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‘Lower Decks’ is an indictment of Abrams and Kurtzman-era Star Trek
The following contains spoilers for season two, episode two of 'Star Trek: Lower Decks.' I’ve been a Star Trek fan for most of my life, and yet I still chuckled at this Onion video released after the first J.J. Abrams installment came out back in 2009: “Trekkies Bash New Star…
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Oppo promises 5-axis OIS is coming to its phones soon
Never one to shy away from showing off its latest developments, Oppo is now teasing more upcoming mobile camera tech. The most interesting bit is perhaps the 5-axis optical image stabilization, which uses both lens shifting and sensor shifting for maximum effect — apparently three times the angle than that…
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Thom Browne on what goes into styling Samsung’s latest foldables
When Samsung introduced the original Galaxy Z Flip in 2020, it surprised us all with a “one last thing.” The company revealed special editions of the Flip, Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Watch styled by American designer Thom Browne. Since then, every foldable Samsung has launched has come in a special…
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Poly Effects starts shipping Hector: The modular synth for your modular synth
Back in January Poly Effects unveiled Hector: a virtual modular synth designed to live inside your physical modular synth. Now the Eurorack sibling of the Beebo is finally shipping to customers eager to start building the synth modules of their dreams on an easy to use touchscreen. Inside Hector is…
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Facebook’s first ‘widely viewed content’ report argues political content isn’t actually popular
Facebook really wants people to know that it’s most popular content isn’t political and it’s releasing a new report to try to prove it. The social network released its first-ever “Widely Viewed Content Report,” documenting what it claims is the most-viewed content on its platform during the second quarter of…
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‘Pokémon Diamond’ and ‘Pearl’ look better in latest Switch remake trailer
Along with several other games in the franchise, The Pokémon Company (TPC) provided another look at Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl during its showcase on Wednesday. The chibi art style didn't receive the warmest of receptions when TPC announced the games earlier this year, but the latest trailer might…
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