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European iPhones are more fun now

September 10, 2024
Whining about stuff is a treasured American pastime, so allow me to indulge: the iPhone is more fun in Europe now, and it’s not fair. They’re getting all kinds of stuff because they have cool regulators, not, like, regular regulators. Third-party app stores, the ability for browsers to run their own engines, Fortnite, and now the ability to replace lots of default apps? I want it, too! Imagine…
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The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are selling for a new all-time low of $119.99

June 28, 2024
Samsung’s excellent Galaxy Buds 2 Pro wireless earbuds have fallen to a new low price, selling for just $119.99 ($110 off) at Woot. That’s a screamer of a deal if I’ve ever seen one, as these flagship noise-canceling earbuds from Samsung are exceptionally light and comfy and sound great. Related The best wireless earbuds to buy right now Samsung includes some extra features for…
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iPhone mirroring is now available for developers to try

June 25, 2024
Apple released new developer betas for iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia on Monday, and spokesperson Fred Sainz confirmed on Friday that the company planned to introduce the ability for users to mirror their iPhone on their Mac. Sainz also said the iOS 18 beta would include new…
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Apple says no to PC emulators on iOS

June 25, 2024
Apple might finally allow retro video game emulators on the App Store, but this month, the company rejected submissions of iDOS 3, a new version of the popular DOS emulator, and UTM SE, an app that lets you emulate operating systems like Windows on iOS. In both instances…
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Seven things I learned about the Sony car while playing Gran Turismo inside one

June 25, 2024
You know how Sony’s making a electric car with Honda that’s coming in 2026? Sony Honda Mobility is now letting journalists seriously touch its Afeela prototype — and play with a Gran Turismo video game version of the car while sitting inside the actual machine. That’s why I drove to PlayStation’s North American headquarters last week, to try an Afeela inside an Afeela and touch the…
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ChatGPT rival Pi launches on Android

December 9, 2023
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Xiaomi phones with unlocked bootloader won't get HyperOS updates

November 9, 2023
With the announcement of the new Xiaomi 14 series, the company also introduced a new Android skin overlay replacing the old MIUI with HyperOS. However, the company now issued a statement regarding bootloader-unlocked devices. Xiaomi said it won’t be updating any devices with unlocked bootloaders, no matter if they are running HyperOS or MIUI 14. In addition, HyperOS devices will be harder…
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