Month: June 2024
5 must-see movies coming to Prime Video for Pride Month 2024
It’s Pride Month, when corporations of all kinds like to show their support for the LGBTQ+ community, and Amazon is no exception: among the best new movies on Prime Video in June 2024 you’ll find some classic movies made by, made for or claimed by queer folks. Some of them…
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My iPhone 15 Pro Max lacks the one thing that made my old iPhone 13 Pro so attractive
The word ‘Patina’ is pleasant to say, but It’s not a word I thought I’d associate with an iPhone. Patina is the attractive mellowing effect of materials, especially metals, that discolor through age and exposure. It’s the green layer over copper that gives the Statue of Liberty a distinct look,…
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ICYMI: the week’s 8 biggest tech stories from ChatGPT’s meltdown to the biggest Computex announcements
I would call this the week the quiet before the storm that’ll be Apple’s WWDC 2024 event coming on Monday – where it’s expected to show off its AI, or Apple Intelligence as they’re apparently set to rename it. But it’s been another week in the world of tech, so…
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‘It seemed like a crazy idea’: A tech expert got the inside story of how Blizzard saved big bucks by selling 10,000 old WoW servers to fans via a charity auction — and one of them even ended up as a wedding gift
While flying to SC23 (the 2023 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis) in Denver, Patrick Kennedy from Serve The Home had a chance encounter with a man on the plane who shared an intriguing story about Blizzard‘s decision to auction off its servers to fans. World…
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Best Buy stops Samsung repair program – what this means for Galaxy owners
Unfortunately, repairing your Galaxy phone has become more difficult. Best Buy is officially ending a partnership deal with Samsung and will no longer be an authorized service provider (ASP) for Galaxy smartphones. In a new report, TheVerge posted a screenshot of an internal document that was sent out to Geek…
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Devolver’s indie game showcase had yakuza, cults, and a creepy reality TV show
Devolver Digital’s keynote events tend to be, let’s say, unique. And the publisher’s presence at Summer Game Fest 2024 was no exception. Like last year, Devolver focused on just a handful of really interesting indie games, which ranged from a game about fighting through an interdimensional catastrophe to an expansion…
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