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Instead of attacking Apple, Samsung should notice the log in its own eye

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Instead of attacking Apple, Samsung should notice the log in its own eye It's important what you're photographing with, but it's far more important what you're photographing. Yes, people, I'm talking about things like subject, composition, concept, lighting, colors, tone, emotion and all the rest. Continue Reading . . . https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-apple-scandal_id160125

Dear Roku, you ruined my TV

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Dear Roku, you ruined my TV Roku has made my TV unusable. On June 6th, my TCL TV’s Roku OS was updated to version 13.0.0. Ever since, on everything I watch, there is motion smoothing — a TV and film purists’ deepest nightmare. There is no way to turn it off. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/24188282/roku-tv-update-motion-smoothing-turn-off

Samsung Issues Critical Update For Millions Of Galaxy Users

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Samsung Issues Critical Update For Millions Of Galaxy Users Samsung has again beaten Pixel to the punch when it comes to issuing details of this month’s security release. But be warned, this update is actually bad news for your Galaxy device—the alarming issue is what’s missing, not what’s been fixed. Continue Reading . . . https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/07/02/samsung-s24-ultra-s23-free-update-warning-for-galaxy-android-users/

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions climbed nearly 50 percent in five years due to AI

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Google’s greenhouse gas emissions climbed nearly 50 percent in five years due to AI Google’s greenhouse gas emissions spiked by nearly 50 percent in the last five years thanks to energy-guzzling data centers required to power artificial intelligence, according to the company’s 2024 Environmental Report Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/googles-greenhouse-gas-emissions-climbed-nearly-50-percent-in-five-years-due-to-ai-002646115.html

Google’s carbon footprint balloons in its Gemini AI era

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Google’s carbon footprint balloons in its Gemini AI era Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have ballooned, according to the company’s latest environmental report, showing how much harder it’ll be for the company to meet its climate goals as it prioritizes AI. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/2/24190874/google-ai-climate-change-carbon-emissions-rise

How to find your phone's expiration date and make it last as long as possible

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How to find your phone's expiration date and make it last as long as possible Your phone is dying as you’re reading this. Like milk, bike helmets and condoms, phones are sold with a built-in expiration date. At the low end, we’re talking just a couple of years, but most are supported for three to four. Continue Reading . . . https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2024/06/13/how-to-find-phone-expiration-date/74003192007/

Intel says it still doesn’t have the true fix for its crashing i9 desktop chips

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Intel says it still doesn’t have the true fix for its crashing i9 desktop chips For months, Intel’s highest-end desktop gaming processors have had a strange tendency to occasionally make games crash — and despite what you might have seen earlier today, Intel says it doesn’t have a final fix for its 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core i9 “Raptor Lake” and “Raptor Lake S” Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/14/24178751/intel-raptor-lake-crash-fix-etvb-not-yet