As someone who has never been a huge mobile gamer, I never thought I’d find myself praising a smartphone for its gaming capabilities. I always preferred using my phone for simple puzzle games like Tetris and Sudoku or card games like Marvel Snap. For graphics-intensive experiences, I would traditionally turn to consoles, and I still
Read MoreCredit: Luka Mlinar / Android Authority If you’ve read anything about state-of-the-art AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Bard, you’ve probably come across the term large language models (LLMs). OpenAI’s GPT family of LLMs power ChatGPT, while Google uses LaMDA for its Bard chatbot. Under the hood, these are powerful machine learning models that can
Read MoreAmanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Netflix’s second ever livestream hit technical issues, leading to a 75+ minute delay and the company taping the Love is Blind reunion episode for later viewing — Netflix had some serious issues with the livestream of its “Love is Blind” reunion episode. We always knew the livestream would be messy …
Read MoreCredit: Soundguys Opinion post by Roger Fingas It’s almost hard to believe now, but soundbars used to be a novelty. The idea of merging stereo and/or subwoofer components into a single unit seems obvious in retrospect, and many people don’t need anything more if they’re going to upgrade their TV’s audio. A soundbar simplifies setup
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: An early look at the Jack Dorsey-backed federated social network Bluesky, which emulates Twitter’s looks and feels like a simpler, positive time on the internet — Bluesky is really, really fun. … But after spending a few hours in Bluesky since getting my beta invite this week, it’s so far
Read MoreWhen was the last time an Apple product changed the world? Apple VR could be about to do that.
Read MoreWhen was the last time an Apple product changed the world? Apple VR could be about to do that.
Read MoreI spent many hours using HP’s 14, a $289 Windows laptop. You’re all welcome. Continue reading…
Read MoreUsually, the problem comes before the solution, but for [Stavros], the opposite happened. A 4.7″ E-Ink screen with integrated battery management and ESP32 caught his eye, and he bought it and started thinking about what he wanted to do with it. The Timeframe (hackaday.io link as well) is a sleek desk calendar based around the
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post by Dhruv Bhutani Julian Bream’s 1957 rendition of Weiss’ Tombeau Sur la Mort left a lifelong impression on me. As a ten-year-old, it ignited a passion for music and inspired me to pick up the guitar. In my formative years, I grew to enjoy Mahler, followed the
Read MorePhoto by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images A few months ago, I discovered a new genre of YouTube video. It’s called the “extended highlight,” and it typically takes the form of a video somewhere between eight and 18 minutes long, with rapid-fire jump cuts between all the most important parts of a game. Since I embraced the
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post by Dhruv Bhutani Julian Bream’s 1957 rendition of Weiss’ Tombeau Sur la Mort left a lifelong impression on me. As a ten-year-old, it ignited a passion for music and inspired me to pick up the guitar. In my formative years, I grew to enjoy Mahler, followed the
Read MorePhoto by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images A few months ago, I discovered a new genre of YouTube video. It’s called the “extended highlight,” and it typically takes the form of a video somewhere between eight and 18 minutes long, with rapid-fire jump cuts between all the most important parts of a game. Since I embraced the
Read MoreCredit: Soundguys Opinion post by Roger Fingas It’s almost hard to believe now, but soundbars used to be a novelty. The idea of merging stereo and/or subwoofer components into a single unit seems obvious in retrospect, and many people don’t need anything more if they’re going to upgrade their TV’s audio. A soundbar simplifies setup
Read MoreOpinion post by Rita El Khoury As I sit here contemplating how to start this retrospective article, I glance down at the Google Pixel Watch on my wrist and realize it’s down to 13% battery. I shrug; time for the daily top-up, I guess. So I take it off and put it on the charger
Read MoreFrom Minority Report screens to a Half-Life: Alyx port, there’s so much potential for Apple VR.
Read MoreThis new dash camera is more suited for delivery or rideshare drivers—and even then, it might not be worth the inconvenience.
Read MoreReal-time flight data used to be something that was only available to air traffic controllers, hunched over radar scopes in darkened rooms watching the comings and goings of flights as glowing phosphor traces on their screens. But that was then; now, flight tracking is as simple as pulling up a web page. But where’s the
Read MoreShirin Ghaffary / Vox: Similarweb: Twitter’s traffic fell 7.7% YoY in March, the third straight month of decline, unique web visitors fell 3.3% YoY, and Android app DAUs fell 9.8% YoY — Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal. — It’s been a year since Elon Musk initiated his takeover
Read More[CuriousMarc] has a pile of 8-inch drives, all marked bad. You can’t just pop over to the computer store and buy a new one these days, so it was off to the repair bench. Although the target drive would do a quick seek, once it was in use, it just kind of shut down. So
Read MoreCoco Feng / South China Morning Post: The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, created by Congress in 2000, accuses Shein and Pinduoduo’s Temu of data risks, IP infringement, and more — Chinese-backed digital platforms Shein and Temu have become the latest targets of the US government, after an official report raised concerns …
Read MoreIf a bunch of applications are slowing your Mac down, here’s how to take control.
Read MoreDon’t strike out trying to watch the games this year. Streaming is a grand slam if you know where to look.
Read MoreRobot excavators and other equipment held big promise for heavy equipment makers—like self-driving cars, the technology has proven difficult to perfect.
Read MoreAlthough neutrinos are exceedingly common, their near-massless configuration means that their presence is rather ephemeral. Despite billions of them radiating every second towards Earth from sources like our Sun, most of them zip through our bodies and this very planet without ever interacting with either. This property is also what makes studying these particles that
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