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Google’s Pixel 9 may get an Apple-like satellite SOS feature

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Google could be adding a feature very similar to Apple’s Emergency SOS feature to the Pixel...
Google could be adding a feature very similar to Apple’s Emergency SOS feature to the Pixel 9 and the next Pixel Fold. That’s according to leaker Kamila Wojciechowska, who writes for Android Authority that the company would partner with T-Mobile to offer the feature but may add other providers later.Just like Apple’...
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Blackmagic Design releases a DaVinci Resolve editing panel for iPads

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Blackmagic Design announced its video editing software, DaVinci Resolve, was coming to the iPad back in...
Blackmagic Design announced its video editing software, DaVinci Resolve, was coming to the iPad back in 2022, and although it supports multitouch input and the Apple Pencil, sometimes, nothing beats purpose-built hardware. On Friday, Blackmagic announced the $495 DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel, which it says will...
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The first Apple-approved emulators for the iPhone have arrived

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I played Game Boy Advance games on my iPhone last night thanks to a new emulator...
I played Game Boy Advance games on my iPhone last night thanks to a new emulator called iGBA, which appears to be the first Game Boy Advance emulator on the App Store since Apple started allowing emulators worldwide. The only trouble is, it doesn’t look like iGBA is developer Mattia La Spina’s own work.In an email t...
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Best video game TV show ever?

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 34, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in...
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 34, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) I also have for you an excellent new video game show, a new ebook reader worth a look, yet...
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Police arrested four people over $300,000 of stolen Lego kits

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Bluesky lifted its ban on heads of state signups

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Bluesky is apparently ready for a bigger challenge. It says it’s allowing heads of state to...
Bluesky is apparently ready for a bigger challenge. It says it’s allowing heads of state to sign up now, a little over two months after it opened for general signups. In May last year, the site asked its users not to give invitation codes to “recent/prominent heads of state,” stating that it was its policy not to ac...
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This week’s trailers offered twists on familiar genres

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This week saw some fun trailers tapping into heady science fiction, comic book movies, and taboo...
This week saw some fun trailers tapping into heady science fiction, comic book movies, and taboo horror, each with a fun mixed genre twist. Joker: Folie à Deux is a comic book movie about the love affair of The Joker and Harley Quinn that’s also a musical, and Apple TV Plus’ new Dark Matter series is a kidnapping th...
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Smart string light showdown: Nanoleaf versus Lifx

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I’ve tried lots of different ways to light up the patio in my backyard so I...
I’ve tried lots of different ways to light up the patio in my backyard so I can enjoy sitting outside into the wee hours. Everything from fairy lights to path lights to standard string lights has been wrapped around the myrtles or dug into the borders. But none have survived more than a couple of scorching South Car...
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Xgimi’s portable MoGo 2 Pro projector is $200 off right now

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Let’s face it, a big TV isn’t always an option, especially if you live in a...
Let’s face it, a big TV isn’t always an option, especially if you live in a tiny apartment or prefer a more nomadic lifestyle. In those instances, it might be wiser to buy the Xgimi MoGo 2 Pro, a portable Android TV projector that’s small enough to toss in your backpack before heading out the door. Thankfully, Xgimi...
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Galaxy AI features are coming to last-gen Samsung phones — including the S21 series

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Tesla slashes price for monthly Full Self-Driving subscription

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Tesla is reducing the subscription fee for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assist software in a reflection...
Tesla is reducing the subscription fee for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assist software in a reflection of the company’s continuing financial hardships. The company slashed the price to $99 / month, down from $199 where it has been since at least 2021. Tesla announced the price adjustment in a post on X, in wh...
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Japanese man arrested for allegedly hacking Pokémon game to sell custom monsters

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Japanese police arrested a man after finding evidence that he illegally tampered with save data for...
Japanese police arrested a man after finding evidence that he illegally tampered with save data for the Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, which he used to create custom characters that he sold on an online gaming marketplace. According to machine translations of stories at NHK and the Asahi Shimbun, ...
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The best smartphone you can buy for under $500

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Part of /Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an...
Part of /Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget nerd — then you can probably think...
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season

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Game publisher blames media for studio closure

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The grim cadence of video game layoffs continues apace, but this latest news comes with a...
The grim cadence of video game layoffs continues apace, but this latest news comes with a strange twist. Prytania Media has shut down studio Possibility Space effective immediately. In an email to employees reproduced on social media by Polygon reporter Nicole Carpenter, Jeff Strain, Prytania’s co-founder, seemingly...
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Out in the Vision Pro, having the time of my life with a bunch of friends.

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The inside of an Apple Vision Pro is a lonely place to be. My spouse and...
The inside of an Apple Vision Pro is a lonely place to be. My spouse and I can’t watch movies together. It’s hard to describe what the world looks like in there to curious friends. Even if I’m standing next to you, even if there’s a ghostly projection of my eyes on the front display — there’s a barrier between me an...
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The Fitbit Charge 5 is a steal at 50 percent off

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With nearly a third of 2024 behind us now, you might think it’s out of season...
With nearly a third of 2024 behind us now, you might think it’s out of season to talk about resolutions and fitness goals. But for me, the renewal of the Earth’s vegetation and the prospect of pool parties encourages me to get out and move after a cold, muggy winter. If the same is true for you, a fitness tracker ca...
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Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

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House votes to reauthorize FISA, without the warrant requirement amendment

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After three failed attempts and a heated floor debate, the House voted on Friday to reauthorize...
After three failed attempts and a heated floor debate, the House voted on Friday to reauthorize a controversial program that lets US intelligence agencies spy on foreign communications without a warrant. The bill ultimately passed 273–147. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is scheduled by stat...
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Spotify’s lossless audio could finally arrive as part of “Music Pro” add-on

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Could lossless streaming on Spotify actually be happening this time? We’ve been through so many twists...
Could lossless streaming on Spotify actually be happening this time? We’ve been through so many twists and turns with this saga already, but there’s new cause for hope. Code snippets in recent builds of Spotify for Android yet again tease the possibility of the company’s long-delayed lossless audio coming in the nea...
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Apple Store employees in New Jersey are trying to unionize

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Another Apple Store is trying to unionize. This time, it’s a group of 104 employees in...
Another Apple Store is trying to unionize. This time, it’s a group of 104 employees in Short Hills, New Jersey, who filed a petition to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday, as reported earlier by Bloomberg.If the unionization efforts are successful, the Apple Store employees would join...
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AMC Theatres’ top brass has misgivings about the Dune popcorn bucket

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Dune: Part Two is a sprawling sci-fi epic that The Verge’s Charles Pulliam-Moore called “categorically breathtaking”...
Dune: Part Two is a sprawling sci-fi epic that The Verge’s Charles Pulliam-Moore called “categorically breathtaking” in his March review. And for AMC moviegoers, the film came with an equally epic exclusive popcorn bucket — one that, apparently, the top brass at AMC Theatres wishes it had never made.That’s because i...
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Today is the last day to take advantage of Samsung’s buy one, get one free TV promo

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Who doesn’t want a free TV? If you were eyeing Samsung’s new anti-glare OLED or one...
Who doesn’t want a free TV? If you were eyeing Samsung’s new anti-glare OLED or one of the many models it announced back at CES, Samsung and Amazon are both still offering a free 65-inch TV when you preorder select 2024 models. You’ll have to act quickly, though, as the ongoing buy one, get one promo ends tomorrow, ...
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The best entertainment of 2024

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