An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Press: Poland’s prosecutor general told the parliament on Wednesday that powerful Pegasus spyware was used against hundreds of people during the former government in Poland, among them elected officials. Adam Bodnar told lawmakers that he found the scale of the surveillance “shocking and depressing….” The data
Read More[Steve Mould] came across an interesting little phenomenon of blue flames zipping around a circular track. This led to diving down a bit of a rabbit hole about excitable mediums, ultimately leading him to optimize the shapes and come up with some pretty wild variations which he shows off in a video (also embedded below.)
Read MoreSave $300 on the Apple Studio Display at Amazon this weekend, with prices dropping to as low as $1,299.97 (the lowest price on record). Save $300 on the Apple Studio Display. The $1,299.97 sale price at Amazon this weekend reflects a $300 markdown on the standard glass Apple Studio Display with a tilt-adjustable stand. Buy
Read MoreCredit: Twitter / X A leak shows us four dummy units depicting the designs of the upcoming iPhone 16 series. The Pro Max unit is enormous, while the non-Pro models feature a new camera module design. These designs match previous leaks, so we’re confident of their relative accuracy. Despite Apple’s tight security (well, tighter than
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The Google Play Store is rolling out support for simultaneous downloads of apps. We have it working on a Galaxy S23 Ultra and reports of it working on many other devices. Unfortunately, you can’t update multiple apps at the same time, at least not yet. When you get a
Read MoreThey’re calling it “the world’s largest 3D printer,” but also “the factory of the future” — not just a 3D printer, but a manufacturing system. It’s the succcessor to a 3D printer that could create an entire house, cutting construction time and labor, according to the Associated Press. And this one “may one day create
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge It was Valentine’s Day when Meta’s ad platform started going off the rails. RC Williams, the co-founder of the Philadelphia-based marketing agency 1-800-D2C, had set one of Meta’s automated ad tools to run campaigns for two separate clients. But when he checked the platform that day, he found that
Read MoreRabbit founder Jesse Lyu made a pretty big deal out of the fact that his company’s first AI companion, the R1, costs just $199. Even better, you don’t have to pay a monthly subscription to use the R1, so the price you see is the price you pay. Only that second part isn’t entirely true.
Read MoreWhether you’re climbing peaks or taking the family to the local park, we’ve found the best sleeping bags for every temperature, budget, and camping expedition.
Read MoreImage: Bethesda Game Studios A sampling of the four modern games in the series for those jumping in after the Amazon show. Continue reading…
Read More[Nick Lombardy] took on a job almost every maker imagines themselves doing at some point. He built a giant LED wall and he did a damn fine job of it, too. Introducing BoneBlocker. BoneBlocker is an 8 x 14 wall of glass blocks that lives at a bar called Coin-Op. Each block was given a
Read MoreDelta is about to get better on the iPad. | Image: Riley Testut The Delta emulator made a huge splash when it hit the Apple App Store earlier this month, quickly rocketing to the top spot in Apple’s free apps, where it remains today. Now, developer Riley Testut says an iPad-specific version is “near completion,”
Read More“South Korea is considering prohibiting the use of iPhones and smart wearable devices inside military buildings,” reports the Defense Post, “due to increasing security concerns.” But the blog Apple Insider argues the move “has less to do with security and more to do with a poorly crafted mobile device management suite coupled with nationalism…” A
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority A prominent Apple leaker says that the iPad Pros launching on May 7 could have the as-yet-unreleased Apple M4 chipset. This would be an unexpected development as the M3 launched just six months ago. For this and other reasons, we don’t buy this rumor. We expect the iPad Pros
Read MoreThis is undeniably Motorola’s finest Moto G yet and a killer phone at $300. It’s a shame it’ll get only one software update.
Read MoreIf you’re an Android user, your phone may have many system apps that are useless. Smartphone makers often install their in-house apps to boost app usage. Yes, you can get a phone with stock Android to get rid of many manufacturer apps, but certain apps will still be useless and consume storage space. So, is
Read MoreThe next generation of Apple Pencil could have haptic feedback, buzzing a user’s fingers as they draw and write. The first and second-generation Apple Pencil Apple’s holding a special event on May 7, which is expected to include updates to the iPad lineup. As part of the event, it seems that the Apple Pencil could
Read MoreWe put the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra head-to-head against the DreameBot X30 Ultra to find out which of these Roomba competitors’ flagship robot vacuums is the best. Continue reading…
Read MoreA new rumor claims that the forthcoming iPad Pro, scheduled to debut on May 7, could be the first Apple product with the next-generation M4 chip powering it. New iPad Pro logo on the back It seems unlikely that the iPad Pro would skip the M3 chip outright, or that it would appear in an
Read Morehttps://youtube.com/watch?v=eg79wd8EtOU Opinion post by Rita El Khoury When I first got my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, I was left scratching my head, looking at dozens and dozens of incoming notifications from many apps and unable to control the deluge. The problem? No notification channels. And now, Samsung has done the same thing for all phones
Read MoreImage: Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple is preparing for its big AI coming out party in this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference; that much you can count on. But apparently, the company is going to start that party a little early with the OLED iPad Pro that it’s expected to unveil on May 7th. According
Read MoreDeveloped by Paradox Tectonic, Life By You looks to take the life sim genre even further than before with an ambitious open-world experience. This, among other features, will allow you to get fully immersed in your virtual character’s adventures, making your way around an open-world map as you go. If you’re a fan of these
Read MoreIt’s another speech-recognizing, AI-powered handheld device “about half the size of a phone,” writes CNET. (Though the $199 device comes with a keyboard and a tiny 2.8-inch screen.) “The Rabbit R1 can identify items in its environment. Point it at a plant, and it can tell you what kind it is. Aim it at your
Read MoreAll you need is an internet connection, a library card, and a good ebook reader to dive into your next page-turner.
Read MoreJapan’s moon lander “has woken up again,” reports the Register, “having survived three lunar nights.” A post on social media from the lander’s X account confirmed that once more, Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) had defied the odds and snapped a picture of the lunar surface using its navigation camera. SLIM was revived
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