It takes a lot for me to pull out my phone during a concert. As much as I like to document my day-to-day life, I don’t want to be that guy holding up his phone for the duration of his favorite song. Besides, I’m not usually that impressed with the shots I get in tricky
Read MoreThe Babadook, Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain, and Emilia Pérez are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy S25 series is now here! And with it returns large displays, glass builds, and metal frames, all of which can get scratched, shatter, or dent if you accidentally drop your phone. If you’re spending a thousand dollars or more on a phone, you’ll want to keep it in pristine condition for as
Read MoreOne of the more popular activities in the ham radio world is DXing, which is attempting to communicate with radio stations as far away as possible. There are some feats that will earn some major credibility in this arena, like two-way communication with Antarctica with only a few watts of power, long-path communication around the
Read MoreCERN’s particle accelerator is being used in a pioneering cancer treatment called Flash radiotherapy. This method delivers ultra-high radiation doses in less than a second, minimizes side effects while targeting tumors more effectively than conventional radiotherapy. The BBC reports: In a series of vast underground caverns on the outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland, experiments are taking
Read MoreCERN’s particle accelerator is being used in a pioneering cancer treatment called Flash radiotherapy. This method delivers ultra-high radiation doses in less than a second, minimizes side effects while targeting tumors more effectively than conventional radiotherapy. The BBC reports: In a series of vast underground caverns on the outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland, experiments are taking
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The developer behind the well-received Kiwi Browser for Android has revealed that the app is effectively shutting down. The app has been pulled from the Play Store and will no longer be maintained after January. Fortunately, the developer revealed that Kiwi’s support for extensions has been ported to Microsoft
Read MoreApple’s latest M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch has fallen to $1,749 thanks to a bonus on-page coupon at Amazon. Get an M4 Pro MacBook Pro for $1,749 this weekend. Amazon’s $250 price cut on the standard M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch delivers the lowest online price available, according to our 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it is reconsidering a landmark rule from the administration of former President Joe Biden requiring nearly all new cars and trucks by 2029 to have advanced automatic emergency braking systems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it would
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it is reconsidering a landmark rule from the administration of former President Joe Biden requiring nearly all new cars and trucks by 2029 to have advanced automatic emergency braking systems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it would
Read MoreAs spotted by Tom’s Hardware, Nvidia’s CUDA 12.8 release notes signal the transition of Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs to the legacy driver branch. As a result, there will be no more new feature updates for these architectures; however, CUDA and gaming driver support will remain for now. From the report: It’s crucial to highlight
Read MoreThe British Museum was partly closed after a dismissed IT contractor trespassed, shutting down systems including its ticketing platform. The move disrupted operations and forced the closure of temporary exhibitions. The Guardian reports: While the museum will remain open this weekend, only a handful of ticket holders will be able to access its paid-for exhibitions,
Read MoreScientists have observed for the first time how microplastics move through and block blood vessels in mouse brains, according to research published in Science Advances this week. Using fluorescence imaging, researchers at Peking University tracked plastic particles as they were consumed by immune cells and accumulated in brain blood vessels, causing obstructions that persisted for
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple is making an executive change to try and improve its AI efforts and Siri. Kim Vorrath, who recently helped get the Vision Pro software out the door and has been at Apple for 36 years, has been brought over to Apple’s artificial intelligence and machine learning division and
Read MoreThe OnePlus 13 is getting yet another update, with OxygenOS 15.0.0.405 arriving. AI translation gets a live mode with new headphone support. The phone’s camera receives improved color accuracy and zoom performance. It’s been over a decade now since OnePlus first burst onto the smartphone scene with a plan to do things a little bit
Read MoreIt’s been years now since Google first entered the smartwatch arena, and yet I still can’t help but think of the Pixel Watch as a fledgling product line. In reality, we’ve seen a ton of improvement already from one generation to the next. Following this trend, I am hopeful the Pixel Watch 4 will push
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader shanen writes: What matters to you when buying a new smartphone? How can we make the recurring topic relevant without more SCREAMS about “dupe”? I do have a bit of recent research I could share — quite a bit of fresh data since my latest search started a couple of months ago.
Read MoreCredit: @That_Kartikey A hands-on image of what appears to be the Xiaomi 15 Ultra has leaked. The photo appears to line up with previously leaked renders. Although the Xiaomi 15 series launched last year, we’re still waiting for the Ultra model’s debut. It’s expected that the launch will happen next month, but if you want
Read MoreApple’s iOS 18 is improving the user experience with AI-powered tools, deeper customization, and enhanced privacy, driving strong adoption across iPhones and iPads. iPhone 15 The iOS 18 update brings AI-powered tools, deeper customization, and enhanced privacy. Currently, 76% of iPhones released in the last four years and 68% of all iPhones are running the
Read MoreThe FBI warned this week that North Korean IT workers are abusing their access to steal source code and extort U.S. companies that have been tricked into hiring them. From a report: The security service alerted public and private sector organizations in the United States and worldwide that North Korea’s IT army will facilitate cyber-criminal
Read MoreGoogle Phone app currently includes a call log, but you can only filter it by missed calls. The latest Phone beta reveals work towards some new filter options. Those could include showing only calls involving your contacts, or those marked as spam. Calls, calls, calls. We may have dozens of options when it comes to
Read MoreMacworld For over a year, Apple’s CarPlay site has teased the arrival of the next generation in 2024. Now that it’s 2025, Apple finally admits that’s not happening. When it was announced at WWDC in 2022, next-gen CarPlay was an exciting peek at the future of in-dash navigation systems. Instead of a rectangular screen, the
Read MoreThis week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos joined forces and Wonder-Twin rings to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous week. First up in the news: Big boo to Bambu Labs, who have tried to clarify their new authentication scheme and probably only
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority ASUS could launch an affordable version of the ROG Phone 9 later this year. Dubbed the ROG Phone 9 FE, this device could feature the same design and display as the flagship models. The affordable gaming phone will reportedly pack Qualcomm’s older Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. ASUS could
Read MoreAfter Trump signed a sweeping executive order directed against trans people this week, trans and nonbinary people are scared of what happens next.
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