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Samsung Unpacked 2024 recap: Galaxy AI, S24 Ultra, Smart Ring, and more

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January 21, 20240

Samsung's Unpacked event has always been a combination of whimsy, showmanship, and innovation. Whether it's celebrities taking photos with foldable phones or an "Avengers Assemble" moment between titans of the industry, you never really know what to expect from the Korean giant's annual product launches. But this year, Samsung is making things clear -- the latest Galaxy phones are all-in on AI, from the way users text on them, to making calls, to taking photos, to searching the web. At the center of the new mobile experience is an aptly named generative AI model, Galaxy AI, made in partnership with Google's Gemini. If you missed this week's Samsung Unpacked event (and would much rather not rewatch the hour-long keynote), here's the definitive summary of everything that was unveiled,...

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Apple Vision Pro failed to sell out on launch day

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January 21, 202462

In something of a surprise, the Apple Vision Pro failed to sellout on launch day despite reportedly very limited availability. The device comes in three capacities starting at $3,500 for the base 256GB model, rising to $3,699 for the 512GB model with the 1TB model topping out at $3,899. While the 256GB variant of the Vision Pro was quickly backordered to March and then beyond on launch day, the initial supplies of the 512GB and 1TB models did not sell out. YouTuber Aaron Zollo (@zollotech) tweeted that the day after launch that both of the higher capacity Vision Pro units were still available for in-store pick-up. At the time of writing, however, this was no longer the case with in-store pick-up unavailable with all models now showing shipping times slipping to 5-6 weeks. Even with the...

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Apple Reveals What ‘Shot on iPhone 15’ Really Means

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November 3, 20231

The iPhone 15 Pro has Apple's most advanced camera setup ever, and the company was keen to show it off in its most recent product announcement. The "Scary Fast" event saw the reveal of new Macbook Pros with Apple's new M3 ARM chip, but the event itself was also a vehicle to promote the iPhone. Apple shot the entire thing with an iPhone 15 Pro Max, but the company's behind-the-scenes video puts that claim in a new light. In addition to the phone, Apple used thousands of dollars worth of equipment and a team of professional videographers and editors. So, don't expect your videos to look this good. Apple made a big deal of the iPhone 15 Pro's cameras when announcing the phone several months back. The base model iPhone 15 still has just two camera sensors (a wide-angle and ultrawide), and ...

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Apple’s latest 16-inch MacBook Pro nearly dethrones the Mac Pro in Geekbench 6, crushes Snapdragon’s Elite X

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November 3, 20230

Preliminary performance benchmarks for Apple's M3 and M3 Max have recently surfaced online in Geekbench 6's database, and if the results hold true, the M3 Max packs a serious punch and manages to come astonishingly close to the much more expensive Mac Pro featuring the M2 Ultra. During Apple's recent 'Scary Fast' Mac event, the company announced significant upgrades to the MacBook Pro line-up, now powered by the company's latest M3 series chips. Apple claimed remarkable improvements across the line-up, with the standout performer being the new M3 Max, which, according to Apple's claims, is up to an impressive 80% faster in CPU tasks and 50% faster in GPU tasks than the M1 Max. In a recent Geekbench 6 listing, the M3 Max scored an impressive 21,084 and 2,943 in multi-core and single-...

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Another report confirms Galaxy S24 is launching sooner than expected

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November 3, 20233

A few rumors have claimed that Samsung will launch the Galaxy S24 earlier than usual, and it looks like it is indeed the case. A new report from South Korea confirms that Samsung will launch its next-generation flagship smartphone series in January 2024 to make up for the sluggish performance of its semiconductor chip division. Galaxy S24 launch date is January 17, 2024A report from SBS Biz claims that Samsung will launch the Galaxy S24 on January 17, 2024, in San Francisco, USA. The company has reportedly finalized its plans for the launch event, and the preparations have started. It also confirms that the Galaxy S23 FE will be launched in South Korea on December 1, 2023, with a price tag of KRW 800,000 (around $600). It has been three years since the launch of a Fan Edition Galax...

