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iPhone 16 Pro longterm review: While Apple Intelligence underwhelms, Camera Control fits right in
When we reviewed the iPhone 16 Pro last year, Apple Intelligence was barely available. Since then, the iPhone 16 series has benefitted from several new features, apps and improvements. Some (or most) of them were Apple Intelligence features that were teased back at WWDC 2024, months before the iPhone 16 Pro launched. AI features weren’t the only changes this time…
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The Partial solar eclipse will be visible at sunrise today: Here's how to watch it
Today’s the day: A solar eclipse will darken the skies in the northeastern US and Canada in the early hours of Saturday. Unlike the “Great American Eclipse” of 2024, however, this will not be a total eclipse. Instead, this event will be a partial eclipse visible in parts of the northern hemisphere. While this one will lack the dramatic “totality”…
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Amazon Spring Sale Apple deals: Save up to $200 on AirPods, iPads and more
Amazon’s is into its second day, and though the event is nowhere near as heavy on tech as Black Friday or Prime Day, we’ve still managed to find a few noteworthy discounts on Apple devices. If you’re in the market for a new iPad, Apple Watch or pair of AirPods, we’ve rounded up the best Apple deals going on right…
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Severance season two review: Even before the finale, innie rights and humanity made for a stronger show
If you think about it, Severance's "innies" — the people trapped in an endless cycle of office work — should genuinely hate their "outies" — their other halves who exist everywhere else. While outies are free to live a seemingly carefree existence, unburdened by the labor, boredom and indignities of office life, innies have no escape. Every time they enter…
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Spotify's latest custom playlist highlights artists with upcoming shows in your area
Any music fan will know how time-consuming it can be to keep tabs on which artists are playing nearby soon. To make that a bit easier — and help make sure you don't miss shows by musicians you like — Spotify is debuting its . Concerts Near You will update every Wednesday with 30 songs from artists that align with…
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Next-gen Snapdragon G Series chips will power handhelds from Ayaneo, OneXSugar and Retroid Pocket
Qualcomm unveiled its next generation of processors for gaming handhelds at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on Monday. Fortunately, it isn't all just dry specs; the chip-maker also previewed some of its partners' portable consoles that the new silicon will power. These include new models from Ayaneo, OneXSugar and Retroid Pocket. Snapdragon chips Qualcomm The Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 (the…
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The Morning After: Is the Roomba an endangered species?
The company behind Roomba robovacs told investors earlier this week that revenue was substantially down and it’s struggling to pay its debts. Amazon was briefly tapped to acquire the robot company iRobot, but the threat of a European Commission investigation led to the retailer terminating the deal — apparently happy enough to pay off the $94 million termination fee. That,…
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This self-care virtual pet is helping me get my act together
I wish I could say that I’m the type of person who has tried-and-true routines to carry me through all the things that need to be done in a day, but the reality is far from that. As someone with overlapping chronic illnesses trying to juggle a full-time job and a life outside of that, just getting out of bed…
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How to watch Games Done Quick's Frost Fatales speedrunning event from March 9
Games Done Quick’s next weeklong charity speedrunning shindig kicks off this weekend. Frost Fatales, one of GDQ’s two events celebrating women and femmes, runs from March 9 to 16, raising money for the nonprofit National Women’s Law Center. Frost Fatales is the winter installment of the pair of events organized by GDQ’s Frame Fatales speedrunning community. (Its summer counterpart is…
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Facebook scammers want you to think Elon Musk can cure diabetes
Elon Musk discovered a simple 30-second “fridge trick” that can reverse diabetes, but the discovery has spooked pharmaceutical companies so much they put a $78 million bounty on his head, forcing the Tesla CEO to flee the country. At least, that’s what a collection of AI-generated Facebook ads claim. Facebook ads depicting deepfakes of Elon Musk and Fox News personalities…
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