Category: author_name|Will Shanklin
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6: How the best foldables stack up
Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold is here, evolving the company’s foldable phone formula from the lineup’s debut a year ago. The company’s second-generation model has a bigger screen than the 2023 model and (shock!) is full of Gemini AI features. Let’s look at how its specs and features compare to…
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold has a bigger, brighter inner display and the same $1,799 price
Google’s second foldable phone, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, has arrived. The good news is its eight-inch inner display is the largest on a folding phone, edging out the OnePlus Open’s 7.8 inches. Of course, it also gets the latest Tensor chip (and more memory). The bad news, if you…
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PaleoScan is a cheap imaging device democratizing fossil research
An innovative scanner created by an NYU computer scientist is allowing scientists to digitize previously isolated fossils in remote South American regions. Claudio Silva’s PaleoScan provides a portable and affordable way to preserve and share collections of ancient impressions that may have otherwise been lost or smuggled. Brazil’s Araripe Basin…
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RIP Chromecast: Looking back at 11 years of Google streaming
Google’s Chromecast is no more. With Tuesday’s introduction of its successor, the company laid to rest the brand that kicked off 11 years ago with a novel product that helped move streaming onto the center stage of home entertainment. With the Google TV Streamer taking the baton, it’s time to…
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Apple’s latest iOS 18 beta walks back some changes to the redesigned Photos app
Apple is pumping the brakes on some of its updates to the Photos app in iOS 18. The company made some changes — removing some features and tweaking others — on Monday to address user feedback. The pared-down version can be found in the software’s fifth developer beta, which app…
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Warner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA in a last-ditch effort to block Amazon’s new streaming package
Warner Bros. Discovery followed through on its threat to “take appropriate action” against the NBA for rejecting its broadcasting rights offer. Variety reported on Friday that the media company sued the league in the New York State Supreme Court after the NBA turned down its bid to match Amazon’s streaming…
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