Tag: Technology & Electronics
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is 25 percent off for October Prime Day
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event has an all-time low on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. Usually $1,800, the October Prime Day deal can get you the foldable phone for $1,400 — 25 percent off and an all-time low. Or, if you prefer a clamshell design, Amazon also has…
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The Morning After: Our verdict on the Meta Quest 3
The $500 Meta Quest 3 won’t tempt over as many VR newcomers as the Quest 2, but it’s still a solid step forward for Meta. It has all the upgrades you’d expect (sharper screens and lenses, faster performance), and it also has full-color mixed-reality cameras, so you can use VR…
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Apple iPhone 15 review: The most substantial update to the regular iPhone in years
New iPhones tend to be rather boring. Not the pricey Pro models that get most of the fancy new features — I’m talking about the regular versions that are ideal for most of us. Apple has historically taken a trickle-down approach to its mainline phone, adding components and features from…
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Meta Quest 3 review: A bit of mixed reality makes for better VR
The Meta Quest 3 proves that the Meta Ques 2 was just an impossibly good deal. When that VR headset arrived for just $300 three years ago, it was the perfect gateway to VR for most people. You didn't need to hook it up to anything, you just flipped it…
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The Morning After: ChatGPT creator OpenAI might start making its own AI chips
According to Reuters, OpenAI is exploring making its own artificial intelligence chips, even looking into an acquisition. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously blamed GPU shortages for users’ concerns regarding the company API’s speed and reliability, leading to these moves. OpenAI using its own chips could reduce its costs too. Based…
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The Talos Principle 2 is the ideal blend of puzzle and story
Ancient, vine-draped monuments and towering obelisks protrude from the forest floor, connected by a maze of stone paths and one hyper-speed transit capsule. Statues loom among the monoliths: hooded human figures and mythological beasts surrounded by saintly geometry in gold and turquoise. I’m running down an overgrown platform by the…
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