It’s hardly surprising, but the Galaxy S24 Ultra is one tough cookie

Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 series last month and following a pre-order period, the devices went on sale across the globe yesterday. The company is understandably seeing the most interest in the Galaxy S24 Ultra, the top-of-the-line device that’s also the first flagship in the Galaxy S series to have a Titanium frame. One would […]

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Vision Pro Reviews: Surprising Battery Life, ‘Weird’ Personas, and More

The first full-length reviews of the Apple Vision Pro were published today, revealing some new details about the headset before it launches in the U.S. on Friday. To learn more, check out our roundup of Apple Vision Pro reviews and unboxing videos. Battery Life Apple says the Vision Pro provides up to two hours of […]

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The Surprising Things That Helped Make 2023 the Hottest Year Ever

In this graph, the orange line shows the global sea surface temperature throughout 2023. The other squiggles are previous years, with the uppermost dashed black line being the average between 1982 and 2011. The dark black line at upper left is where we’re starting out 2024. Notice it’s already at a sky-high level several months […]

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Microsoft just killed Windows Mixed Reality but the company’s VR vision lives on thanks to a surprising savior in Meta Quest

What you need to know Microsoft announced the deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality, marking the end of the Windows-based VR ecosystem. The last Windows Mixed Reality headset to come out was the HP Reverb G2, which was released in 2021. At least part of Microsoft’s vision for virtual reality will continue on Meta Quest and […]

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Surprising Modern Pocket Handheld Consoles That Actually Exist

Looking Into the More Gimmicky Side of Modern Pocket Handhelds The continued march of Moore’s Law has allowed us to miniaturize electronics at a scale and speed that was never before seen on this planet. This created a tangential market in the gaming industry for innovative handhelds. In fact, this new frontier is spearheaded by […]

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Samsung Galaxy M44 makes its international debut in South Korea with surprising chipset

Samsung has just made the Galaxy M44 official for its home market of South Korea, though not under that name. Over there it’s called Galaxy Jump 3, but it should be the same phone that we’ll (hopefully) soon see internationally as the M44 – the “M44” part of the SM-M446KZKAKTC model number gives it away […]

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Samsung Galaxy M44 makes its international debut in South Korea with surprising chipset

Samsung has just made the Galaxy M44 official for its home market of South Korea, though not under that name. Over there it’s called Galaxy Jump 3, but it should be the same phone that we’ll (hopefully) soon see internationally as the M44 – the “M44” part of the SM-M446KZKAKTC model number gives it away […]

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Samsung’s midrange foldable is coming in 2024 with surprising price

Samsung is looking to expand its foldable lineup to the midrange. According to a TrendForce report, Samsung plans to announce a midrange foldable next year. This ties together with previous rumors but it’s still not clear whether this will be a book-style foldable or a clamshell. It’s likely the latter, and we could be looking […]

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The Surprising Reason Sea Creatures Are Getting Hungrier

The preference change might have had something to do with the crabs’ nutrient needs changing as their metabolism speeds ramped up. If they’re generating higher pinch forces at higher temperatures, that might also expand the list of the kinds of prey they can tackle. But that may not hold true for other crab species. Other […]

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The Surprising Way Clean Energy Will Help Save the Snowpack

It’s no surprise that as the planet warms, we’re losing snow. What is surprising is that this loss isn’t just a consequence of more greenhouse gases heating the atmosphere, but of more particulate pollution from fossil fuels. When tiny bits of black carbon fall on snow, they darken it. The snowpack absorbs more of the […]

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Galaxy S24 Ultra is getting a surprising camera upgrade

We are at least six months from the Galaxy S24’s launch, but some of its features have already been revealed. It was reported that upcoming high-end phones from Samsung will come in Exynos and Snapdragon variants. Now, it has been revealed that a surprising camera upgrade is waiting for the Galaxy 24 Ultra. Galaxy S24 […]

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Samsung Galaxy M44 surfaces in benchmark listing with surprising chipset

Samsung is working on a new smartphone to bring into the already very crowded mid-range space, and it’s been spotted in the Geekbench online results database today. That’s definitely not out of the ordinary – someone at Samsung has a prototype in hand and is running benchmarks on it. What is a bit more interesting […]

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83% of Samsung fans would pick Snapdragon over Exynos, surprising no one

The Snapdragon vs Exynos debate has gone on long enough. Samsung tried to push its custom chipsets for the longest time but their lack of performance compared to the competing Snapdragon chipsets couldn’t be brushed under the carpet. Samsung’s flagship phones used to ship with Exynos chipsets in most markets while a select few were […]

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One surprising way the Samsung Galaxy F54 beats the Galaxy A54

If you have read our Galaxy F54 review, you know that the F54 offers much better value compared to the Galaxy A54. The biggest advantage the Galaxy F54 has over the A54 is that it runs better despite having the same Exynos chip inside, which becomes even more impressive when you consider the F54 is […]

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Galaxy S22 series could get a surprising new camera feature

Samsung appears to have cooked up another camera feature for the Galaxy S22 series, and this time, it’s seemingly headed for the default Camera app rather than Expert RAW. This upcoming change should especially please fans of hyperlapse video recording, as it will allow Galaxy S22 series customers to modify various parameters when recording in […]

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While Google Duo is gone, its icon makes a surprising return

Well, the latest Google news is quite amusing, to say the least. Google, with a new update, has brought back the Google Duo’s iconic blue icon, giving users another way to enjoy the Meet-Duo experience on Android. Due to this, there are now two ways to open the same application. Google scrapped Duo and deemed […]

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Review: The Halo TV series’ eighth episode delivers surprising passion

Source: Microsoft / Paramount+ In the eighth episode of the Halo TV series, the tension across the main cast finally stops building. Instead, we get an explosion as sides are chosen and passions inflamed. It’s not exactly where I thought the show was headed, but it works well enough, and I’m more invested than ever […]

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The Surprising Climate Cost of the Humblest Battery Material

An ode, for a moment, to the anode, for it is so frequently overlooked. When a battery is powered up, lithium ions rush toward this positively-charged end and ensconce themselves there until the energy is needed. Originally, anodes were made from lithium metal. But lithium metal is unstable, and liable to explode in contact with […]

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