8BitDo’s new Mini Wired Xbox controller is smaller and lighter than its Ultimate C gamepad. | Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo has announced an alternate version of its Ultimate C wired Xbox controller that’s 20 percent smaller and 10 percent lighter while still featuring full-sized triggers, joysticks, and buttons. Although the new 8BitDo Ultimate Mini is designed
Read More8BitDo’s new Mini Wired Xbox controller is smaller and lighter than its Ultimate C gamepad. | Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo has announced an alternate version of its Ultimate C wired Xbox controller that’s 20 percent smaller and 10 percent lighter while still featuring full-sized triggers, joysticks, and buttons. Although the new 8BitDo Ultimate Mini is designed
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration banned drones from flying over “critical New Jersey infrastructure” in the wake of thousands of drone sightings for which there seem to be very few satisfying answers. The ban will last until January 17th and will block unauthorized drone activity in 22 areas
Read MoreThis year’s best cookbooks provide inventive, well-tested instructions for dips, barbecue, beans, and pasta. There’s even a book that tells you what the heck to do with celery root.
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images There weren’t many exclusives this year, but Apple’s subscription service still had some notable new releases. Read the full story at The Verge.
Read MoreCredit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority OpenAI now offers a phone number that people from the US and Canada can call to converse with ChatGPT for free. While the service works with any US or Canadian phone number, each caller is limited to only 15 minutes monthly. The company has also integrated ChatGPT into WhatsApp
Read MoreImage: One NZ SpaceX’s satellite-to-cell Starlink service has hit a nationwide coverage milestone in New Zealand — albeit with a few limitations. One NZ says it’s the first telecommunications company globally to power a nationwide satellite text messaging service via Starlink. Starlink has also signed up partners in Canada, Australia, Japan, Peru, Switzerland, and Chile,
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority An update to the Gemini app on iOS brings many new features to Apple devices. This includes access to the 2.0 Flash Experimental model, as well as support for Home and Photos integrations. The update also adds Live support for more than 21 additional languages. Just over a month
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Realme has shown off the realme 14 Pro Plus phones. The phones offer a rear cover that changes color when the temperature drops below ~60 degrees Fahrenheit. There’s no word on pricing, availability, and specs just yet. Several phone manufacturers over the years have offered Android phones with color-changing
Read MoreThe Irish DPC welcomed the new guidelines, which were issued after its request in September. Read more: EU issues new data processing guidelines for AI firms
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority The EU is pressing Apple to open up its ecosystem by letting third parties access APIs and technologies currently exclusive to the iPhone. If the tech giant complies, features like AirDrop, AirPlay, and automatic audio switching could debut on Android. The EU also wants iOS to offer rivaling smartwatches
Read MoreEnjoy great discounts at KitchenAid, including $170 off the 5.5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer.
Read MoreAs generative AI evolves, Accenture’s Audrey O’Mahony said the skills organisations really need will be the ones that are ‘uniquely human’. Read more: What skills do workers need in a GenAI-enabled world?
Read MoreCore Graphics provides default image filters for quick special effects. Here’s how to save image files in Preview for macOS with effects. Use Quartz image filters in macOS’s Preview app to apply special effects to images. Apple’s Core Graphics (Quartz) 2D imaging subsystem provides a high-performance, consistent API for creating, saving, and manipulating graphics. It’s
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Montana’s top court on Wednesday held that the state’s constitution guaranteed a right to a stable climate system and invalidated a law barring regulators from considering the effects of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. The Montana supreme court upheld a landmark trial
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Montana’s top court on Wednesday held that the state’s constitution guaranteed a right to a stable climate system and invalidated a law barring regulators from considering the effects of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. The Montana supreme court upheld a landmark trial
Read MoreSpanish police have uncovered a major clue in the year-long investigation of a missing Cuban man, JLPO, after Google Street View images showed a man loading a body-shaped package into a car and pushing a wheelbarrow with a large white package. These images led to the discovery of the victim’s dismembered remains in a cemetery
Read MoreSpanish police have uncovered a major clue in the year-long investigation of a missing Cuban man, JLPO, after Google Street View images showed a man loading a body-shaped package into a car and pushing a wheelbarrow with a large white package. These images led to the discovery of the victim’s dismembered remains in a cemetery
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I like to take my time drinking my coffee at home every morning, but that’s a luxury we can’t afford every day. Sometimes, we have to rush out of the house, and the best solution is to take your favorite hot drink with you. Don’t you hate it when
Read MoreCredit: Fender Audio While some prefer to focus on audio quality and functionality, I am a sucker for retro-looking speakers. These are more than just a box that produces sound. They will also look great wherever you place them and will undoubtedly become a great conversation starter at any gathering. The ones from Fender and
Read MoreNow Playing has offered a convenient way to identify songs playing in the background with your Pixel phone. Google recently confirmed that Now Playing was adding support for album art, and evidence pointed to the arrival of new default player setting. Both these Now Playing changes are currently rolling out to Pixel owners. Google likes
Read MoreImage: Intel Intel’s new Arrow Lake CPUs came out in October promising high performance at lower power levels, but reviews, including ours, noted surprisingly lackluster gaming performance. Tom Warren said of the Core Ultra 9 285K, “…in many titles, it provides worse performance than the 14th Gen chips it was designed to replace.” Now, the
Read MoreGitHub has launched GitHub Copilot Free, providing access to a free tier of the AI-based pair programmer via Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor. Announced December 18, Copilot Free gives developers access to 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages monthly. The service requires signing in with a personal GitHub account or creating a new one.
Read MoreLooking to minimize IP liability for generative AI output, Tabnine’s AI coding assistant now checks code for licensing restrictions. The Code Provenance and Attribution capability added to the tool enables enterprise developers to use large language models (LLMs) while minimizing the possibility of restrictively licensed code being injected into a codebase. With this new feature,
Read MoreA YouTuber appears to have gotten their hands on a Nintendo Switch 2 dummy unit. The dummy unit seems to match what was revealed in recent leaks. There are a few notable changes like the addition of a “C” button, multiple USB-C ports, and its larger size. Nintendo has done a commendable job at keeping
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