Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A few days back, OnePlus launched the Oneplus 11 with 80W fast wired charging. Being a flagship device, one would have expected the phone to carry wireless charging support too. However, it skipped the feature, and the company explained users won’t really miss it because the wired solution is
Read MoreGood day from a surprisingly wet and wintry Walker household. I love surprise storms in the middle of February! The air is fresh, the earth is cool, and I’m wrapped up in my favorite hoodie. It’s going to be a good week. The Pixel 7 Pro impresses once again
Read MoreThe purpose of a clock is to show the time, obviously. But if you’ve followed Hackaday for some time, you’ll know there are about a million different ways of achieving this. [illusionmanager] added yet another method in his Pingo Color Clock, which, as the name suggests, uses color as the main indicator. The clock’s face
Read MoreAndrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: An interview with Geekbench creator John Poole on making the tool cross-platform from the start, what’s new in Geekbench 6, why benchmarking matters, and more — “How hard can it be to write a benchmark? Maybe I should write my own.” — We review a lot of hardware at Ars
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority A frequent tipster has claimed that a OnePlus foldable is launching in Q3. This is in line with a previous tease by OnePlus. The device apparently has a higher resolution screen than the Oppo Find N2. OnePlus used the OnePlus 11 global launch to tease the arrival of a
Read MoreGerry Smith / Bloomberg: Dow Jones’ general counsel says OpenAI lacks a deal to use WSJ reporters’ work to train its AI; source: CNN plans to ask OpenAI to pay to license its content — Major news outlets have begun criticizing OpenAI and its ChatGPT software, saying the lab is using their articles to train
Read MoreCredit: Starlink Starlink is testing a $200 per month global roaming internet service. It promises internet anywhere on land in the world. SpaceX-owned company Starlink appears to be testing a new “Global Roaming Service” which promises internet anywhere on land in the world. According to a message received by Starlink users, the company says it’ll
Read MoreIf you want to shoot photographs of various fluorescent UV-related phenomena, it’s hard to do so when ambient light is crowding out your subject. For this work, you’ll want a dedicated UV photography box, and [NotLikeALeafOnTheWind] has a design that might just work for you. The build is set up for both UVA and UVC
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A tipster has outlined how Indian Android devices could differ from global markets. Smartphone makers would apparently only need to install the Play Store. Phones in India could let users choose a default search engine on setup too. Google has been forced to make a raft of changes to
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority One UI 5.1 users are reporting severe battery drain on older Galaxy flagships. The Samsung Keyboard app might be the main culprit for the problem after updating to the new software. Users are also reporting other bugs after installing the update. It looks like the One UI 5.1 update
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Twitter has faced at least nine lawsuits in recent months from landlords, consultants, and vendors demanding payments totaling $14M+ for unpaid bills — Lawsuits come as the billionaire says the social-media company is on track to break even — Since Elon Musk took over …
Read MoreGerry Smith / Bloomberg: Dow Jones’ general counsel says OpenAI lacks a deal to use WSJ reporters’ work to train its AI; source: CNN plans to ask OpenAI to pay to license its content — Major news outlets have begun criticizing OpenAI and its ChatGPT software, saying the lab is using their articles to train
Read MoreThere might seem like a wide gulf between the rapid prototyping of a project and learning a completely new electronics platform, but with the right set of tools, these two tasks can go hand-in-hand. That was at least the goal with this particular build, which seeks to use a no-soldering method of assembling electronics projects
Read MoreJames West / Mother Jones: New Bing offers marvelous responses, dangerously convincing falsehoods, direct quotes that appear to be made up, and shocking claims about its own capabilities — Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. — “You’re in!” the email said.
Read MoreTeardowns are great because they let us peek not only at a product’s components, but also gain insight into the design decisions and implementations of hardware. For teardowns, we’re used to waiting until enthusiasts and enterprising hackers create them, so it came as a bit of a surprise to see Sony themselves share detailed teardowns
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Opinion post by Ryan Haines OnePlus and charging are like peanut butter and jelly — they just feel right together. From distinctive red cables to fancy names like Warp Charge and SuperVOOC, it’s hard to have one without the other. Even budget-friendly Nord devices get faster charging speeds than
Read MoreWhen listening to music, most of us reach for the shuffle button on the regular. This is then followed by a bunch of frustrating skips as we hear the same four or five tracks that have been regularly replayed for the last few days. [Ron Miller] wants to fix unsatisfying shuffles, and he’s developed the
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: KKR-owned BMC Software confidentially filed for a US IPO, seeking a valuation of up to $15B; KKR acquired Houston-based BMC in 2018 for $8.3B — BMC Software, a technology company owned by KKR & Co., has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Read MoreLisa Bannon / Wall Street Journal: A look at the use of conversational AI in US call centers, which some agents find helpful and others say leaves the humans with more complex, intense workloads — Call centers are at the forefront of deploying artificial intelligence, with bots that automate basic tasks and instruct humans how
Read MoreFor years, Microsoft’s modus operandi was summed up succinctly as, “Extend and enhance.” The aphorism covered a lot of ground, but basically it seemed to mean being on the lookout for the latest and greatest technology, acquiring it by any means, and shoehorning it into their existing product lines, usually with mixed results. But perhaps
Read MoreFor years, Microsoft’s modus operandi was summed up succinctly as, “Extend and enhance.” The aphorism covered a lot of ground, but basically it seemed to mean being on the lookout for the latest and greatest technology, acquiring it by any means, and shoehorning it into their existing product lines, usually with mixed results. But perhaps
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg / Facebook: Meta rolls out its Meta Verified subscription service, offering a blue badge, impersonation protection, and more, for $12/month on the web or $15/month on iOS — Good morning and new product announcement: this week we’re starting to roll out Meta Verified — a subscription service that lets …
Read MoreSmartphone screen sizes have increased dramatically over the years, to the point small phones are now a rarity. For me, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is the perfect compromise if you’re looking for something less massive. Essentially you get a large 6.8-inch display but in a form factor that folds in half for easier
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Steam Deck now supports game transfers on your local network, allowing you to copy installed games from your PC to the Steam Deck without having to redownload them over the internet. This feature, which comes bundled with the Steam Deck beta update released last week, should
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: KKR-owned BMC Software confidentially filed for a US IPO seeking a valuation of up to $15B; KKR acquired BMC in 2018 for $8.3B — BMC Software, a technology company owned by KKR & Co., has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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