Apple’s dumb reasons for selling $1099 laptops with 8GB RAM proves why you should just buy a Windows laptop instead

What you need to know Apple’s M3 MacBook laptops start off at $1099, with 8GB RAM. Want more? It’ll cost you $200 for every subsequent 8GB addition, and they can’t be upgraded after the fact.  Apple previously claimed that 8GB RAM on one of their laptops is equivalent to 16GB RAM in a Windows laptop, […]

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Samsung is right to ditch the dumb idea of cheap foldables, for now

It been rumored for the longest time that Samsung is working on cheap foldable phones. There were even rumors that the Galaxy A series could get foldables. Currently, Samsung’s foldables are exclusively offered through the Galaxy Z lineup. They’re firmly in the flagship territory, with the cheapest option being the Galaxy Z Flip 5 that […]

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Charging you for Galaxy S24 AI features is a dumb mistake Samsung won’t make

The Galaxy S24 series is rumored to be big on generative AI. It’s evident that this is going to be a core area of focus for manufacturers in 2024. Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which will also be used for the Galaxy S24 series, comes with a whole host of on-device generative AI […]

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The Dumb Alien Mummy Story Takes an Entirely Predictable Turn

On September 12, ufologist and journalist Jaime Maussan presented what he claimed to be evidence of alien life to the Congress of Mexico. On September 19, Mexico’s scientific community gathered for a conference to ask a simple question in return: “Extraterrestrials or Llama Skeletons?” The answer was right there in the subtitle of the conference […]

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls Cortana and other voice assistants, ‘dumb as a rock.’ He’s not wrong.

What you need to know Amazon has recently made drastic cuts to its Alexa team, signaling that voice assistants are not what they were supposed to be. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella weighed in calling all voice assistants “dumb as a rock.” The question of generative AI invigorating voice assistants is raised. Voice assistants were all […]

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A veteran World of Warcraft lead has resigned in protest of this dumb Activision policy

What you need to know Activision-Blizzard is a megapublisher behind Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush.  A veteran Blizzard developer and key architect for World of Warcraft has resigned in protest of Activision’s stack-ranking practices, which sees developers assigned a low-ranking based on a quota system.  Microsoft used to use stack-ranking, but […]

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Lawns Are Dumb. But Ripping Them Out May Come With a Catch

But overall, says University of California Berkeley innovation designer Ian McRae, who studies climate resilience in the built environment, lawns are an inefficient way to cool a green space, compared to building out a diverse grouping of native plants that are more aesthetically pleasing, water-efficient, and conducive to biodiversity. “We love our lawns for varying […]

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Saints Row preview: Big, dumb, and loads of fun

Saints Row is a series synonymous with over-the-top chaos, crude humor, and brilliantly absurd sandbox gameplay, even if some initial criticisms labeled the franchise as a mere Grand Theft Auto clone. This open-world action franchise feverishly battled to establish its unique identity over subsequent games, with Saints Row: The Third generally considered the highlight of […]

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