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iOS 16, Notifications, and Macs: what to expect at WWDC 2022

iOS 16, Notifications, and Macs: what to expect at WWDC 2022

Itโ€™s once again time for Apple to hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, where it shows off the latest versions of its operating systems for iPhones, Macs, watches, tablets, and TVs. But what new features will Appleโ€™s new software bring, and is the company planning any big surprises? Hardware, perhaps, or even โ€” …

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The merging of Comixology and Kindle has created a hell Iโ€™d like to escape

The merging of Comixology and Kindle has created a hell Iโ€™d like to escape

In February of this year, Amazon finally completed its consumption of the once independent app for downloading comics, Comixology. Amazon had acquired the app way back in 2013, and apart from removing the ability to buy comics directly from the app, it left it untouched for nearly a decade. But this year, Amazon changed things …

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Stranger Things 4โ€™s new monster is made with practical effects, some CG, and lots of lube

Stranger Things 4โ€™s new monster is made with practical effects, some CG, and lots of lube

With terrifying beasts like the Demogorgon and the Mind Flayer, Stranger Things has slowly been building up an impressive bestiary of monsters. But, for the latest season, the show goes in a slightly different direction. Its new baddie, called Vecna, is less of a mindless beast and more of a classic-style โ€˜80s movie monster in …

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The Dune crypto collective is facing a reckoning

The Dune crypto collective is facing a reckoning

Spice DAO, the cryptocurrency collective that bought a script bible for Alejandro Jodorowskyโ€™s never-made Dune adaptation, is apparently still figuring out what to make of its success. Earlier this week, the collective stopped working with a core member who posted virulently hateful messages as part of a self-described internet art project. Now, the projectโ€™s originator …

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Logitech MX Mechanical Mini review: a sensible keyboard for sensible people

Logitech MX Mechanical Mini review: a sensible keyboard for sensible people

If last yearโ€™s Logitech Pop Keys wireless mechanical keyboard was all style and no substance, then Logitechโ€™s newly announced MX Mechanical keyboards are the polar opposite. These are aggressively functional keyboards with sensible feature sets, sensible designs, and sensible layouts. That can make the $169.99 MX Mechanical and $149.99 MX Mechanical Mini seem like outliers …

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All these images were generated by Googleโ€™s latest text-to-image AI

All these images were generated by Googleโ€™s latest text-to-image AI

Thereโ€™s a new hot trend in AI: text-to-image generators. Feed these programs any text you like and theyโ€™ll generate remarkably accurate pictures that match that description. They can match a range of styles, from oil paintings to CGI renders and even photographs, and โ€” though it sounds cliched โ€” in many ways the only limit …

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