The Xiaomi 14T phones are hot stuff and they drew a lot of interest in last week’s poll. However, the pricing is proving to be an issue in some regions. Not all, some commenters are reporting that they managed to get great deals and are happy with their purchase. Still, the results speak for themselves – the Xiaomi 14T Pro poll is nearly evenly split between people who like the phone and people who think that it is too expensive. We had more options in the poll and (as we suspected), some are just not fans of the HyperOS software.…
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Anduril Industries has just announced the Bolt and Bolt-M drone. These aren’t your average hobbyist drones either, as the M stands for “munitions,” packing up to a 3 lb (1.4 kg) payload of your favorite tactical ordnance.From the creator of the Oculus Rift, Palmer Luckey has gone all-in in the defense industry with a heavy focus on AI-driven technology, centralized around Anduril’s Lattice AI platform.”Lattice accelerates complex kill chains by orchestrating machine-to-machine tasks at scales and speeds beyond human capacity,” is the catchline for the Lattice Command and Control feature, according to the Anduril website. Demonstration only: The Bolt-M violently…
The physical camera shutter button is making a big comeback on smartphones this year and Oppo Find X8 and X8 Pro will launch with a Quick Capture button. In a lengthy Weibo post, Oppo’s Find series product manager Zhou Yibao explained the reasoning behind bringing the Quick Capture button on the company’s upcoming flagship phones. The post describes “pain points” where the Oppo exec felt the need for a fast and easy way to snap photos without using touchscreen controls. These included personal experiences with freezing temperatures and him wearing gloves and a rafting trip which made it impossible to…
The new Huawei Watch GT 5 series is out, and we have both the vanilla GT 5 and the GT 5 Pro. Now let’s take a peek inside the box of the GT 5. At first glance, the GT 5 offers a modest upgrade and for the most part, it’s true. The GT 5’s hardware is largely the same as the GT 4 from last year. It comes in two variants – 41mm and 46mm, built around 1.32″ and 1.43″ screens, respectively. Huawei managed to shave 0.3mm off the thickness, though. We have the 41mm option, which is a better…
Amazon Canada has an offer that applies to all Pixel 9 models – you can get $200 off the Pixel Watch 3 and 50% off the Pixel Buds Pro 2, if you buy them alongside one of the new Google phones. We will start with the Google Pixel 9 Pro as this one has the best discount. It’s not automatic, you have to use the code listed below (but it’s also listed on the Amazon page, so it’s easy to copy and paste). The Pixel 9 Pro is on the small side as far as Android flagships go, but has…
Pirelli and Bosch have signed a joint development agreement to create a software-driven “intelligent tire” system that will combine Bosch’s hardware and software know-how with Pirelli’s tire-integrated sensors tech.We’ve seen many a concept tire over the years, from Michelin and GM’s airless tires to the shape-shifting wheels from Korea that can deform in response to rough terrain. While these are innovative ideas, Pirelli and Bosch’s Cyber Tyre seems more likely to be hitting store shelves in the not-too-distant future. First announced as a concept in 2019, it essentially uses tire data to assist in fine-tuning software-controlled car features to suit…
Microsoft is expanding Xbox Cloud Gaming’s streaming capabilities to support titles that aren’t on Xbox Game Pass, reports. The company has stated its plans to let users stream games from their own libraries numerous times over the last few years, going back to the announcement of , but the feature hasn’t yet materialized. Now, Microsoft is ready to start testing it among Xbox Insiders in November, with plans to ultimately support thousands of games, according to The Verge, which cites sources “familiar with Microsoft’s plans.”Xbox players have long been asking for the option to stream games that they’ve purchased, rather…
We are about three months away from the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra, but the Galaxy S25 FE has also made headlines lately, with the latest report by The Elec claiming Samsung does indeed have plans to launch the Galaxy S25 FE next year and is considering launching it as a Slim model. The publication also claims that the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE will pack a screen measuring 6.7″ diagonally – the same as the Galaxy S24 FE introduced last month. Moreover, the Korean conglomerate could make the Galaxy S25 FE’s battery thinner by making…
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More By now, large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude have become an everyday word across the globe. Many people have started worrying that AI is coming for their jobs, so it is ironic to see almost all LLM-based systems flounder at a straightforward task: Counting the number of “r”s in the word “strawberry.” They are not exclusively failing at the alphabet “r”; other examples include counting “m”s in “mammal”, and “p”s in “hippopotamus.” In this article, I will break down…
Tiny homes don’t often have a full suite of smart gadgets, but Massimo Modular rings in all the bells and whistles with the futuristic, nearly completely see-through, tiny E9 smart home.Massimo Modular, based out of Garland, Texas, has designed an eco-friendly smart home that’s able to be placed nearly anywhere with just a two-hour install time.With a design that wouldn’t look out of place in a science fiction movie about settling an exoplanet, the E9 features 409 square feet (38 sq m) of luxury living space in a 37.7-ft-long (11.5-m) by 10.8-ft-wide (3.3-m) footprint. It’s also 10.5 ft (3.3 m)…