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Apple slides from 2013 skewer Android as “a massive tracking device”

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November 3, 20230

"Here is [sic] the latest slides we have on privacy," Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue wrote to CEO Tim Cook and then-SVP of Marketing Phil Schiller in January 2013. "Still a lot more work to do but good start." Those slides, newly made public as an exhibit in the Department of Justice's ongoing antitrust trial against Google, on "The State of Privacy," cast a dim light on Apple's competitors, particularly Google. They quote former CEO Eric Schmidt's notorious remarks on Google's policy to "get right up to the creepy line but not cross it." They unfavorably compare Apple and Google's approaches to account data combination, voice search privacy, maps, and search. And most notably, they give over an entire slide to a summary: "Android is a massive tracking device." The exhib...

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Microsoft launches probe after AI poll on woman’s death sparks blowback

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November 2, 20230

Microsoft has shut off all its AI-generated polls on news articles and launched an investigation after the Guardian Media Group blasted the tech giant for a poll that ran alongside a story about a woman's death. Driving the news: "A poll should not have appeared alongside an article of this nature, and we are taking steps to help prevent this kind of error from reoccurring in the future," Microsoft said in a statement to Axios on Wednesday. The Microsoft statement said the tech giant had "deactivated Microsoft-generated polls for all news articles" and is "investigating the cause of the inappropriate content."Backstory: On Tuesday, The Guardian Media Group demanded that Microsoft take public responsibility for the poll, which ran next to an article about a woman found dead at a scho...

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The Google Pixel Watch 2 isn’t always charging reliably

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November 1, 20231

The Google Pixel Watch 2 is what the first Pixel Watch should have been in the first place. Its processor and battery life are much more reliable, and it retains the unique design that Google came up with for its smartwatch. Some people consider that moving from wireless charging to a four-pin connector is a step back, though, and reports on Reddit seem to support that notion. Pixel Watch 2 owners report that they’re experiencing charging issues. There are two reports worth highlighting, one revolving around a unit that doesn’t charge at all and one with a Pixel Watch 2 that only charges unreliably (via Android Authority). Both reports have in common that the exact fault isn’t entirely clear. In the former case, the Redditor says they were able to charge their Pixel Watch 2 for four da...

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Sony ANC headphones are up to 53 percent off in Amazon’s early Black Friday sale

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November 1, 20230

A bunch of Sony headphones, earbuds and other audio devices have been discounted as part of Amazon's early Black Friday sales, including the Sony WH-CH720N headset, which is currently selling for the lowest price we've seen for it on the website. You can get the noise canceling wireless headphones for $98, down 35 percent from their original list price of $150. They have a lightweight, over-ear design with ample space around your ears so that they'd be comfortable to use. And while you can completely block out outside noise for full immersion, you can also switch on their Adjustable Ambient Sound mode that comes with 20 levels for when you want to be aware of your surroundings. The budget noise-cancelling over-ears are $52 off right now. You can pair the WH-CH720N with two Bluetooth...

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Apple’s ‘Shot on iPhone 15’ claim is raising eyebrows

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November 1, 20231

We already know that the iPhone 15 Pro Max camera is incredible, and so does Apple – which is why the company has made such a big deal of the fact that its latest product reveal, this week's 'Scary Fast' event launching new M3 Macs, was shot entirely on the smartphone. But the bold (and simple) "shot on iPhone" claim is arguably a little reductive, as shown by a new behind-the-scenes video from Apple. In short, yes, the video was shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max. With the help of some other very expensive kit. Want your own footage to look like Apple's? Hopefully you also have budget for some studio-quality lightning, gimbals, drones and SpaceCam rigs. Of course, the fact that Apple opted to use some pro-level kit alongside the iPhone itself will come as a surprise to exactly zero people. ...