Month: February 2024
Apple says the iPhone 15’s battery has double the promised lifespan
Apple has updated the iPhone 15’s battery lifespan. The company said on Tuesday its latest iPhones can retain 80 percent of their original charging capacity after 1,000 cycles — double the company’s previous estimate — without any new hardware or software updates. Not so coincidentally, the change will arrive in time for…
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Japan just got a foldable flip phone that costs only $420 — or $265 on sale
With a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7-series chip, the Libero Flip isn’t exactly a high-end phone, but its 6.9-inch, 2790 x 1188 foldable OLED panel is slightly larger than the Samsung, and it may have a slightly larger battery at 4,310mAh vs. 3,700mAh. (Please ask your manufacturers to report those in watt-hours…
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Signal will soon let you share a username instead of your phone number
Signal is rolling out support for usernames on its encrypted messaging service over the next few weeks. The feature, which is still in beta, lets you add an optional username that will allow you to connect with others without sharing your phone number with them. You can create a username…
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Can Constellation break another Apple TV Plus record? Here are 5 more sci-fi smash hits to stream
The early word on Apple TV Plus’s new sci-fi show Constellation is that Apple has another hit on its hands following the success of Masters of the Air, its most successful debut to date – that show had more viewers in its opening weekend than any other Apple TV Plus…
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The EU is formalizing rules for taking CO2 out of the atmosphere
The EU took a significant step toward legitimizing technologies that suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by agreeing to set up a certification process. The European Council and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement today to create the first-of-its-kind certification framework for carbon removal technologies. The new climate tech has yet…
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Apple Music Replay is getting a new free update that shows your monthly listening habits
If you’re an Apple Music user, listen up because your music streaming experience is about to get an upgrade. Apple Music has unveiled a new feature that offers its subscribers a monthly Replay playlist, which will be a curated selection of their favorite tracks, artists and albums month-on-month. This monthly…
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