Apple Vision Pro is ‘Over-Engineered DevKit,’ Says Former Oculus Head

Apple Vision Pro is ‘Over-Engineered DevKit,’ Says Former Oculus Head

Apple’s first-generation Vision Pro headset is an “over-engineered devkit” that ships with more sensors than is necessary to deliver Apple’s intended experience. That’s according to Hugo Barra, former VP of Android and head of Meta’s phased-out Oculus headset brand. Barra, who oversaw the Oculus team in 2017 after it was acquired by Facebook, has published … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S25 processor, RAM could be faster than iPhone 16 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S25 processor, RAM could be faster than iPhone 16 Pro

For the first time in years, Samsung’s flagship smartphone could be faster than the competing iPhone. If some reports are to be believed, the Galaxy S25, expected to be released early next year, could have a faster processor and RAM than the iPhone 16 Pro. Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and LPDDR6 DRAM could make Galaxy … Read more

Can Reddit—the Internet’s Greatest Authenticity Machine—Survive Its Own IPO?

Can Reddit—the Internet’s Greatest Authenticity Machine—Survive Its Own IPO?

Alyssa Videlock was 11 years old when she started searching for people like her on the internet. What she found, back in the early 2000s, was not at all what she’d hoped for. “Being trans online was not really a thing,” she says. “There was fetish stuff for it, and there were stories about transformation. … Read more

Better Samsung Galaxy S24 sales is a result of higher Galaxy S24+ demand

Better Samsung Galaxy S24 sales is a result of higher Galaxy S24+ demand

Samsung received a good response for its latest flagship smartphone lineup, the Galaxy S24. The Galaxy S24 broke pre-order records in key markets and achieved double-digit sales growth. Those higher sales could be attributed to higher demand for the Galaxy S24+, at least according to a new report. Galaxy S24+ sales are 53% higher than … Read more

You Can Count on Pi

You Can Count on Pi

For geeks, there are several great holidays on the calendar. There is of course Mole Day (10/23) to commemorate Avogadro’s number, which is huge (on the order of 1023) and hugely important in physics. There’s e Day (2/7) for Euler’s ubiquitous number (e = 2.718…). But the best is Pi Day, held on March 14 … Read more

X (Twitter) to soon get passkeys support on Android

X (Twitter) to soon get passkeys support on Android

Last updated: March 14th, 2024 at 09:32 UTC+01:00 In January this year, X (formerly Twitter) added support for passkeys to the X app for iOS. Now, the company is working on bringing support for passkeys to the X app for Android. According to AssembleDebug on TheSpAndroid, the latest beta version of the X app for … Read more

YouTube gets more interactive on TVs with new update

YouTube gets more interactive on TVs with new update

Last updated: March 14th, 2024 at 07:32 UTC+01:00 Google has announced that it is updating the YouTube app for TV platforms with a redesigned layout for accessing interactive content and information related to a video for offering a better user experience. Currently, when you click on the title of a video, YouTube brings up a … Read more

Creating entries in Google Calendar get even easier

Creating entries in Google Calendar get even easier

Last updated: March 14th, 2024 at 04:46 UTC+01:00 Google Calendar for Android lets you create an event, task, or an out-of-office entry (the last option is available only for Google Workspace accounts). To add those entries, you have to click on the plus icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen, which will bring up … Read more