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iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max review: Apple focuses on cameras and customization

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It may seem like Apple is behind the competition a lot of the time. The company appeared to be slow to developments like widgets, bezel-less displays with camera notches and screens with high refresh rates. And with the iPhone 16 Pro, it…

Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus review: Closing the gap to the Pro

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The “regular” iPhone has become like a second child. Year after year, this model has gotten the hand-me-downs from the previous version of the iPhone Pro – the older, smarter sibling. The iPhone 15 received the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic…

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Engadget Podcast: Reviewing the iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10

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Our reviews of the iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10 are up, thanks to one very tired Cherlynn Low. In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn discuss her final thoughts on Apple's new hardware, including why the iPhone 16 Pro’s photo…

The Morning After: I really want this 30th anniversary PS5 Pro

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To commemorate PlayStation’s 30 years in the game, Sony revealed some nostalgia-tinged redesigns of both the PS5 and the forthcoming PS5 Pro. With that classic gray colorway and the old-school logo, there’s a similarly styled DualSense…

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The best webcams for 2024

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If you're tired of showing up to video calls looking like a shadowy figure, it's time to upgrade your setup with one of the best webcams around. Whether you're working from home, catching up with friends or live streaming, having a great…

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The best GPS running watches for 2024

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Just because most of the best smartwatches have built-in GPS as a standard feature doesn’t mean they’re going to be the right choice for all runners. Whether you’re training for your first triathlon or you want to step up your game from…

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Netflix teases the next seasons of Avatar, Squid Game and Arcane at Geeked Week

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At its in-person fan event for Geeked Week this year, Netflix has shown teasers and sneak peeks of its upcoming shows, including the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender. In addition to revealing that the new season is already in…

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Monument Valley 3 breaks the series' old boundaries by adding a sailboat

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During Netflix's Geeked Week event, some more details about Monument Valley 3 emerged. Developer Ustwo Games says the long-awaited sequel builds on its predecessors in several ways, especially in terms of the gameplay, art style and story.

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Concord’s disastrous launch reportedly leads to its director’s self-demotion

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The ripples from Concord’s seismic implosion are still fanning out since Sony decided to take the game offline earlier this month. Now, the game’s director has reportedly decided to bow out gracefully. Kotaku reported that game director…

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Black Mirror season 7 cast revealed in a cryptic computer message

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Get ready to question humanity’s control over the technology that surrounds us because another season of Netflix’s Black Mirror is in the works. Earlier today, the official Black Mirror X page revealed the cast of the new season coming…

The Immersed Visor aims for spatial computing’s sweet spot

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An Austin-based startup best known for its VR and mixed reality workspace software for other companies’ headsets now has hardware of its own. The Immersed Visor appears to sit somewhere between a Vision Pro Lite and Xreal Plus: a…

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Brazil threatens daily fines for X and Starlink for 'non-compliance' with ban

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One day after X started to come back online for some people in Brazil, the country’s Supreme Court is threatening the social media company and Elon Musk-owned Starlink with hefty daily fines. In a new order posted online, Supreme Court…

YouTube is now showing ads when you pause videos

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Google has found another way to turn your eyeballs into money: by turning paused YouTube videos into a new real estate for ads. A YouTube communications manager told The Verge they’ve seen “strong advertiser and strong reviewer responses”…

Cruise resumes operations in California, thankfully with human drivers

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Autonomous vehicle outfit Cruise is slowly returning to operation in California following an incident in which a pedestrian was struck and dragged by a robotaxi for approximately 20 feet in October 2023. The company posted on X that it is…

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God Of War: Ragnarok's PC port is out and it fixes one of the game’s most annoying quirks

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The long-awaited PC port of God of War: Ragnarok is out. This comes nearly two years after the game was released for PS4 and PS5 to positive reviews. This is a pretty big deal on its own, but the port has a feature that not even the…

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The iOS 18.1 public beta is here, bringing Apple Intelligence (almost) to the masses

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Apple Intelligence is edging closer to being ready for primetime. Apple has released the public beta of iOS 18.1, which includes some of the major generative AI features that the company has been talking up over the last few months.

PlayStation’s 30th anniversary PS5 and PS5 Pro consoles are so very pretty

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The original PlayStation console, otherwise called the PS1, came out in Japan in late 1994. So we are quickly coming up on the console’s 30th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, Sony just revealed nostalgia-tinged redesigns of both the…

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Google passkeys can now sync across devices on multiple platforms

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Google is rolling out a really useful update for Google Password Manager, allowing users to sync passkeys across their many devices. Up until this point, folks could only save passkeys to Google Password Manager on Android, so the cross…

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Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users

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The FTC just published results of a sweeping study of social media sites that has been going on for four years. The organization said that many social media sites and streaming services engage in “vast surveillance of consumers in order to…

Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, highlighting its power in Hollywood

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Amazon is joining Hollywood's top lobbying group as its seventh member. To be precise, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios will become part of the Motion Picture Association on October 1, alongside six other heavy hitters in Paramount…

Amazon Prime Day 2024: The best early deals we found ahead of the October Big Deal Days sale

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Now that we know the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event is coming up soon, it’s time to start thinking about what you may want to snag at a discount during the sale. Some may shudder at the thought of holiday shopping already, but if you pay…

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Minecraft will no longer work on PSVR after March

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Folks who like to escape to the block-filled, creeper-infested universe of Minecraft in virtual reality soon won’t be able to do that on PlayStation VR. Developer Mojang is winding down support on that platform.

Early Prime Day deals include this Anker 10K magnetic power bank for only $40

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I have been a big fan of Anker ever since I picked up the Nano Portable Charger. Now, I'm again tempted by Anker thanks to a 50 percent discount on our choice of the best power bank for iPhones. Well, technically, it's an older model, but…

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DJI launches the Action 5 Pro camera with subject tracking and improved video

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DJI has been chipping away at GoPro's action cam dominance and just took another big step with the launch of the Action 5 Pro. With a new "next-gen" sensor, it promises improved video quality, along with extended battery life, bigger…

Oprah buys back her Apple TV+ documentary to lock it away

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A documentary on Oprah Winfrey is no longer coming to Apple TV+. Why, you might ask? Well, Winfrey, herself, bought back the rights to it, PageSix reports. Allegedly, Winfrey and filmmaker Kevin Macdonald clashed on the final product, with…

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US citizens can now apply for their passport online

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Getting a passport in the US can be quite the rigmarole, but it is about to get a bit simpler. The State Department has announced that online passport renewal is officially available to the public, following multiple pilot programs. In a…

The EU gives Apple six months to make cross-device interoperability easier

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The European Commission is done waiting for Apple to comply with the rules of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). It has started proceedings designed to ensure that the company complies with its interoperability obligations as one of DMA's…

Iranian hackers tried to send Trump leaks to Biden campaign

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In late June and early July, Iranian hackers sent unsolicited emails to people associated with President Biden's camp. Those emails contained excerpts from materials not available to the public that had been stolen from former President…

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The Morning After: Our verdict on the iPhone 16 Pro

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With the iPhone 16 Pro, the big announcements were the cameras and Apple Intelligence. The problem is Apple Intelligence isn’t quite here yet. We can test some features in the developer beta, but that’s not necessarily what we’ll get when…