Month: February 2023

Qualcomm announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) that multiple phone makers, including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, Nothing and Honor, are bringing satellite communication capabilities to their phones. However, manufacturers didn’t provide details about what devices will first have these features and when the companies would launch them. Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon Satellite tech in
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The release of The Last of Us in 2013 already marked a remarkable shift in narrative tone for big-budget, so-called “AAA” games. However, for some of us, 2014’s DLC chapter, The Last of Us: Left Behind, proved to be even more remarkable. It took mechanics that, in the game proper, had been used in nail-biting
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/ Following a China-only launch late last year, the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro are taking the global stage at Mobile World Congress. They’ll be sold in Europe and Asia, but don’t get your hopes up for a US launch. The Xiaomi 13 Pro offers a big image sensor and very fast wired charging.Photo by
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The Xiaomi 13 Pro flagship made a global debut today at Mobile World Congress (MWC)  in Barcelona. With this device — which was launched in China in December — the company is banking on a one-inch main sensor, Leica lenses and 120W fast charging. This is, in essence, a Samsung Galaxy S series competitor. Cameras
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Shelley McKinley Contributor Shelley McKinley is chief legal officer at GitHub, home to more than 100 million software developers. Last week marked the first time the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. In oral arguments in the Gonzalez v. Google case, important questions were raised about platform responsibility
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Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. First off, hello to all the new Startups Weekly subscribers who joined us after last week’s newsletter. I’m glad we all still resonate with a comeback
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Yesterday during Sony’s State of Play showcase, the fighting game community witnessed three character reveal trailers for Street Fighter 6. I say three, but if we’re being honest with ourselves, the only street fighter who’s on anyone’s mind is one Cammy White. So let’s count the many ways that Cammy’s reveal left gamers smiling. As
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If you live in an area with decent over-the-air reception, putting up a TV antenna is an easy way to cut the cord and get access to free TV. And with a DVR, you can even compete with the convenience of a streaming service. It allows you to pause live TV, save your shows to watch later and fast-forward
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Nintendo is skipping this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The Switch maker confirmed on Friday it won’t participate in the gaming convention, which is returning this summer after being canceled in 2022.  “We approach our involvement in any event on a case-by-case basis and are always considering various ways to engage with
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The PlayStation VR2 is a simultaneously exciting and disappointing development in the virtual reality space. Well-specced, easy to set up and reasonably light and comfortable, Sony’s latest still can’t shake the fundamental issues that have prevented VR from going mainstream: a lack of compelling content and despite a brand new 4K OLED display, distracting image
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