Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Apple has released an update to address overheating issues in the iPhone 15 Pro models. The update says it also provides important bug fixes and security updates. Apple previously blamed bad code for the overheating problem. When users started to get their hands on iPhone 15 units, some reported
Read MoreThe Google Pixel 8 Pro comes with a 6.7-inch display and starts at $999. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge In addition to officially rolling out Android 14, Google introduced the Pixel Watch 2 and a new lineup of phones during its Made by Google Event on Wednesday. The Pixel 8 and Pixel
Read MoreGoogle’s new Pixel 8 certainly looks a whole lot like last year’s Pixel 7, which looked a lot like the Pixel 6. | Image: Google Last year’s Pixel 7 phones were an iterative spec bump and nice refinement in the design department (as polarizing as their looks remained), but part of what made those phones
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Over the weekend, Apple blamed several factors for reports of iPhone 15s running hot, pointing to problems with specific apps like Instagram and Uber, post-transfer background processing, and unspecified bugs in iOS 17. Today, the company released a new software update with patch notes saying that iOS 17.0.3
Read MoreThe Made by Google event today not only introduced the latest Google handsets but also marked the start of their preorder period. You have until October 12 to preorder the Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro. We’ve rounded up the best places to secure the hottest new Android phone. The smaller Pixel 8 retails for
Read MoreImage: BioWare Several BioWare employees are suing their former employer after they alleged the company refused to grant them fair severance packages. A press release from Worobec Law Offices, the firm representing seven ex-BioWare employees, stated that the employees were entitled to one month of severance pay for each year of employment including benefits. The
Read MoreImage: Lucasfilm Over the course of eight episodes… not a lot really happens in the first season of the Star Wars spinoff Ahsoka. There’s plenty of searching for a map and then getting to the destination on that map, but in a lot of ways, the show felt like moving pieces around on a board,
Read MoreIt used to be that developing for microcontrollers was relatively relaxing. These days, even a cheap micro like the Raspberry Pi Pico has multiple cores, networking (for the W, at least), and file systems. Just like desktop computers. Sort of. I found out about the “sort of” part a few weeks ago when I decided
Read MoreAn example of the emergency alert message going out today. | Image: FEMA As a reminder, at about 2:20PM ET on Wednesday, October 4th, your phone will probably make a loud noise and show a message that reads, “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” A similar
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Apple releases iOS 17.0.3, which “addresses an issue that may cause iPhone to run warmer than expected”, and iPadOS 17.0.3 — Apple today released an iOS 17.0.3 update for the iPhone, with the software coming a week after the launch of iOS 17.0.2.
Read MoreSteve Dent / Engadget: After closing its 3DS and Wii U eShops this year, Nintendo says it will shut down online services like multiplayer for those consoles in “early April 2024” — You’ll still be able to redownload games and get patches ‘for the foreseeable future.’
Read MoreCredit: Google The Pixel 8 Pro’s temperature sensor is only able to measure object temperatures now. Google says it’s working on getting it approved for human temperature sensing, but there’s no timeline for that. No other use cases were presented for this sensor.
Read MoreWe’re in the endgame now — there’s just about a month to go before the final judging will take place for the 2023 Hackaday Prize, which means all of our finalists are in a mad rush to put the finishing touches on their respective projects. Today, ten more hackers are about to feel the heat
Read MoreAn exasperated-looking Pikachu wearing a detective’s hat and standing with his paws on his hips. The pikachu is standing in a park, and behind him you can see overturned apple crates and a number of loose apples rolling on the ground. | Nintendo Though Detective Pikachu Returns has an abundance of personality, its lackluster visuals
Read MoreThe Google Pixel 8 is the talk of the tech world after its launch today. While it looks like it will live up to the hype, it’s also seen a price hike since the Pixel 7. The phone retails for $699 in the US, while its stablemate, the Pixel 8 Pro, will set you back
Read MoreIvan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google announces new AI-powered features for Pixel 8 series, including Best Take, which lets users swap faces in the original photo with a selected expression — Google announced new AI-powered features today for the new Pixel 8 series phones, such as Magic Editor, which enables background filling …
Read MoreCredit: Google Google says the Pixel 8 Pro is the first phone to run its generative AI foundation models on-device. The company says it will use these models to power an improved Magic Eraser, Zoom Enhance, and more. Google has officially peeled the curtain back on the Pixel 8 series, and the company is upping
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge French newspaper Libération has reported that five ex-Ubisoft employees have been arrested in connection with a sexual harassment investigation by French police. According to the paper, in 2021, French police received complaints from the Solidaires Informatique union — a French union that serves digital, consulting, and video game
Read MoreStephen Shankland / CNET: A deep dive on the Pixel 8 lineup’s camera improvements, like Video Boost that uses AI processing in Google’s datacenters to dramatically improve image quality — With its Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones, Google is bringing its big guns to the battle for smartphone photo and video leadership.
Read MoreCredit: Google Google has announced the Zoom Enhance feature for the Pixel 8 Pro. This uses generative AI to enhance the detail of an image when you zoom in after the fact. The feature will come to the Pixel 8 Pro in a future Feature Drop. Google has just announced the Pixel 8 series of
Read MoreOsterloh onstage announcing “Zoom Enhance.” | Image: Google During an onstage presentation at today’s Pixel 8 Pro launch, Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh showed off how the smartphone is able to retroactively add detail to a photograph when you pinch to zoom in. “So the kind of zoom enhancement you used to see in science
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Read MoreYou can get a free Pixel Watch 2 if you preorder the Pixel 8 Pro. | Image: Google Google announced the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro on Wednesday during its Made by Google Event, introducing it alongside the new Pixel Watch 2. Both phones will be available on October 12th starting at $699
Read MoreFlorence Ion / Gizmodo: Pixel 8 and 8 Pro hands-on: an iterative update focused on camera and AI improvements, new Bay blue color is stunning, and Pro’s temperature sensor is confusing — Once again, Google hinges all its bets on camera performance and AI over any significant hardware improvements.
Read MoreAn iPhone with The Verge’s Blocks skin and a dbrand Grip case. | Image: dbrand Blocks and Monogram are new custom designs from The Verge and are available in either skin or case form from dbrand for all of your favorite devices. Continue reading…
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