back in October 2021.
For a future update, there are hints at expanding Account Status to other features like the Search function plus educating creators on how to better reach non-followers.
It’s unknown when the Account Status update will release and to where. The implication is the new features are currently rolling out. We asked Instagram if it could clarify the launch window and if it can tell us more about future Account Status additions. We’ll update this story if we hear back.
Clarifying the algorithm
In the announcement, Instagram states it understands how frustrating it can be for accounts to understand why they’re not getting the engagement they once had. That's really the goal of this update: to clear up confusion. Social media algorithms are a frequent source of frustration for many content creators. How these algorithms work is a closely guarded secret. If you spend enough time on YouTube, for example, you’ll eventually run into a creator complaining about how difficult it is to understand what gets recommended or suppressed.
There have been third-party moves this past year to rectify this problem. The most notable one was when the European Union passed the Digital Service Act, which will force tech giants like Meta to reveal how their recommendation algorithms work. However, that law won’t go into effect until 2024, so first-party tools will remain limited.
But there are third-party tools out there. Check out TechRadar's recently updated best social media management tools of 2022. They’re a good way to time posting content so you can maintain high audience engagement.
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VIP customers of cryptocurrency exchanges, particularly cryptocurrency investment companies, have become targets of a highly sophisticated phishing attack, Microsoft is warning.
In a recent report, Microsoft said it observed an unknown threat actor, labeled as DEV-0139, moving into Telegram groups “used to facilitate communication between VIP clients and cryptocurrency exchange platforms”.
After identifying potential victims, the group would then approach these users, assuming the identity of a peer - another cryptocurrency investment company - and ask for feedback on the fee structure different cryptocurrency exchange platforms use. One such incident was observed on October 19 2022.
Attackers in the know
According to Microsoft, the group has a “broader knowledge” of this part of the industry, suggesting that the fee structure it shared with the victims is probably accurate. The structure itself was presented in a Microsoft Excel file, and that’s when the real trouble starts.
The file, titled “OKX Binance & Huobi VIP fee comparision.xls”, is protected with a “password dragon” meaning the victim needs to enable macros in order to view the contents.
Enabling macros also enables a whole load of trouble: the file has a second, embedded spreadsheet, which downloads and parses a PNG file, which extracts a malicious DLL, an XOR-encoded backdoor, and a clean Windows executable file that would later be used to sideload the malicious DLL.
After all is said and done, the attackers end up with remote access to the target’s endpoint.
While Microsoft does not link this group with any known threat actor and keeps the label DEV-0139 (the DEV label is usually used for threat actors not yet linked to any known groups), a separate report from threat intelligence experts Volexity claims this is, in fact, Lazarus Group, an infamous North Korean state-sponsored threat actor, BleepingComputer has found.
Apparently, Lazarus used the cryptocurrency fee comparison spreadsheet in the past, to infect its targets with the AppleJeus malware.
GoPro deals are offering up some excellent savings across the full Hero range right now, with the new release of the Hero 11 Black and older models dropping even further in price. We've been watching these costs trickle down over the last few months, so anyone on the hunt for a cheap GoPro right now is well-catered for. Those GoPro sales aren't just reserved for those with the big bucks, though, we're also seeing older models taking steep savings these days as well. From the Hero 9 to the Hero 8, there are GoPro deals at every budget level available.
If you're just after the newest release, however, you're shopping at the right time. Top of our best GoPro deals list is the latest GoPro Hero 11 Black, offering up new 5.3K footage and a 27MP camera for stills. With a front-facing display, boosted software, and extended battery life, it's the best GoPro on the market right now, but it's also the most expensive.
We'll run through the spec of each model, making it easy for you to compare them all. So whether you're after the smoothest 4K scene shooting or a reliable budget price 1080p option, we've got you covered.
The best GoPro prices right now
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1: GoPro Hero 11 Black deals
The latest GoPro action camera - and the most expensive
5.3K video: up to 60fps | 4K video: up to 120fps | Stills: 27MP | Waterproof: 10m | Battery life: 1-2 hours estimate | Wireless: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS | Launch price: $499.99 / £499.99 / AU$799
HyperSmooth 5.0 with 360° horizon lock
Support for 10-bit video
Improved battery life
User friendly
Expensive
GoPro's latest and greatest, the Hero 11 Black, was released in September of this year as the company's latest flagship camera. The Hero 11 Black includes new updates over the Hero 11, like the 1/1.9in sensor, which helps boost versatility, including exporting videos in various formats, a feature that will please social media gurus. The Hero 11 Black also includes an improved Enduro rechargeable battery, support for 10-bit video, and HyperSmooth 5.0 for the smoothest and steadiest recording experience.
The GoPro Hero 11 Black has a starting retail price of $499.99/ £499.99/ AU$799.95 and is now GoPro's most expensive camera. Thanks to recent holiday sales, we've already seen discounts on the camera, so you shouldn't expect to pay full price.
