Month: December 2023
How Lego builds a new Lego set
Marc Corfmat was a teenager when he began to compete for Lego’s ultimate prize: the chance to design an official set. He and his brother Nick had been building custom Lego creations ever since they were kids, sometimes in California, sometimes during vacations at their grandparents’ home in La Rochelle,…
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The new Samsung Galaxy Book 4 laptops are AI-powered MacBook rivals
After being the subject of several leaks, the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 series of Windows 11 ultrabooks is now official: there are new Meteor Lake processors, upgraded displays, and of course some extra artificial intelligence features built in, to take on the best MacBooks. Starting with the top end, 16-inch…
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Next year’s iPad Pro looks very likely to have a major screen upgrade
The next iPad Pro has been a long time coming, given that the latest model – the iPad Pro (2022) – launched in October 2022. But it sounds increasingly likely that it will be worth the wait, as it will probably feature a substantial screen upgrade. We’re talking of course…
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The Last of Us Online canceled as Naughty Dog didn’t want to ‘become a solely live service games studio’
Naughty Dog has confirmed that it has stopped development on its multiplayer The Last of Us title – known as The Last of Us Online – after concerns that it would impact the studio’s future single-player games. The Last of Us Online entered pre-production during the development of The Last…
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Vivo’s X100 Pro offers another massive camera sensor to an international audience
Even in tiny smartphone cameras, lenses matter. Vivo seems to agree since lens improvements are a major emphasis on its new flagship smartphones: the Vivo X100 and Vivo X100 Pro. They launched in China first on November 13th, and now Vivo is releasing them internationally with matching 6.78-inch 120Hz OLED…
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Naughty Dog cancels its The Last of Us multiplayer game
Naughty Dog announced Thursday that it’s canceled the multiplayer game it was building in The Last of Us universe. The studio says it has been in pre-production on The Last of Us Online even while working on The Last of Us Part II. “We were enthusiastic about the direction in…
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