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After the launch of Apple’s iPhone 14 series, tech outlets were pretty vocal about how insignificant of an upgrade the vanilla iPhone 14 was compared to the iPhone 13. In fact, you could argue the iPhone 14 was the worst-reviewed iPhone in recent history – not because it’s a bad phone, but because it’s basically an iPhone 13 clone. An iPhone 13.5 if you will.Speaking for myself, I called the iPhone 14 “Apple’s worst upgrade ever”, and told you it was “the worst purchase you could make” back in March of 2023. And I stand by what I said -…
Two years ago, Yuri Burda and Harri Edwards, researchers at OpenAI, were trying to find out what it would take to get a large language model to do basic arithmetic. At first, things didn’t go too well. The models memorized the sums they saw but failed to solve new ones. By accident, Burda and Edwards left some of their experiments running for days rather than hours. The models were shown the example sums over and over again, and eventually they learned to add two numbers—it had just taken a lot more time than anybody thought it should. In certain cases,…
If you’re a hardcore Samsung fan looking to buy a new high-end handset from your favorite brand right now, get ready to make one of the toughest choices you’ve ever had to make… in a good way. That’s because pretty much all of the best Galaxy phones out there are currently on sale at substantial discounts in unlocked variants with no device trade-in or upfront carrier activation required and no gift card or anything like that involved. We’re talking first and foremost about the entire state-of-the-art S24 family, but also last year’s “vanilla” Galaxy S23, which can be this year’s top…
Although the vast majority of hardcore Samsung fans around the world seem to prefer the state-of-the-art Galaxy S24 Ultra over its little brothers, said “little” S24 and S24 Plus are themselves pretty successful, selling in significantly higher numbers than last year’s S23 and S23 Plus.If you’ve been thinking of buying one of the two 2024 non-Ultra powerhouses but the price didn’t feel quite right, Amazon has something to give you today that’s bound to put a big smile on your face as it keeps a fairly large sum of money in your pocket.That’s right, the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+…
“These are exciting times,” says Boaz Barak, a computer scientist at Harvard University who is on secondment to OpenAI’s superalignment team for a year. “Many people in the field often compare it to physics at the beginning of the 20th century. We have a lot of experimental results that we don’t completely understand, and often when you do an experiment it surprises you.” Old code, new tricks Most of the surprises concern the way models can learn to do things that they have not been shown how to do. Known as generalization, this is one of the most fundamental ideas…
Put up for pre-order on January 17 and properly released exactly two weeks later, the outstanding Galaxy S24 Ultra is sold at a nice discount at long last in the US starting today, March 4. If that didn’t feel like a very lengthy wait for this beastly handset’s first simple and straightforward deal with no trade-in required and no gift card involved, you probably don’t remember how early the S23 Ultra got its price cut last year with no strings attached and no special requirements.And yes, both the S24 Ultra’s 256 and 512GB storage configurations are currently marked down on Amazon…
Asus has already launched two flagships this year, the ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro, but a Zenfone series flagship is just about to drop too. The unannounced Zenfone 11 Ultra is Asus’ next major launch this year and judging by the amount of information that surfaced lately, the Zenfone 11 Ultra is very close to be revealed.Thanks for Evan Blass, we already know that the Zenfone 11 Ultra will be available in at least five colors: Desert Sienna, Eternal Black, Misty Gray, Skyline Blue, and Verdure Green. Also, a Geekbench listing revealed that the Zenfone 11 Ultra will be…
One of the most popular franchises in the gaming industry, 2K’s NBA is getting another mobile installment, just like every other year. NBA 2K24: MyTEAM is a free-to-download mobile game that provides sports fans with the same card-collecting experience that they know and love. Just like in the previous games, players can assemble their dream lineup of NBA players, take to the court in either single or multiplayer modes, earn XP, collect rewards, and complete in Season agendas. All progress can be synced between mobile devices and PlayStation or Xbox consoles, 2K confirmed. It’s also important to mention that NBA…