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2: GoPro Hero 10 Black deals
Still GoPro's best camera at a discounted price
5.3K video: up to 60fps | 4K video: up to 120fps | 1080p video: up to 240fps | Stills: 23MP | Waterproof: 10m | Battery life: 1-2 hours estimate | Wireless: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS | Launch price: $499.99 / £479.99 / AU$749
5.3K at 60fps
Snappier menus and interface
Powerful GP2 processor
Class-leading stabilization
The GoPro Hero 10 Black launched back in 2021, but it still leads the market with its 5.3K 60fps recording quality and high-powered processor under the hood. Of course, all that grunt comes with a high asking price, and the MSRP here represents a considerable jump over the previous generation Hero 9.
You're looking at a maximum cost of $499.99 / £479.99 / AU$749 for this professional level action camera, though we have seen GoPro deals dropping that price to as little as $399 / £379 in the past year. In fact, over the last few months we've been seeing that sub-$400 price position relatively regularly, so you're browsing at an excellent time.
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3: GoPro Hero 9 Black deals
The previous generation is seeing some strong discounts
5K video: up to 30fps | 4K video: up to 60fps | 1080p video: up to 240fps | Stills: 20MP | Waterproof: 10m | Battery life: 1-3 hours estimate | Wireless: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS | Launch price: $449.99 / £429.99 / AU$699.95
Extra detail in 5K
Additional front display
Improved battery
New software tricks
The GoPro Hero 9 Black still comes with a range of new software features, an extended battery life, brand new 5K shooting capabilities, and a front facing display. That's a good list of upgrades that adds more to the value than the Hero 8 Black offered, but you'll find little improvement in 4K shooting here.
That 5K option, however, makes up for the stasis of shooting 4K at 60fps. You'll get better clarity and more vivid details with the new shooting mode, and pair that with HyperSmooth Boost (GoPro's latest and most powerful stabilization tech) and it's possible to achieve some amazing footage with the GoPro Hero 9 Black.
With all that new tech does come a shift in the GoPro price, with the new model launching for £100 / $200 more than the previous version now sits at. However, if you're shopping in the UK you can save that £100 by picking up GoPro's own launch bundle which offers up a year of the GoPro subscription (unlimited cloud storage, savings on accessories, and warranty replacement) with the new camera for far less than the action cam by itself.
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4: GoPro Hero 8 deals
A more affordable GoPro if you can find stock
FOV: SuperView, Wide, Linear, Narrow | 4K video: up to 60fps | 1080p video: up to 240fps | 720p video: up to 240fps | Stills: 12MP | Burst: up to 30fps | Battery: 1220mAh | Launch price: $399 / £379 / AU$599
Excellent image stabilization
Folding built-in mount
Better mic
Now superseded
This older GoPro was more about internal improvements over radical redesigns. But make no mistake, the GoPro Hero 8 Black is still one of the best action cameras GoPro has ever made.
Image Stabilization 2.0 combats the most chaotic of scenes you can throw at it and there's a better microphone on the device now too. The water resistance is a solid 10m and the shock resistance rating of the Gorilla Glass lens cover has been doubled - especially handy if you're likely to make a mess of a landing or take a bit of a beating from the great outdoors.
So, it's still a fantastic action camera for 2022, and now with two generations ahead of it there's plenty of room for discounts. You can currently pick it up for around $100 / £100 cheaper than the Hero 9 Black. A very tempting pick if you're not too bothered about the latest features.
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5: GoPro Max prices
The best GoPro with a 360 degree camera
FOV: Max SuperView, SuperView, Wide, Linear, Narrow | 5.6k video: up to 30fps | 4K video: up to 60fps | 1080p video: up to 240fps | 720p video: up to 240fps | Stills: 16.6MP | Battery: 1600mAh | Launch Price: $499 / £479 / AU$799
Film in full 360 modes
Now with a proper display
Cheap launch price
Hero 8 Black has better camera
If you want to film your latest adventures in full 360-degree vision then the new GoPro Max is the action camera you've been looking for. Its launch price is much cheaper than the older GoPro Fusion was on day one too.
We're glad to see a proper display screen on the GoPro Max as that was a feature we sorely missed on the older Fusion 360 degree camera. If filming in 360 isn't that high on your priorities, then the GoPro Hero 8 Black is the better camera for you, although the mic quality on the Max is better.
The GoPro Max only requires one memory card now and stitches the footage together in-camera, making editing much simpler and the Max HyperSmooth technology does a much better job at leveling the horizon out - as long as you keep up your end of the deal by not flying over the handlebars and into a tree that is.
