Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority The Xiaomi 14 Ultra could come with a Titanium mid-frame, but only for its special edition. Regular variants of the device could come with the tried-and-tested aluminum mid-frame. The phone is expected to launch globally alongside the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro. One of the bigger announcements
Read MoreCredit: Smartprix A mystery Google phone has appeared on a certification website with battery details. Its model number suggests it could be the Pixel 8a. The unnamed phone features a 4,942mAh battery, which would be quite a big upgrade for the Pixel 7a successor. A mysterious Google phone has popped up on a certification website
Read MoreMicrosoft has finally put all speculations around Windows 12 to rest, as it announced that the next big update to its desktop operating system will be called Windows 11, version 24H2, and will be released in the second half of this year. Not Windows 12, But Windows 11 24H2 To Release In 2024 The announcement was
Read MoreThe folks you’d expect to complain about radio frequency are at it again, but don’t listen to them — Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on the Apple Vision Pro aren’t going to cook your brain. Apple Vision Pro We’ve said this before, over and over, time and again. Radio frequency (RF) radiation is not the same as
Read MoreAt a press conference last week, a California Assemblymember joined the State Superintendent of Public Instruction in announcing a bill that, if passed, would require every public high school to teach computer science. (And establish CS as a high school graduation requirement by the 2030-31 school year.) Long-time Slashdot reader theodp says he noticed posters
Read More“WARNING: DO NOT Hammer on this mechanism” sounds like the start of a side quest. A quest is exactly what [CelGenStudios] started when he came upon a strange box with this message. The military identification tag was printed “Target Holding Mechanism, M31A1”, along with some other information. It also informed the reader that the device
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority After playing catchup for months, Google has finally launched its first commercial generative AI product in the form of Gemini. Available in both free and paid versions, Google Gemini is a chatbot and AI image generator that you can also use as a digital assistant on Android instead of
Read MoreTechnology made its mark on the Super Bowl ads this year. Microsoft purchased a long inspirational ad for Copilot, ending with the tagline “Your everyday AI companion.” (Although another message made the opposite point. “With artificial intelligence, the future is in good hands,” an announcer says ironically — while the ad shows the minions from
Read MoreNew York City shrouded in wildfire smoke on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Air quality in the US is projected to backslide in the coming decades, landing back where it was in the mid-2000s as a result of climate change, according to a new report. The report
Read MoreThe Gemini app should officially roll out in multiple other regions today. However, you can now sideload the app and get it working in English in multiple countries. Google is working hard to make its new Assistant-replacing Gemini Android app available widely. The company had previously given no updates about a European launch for the
Read MoreIt’s going to take something special to get people as hyped for Marvel’s movies as they used to be, and the first trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine — the studio’s first R-rated cape flick — makes it seem like it has just the thing. In the new trailer, it’s unclear how much time has passed
Read MoreText has long been customizable in Xcode when creating software for Apple’s platforms. Now, String catalogs make it even easier to localize your app to multiple languages. Xcode string catalogs. Ever since macOS shipped in 2000 as Mac OS X, Apple’s development environments have allowed developers to easily localize text (strings) in their apps using
Read MoreApple’s Vision Pro augmented reality goggles made a big splash in the news this week, and try as we might to resist the urge to dunk on them, early adopters spotted in the wild are making it way too easy. Granted, we’re not sure how many of these people are actually early adopters as opposed
Read MoreSuper Bowl merchandise is ready at the NFL Super Bowl Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images These are the best ads we’ve seen from the Super Bowl this year. Continue reading…
Read MoreLast night in San Francisco’s Chinatown, “A person jumped on the hood of a Waymo driverless taxi and smashed its windshield…” reports the Verge, “generating applause before a crowd formed around the car and covered it in spray paint, breaking its windows, and ultimately set it on fire.” The fire department arrived minutes later, according
Read More“Mutant wolves roaming the deserted streets of Chernobyl appear to have developed resistance to cancer,” reports Sky News, “raising hopes the findings can help scientists fight the disease in humans.” Dr Cara Love, an evolutionary biologist and ecotoxicologist at Princeton University in the U.S., has been studying how the Chernobyl wolves survive despite generations of
Read MoreNow you can turn your Apple Cash card into a Visa card. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge The iOS 17.4 beta lets iPhone users generate a virtual card number for Apple Cash, reports 9to5Mac, citing user reports on Reddit in the last couple of weeks. With a virtual card number, iPhone users can
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Press: An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more likely and closer than before as a new complex computer simulation finds a “cliff-like” tipping point looming in the future. A long-worried
Read MoreThe Boox Note Air3 is a fantastic entry into the e-reader market, but its weight and larger screen compared to some of the smaller models by the company can make it a bit cumbersome to cart around. Boox Note Air3 We love e-ink tablets. Not only are they easier on our eyes, but the increased
Read MoreApple is making it easier to keep spending Apple Cash online, with the iOS 17.4 beta allowing users to create a virtual card number. Apple Cash Virtual Card [via Reddit u/simpledsp] Apple Cash, the prepaid debit card included as part of an Apple Card account, can usually be spent via Apple Pay just like other
Read MorePhoto by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images You don’t need to sign up for a pricey cable package just to watch the Super Bowl today, February 11th. Plenty of streaming services from Fubo to Philo TV are offering free trials, with Paramount Plus arguably offering the best deal. Today only, new subscribers can sign
Read MoreBasketball has changed a lot over the years, and that goes for the sport as well as the ball itself. While James Naismith first prescribed tossing soccer balls into peach baskets to allow athletes to stay in shape over the winter, today, the sport looks quite different both rule-wise and equipment-wise. An early basketball. Image
Read MoreApple TV+ managed to secure yet another award during the 76th Directors Guild of America Awards, with “Lessons in Chemistry” winning its category while one of its ads also received a nod. Lessons in Chemistry [Apple] Saturday night’s 76th annual DGA Awards saw awards given out for outstanding directorial achievements in 2023. Hosted by Judd
Read MoreThursday a climate technology startup called Twelve “took a major step toward producing sustainable aviation fuel…” reports Bloomberg, “by launching its commercial-scale carbon transformation unit.” Twelve is among the emerging companies working on ways to transform captured CO2 into useful products. In the case of the Berkeley, California-based startup, its nascent technology will be critical
Read MoreA highly sought after configuration thanks to multiple upgrades, the M2 Pro Mac mini is on sale for $1,195 during the weekend price war. Plus, get three years of AppleCare for $79. Grab an exclusive discount on Apple’s M2 Pro Mac mini. The M2 Pro model is discounted to $1,195 with the use of promo
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