As OnePlus admitted before properly unveiling its sophomore smartwatch effort last week, the company’s first-ever Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch rival was… not great. But the hot new OnePlus Watch 2 looks a lot better than its 2021-released predecessor at first glance, and pretty soon, you’ll be able to see how the Wear OS-powered device behaves and performs in (extended) real-life circumstances.That’s because this bad boy is now officially up for grabs in the US, although for some reason, Amazon can only commit to deliveries after March 16 at the time of this writing. That’s certainly an unusually lengthy…
Despite rumors claiming the vivo and Oppo will leave the foldables market, both companies will continue to launch new foldable smartphones in the foreseeable future. Oppo has already addressed these allegations, while vivo seems to have an even stronger message, the X Fold 3 Pro.The Chinese company already has two foldable smartphones in the pipeline, the X Fold 3 and X Fold 3 Pro. Both should be officially introduced in China later this month, but they might be released in other regions soon afterward.Previous rumors claimed the X Fold 3 Pro will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen…
Samsung’s mid-range tablets tier is about to get bigger as the company is now very close to announcing a new product, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024). Despite the “Lite” name, the tablet isn’t going to be that cheap, although the specs aren’t that impressive according to the latest reports.First off, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) has been recently spotted at FCC (Federal Communications Commission), which means it’s expected to be introduced in the United States once Samsung makes this official (via 91mobiles).Thanks to the FCC listing, we now know that the tablet will be powered by a 7,000…
It’s not a surprise that the iPhone SE 4, the fourth-generation model of Apple’s “budget” iPhone model, is supposed to feature the design language from 2022’s iPhone 14. The previous iPhone SE 3 borrowed the iPhone 8 design which featured a 4,7-inch LCD display and Touch ID. The iPhone SE 4 will get a huge upgrade to a 6.1-inch display with the notch and Face ID. This will be the first iPhone SE model to include the notch and do away with Touch ID.CAD (Computer Aided Design) renders published by 91mobiles not only reveal the aforementioned look for the front…
Verizon’s home internet is a great option for customers looking for a fast internet connection. It’s a particularly viable option for those who live in an area where cable or fiber internet is not available. There are also no contracts or equipment fees. If those reasons aren’t enough to make you switch, the carrier has an enticing offer for you.Verizonwill hook you up with a free Nintendo Switch as well as a Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go or a $200 Target gift card for signing up for its 5G Home Plus or LTE Home Plus plan.For a free Nintendo Switch, you will have…
If you are in the market for a stylish smartwatch that won’t make your bank account cry that much, you should act fast and snag the sleek Garmin Vivoactive 4S on Amazon, where this handsome fella is enjoying a sweet 47% discount. And don’t worry! You won’t have to open the calculator app to estimate your savings, since we’ve already done it for you. Thanks to this 47% price cut, you’ll save $154 if you take advantage of this deal. Released in 2019, the Garmin Vivoactive 4S may not be the newest addition to the smartwatch scene, but it…
We expect Apple to release a slew of new iPad models this year including the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro (2024) series, the first iPad tablets to be equipped with OLED panels. The new tablets will be powered by the 3nm Apple M3 SoC. We also should see Apple release a 10.9-inch iPad Air (2024) and add a brand new 12.9-inch iPad Air (2024) model. Both iPad Air tablets should feature the 5nm Apple M2 chipset. We also could see improved accessories for the new iPad Pro line such as a new Magic Keyboard and an improved Apple Pencil.So you’re…
The impending release of iOS 17.4 is bringing new features to the iPhone that are unique to the 27 member EU states. That’s thanks to the EU’s Digital Market Act (DMA) which has pressured Apple to make several changes. One big change will allow iPhone users in the EU to sideload apps which is just a fancy way of saying that they can install apps from third-party app stores. The changes must take place on or before March 7th.Everywhere else, Apple maintains its walled garden approach which allows it to keep control over the apps listed in the App Store…