6: GoPro Hero 7 Black prices
A great camera, with falling prices
FOV: Super view, Wide, Medium, Linear | 4K video: up to 60fps | 1080p video: up to 240fps | Stills: 12MP | Burst: up to 30fps | Wireless: Wi-Fi, bluetooth, GPS | Auto low light: Yes | Launch Price: $399 / £379 / AU$599
HyperSmooth is a great addition
Live streaming features
Takes better still images too
Excellent value now
For even cheaper still (sometimes), you can sometimes pick up the Hero 7 Black - an older device, but one that still shoots 4K 60fps video, and was the first to feature GoPro's 'HyperSmooth' image stabilization.
The resolution and frame-rates may be similar to the older 6 series (we were bound to hit a wall sooner or later), but GoPro HyperSmooth dramatically increases image stabilization with the Hero 7 Black. This motion smoothing technology can be used in numerous shooting modes to record the smoothest possible video running at 60fps. The voice-activated commands are more responsive than older models too. SuperPhoto tech performs automatic improvements on lighting colour and noise-reduction across multiple frames. ProTune options allow you to take the safety wheels off and tweak setting to your own particular style too.
Right now, depending on stock levels, the Hero 7 Black can sometimes be picked up for around $50 / £50 cheaper than the Hero 8, and about $130 / £130 cheaper than the Hero 9.
7: GoPro Hero 7 Silver prices
Cheaper but lacking some of the latest features
FOV: Wide | 4K video: up to 30fps | 1080p video: up to 60fps | Stills: 10MP | Burst: up to 15fps | Wireless: Wi-Fi, bluetooth, GPS | Auto low light: No | Launch price: $279 / £229 / AU$399
Cheaper than the Hero7 Black
4K shooting impresses
Decent stills capabilities
Only 30fps at 4K
Even cheaper still is the GoPro Hero7 Silver - a fantastic budget action camera that still manages to shoot in 4K, albeit at a reduced 30fps.
That's the main difference here between the Silver and Hero7 Black, which will of course shoot in 4K and 60fps. So, you're still getting 4K here and this is generally the most widely available cheap 4K GoPro in 2020 but the picture isn't quite as smooth as on the later or more premium models. The 1080p fps capabilities are slightly lower too and you also don't get the new HyperSmooth, SuperSmooth or Live Streaming features either.
For the $150 / £150 odd price though, this is still an extremely capable, durable, and waterproof action camera. There are cheaper models available on this page though if some of the features seem like overkill or it's still a bit pricey.
8: GoPro Hero 7 White prices
No 4K, but very cheap for a GoPro with a touchscreen
FOV: Wide | 4K video: No | 1080p video: up to 60fps | Stills: 10MP | Burst: up to 15fps | Wireless: Wi-Fi, bluetooth | Auto low light: No | Launch price: $199 / £149 / AU$279
Very, very cheap
Records 1080p at 60fps
Great build quality
No 4K video
The GoPro Hero7 White is perhaps the cheapest widely available GoPro device that's still around in 2020, going for as cheap as $149 / £149 at the retailers which still have stock. That's seriously cheap for a new GoPro camera, though as you can imagine this is definitely more of a stripped-down basic affair than the newer, more premium entries.
This more entry-level GoPro has the main omission of 4K video shooting. You do get a touchscreen though, and plenty of fps for 1080p standard HD resolution. If you'd be happier with 4K shooting instead of a touchscreen though you might be able to get a similar price via one of our highlighted GoPro Hero5 Session deals further down this page.
9: GoPro Hero 6 Black prices
Still worth a look if the price is right
FOV: Super view, Wide, Medium, Narrow | 4K video: up to 60fps | 1080p video: up to 240fps | Stills: 12MP | Burst: up to 30fps | Wireless: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Auto low light: Yes | Launch price: $399 / £379 / AU$599
Captures 4K video at 60fps
Improved image stabilization
Water-resistant without housing
Still fairly pricey
If you can find it in stock, and for a decent price (we recommend around $200 / £200), the Hero 6 Black is a flagship of yesteryear that still manages to pack in a ton of quality.
This is still an excellent GoPro camera with 4K recording at a super smooth 60 fps (frame per second). Image stabilization is super important given the active lifestyles most GoPros record, so it's great to see this model improve even further on older ones. Even the 1080p recording has been improved with a boost to 240fps - excellent for maximizing those slow-motion shots. We expect the price to drop on this one over time with the new Hero7 Black now on the scene. If the prices are still close though, you may as well opt for the new one.
