Month: August 2025
Google is rolling out a fix for Pixel back button issues
Google’s August Pixel update includes a fix for Android’s three-button navigation and gesture navigation systems becoming unresponsive. The issues appear to have started popping up shortly after the official release of Android 16 in June. Ever since that update, the user said that navigation has been “a complete mess” and…
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Move over Windows Ugly sweaters, Microsoft is about to drop custom Windows XP Crocs with an all-important Clippy Jibbitz
Microsoft is prepping Windows XP Crocs, dubbed the ’50th Anniversary Exclusive’ It’ll be the first version of Windows to take this step, if true The Crocs come with six Jibbitz and a carrying tote Yes, Microsoft is still celebrating its 50th anniversary, and while the company has done a lot…
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Yamaha’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar wants to make Samsung’s 3D sound look pitiful – this speaker setup is wild
The Yamaha True X Surround 90A is a new four-box Dolby Atmos soundbar 12 up-firing drivers, four oval full-range drivers and three tweeters in the bar Newly developed subwoofer, and rear speakers are also stand-alone Bluetooth speakers What’s better than having a couple of upward-firing Dolby Atmos speakers? Having a…
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NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1509, Wednesday, August 6
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Wordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here. It’s time for your guide…
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July was officially Wordle’s toughest ever, but it could get harder still – here’s why
If you struggled to solve many of the Wordle puzzles served up last month, then don’t be too hard on yourself: it was the toughest month in the game’s history. I’ve crunched the numbers and, by my reckoning, it left every other month so far in the dust for difficulty,…
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Watch this: Google Genie 3 can create a 3D world, let you explore it, and interact with it in real time
Google DeepMind just unveiled Genie 3, its latest world model Unlike Genie 2, this model allows for real-time interaction and delivers it all in 720p This means you can generate an environment, explore it, and change it on the fly Google’s AI world model has just received a significant upgrade,…
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