Apple announced that they officially have two billion active iPhone users globally, which is an absurd amount of smartphones out in the wild. With each of those iPhones, whether you love it or hate it, they come pre-installed with Safari as the default browser. So if you have had an iPhone since 2007, that means that you have used Safari on an iPhone for over 15 years (unless you switched your…
New iPhone browsers on the way without WebKit; Apple prepping Safari for competition
February 7, 2023
We may soon see entirely new iPhone browsers available, as both Google and Mozilla anticipate the end of Apple’s insistence that all iOS browsers use the same WebKit engine as Safari.
This will enable new versions of Chrome and Firefox to offer greater feature…
OnePlus 11 review: A back-to-basics flagship phone
February 7, 2023
Last year’s OnePlus 10 Pro is set to be replaced by the OnePlus 11. There won’t be a OnePlus 11 Pro, and there wasn’t a regular OnePlus 10. Things could be more straightforward, but what are you going to do? Barring any spinoffs, this is OnePlus’ flagship phone, the…
Gear in this story
February 7, 2023
New firmware updates for Sigma fp and fp L cameras will be available starting February 8, 2023. Users of the 24MP Sigma fp will have access to Version 5.0 and those with the 61MP fp L will be able to download Version 3.0, files can be downloaded directly from Sigma once they become public.
Several new cine-centric updates and features are included in the updates, from access to new color mode to…
Gear in this story
February 7, 2023
Sigma has a new addition for its DG DN ‘Art F1.4’ series lineup with the 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens for E and L mounts. It’s the fifth in Sigma’s DG DN Art series lineup, joining existing 20mm, 24mm, 35mm and 85mm prime offerings.
Autofocus on the 50mm…
Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold more than 50 million copies
February 7, 2023
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Red Dead Redemption 2 has crossed a major sales milestone, with over 50 million copies of the game sold. Take-Two Interactive revealed this figure in its quarterly…
Over the weekend, a report from Bloomberg suggested that Apple is considering adding a new high-end option to the iPhone lineup. This device, potentially branded as the “Ultra,” would be more expensive than the “Pro Max,” but the question is how much more
Apple mulling iPhone Ultra for 2024
During Apple’s Q1 2023 earnings call with investors last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged…
Nikon announces pair of Z-mount prime lenses 85mm F1.2 S
February 7, 2023
Nikon has released the promised pair of new lenses for its Z-mount system: the Nikkor Z 85mm F1.2 S, which the company says is a professional-level ultra-fast prime lens, and the Nikkor Z 26mm F2.8 pancake lens which is Nikon’s slimmest and lightest full-frame AF lens…
University High Reclaims Victory at JPL-Hosted Science Bowl
February 7, 2023
A team from Irvine, California’s University High School prevailed over teams from 19 other schools Saturday, Feb. 4, at the regional competition of the National Science Bowl, hosted for the 31st year by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The victory…
Live from the Ultimate Madden Bowl at EA headquarters
February 7, 2023
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Back in 2019, Electronic Arts built a fancy broadcast center to host major esports events at its headquarters in Redwood City, California. Then the pandemic happened, and so it didn’t get much use.
But today, I was able to make my first trip to the broadcast center with a small group of…
