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I bought an iPhone 15 ahead of the iPhone 16 launch — and I don’t regret it
I knew well ahead of time that this year’s iPhone 16 update figured to be a significant one with the kind of features to make owners of recent iPhones envious of the new models. That’s not because of any of the rumors circulating around Apple’s latest handsets, although there as certainly an ample supply of those. No, I knew Apple…
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How to launch and auto arrange apps with PowerToys on Windows
To start and arrange a group of apps automatically on Windows 11 (or 10), open PowerToys > Workspaces, turn on the feature, launch the editor, click on “Create Workspace,” create your custom layout of apps, click on “Capture,” edit, and save the configuration. Then, simply click on “Launch” or run the desktop shortcut. The feature is available starting with PowerToys…
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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission: why it matters and how to watch the launch
SpaceX is getting ready to set out on its historic Polaris Dawn mission, which will send four astronauts into orbit aboard its Crew Dragon capsule. The five-day journey through the Van Allen radiation belts will include the first spacewalk done by private astronauts. If you’re curious about the mission, here’s what you should know and how to watch it live.…
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Apple rumor points to an iPhone 16, Watch, and AirPods launch event next month
When will we meet the iPhone 16 and other new items from Apple, like MacBook Pro laptops with M4 chips inside? Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says that based on his sources, a launch event on September 10th could reveal the new iPhone 16 lineup, as well as the Apple Watch Series 10 and two different sets of new AirPods in…
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Amazon discontinues Echo Show 8 Photos Edition less than a year after launch
Amazon has stopped selling the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition smart display that it launched last September. The tech giant will nix the PhotosPlus subscription service powering the feature on September 12. PhotosPlus removed distracting UI elements to show just your photos on the screen for hours on end—giving the best digital photo frames a run for their money. This…
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Microsoft Delays Recall Launch for Windows Insider Members Until October
Microsoft’s Recall feature, the AI-enabled timeline for Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs, will be available only to members of the Windows Insider Program in October. The feature was postponed earlier due to concerns about unencrypted data storage. Initially, Microsoft was going to launch a public preview of Recall on June 18, but this was canceled while it sought further community…
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Indiana Jones The Great Circle Is Here with a Release Date and a PS5 Launch
It is always a pleasant sight when two giants collide so that we can get some of the best games in history. One such result is Indiana Jones The Great Circle, a game inspired by the movie series of the same name. While we had already had a first look at the game, we now have an official release for…
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Intel Arrow Lake specs and early benchmarks just leaked ahead of October launch
Intel officially unveiled their next laptop processor line, Lunar Lake, in June, though we’d known about the next-gen CPUs for a few months. The company has yet to make any announcements about the desktop version. A new leak on X spotted by GSMArena claims that desktop processors will be dubbed Arrow Lake and are expected to be revealed on October…
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Microsoft PowerToys will launch and automatically arrange your favorite apps
Microsoft is working on a new Workspaces features for its PowerToys suite of Windows add-ons that will launch a collection of apps and automatically arrange and snap them into a custom layout on your monitor. PowerToys Workspaces will let you create app layouts that can be saved to a shortcut that you use to automatically launch all your apps and…
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Every time Google dinged Apple during its Pixel 9 launch event
In between the reveal of new Pixel phones and AI features at its event today, Google snuck in a few burns targeted at Apple. Some were subtle — others far from it. While it’s not uncommon for companies like Google to draw comparisons to competitors during big events like this, Google seemed to sprinkle references to Apple all throughout its showcase.…
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