Month: August 2024

AT&T changes its ‘Bad Golf Day’ ad after T-Mobile complained

AT&T has updated its satellite calling advertisement after T-Mobile challenged its rival’s use of the verb “is.” When the “Epic Bad Golf Day” video starring Ben Stiller was initially released in April, the ad closed with “the future of help is an AT&T satellite call away.” This has now been…

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Looks like Samsung Buds 3 Pro are on their way at last, after their quality-related delay

The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are Samsung‘s latest flagship ‘buds, but Samsung stopped shipping them almost immediately after their launch event: early buyers were reporting some quality control issues (one of which we were able to replicate), and Samsung took the unusual step of shutting down shipments altogether. But…

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Apple Watch Ultra 3: all the leaks and rumors so far ahead of September 9

A lot has changed since the Apple Watch Ultra 2 launched in September 2023—not least the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, which has positioned itself as a competitor to the Apple Watch Ultra series as one of the best smartwatches around—which means there’s a lot of interest in…

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Apple Watch Ultra 3: all the leaks and rumors so far, and what we want to see

A lot has changed since the Apple Watch Ultra 2 launched in September 2023 – not least the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra as one of the best smartwatches around – and that means there’s a lot of interest in what the Apple Watch Ultra 3 will bring.…

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Intel is bringing GPUs to cars

Intel has unveiled a discrete GPU for cars, the Arc A760A, designed to bring the “triple-A gaming experience” from home over to your car, the company announced. No automotive partners were revealed, but vehicles with the new chips will go on sale as soon as 2025.  With car buyers increasingly…

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The Morning After: Instagram endorses the photo dump

Just in time for summer vacation jealousy baiting, Instagram has doubled the number of photos and videos users can share in a carousel post, from 10 to 20. In a way, this harkens back to the late 2000s era of photo dumps on Facebook, probably involving an SD card from…

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