Beeper App That Created Workaround for iMessage on Android Acquired by WordPress Owner Automattic

Automattic, the company behind popular web management system WordPress, has purchased Beeper and will absorb Beeper’s 27 employees. Beeper made headlines back in December for Beeper Mini, an app that brought iMessage to Android devices. Beeper Mini used reverse engineered iMessage protocols and encryption, taking advantage of Apple’s own iMessage servers to let Android users […]

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Samsung created a separate team for XR headset development

During the launch of the Galaxy S23, Samsung revealed that it is making an XR product in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. While the device or its release date wasn’t revealed, it was rumored that Samsung could launch the XR headset in late 2023, but that didn’t happen. More information about the development of the […]

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Check out the coolest fan-made Starfield commercial ever created

What you need to know Starfield launched on September 6th, 2023. Starfield is Bethesda’s latest RPG, highlighting space exploration and combat. Nicholas Young, a director of his own company, has created a fan-made commercial for said game. Launching in early September of 2023, Starfield is Bethesda’s latest RPG to be created under the instruction of […]

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iFixit Shares M3 MacBook Pro Teardown, Explains How Apple Created Space Black Finish

Repair website iFixit today shared a video teardown of the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with both the M3 and M3 Pro chips, providing a closer look inside the laptops. The internal design is virtually unchanged compared to the previous MacBook Pro models. iFixit also shared a blog post in which it explains how it believes […]

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iFixit Shares M3 MacBook Pro Teardown, Explains How Apple Created Space Black Finish

Repair website iFixit today shared a video teardown of the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with both the M3 and M3 Pro chips, providing a closer look inside the laptops. The internal design is virtually unchanged compared to the previous MacBook Pro models. iFixit also shared a blog post in which it explains how it believes […]

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7 years of hand painting created the epitome of what I want in an indie PC game

What you need to know Pat Naoum has been sharing the process of hand painting an entire game over the course of 7 years on his social media accounts. The game, The Master’s Pupil, is available now on PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch. In the gaming industry where high budget, blockbuster AAA titles reign supreme, […]

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Xbox created 4 limited edition pizza-scented controllers — and you could win one

What you need to know Microsoft has announced 4 new controllers in collaboration Paramount Pictures to celebrate TMNT: Mutant Mayhem. The limited edition controllers are themed around each of the turtles and feature a pizza-shaped scent diffuser attachment. The controllers are not available to buy, but you can possibly win one via Twitter. TMNT will […]

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How I created my own 808 from Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-based action game from Tango Gameworks and Bethesda that took the Xbox world by storm when it was shadow-dropped in January at the Xbox Developer Direct.  The game features Chai, a boy who dreams of becoming a rockstar, and his quirky sidekick 808, a cat companion that transforms into a portable […]

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I created my own 808 from Xbox’s Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-based action game from Tango Gameworks and Bethesda that took the Xbox world by storm when it was shadow-dropped in January at the Xbox Developer Direct.  The game features Chai, a boy who dreams of becoming a rockstar, and his quirky sidekick 808, a cat companion that transforms into a portable […]

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I created my own 808 from Xbox’s Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-based action game from Tango Gameworks and Bethesda that took the Xbox world by storm when it was shadow-dropped in January at the Xbox Developer Direct.  The game features Chai, a boy who dreams of becoming a rockstar, and his quirky sidekick 808, a cat companion that transforms into a portable […]

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Here’s what happened when Stanford created a virtual world full of ChatGPT-powered people

What you need to know A group of AI researchers from Stanford and Google research created a simulation featuring 25 characters powered by ChatGPT. The simulation ran for two days and illustrated that AI-powered bots can interact in a human-like way. The bots planned a party, coordinated the event, and attended the party within the […]

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The Last of Us PC port destroyed all the hype that the masterpiece TV show created

Despite having owned every PlayStation console ever released, I’ve never actually played The Last of Us. Or any of the sequels. I’ve owned the first game on both the PS3 and the PS4 and yet, never actually sat down and played it.  Then came the TV show. Knowing nothing of the lore, I went in […]

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Galaxy Book 3 competitor created by LG has OLED from Samsung

Samsung isn’t the only Korean manufacturer to have developed new ultrabooks for 2023. Its once closest smartphone rival, LG, unveiled a new series of laptops at CES 2023 under the “LG Gram” moniker, which includes the LG Gram Ultraslim and LG Gram Style. And according to a new report, the series is powered by Samsung […]

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Safari Turns 20 Today: ‘Fastest Web Browser Ever Created for the Mac’

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs introducing Safari on the Mac at the 2003 Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Apple advertised Safari as the “fastest web browser ever created for the Mac” at the time. Apple said the original version of Safari loaded pages over three times faster compared to Microsoft’s […]

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Children’s book created with AI sparks controversy and accusations of plagiarism

What you need to know An artist created a children’s book using artificial intelligence tools. The book has drawn criticism and the author has been accused of plagiarism, since AI created the content of the book. AI tools have caused controversy in other sectors as well, including when a digital art piece that was created […]

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ZeniMax Online Studios’ new Xbox IP is being created by almost 200 developers

What you need to know ZeniMax Online Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls Online, is currently working on a new IP. According to an interview with Ben Jones, creative director of the game, this new IP has been in development for four and a half years. Jones notes that he leads the design team […]

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Pixel 7 Pro vs Galaxy S22 Ultra: Has Google created a flagship killer?

Google unveiled its two latest Pixel 7 smartphones yesterday. One of these new Pixel 7 devices carries the Pro badge and seemingly punches up at the Galaxy S22 Ultra. We looked at the standard Pixel 7 in the context of the Galaxy S22 and S22+ yesterday, so it’s only fair we give the Pixel 7 […]

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