Samsung’s product naming has a grammar problem

I’m a big fan of Samsung using proper nouns to label most of its home electronics. For instance, PC monitors names are no longer just a string of seemingly random letters and numbers. Instead, they belong to lineups named ‘Odyssey’ or ‘ViewFinity.’ It makes Samsung look better instead of coming across as a company that […]

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No Galaxy AI? No problem: Here are a few solid alternatives

Galaxy AI is now rolling out to more devices through the One UI 6.1 firmware update, but Samsung’s Advanced Intelligence suite won’t be available across the board. As you likely know, if you don’t own a Galaxy S24 or one of the few 2023 high-end phones that got Galaxy AI through the One UI update […]

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Thank Liberty: Helldivers 2 will soon fix the biggest problem with its high-difficulty missions

What you need to know A common criticism of Helldivers 2’s gameplay at high difficulties is how frequently tough-armored threats like Chargers and Bile Titans spawn. Many players feel like they can’t effectively fight these enemies with the game’s existing anti-tank options due to how frequently they appear. Arrowhead has confirmed that it plans to […]

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The Helldivers 2 meta is a symptom of a much larger problem, and nerfs don’t fix it

The long-awaited first Helldivers 2 balance patch finally came to the co-op PvE shooter on Wednesday morning, but it didn’t include the changes that many players were hoping for. By and large, most players have been clamoring for lots of buffs; we did get a few of these, but nerfs to the game’s meta equipment […]

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This awesome sci-fi gaming mouse almost won me over completely, but there’s just one problem

A short while ago, a company of which I had never heard reached out to me with an opportunity to check out some of its latest products. After a brief session perusing its website and a look into the offered accessories, I decided to take a chance and agreed. Not long after that, I had […]

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The Real Problem With the Boeing 737 Max

Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita-based aerospace manufacturer that manufactured the door plug that blew out on the Alaska Airlines flight, declined to comment on the incident. However, in a statement published on its website, Spirit says its “primary focus is the quality and product integrity of the aircraft structures we deliver.” The company’s parts have caused […]

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Infamous Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox save bug gets new workaround fix from Larian: “We’re doing everything we can to ensure this problem … is resolved as quickly as possible”

What you need to know Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has come up with a new workaround for Xbox players affected by the game’s infamous save deletion bug. This workaround involves creating an account on Larian’s website, turning on cross-save in Baldur’s Gate 3, and linking your Xbox account with your Larian one so […]

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Weekly poll results: the Honor 100 and 100 Pro have potential, but looks are a problem

Last week’s poll shows that the Honor 100 duo has potential as half of voters expressed interest in the two phones, though not without some question marks. However, when reading through the comments we saw that the phones also have a critical flaw – the Art Nouveau design. Oof, there were less than glowing comments […]

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The Vampire Bat Is Moving Closer to the US. That’s a Problem

But vampire bats represent a new threat because they feed on the blood of other animals. Their usual victims are livestock, and occasionally wild mammals and birds. Using their sharp front teeth, they make a small incision in their victim’s skin and lap up a teaspoon or two of blood with their tongues. The bites […]

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Apple TV+ Show ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Reportedly Canceled

Apple TV+ show “The Problem With Jon Stewart” has been canceled because of “creative differences” between Stewart and Apple executives, reports The New York Times. Members of the show’s staff were informed about its end on Thursday, according to several people with knowledge of the situation, just a couple of weeks before episodes for the […]

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A problem occurred with this webpage so it was reloaded, fix

The error a problem occurred with this webpage, so it was reloaded, is an error you’ll encounter sooner or later. You may have already experienced it, but with a simple refresh, you were able to fix the issue. But the real problem starts when the error keeps coming back. Keep reading so you can discover […]

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Software Update Problem: “Unable to Check for Update. An Error Occurred” (How to Fix)

Several users have reported that they receive error messages when they try to update their iDevice’s (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) software wirelessly using Settings > General > About > Software Update (called an Over-The-Air update). In particular, many readers see the message unable to check for update. An error occurred while checking for a software update. […]

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A New Proof Moves the Needle on a Sticky Geometry Problem

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1917, the Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya posed what at first seemed like nothing more than a fun exercise in geometry. Lay an infinitely thin, inch-long needle on a flat surface, then rotate it so that it points in every direction in turn. What’s the […]

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Massive problem raises questions on Exynos 2400’s gaming performance

Samsung is, unfortunately, going back to its old ways. After surprisingly staying exclusive with Snapdragon chips for the Galaxy S23, the company is expected to launch Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versions of the Galaxy S24. And it looks like there might be a massive problem with the Exynos 2400 variant of its […]

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Starfield does have a major problem, and it’s not the Xbox frame rate (Update)

What you need to know Starfield was revealed in full this past weekend, and it looks absolutely incredible. Unprecedented sandbox scope could make Starfield one of Xbox’s most important exclusive games in decades.  However, with subtitle support for only a middling 9 languages worldwide, Microsoft is once again being criticized for its localization efforts.  Microsoft […]

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Samsung may have fixed camera shutter lag problem with Galaxy Z Fold 5

Samsung phones are known for their high-quality cameras and imaging features, but they also have one major area of concern. Smartphones made by the South Korean firm suffer from camera lag. When the shutter button is clicked, there is a lag before the image appears on the viewfinder. It seems to have been fixed with […]

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Almost All Research on the Mind Is in English. That’s a Problem

The world of brain research has a secret flaw. For decades, studies into how the mind works have been carried out primarily by English-speaking scientists on English-speaking participants. Yet their conclusions have been branded as universal. Now, a growing body of work suggests that there are subtle cognitive differences between populations who speak different languages—differences […]

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The Problem With Sunscreen Isn’t Its Ingredients—It’s You

Chemical, or organic, sunscreens, which have been particularly villainized in recent years, are often criticized for their harsh-sounding, impossible-to-pronounce ingredients: words like homosalate, octocrylene, octinoxate, octisalate. Mineral sunscreens, on the other hand—better described as inorganic—only feature two main ingredients: zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. “There are a lot of organizations that are quite pseudoscientific, and […]

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A Computer-Assisted Proof Solves the ‘Packing Coloring’ Problem

Heule, however, found the discovery of past results invigorating. It demonstrated that other researchers found the problem important enough to work on, and confirmed for him that the only result worth obtaining was to solve the problem completely. “Once we figured out there had been 20 years of work on the problem, that completely changed […]

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Starfield does have a major problem, and it’s not the Xbox frame rate

What you need to know Starfield was revealed in full this past weekend, and it looks absolutely incredible. Unprecedented sandbox scope could make Starfield one of Xbox’s most important exclusive games in decades.  However, with subtitle support for only a middling 9 languages worldwide, Microsoft is once again being criticized for its localization efforts.  Microsoft […]

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