Month: July 2024
iOS 18 has a new ‘dynamic’ color-shifting wallpaper
iOS 18’s third developer beta includes a “dynamic” version of the default iOS 18 wallpaper that shifts colors, as reported by 9to5Mac. Previous betas had four color options (and dark mode counterparts) for the wallpaper, but this new dynamic option changes between colors over time. The new dynamic wallpaper is…
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The M1 MacBook Air is back down to its all-time low of $649
The best deal in laptops is back again for a limited time, as Walmart is selling the M1 MacBook Air for just $649 ($250 off). Walmart currently requires a Walmart Plus subscription to get the discounted price, but everyone else can get in and buy it from the retailer’s site…
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YouTube will use AI to snip copyrighted music and not silence your whole video
YouTube is turning to artificial intelligence to try to simultaneously appease copyright holders of songs while making life a little easier for those who upload videos with songs they don’t have permission to use. Instead of just taking down a video with copyrighted audio the uploader doesn’t own, they can…
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Cheapest mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7 8000 emerges with a rather unusual name — Firebat Z8 can drive four 4K monitors has two Ethernet LAN ports
Mini PCs have taken the world by storm in the last few years as powerful components become smaller and cheaper, enabling form factors to shrink. A recent entrant to the race for the best mini PC is the Firebat Z8, a new model from a little-known Chinese company that promises…
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Hackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platforms
Scalpers have used a security researcher’s findings to reverse-engineer “nontransferable” digital tickets from Ticketmaster and AXS, allowing transfers outside their apps. The workaround was revealed in a lawsuit AXS filed in May against third-party brokers adopting the practice, according to 404 Media, which first reported the news. The saga began…
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AMD’s top-end RDNA 4 GPU might not turn up until CES 2025 – and the second-tier model could be much later than that
We may be waiting longer than expected for the AMD Radeon RX 8000 series, according to the latest leak about the next-gen graphics cards. As spotted by Tom’s Hardware, prominent hardware leaker Kepler has claimed in a post on X that Team Red won’t be revealing its RDNA 4 GPUs…
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