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Xbox Finally Has a Platinum Trophy, and It’s Called a Mythic Achievement

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Microsoft, Video Games,

Unlock every achievement in an Xbox game and nothing much happened. Your Gamerscore went up, the list showed complete, and that was the ceremony. PlayStation has handed out a platinum trophy for the same work for years. On September 29, Microsoft announced its answer, the Mythic Achievement. The…

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The Foldable iPhone is Here: Our First Impressions of the iPhone Duo

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Features, Videos,

Apple has finally made an iPhone that folds. I just spent a lot of time getting hands-on with the iPhone Duo at the Apple launch, and the excitement start right when you open it up. It introduces a completely new way to use iOS. Let's dive into what this $1,999 device actually does!

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The iPhone 18 Pro’s Secret Weapon: How a Variable Aperture Camera Will Change Your Photos

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Features, Product Reviews,

Apple just changed how the iPhone Pro thinks. On the surface, the iPhone 18 Pro might look like a standard, iterative update. But underneath the familiar exterior lies a completely rebuilt architecture. We are talking about a new chip, a massive cooling upgrade, and a camera system that finally…

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M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: Huge Local AI Performance (for a Price!)

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, PC / Laptop, Product Reviews, Artificial Intelligence,

The M5 Ultra Mac Studio is the fastest computer Apple has ever sold, and after a couple of weeks with one on my desk, I can tell you immediately that it's shockingly good. Apple sent me a near-top configuration: 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU, 256GB of unified memory, and an 8TB SSD. That's more…

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Bloomberg: Apple Postponed Its Camera Pendant, and Is Prototyping a Screenless Fitness Band

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Wearables, Rumors,

An always-on camera hanging from your neck is a lot to ask of a person. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple has landed in roughly the same place, at least for now. Gurman says the company has postponed its AI pendant, the small camera-and-microphone wearable that was meant to feed Siri a…

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Nikon’s $1,400 Z5IIC Is a Full-Frame Camera You Can’t Put to Your Eye

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras,

Take the electronic viewfinder off a full-frame camera and Nikon will sell it to you for about $300 less. That is the Z5IIC, announced today, a Z5 II with the eyepiece deleted and a $1,399.95 price on the body. Whether that reads as a bargain or a dealbreaker depends almost entirely on what you…

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Oracle Says Its New Mexico Stargate Site Is On Schedule. It Filed to Delay the Rent Anyway.

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Misc. Tech, Artificial Intelligence,

Oracle says Project Jupiter, its 2.45-gigawatt AI data center in southern New Mexico, remains on schedule. It has also sent its landlord a force majeure notice, which is the paperwork you file when you think you might not be able to hold up your end. The notice went to Stack Infrastructure, a Blue…

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Google’s Pixel Watch Can Now Estimate Your Blood Pressure

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Wearables, Google, Software,

Google's Health Guardian tools start rolling out to the Google Health app this week, which means your Pixel Watch is about to start estimating your blood pressure. It reads your pulse and your motion all month, with no cuff and no calibration, and then tells you whether your numbers have been…

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The OLED iPad mini Is Reportedly Close. Not Every Rumor About It Is Solid.

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Handhelds, Rumors,

The iPad mini has the smallest and most stubborn fan base Apple has. It is the tablet people read on in bed, wedge into a jacket pocket, and keep for five or six years because nothing else is quite that size. It also goes the longest between updates, which means every mini rumor gets picked over…

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Nissan’s Pixo Is a 161-Mile Electric City Car. It Is Not Coming to the US.

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Transportation,

Nissan revived the Pixo name on September 23, and you cannot buy one. The Pixo is a European car. It is built in Slovenia, it is sold in Europe, and it is not scheduled for the United States at all. What Europe gets is a small electric hatchback with a 27.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery and…

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