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As diverse and varied as the smartphone industry might seem today, even more fascinating changes are coming to the market, and soon. Apple and Samsung phones in particular are going to see some very interesting upgrades.And, thanks to these two titans of the industry, other smartphone manufacturers are also adopting the new ideas being mulled over for the Galaxy and iPhone flagship models.New foldable smartphones This is Samsung’s newest foldable. | Image by Android Headlines Foldable smartphones have mostly stuck to a tried and tested design, their external displays resemble a standard smartphone and they unfold to present a larger…
Reddit user Toikka shows the aftermath of a Steam Controller puck coming into contact with a metal watch band. Reddit user Toikka shows the aftermath of a Steam Controller puck coming into contact with a metal watch band. Credit: Reddit / Toikka The Steam Controller is far from the only device with a charger featuring exposed metal pins for “drop in” convenience. The Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 charging station, for instance, advertises “copper pins for optimal conductivity.” Sony’s official DualSense Charging Station uses similar pins, though they are protected by recessed grooves and a retractable plastic piece that keeps…
While Destiny 2 had a momentous finale for its Light and Darkness Saga in The Final Shape, which offered a clean opportunity to end its story there, the game’s development team at Bungie were narratively on a roll. The expansions that followed that quasi-climactic release, The Edge of Fate and Renegades, were meant to kickstart a second Fate Saga for the game. However, mechanical choices, particularly around attempts to more easily onboard new and returning players, not only failed to do so, they soured the experience for a lot of player Guardians who never left. Aside from its issues, though,…
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon get plenty of flak for their iron grip on the wireless industry. That cozy oligopoly is the main reason we haven’t seen an outright price war yet, though carriers might not be able to hold out for much longer. Meanwhile, a completely different dynamic is playing out in another corner of the industry, and we have the Big Three to thank for it.Breaking the broadband duopoly In the early days of broadband, cable companies and DSL-peddling telecom firms enjoyed a comfortable duopoly, notes Jeff Moore, Principal, Wave7 Research.While cable companies still command 59% of the pie…
According to Lee, parallel to the AI race is “a separate, potentially more important race” to figure out how “who can govern powerful AI without choking off innovation.” China may be slightly edging ahead of the US in that race. SCMP’s report claimed that while the US has been hesitant to regulate AI, “China’s regulatory process is accelerating significantly” in recent months. In April, Beijing issued a new regulation requiring domestic AI firms to establish internal “artificial intelligence ethics review committees.” In May, the State Council, China’s cabinet, outlined a legislative work plan for 2026 to “improve AI governance and…
The world of fan translation patches have been booming in recent years, making video game curios and vintage gems more accessible around the world. At the forefront of this wave are Hilltop Works, a collective behind top notch patches for games I assumed would remain out of reach. Today they’ve announced a surprise project: A translation of a lurid four-disc PlayStation RPG inspired by a real world cyberpunk hovel. From the team behind the irreverent Planet Laika, Kowloon’s Gate is a sprawling RPG set within a claustrophobic environment. Set in 1997, the Kowloon Walled City has reemerged on the outskirts…
Twenty-nine years ago, the Tamagotchi craze started. The virtual pets demanded that the owner feed them, play with them, and keep them healthy. If you did this, your Tamagotchi could grow up and live to the ripe old age of 89 days, which is the world record for an OG Tamagotchi. The Tamagotchi pet was a pixelated character on a 0.7-inch pixelated LCD displayDon’t worry. The virtual pet wasn’t a real living and breathing animal. It was a pixelated character on a 0.7- inch LCD screen with a resolution of 32 pixels x 16 pixels.Soon, stores everywhere were selling Tamagotchi and the manufacturer,…
Last year, the first few months of data from the US grid suggested that fears of a data-center-driven surge in demand were becoming a reality. Demand had risen by about 3 percent, triggering a surge in coal, interrupting what had been a long downward trend. But over the course of the year, both trends slowed considerably. A year later, all of that seems to be in the past, as the US has returned to its normal pattern: slow growth, with renewables pushing coal off the grid. The one oddity is that hydroelectric production has surged without a corresponding increase in…
In 2007, a group of Mega Man fans under the name Team.Nekokan uploaded an animated music video titled “Air Man ga Taosenai.” Also known as “I Cannot Defeat Airman,” the fan song describes a fruitless campaign to beat the Mega Man 2 boss with a box fan in his chest. It’s a viral video so old that you might’ve encountered it on the forums or at an anime convention tape swap before a YouTube link. A few days shy from its 19th anniversary, McDonald’s summoned the original artists to recreate the video. This time in service of iced coffee. Where…
Carriers routinely retire old plans when launching new ones. While these phased-out options become unavailable to new customers, they are grandfathered in for those already on them. Generally, a carrier won’t boot you from your plan without your consent or at the very least, a heads-up. T-Mobile, however, is doing neither.Moving customers off old plansThe Un-carrier is quietly bumping customers off legacy plans, hiking their monthly rates by up to 60% in the process. Reddit user inspron2, for instance, was shifted from the “Preferred FT 600 NW Reduced price” plan to “Legacy Rate Plan C26ML4999” in April.As a result, their…