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Xiaomi hosted a big event this week where we saw the debut of several new devices, including the Redmi Pad 2 Pro. We got to test out the Pad 2 Pro with the Matte Glass screen, and these are our first impressions.
For a €380 tablet, the Redmi Pad 2 Pro Matte Glass Version looks and feels like a more expensive device. It brings an aluminum unibody, which is cool to the touch, and at 610 grams, it has some heft to it, but not in a bad way. It actually feels lighter than what you’d expect from a tablet o
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"We've decided to support image-based search," announced the product manager for Firefox Search. Powered by the AI-driven Google Lens search technology, they promise the new feature offers "a frictionless, fast, and a curiosity-sparking way to (as Google puts it) 'search what you see'." With just a right-click on any image, you'll be able to: - Find similar products, places, or objects - Copy, translate, or search text from images -... Read more ›
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Can you stream YouTube via dial-up? You'll need at least four bonded 56K modems. But what if you have 12? Read more ›
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It's the world's largest companies by revenue. But Walmart's executives have a blunt message, reports the Wall Street Journal: "Artificial intelligence will wipe out jobs and reshape its workforce." "It's very clear that AI is going to change literally every job," Chief Executive Doug McMillon said this week in one of the most pointed assessments to date from a big-company CEO on AI's likely impact on employment... "Maybe there's a... Read more ›
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Lawmakers must pass a funding bill by the end of September, or the government will shut down. Republicans and Democrats are at an impasse. Read more ›
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Apple's latest mobile chip, the A19, has officially become the world's fastest CPU, at least in PassMark's single-threaded benchmark. It outperformed every flagship desktop processor from both Intel and AMD, as well as Apple's own M3 Ultra, while requiring less cooling and consuming significantly less power. Read more ›
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Workers in Indonesia risk their lives cooking toxic tofu over furnaces powered by US plastic waste, poisoning food and communities. Read more ›
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Like many other inventions, super glue was discovered completely by accident and was originally intended to be something else. Here's what happened. Read more ›
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Cristian Fleming paid around $70,000 for one of Fisker Ocean's electric mid-size crossover SUVs. Seven months later the company filed for bankruptcy in June of 2024, reports the Verge, "having only delivered 11,000 vehicles." "Early adopters were left with cars plagued by battery failures, glitchy software, inconsistent key fobs, and door handles that did not always open. With the company gone, there was no way to fix any issues." Regulators... Read more ›
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Plus: A ransomeware gang steals data on 8,000 preschoolers, Microsoft blocks Israel’s military from using its cloud for surveillance, call-recording app Neon hits pause over security holes, and more. Read more ›
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Higher H-1B visa costs might not boost hiring in the US, as companies might turn to workers abroad. Read more ›
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Sony doesn't think 'Black Knight' has a chance in theaters, and Tartakovsky hopes his fanbase can change the studio's mind. Read more ›
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Electric powertrains allow for "crazy fast acceleration figures," reports Car and Driver, as well as "huge power numbers." And now a Chinese luxury electric car brand owned by BYD Auto "just hit a top speed of 308.4 mph, making it not only the fastest electric car on the planet, but the fastest car. Period." Engadget reports that the U9 Xtreme "is packed with four motors that produce just under 3,000... Read more ›
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As everyone waits to learn who's our latest Batman, Gunn offers up hints about 'Brave & the Bold,' the hero's first outing in the new DCU. Read more ›
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Make your life even easier with this handy platform that puts multiple AI models in one place, 1min.AI, now $99.99 (reg. $540) for a lifetime subscription. Read more ›
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AMD's HB-DIMM concept probably isn't coming to market, as the company has already thrown its support behind the similar JEDEC MRDIMM standard. Read more ›
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"Researchers have found that the carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts into images and videos is far worse than we previously thought," writes Futurism: As detailed in a new paper, researchers from the open-source AI platform Hugging Face found that the energy demands of text-to-video generators quadruple when the length of a generated video doubles — indicating that the power required for increasingly sophisticated generations... Read more ›
