Month: January 2025
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, January 23 (game #326)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints…
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NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Thursday, January 23 (game #592)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands…
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Canon set a new record with its 410-megapixel 35mm camera sensor
The megapixel race isn’t over if you ask Canon. Today, the company announced a new 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor with a resolution of 410 megapixels. That’s 24,592 x 16,704 pixels and a resolution that’s equivalent to 24K — or 12 times the resolution of 8K and 198 times the resolution…
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This obscure vendor is challenging mighty HP to the title of most powerful mini PC ever with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 product
GMKTec joins HP with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 workstation mini PC The Max+ 395 is currently the world’s most powerful APU and could be a nuisance to Nvidia’s DIGITS GB10 Expect products based on the 395 to roll out later in Q2 2025 after Chinese New Year GMK, an…
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Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars
One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, instead of activating Samsung’s own Bixby assistant by default, you’ll get Google Gemini. This is probably a good thing. Bixby was never a very good virtual assistant…
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Here’s how the new Galaxy S25 stacks up to the S25 Plus and S25 Ultra
During its latest Unpacked event, Samsung dished all the details on the Galaxy S25 lineup. The Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus start at $799.99 and $999.99, respectively, while the S25 Ultra runs a cool $1299.99 in its entry-level configuration. You can preorder the phones ahead of their launch on February…
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