Month: February 2025
ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech stories from Amazon teasing Alexa upgrades to the iPhone’s first official porn app
This week was a weird one in the world of tech, but we’re still here to help you catch up on all the biggest tech news stories you might have missed in the past seven days. On the normal end, we got a date and time for Nintendo’s Switch 2…
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My water filtration kit for good times and the very bad
Access to water is always a concern when heading off the grid in my van — not when I’m home in Amsterdam, a city surrounded by the stuff. That certainty changed recently when government ministers began quietly prodding citizens to stock up on emergency supplies due to an increased risk…
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OnePlus Open 2 could make the Galaxy Fold 6 look old with invisible crease, according to new teaser
The latest Oppo Find N5 image shows a near-invisible crease We should see the phone called the OnePlus Open 2 internationally A launch is happening within the next two weeks We know that we’re just days away from the launch of the Oppo Find N5 – which will almost definitely…
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Changing a few lines of code in Linux could apparently save hyperscalers billions, research claims, but I am not convinced
A new feature could almost miraculously cut energy consumption of data centers by 30% Interrupt request suspension dynamically alters CPU power usage and can be done via OS Hyperscalers are likely to be the big winners and it will be interesting to see how it impacts AI Data centers reportedly…
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Google is bragging about Gemini 2.0 Flash, but how does it compare to ChatGPT for casual AI chatbot users?
Google really wants you to know that Gemini 2.0 Flash is a big deal. It’s the first generally released member of the Gemini 2.0 family, and the company is hyping it up as faster, smarter, and more powerful than ever, hinting without outright claiming it should replace OpenAI’s ChatGPT in…
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PlayStation Network is down
PlayStation Network (PSN) is experiencing some major problems as of Friday evening. According to Sony’s PSN status page, account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store, and the PlayStation Direct website are all dealing with issues. For gaming specifically, Sony says that “you might have difficulty launching games, apps,…
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