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Android Auto’s weather icon seems to have disappeared… again

October 7, 2022
Google’s Android Auto just can’t seem to squash this one bug. After disappearing for ages for some and finally returning, the weather icon in Android Auto is gone for some yet again. Several reports have come out over the course of this week from Android Auto users who have noticed that the weather icon has disappeared from their in-car experience yet again. It seems this occurred early in…
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iPhone 14 Pro 48MP photo test slightly changes my mind [Diary]

October 7, 2022
I’ve said before that I was unlikely to use the iPhone 14 Pro 48MP resolution personally, and indeed I stuck to 12MP during a recent trip. But I was of course still curious to see how much of a difference the megapixel count makes in real-world photos. My tests did lead me to change my mind to a small extent – so now I’d say that I’d expect to use the 48MP capability on extremely rare…
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GamingNews

Steam Deck by Valve is finally available without reservations

October 7, 2022
Valve launched the Steam Deck over 12 months ago, but just in February, it started shipping the handheld gaming PC to those that reserved. After several months of issuing batches to Steam users who preordered the device, the company finally announced the reservation queue is done. This means the Steam Deck is available for purchase straight away. The company revealed in a post that it has been…
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MobileNews

Production of iPhone 14 costs 20% more than iPhone 13

October 7, 2022
Nikkei Asia revealed component prices for the latest iPhones soared 20%, reaching an all-time high. Production of the iPhone 14 Pro Max costs $501, a huge increase from the $461 cost of its predecessor, and the main reason is the A16 Bionic chip, costing $110 alone. Prices…
AI & RoboticsNews

Boston Dynamics and other industry heavyweights pledge not to build war robots

October 7, 2022
The days of Spot being leveraged as a weapons platform and training alongside special forces operators are already coming to an end; Atlas as a back-flipping soldier of fortune will never come to pass. Their maker, Boston Dynamics, along with five other industry leaders announced on Thursday that they will not pursue, or allow, the weaponization of their robots, according to a non-binding, open…
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