Month: February 2022
Apple opens all-new store at Yas Mall Abu Dhabi
Apple today announced the opening of its brand new store at Yas Mall Abu Dhabi. Nearly doubling the size of the original location that opened in 2015, the store serves as a reimagined space for customers to browse Apple’s latest products and services, receive the best support from knowledgeable team…
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Is a Xiaomi 12 Mini in the works? We’re not so sure
Audio player loading… Although the Xiaomi 12 is a relatively compact phone compared to its Mi 11 predecessor, with a display just 6.28 inches diagonally, we’ve actually been hearing about an even smaller member of the family called the Xiaomi 12 Mini. The latest information on this device comes from…
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The US is testing robot patrol dogs on its borders
The latest addition to the United States’ border force could be robot dogs. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released new details this week of trials of quadrupedal robots on the southern border. The machines are being tested in a variety of surveillance-focused roles, and although the DHS has shared…
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Realme 9 Pro launch confirmed, and big changes are in store for the cheap phones
Audio player loading… Realme’s numbered series of cheap phones were always interesting budget blowers, but the company rarely made a song and dance around them like it did its GT series of mid-rangers – that seems to be changing though. The brand has been gradually building hype about the Realme…
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Today I learned a handy trick to zoom in and out of Google Maps
Did you know that Google Maps has a nifty little trick that lets you adjust zoom with just one finger? Because I sure as hell didn’t until yesterday, when a tweet from Sketchfab CEO Alban Denoyel alerted me to its existence via a years-old YouTube video from 2013. The shortcut…
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The Nintendo Switch has now outsold the Wii
The Nintendo Switch had a relatively strong holiday quarter, with 10.67 million units shipped between October and December despite the global semiconductor shortage. That brings the system’s lifetime total to 103.54 million units shipped, meaning it took just under five years to overtake the Wii’s 101.63 million. Shipments were still…
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