Month: December 2023
Apple rumored to be switching its Mac accessories to USB-C early in 2024
The iPhone 15 made the switch to USB-C this year, but the Lightning port lives on with several Mac accessories. The latest rumor is that these accessories will get updated with USB-C ports in the first half of next year. This is according to Instant Digital on Chinese social media…
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Google finally gives ChatGPT some competition
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 17, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage. I also have for you a new Mastodon app,…
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Raspberry Pi OS’ dark mode adds more coal to your stocking this year
Your sullen adopted teenaged chimp Raspberry Pi son resents you and spends day and night in his room playing online video games with weirdos who he claims ‘understand’ him. Yes, haha, dark modes are for emos, The Register has already been there, but I (we?) think giving your Raspberry Pi…
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Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’
A few days after the team at Beeper proudly announced a way for users to send blue-bubble iMessages directly from their Android devices without any weird relay servers, and about 24 hours after it became clear Apple had taken steps to shut that down, Apple has shared its take on…
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Teslas will be able to automatically call 911 if you get in a crash
Tesla will release its 2023 Holiday Update next week with a few big changes, including one that lets Teslas call 911 automatically if the car’s airbags deploy in a crash. On Thursday, the company announced the update is coming next week, and it highlighted other coming features like Apple Podcasts…
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Huge Christmas sale at Walmart: the 17 best deals on Apple, PS5, Xbox and gifts
If you’re still on the hunt for that perfect Christmas gift for a loved one (or yourself), there’s still plenty of time to grab a bargain. Walmart, for example, has a huge Christmas sale right now that features some great gift ideas and plenty of deals on in-demand tech products.…
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