Facebook Messenger gets some cool features from WhatsApp

Facebook Messenger, the world’s third most popular instant messaging app, is getting many new features. Following the release of HD image and video sharing capabilities on WhatsApp, the same feature is coming to Facebook Messenger. The instant messaging app is also getting document and file-sharing features. Facebook Messenger gets HD image and video-sharing capabilities Facebook […]

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Galaxy S23 lacks this cool One UI 6.1 feature from Galaxy S24

Samsung has just released One UI 6.1, the same version of One UI that the Galaxy S24 series offers, to many high-end smartphones and tablets. The Galaxy S23 series devices, as you might imagine, are also on the list. However, there’s a catch. One UI 6.1 doesn’t offer one feature on the Galaxy S23 lineup […]

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How to Stay Cool Without Warming the Planet

There is an insidious irony to climate change: as it gets hotter, more and more people are cranking up their air conditioners, which in turn contributes to global warming. Air conditioner (AC) sales are booming worldwide, especially in emerging economies such as China, India and Indonesia where rising incomes make them more affordable and a […]

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iPhone 17 to copy this cool Galaxy S24 Ultra feature

One of the most praised features of Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra is its anti-reflective display. The screen uses Corning’s Gorilla Glass Armor, which features an anti-reflective coating that cuts reflections by up to 75%, making the content on the screen look clearer and more vibrant in environments with light sources, such as under direct sunlight. […]

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Your Galaxy A54 is not as cool as it used to be, but is the A55 worth it?

By now, you likely know that your Galaxy A54 is no longer the newest kid on the block. Samsung announced the Galaxy A55 yesterday, and we don’t need to tell you that the newer model brings some improvements over your A54. That’s a given from any yearly upgrade. But what are those improvements, exactly? And […]

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Flashback: transparent phones were as cool as they were useless

It may be a sci-fi staple – people working advanced computers with transparent screens – but such computers really do exist. We saw one at the MWC last week, the Lenovo concept laptop. This was never the most practical design, but it sure looks cool. And phone makers thought so too. A long time ago […]

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Maybe these two cool new Microsoft Paint features could help you be the next Picasso

What you need to know The Microsoft Paint app just got a new update with two new features. The update brings a new brush slider and a new tile to the Layers panel for a better drawing experience with more customization options. These features are only available for Windows Insiders in the Dev and Canary […]

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Galaxy S24 is cool but you can buy a Galaxy S23 FE a lot cheaper

Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 series is all the rage right now, but let’s face it. It’s not for everyone, especially for prospective buyers who don’t have a big budget for new phones or an older phone to leverage for a decent trade-in discount. The base Galaxy S24 costs $859 outright, which means devices like the […]

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Google takes on Microsoft’s Image Creator from Designer with a cool tool that lets users fine-tune outputs using ‘expressive chips’

What you need to know Google recently announced that Bard, ImageFX, Search, and Vertex AI will run on its updated Imagen 2 model. The company promises more quality and detailed AI-generated images since the model is trained on “higher-quality and image-description pairings.” The company also debuted a new image generation tool dubbed ImageFX, which is similar […]

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Google takes on Microsoft’s Image Creator from Designer with a cool tool that lets users fine-tune outputs using ‘expressive chips’

What you need to know Google recently announced that Bard, ImageFX, Search, and Vertex AI will run on its updated Imagen 2 model. The company promises more quality and detailed AI-generated images since the model is trained on “higher-quality and image-description pairings.” The company also debuted a new image generation tool dubbed ImageFX, which is similar […]

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Future Galaxy Buds could have this cool touchscreen case!

Samsung showcased several new types of OLED screens at the CES 2024 expo, and they include brighter TV and monitor screens, thinner laptop screens, dual-foldable screens for phones, curved and rollable screens for cars, and even OLED touchscreens for wireless earbuds. Samsung’s OLED touchscreen could come to future Galaxy Buds Samsung Display showcased a prototype […]

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Asus ROG Ally gets cool new features with the latest update

Asus has added a bunch of new features to the ROG Ally with new updates to Armoury Crate SE (ACSE) and the microcontroller unit (MCU) of the device. The additions include support for the gyroscope sensor built into the device, the ability to calibrate the gyroscope, joysticks, and triggers, and an option to turn CPU […]

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Galaxy S23 FE teardown reveals how it keeps the Exynos 2200 cool

When Samsung revealed that it was powering the Galaxy S23 FE with a two-year-old Exynos processor, everyone was worried about the phone’s performance and battery life. However, several reviews have shown that the Exynos 2200 chipset inside the Galaxy S23 FE performs better than it did in the Galaxy S22 Ultra, and there’s a reason […]

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Forget the iPhone 15 Pro Max, keep it cool with the Galaxy S23 Ultra

Apple’s iPhone 15 is taking up all the headlines these days, and it’s not all for the right reasons. The iPhone 15 lineup brings plenty of upgrades over the iPhone 14, including a powerful new chip for the Pro and Pro Max models. But with more power comes, well, more heat, and that heat has […]

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Voici une autre raison pour laquelle Linux est bien plus cool que votre système d’exploitation actuel

Laissez-moi vous brosser le tableau. Ce matin, je faisais tourner une instance virtuelle Linux avec VirtualBox. Tout se passait bien (comme d’habitude) jusqu’à ce que ce ne soit plus le cas. Le système d’exploitation virtuel m’a demandé mon mot de passe d’utilisateur (pour exécuter une tâche d’administration). Lorsque j’ai commencé à taper le mot de […]

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Google vient de donner au widget le plus frustrant d’Android de l’IA, et c’est très cool

Quel que soit le smartphone Android que vous utilisez, vous avez probablement déjà fait l’expérience de ce qui est sans doute le widget d’écran d’accueil le plus frustrant qui soit. Je parle du widget “Coup d’œil”, cet élément de calendrier et de météo qui est fixé sur le côté gauche de l’écran, et qui s’y […]

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How to Cool an Object Without Using Any Energy

There are three ways that objects can have a thermal interaction with other objects. The most common method is through heat conduction. This happens when two objects of different temperatures are in contact, and thermal energy is transferred from the warmer object to the colder object—like when you hold a can of cold soda in […]

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How to Make Bionic Limbs (Literally) Very Cool

Temperature perception seems to have special meaning in our social lives, says Emily Graczyk, a biomedical engineering professor at Case Western Reserve University who was not involved in this study. In her research, Graczyk found that providing sensory feedback helps prosthesis wearers feel more confident and comfortable interacting with others and makes their artificial limbs […]

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Xbox’s new Stormcloud Vapor controller is wicked cool, and you can preorder it now

What you need to know Microsoft has announced the Stormcloud Vapor Xbox controller. It’s scheduled to release on August 8, 2023, with preorders available now. The controller features a dark navy blue colorway with dynamic swirls, along with textured and rubberized grips. Each purchase also comes with a dynamic background for your Xbox dashboard that […]

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Galaxy Z Flip 5 Flex Window cover screen enables cool new features

After using a 1.9-inch cover display for its Galaxy Z Flip series for two consecutive years, Samsung is ready to upgrade this key hardware element. Today, at Galaxy Unpacked in Seoul, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 5, featuring a large and gorgeous 3.4-inch cover display. And here are its best features. The name of […]

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