10: GoPro Hero 5 Black prices
Decent 4K shooting (albeit at 30fps)
FOV: Super view, Wide, Medium, Narrow | 4K video: up to 30fps | 1080p video: up to 120fps | WVGA video: up to 240fps | Stills: 12MP | Burst: up to 30fps | Auto low light: Yes | Launch price: $399 / £379 / AU$599
Captures 4K video
Touchscreen for easy controls
Water-resistant without housing
Only 30fps at 4K
The Hero5 Black wass the GoPro we wanted for years. It was the first GoPro to have a waterproof design out-of-the-box, making it more resilient and the camera has enough to make it a convincing update on the older models. The picture quality is better, it has video stabilization and the touchscreen makes it easier to use than any other GoPro before it. Sale items aside, it's often cheaper than the older GoPro Hero 4 Black now too.
An oldie, but a goodie, the Hero 5 Black is unfortunately showing its age now but is still a worthwhile pickup if you can score a deal. We definitely wouldn't recommend spending more than $150 / £150 though since there are better, newer options now which are sometimes actually cheaper, depending on stock.
11: GoPro Hero deals (2018 model)
Great value for a GoPro with a touchscreen
FOV: Wide, Medium, Narrow | 1080p video: up to 60fps | Stills: 10MP | Burst: up to 10fps | Wireless: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Auto low light: Yes | Launch price: $199 / £149 / AU$279
Cheap for a GoPro
Has a touchscreen
Great HD footage
Lower availability in 2020
Update: We'd imagine this model is going to be phased out soon despite still being quite new. This is because it's pretty much identical to the ever newer GoPro Hero7 White in terms of capabilities. Actually, it's looking like the Hero7 White is currently cheaper! Always worth keeping an eye on this one though as clearance sales should mean potential discounts.
The simply-named GoPro Hero is cheaper than most other Hero models. You're not getting 4K capture options, but you are getting a display and a touchscreen, features many of you might miss from the other budget GoPro option, the GoPro Hero Session. There was an older GoPro Hero released years ago and if you want to avoid getting that one by mistake, avoid models with a big, round, red light on the front as they can pop up in search results. They're not much cheaper, sometimes even more expensive and aren't as good as this 2018 version.
12: GoPro Hero 5 Session deals
The small, but still 4K-capable GoPro
FOV: Super view, Wide, Medium, Narrow | 4K video: up to 30fps | 1080p video: up to 90fps | Stills: 10MP | Burst: up to 30fps | Wireless: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Auto low light: Yes | Launch Price: $299 / £249 / AU$429
Small, unobtrusive design
Captures stabilized 4K video
Several new field of view modes
Only 30fps at 4K
The GoPro Hero5 Session is a capable 4K action camera with a minimalist design that pushes the specs to the max within its cube-shaped confines. The Hero5 Session is also a major specs boost for GoPro's tiniest action camera. It now shoots stabilized 4K video and has a variety of new field of view modes. It's more expensive than its predecessor, but it's well worth the upgrade.
13: GoPro Karma Drone prices
Looking to take to the skies with your GoPro camera? There are certainly cheaper camera drones available, but this is one of the best premium setups out there. You can buy the drone on its own (often listed as 'GoPro Karma Light' or 'GoPro Karma with harness'), or get it bundled with the excellent GoPro Hero5 Black camera (some retailers may start to replace these bundles with the more modern Hero6 or Hero7 models instead).
We've also included price comparison charts for both below, but you may be able to save a bit of cash by buying the drone and camera separately (check out the various GoPro Hero Black deals near the top of this page). You'll find the best GoPro Karma prices below though.
You might also want to check out the best cheap dash cam deals and sales.
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Intel Sapphire Rapids chips are now officially set to be coming to workstations, the company has confirmed.
Pencilled in for release at some point in 2023, "Sapphire Rapids" is the code name for the latest and greatest iteration of Intel's CPUs, which are otherwise known as 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
The chip giant says the move will give workstation users greater processing speeds than ever before, a promotional video claiming "it used to take a whole room full of computers to do what this is doing on its own, there go my 30-minute rendering coffee breaks".
So, what do we actually know?
Despite the scale of the news, Intel did not officially reveal very much about what the specs of the new Sapphire Rapids-powered workstations could be.
Unofficially, however, the new workstation CPUs could boast overclockable CPUs with up to 56 cores, eight memory channels, and 112 PCIe lanes, according to data from hardware leaker Enthusiastic Citizen reported by Tom's Hardware.
Intel didn't provide a timeline for the rollout will take place, which might be just as well, as Sapphire Rapids has been beset by several significant delays already.
The new products line-up had originally been set for late 2021, before a series of delays, some of which related to pandemic-related disruptions, kept pushing the release date back.
But it's not just workstations that are set to be superpowered by the upcoming Sapphire Rapids technology, high performance computing is also set to get a nod.
The machine is set to be powered by the Xeon Max CPU, an x86-based processor, which is Intel’s highest-density processor and reportedly packs in over 100 billion transistors into a 47-tile package with up to 128 gigabytes (GB) of high-bandwidth memory.
Interested in getting improved performance without opting for a workstation? Check out if any of our best business laptops fit the bill.
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