The iPhone 16e was just announced, here's when to pre-order the new smartphone
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by Will Shanklin
5m ago
Apple's cheapest iPhone got a refresh and an unexpected name today. Instead of the widely anticipated iPhone SE 4, the company unveiled the new iPhone 16e, and it shifts to a full-screen design with Face ID while putting Apple Intelligence on an entry-level model for the first time. It also comes with an Action button, which debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro. You can pre-order the new model starting this Friday (February 21) ahead of its February 28 release date. The iPhone 16e looks much like the iPhone 14, one of Apple's 2022 models. The new phone has a much larger screen than previous iPhone SE ..read more
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An Anker 10K magnetic power bank is cheaper than ever
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by Kris Holt
5m ago
It’s never a bad idea to have a portable power bank on hand, just in case your devices run a little low on juice while you’re out and about. Anker makes some of our favorite power banks, and one has dropped to its lowest price to date. The Anker 633 Magnetic Battery is currently 27 percent off at $40. As the name suggests, you can attach a compatible phone (it's designed primarily for iPhones with MagSafe support) to the power bank magnetically for wireless charging. The 633 folds out at the back, so it doubles as a stand. You can use the device to hold your phone during the work day, or to po ..read more
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The iPhone 16e gives you Apple Intelligence for $599
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by Will Shanklin
5m ago
After three years, Apple has finally unveiled its next entry-level iPhone. The iPhone 16e takes over for the iPhone SE in the company's lineup. It borrows the blueprint of the iPhone 14 and spices it up with (among other changes) an updated processor that's ready for Apple Intelligence. At $599, it's the cheapest AI-equipped iPhone by $300. As leaks suggested, the fourth-generation iPhone 16e resembles the iPhone 14, the company's 2023 standard (non-Pro) model. This is the first entry-level model to adopt the iPhone’s modern full-screen design. That means it's also the first with Face ID. At 6 ..read more
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Microsoft trained an AI model on a game no one played
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by Igor Bonifacic
5m ago
World models — AI algorithms capable of generating simulated environments — represent one forefront of machine learning. Today, Microsoft published new research in the journal Nature detailing Muse, a model capable of generating game visuals and controller inputs. Unexpectedly, it was born out of a training set Microsoft built from Bleeding Edge. If, like me, you had completely erased that game from your memory (or never knew it existed in the first place), Bleeding Edge is a 4 vs. 4 brawler developed by Ninja Theory, the studio better known for its work on the Hellblade series. Ninja Theory s ..read more
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Pokémon Go developer Niantic may sell its games division for a mere $3.5 billion
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by Jeremy Gan
5m ago
Niantic, the company that developed the wildly popular augmented reality (AR) game Pokémon Go, is reportedly considering selling its video games — and according to a source speaking to Bloomberg, the deal could be worth just $3.5 billion. The company raised additional funding at a $9 billion valuation back in 2021. Many people still play Pokémon Go, but the game no longer enjoys the same popularity it had during its launch and the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are around 80 million monthly users as numbers reported midway through last year, but that's a steep decline from the game's pea ..read more
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Eero launches its Wi-Fi 7 mesh routers
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by Daniel Cooper
5m ago
Eero has today announced Wi-Fi 7 equipped versions of its eponymous mesh routers, the Eero 7 and Eero 7 Pro. The Amazon-owned company is selling both products on the back of Wi-Fi 7’s promised improvements in speed compared to its existing fare. The advent of both products is hardly a surprise as, last year, Eero launched both the Max 7 and Outdoor 7. Max 7 is the company’s flagship standalone router / repeater duo equipped with beefy ethernet ports, while the latter is designed to push internet for distances up to 15,000 square feet. Eero First up, the Eero 7 is a dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz ..read more
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Microsoft's Majorana 1 quantum computing chip uses a new kind of superconductor
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by Mariella Moon
5m ago
Microsoft has introduced Majorana 1, a chip for quantum computing, which it said will enable computers to solve incredibly difficult industrial-scale problems in mere years instead of the decades current machines need. The company explained that Majorana 1 is the first quantum computing chip that uses a Topological Core architecture. Specifically, it uses a new type of material called a topoconductor or a topological superconductor that can create Majoranas — a state of matter that's not a solid, a liquid or a gas. Majoranas were first predicted in the 1930s, but they do not exist in nature: T ..read more
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Toyota kinda, sorta gives up on hydrogen cars
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by Daniel Cooper
5m ago
Despite the obvious benefits of electric cars, Toyota spent the last decade insisting hydrogen would win out in the end. But, as the company announces its third generation fuel cell system, you can tell it’s finally ready to tacitly admit defeat: the new cell is designed for industrial applications, where hydrogen clearly always made more sense.  The new cell is designed to meet the “particular needs of the commercial sector,” focusing on durability equal to a diesel engine. It’s a lot more fuel efficient, cheaper to make and outputs twice as much power while sitting in the same footprint ..read more
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NVIDIA GeForce 5070 Ti review: A 'sensible' 4K powerhouse for $749
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by Devindra Hardawar
1h ago
It's honestly difficult to remember the simpler days of video card shopping, before crypto fanatics, supply chain issues and pandemic demand pushed GPUs far beyond rising manufacturer prices. Ideally, I'd like to tell you that NVIDIA's $549 RTX 5070 and $749 RTX 5070 Ti are more reasonable alternatives to the $2,000 RTX 5090 and $1,000 5080. But card makers and retailers have already pushed RTX 5070 prices far beyond those MSRPs. Our review unit, the ASUS 5070 Ti Prime, is currently selling for $900 at Best Buy and $750 at Newegg (we'll see how long that lasts). And of course, it's out of stoc ..read more
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Marvel Rivals team hit with layoffs despite huge success of game
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by Steve Dent
3h ago
Chinese game publisher NetEase has laid off Marvel Rivals development team members including the game director, Kotaku reported. Some of those let go expressed surprise and dismay at the move considering that the team-based PVP shooter has consistently been in the top ten on Steam since its December debut. A large part of the Marvel Rivals development team is located in China, but only North American layoffs were reported. It's not clear yet how many people were let go. "This is such a weird industry," wrote game director Thaddeus Sasser on LinkedIn. "My stellar, talented team just helped deli ..read more
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