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Starbucks on Thursday said it would close 1% of its North American stores, but didn't announce which ones. Business Insider has compiled a list. Read more ›
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It’s cool how the cover display on flip foldables enables main camera selfies, right? Well, these two don’t fold but they can do the same trick – the Xiaomi 17 Pro and Pro Max have full-width secondary displays on their backs with a number of creative ideas on how to use them. Xiaomi 17 Pro The Xiaomi 17 Pro is the second small flagship that the company unveils today –... Read more ›
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vivo recently confirmed that its upcoming Android 16-based OriginOS 6 will be available globally on vivo and iQOO smartphones. The new OriginOS will replace FuntouchOS, and now the company has revealed its global launch date. The Chinese brand has scheduled the OriginOS Global launch for October 15, where it’s expected to share details on the software’s international rollout and availability. Meanwhile, vivo will introduce OriginOS 6 in China on October... Read more ›
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The Realme Watch 5 leaked at the beginning of this month, and now it's finally official, listed on Realme's official website in all its glory. Realme Watch 5 official images The watch comes with advertised 14-day battery life from its 460 mAh battery, which of course tells you it's running proprietary software and not Google's Wear OS. The watch has a 1.97" rectangular AMOLED screen with 390x450 resolution, 60Hz refresh... Read more ›
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The vivo X300 and X300 Pro are set to launch in China on October 13. vivo has also revealed the design, key specs, and color options of both phones. Now, vivo has confirmed that both X300 and X300 Pro will be compatible with the vivo Zeiss 2.35x telephoto teleconverter kit that was unveiled alongside the vivo X200 Ultra. The telephoto teleconverter kit is said to enhance the zoom capabilities of... Read more ›
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Vivo has been teasing the camera upgrades that are coming to the X300 series, which will be unveiled on October 13. The latest teaser is a series of photos taken at the Changchun Air Show, which show off the zoom capabilities of the vivo X300 Pro. Here are some photos shot with the main camera – it has a 24mm lens and an f/1.57 aperture. vivo X300 Pro camera samples:... Read more ›
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The Honor Magic8 series is launching next month and Honor has now officially confirmed that its Magic8 series will feature the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Honor is also set to launch the first Android tablet with Qualcomm's new flagship chip with the Magic Pad 3 Pro 13.3. We also got a more detailed look at the Magic8 Pro in its green color. It features a flat back... Read more ›
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We're giving you the freshly announced Xiaomi 15T, the second half of this year's T series. You may call this one the vanilla or the non-Pro, but it isn't a big downgrade to the Xiaomi 15T Pro. In fact, you will have a hard time telling them apart by just looking at them. They're essentially the same size, with the same screen diagonal, and they have the same design. Our... Read more ›
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MediaTek has announced its newest flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9500. The company claims it sets a new standard in on-device AI, gaming, and power efficiency. The Dimensity 9500 uses the new generation Arm CPU cores with an 'All Big Core' design. It uses a single Arm C1-Ultra core clocked at 4.21GHz, three C1-Premium cores, and four C1-Pro cores for an octa-core design. MediaTek claims this chip has 32% higher single-core... Read more ›
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Say hello to the Xiaomi 15T Pro, the brand's latest "flagship killer." Like its predecessor, it's the higher-end in the T series and features a beautiful design complete with a unique color, a big battery, a potent SoC, and great cameras. Here is the Xiaomi 15T Pro, pictured alongside its sibling, the 15T. They share the same footprint with a 6.83-inch display and a 5,500mAh battery, but differ in a... Read more ›
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Nothing has released the Nothing OS V3.5-250911-2112 update for the Nothing Phone (3), which comes with some camera improvements, battery optimization, and bug fixes. For starters, the camera clarity for third-party apps has been improved, and so is the Action Mode to reduce noise grains. The AI SuperRes Zoom algorithm has also been updated to improve the sharpness of texts, while adjusting the exposure using the manual slider is now... Read more ›
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