Month: March 2024
Amazon is slashing Fire tablets ahead of its Big Spring Sale – prices from $64.99
Amazon’s highly anticipated Big Spring Sale officially kicks off on Wednesday, but the retailer is giving us an early treat by slashing the price on its best-selling Fire tablets. For a limited time, you can score record-low prices on Amazon’s Fire tablet range, with deals starting at just $64.99. •…
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There’s one big reason why Apple won’t use Google Gemini – and it’s not just about privacy
Apple, an early champion of AI and machine learning, is without question behind virtually everyone else when it comes to generative AI – which is why I can almost buy the rumor that Apple is ready to hop into a prompt-based bed with often rival and constant search partner Google…
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The end of ‘Hackintosh’ – how Apple is sounding the death knell for a once-thriving online community
The beloved ‘Hackintosh’ may be on its last legs, as Apple’s macOS 14 Sonoma kills off a selection of older Wi-Fi drivers in its signature operating system allowing users to run it properly on purpose-built hardware. For the uninitiated, a Hackintosh was the term given to a non-Apple computer or…
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The return of Gamergate is smaller and sadder
The Discord server at the center of Gamergate 2.0 is, in some respects, like any other online community. While I was there, I observed people talking about their day, their jobs, and their interests. Its members streamed themselves playing Bejeweled and showed off their personal video game development projects. But…
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Spotify for Windows 11’s annoying new update shoves one of the app’s most important features to the side
Spotify recently released the new “Jam” feature for its Windows 11 and 10 app, which allows users to listen to the same playlist or album at the same time on different devices. So you and a friend or coworker can enjoy the same tunes while you work, study, or just…
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Amazon drops the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro to a record-breaking low price
Epic deal alert: Amazon has just reduced both the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro down to new record-low prices ahead of the retailer’s upcoming Spring Deal Days sale. Right now in the US, you can get the standard Pixel 8 for just $499 (was $699) and the Pixel…
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