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Even though President Biden, the US House and Senate gave the nod to TikTok’s ban bill, the app isn’t throwing in the towel just yet. Recently, the app’s CEO promised to push back against the ban, and now ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, has fired back with a lawsuit against the US government, turning the tables on lawmakers.TikTok sues the US government over banTikTok is taking Uncle Sam to court over the new law that wants to split the short-form video app from its China-based parent company ByteDance or kick it out of the US. In its legal filing, TikTok argues…
Introduced last month, the ZTE Axon 60 Ultra is getting two smaller brothers, the Axon 60 and Axon 60 Lite. Both have been launched this week in Mexico and will soon be available for purchase for pretty decent prices.Unlike the Axon 60 Ultra, the Axon 60 and Axon 60 Lite are budget-friendly smartphones that don’t really offer any premium features. The most expensive of the two, the Axon 60, is powered by a Unisoc T616 processor, paired with 6GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.Also, the Axon 60 sports a 6.72-inch IPS LCD FHD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate. On the…
Deepfake technologies have evolved to the point where it’s now easy and affordable to clone people’s looks and voices with AI. Meanwhile, large language models mean it’s more feasible than ever before to conduct full conversations with AI chatbots. I just published a story today about the burgeoning market in China for applying these advances to re-create deceased family members. Thousands of grieving individuals have started turning to dead relatives’ digital avatars for conversations and comfort. It’s a modern twist on a cultural tradition of talking to the dead, whether at their tombs, during funeral rituals, or in front of…
Wouldn’t it be fantastic to save one of the latest Garmin watches? Of course, it would! And Amazon is here to help! The seller has thrown an ultra-rare deal on the recently released Vivoactive 5. This puppy hit the market in September last year and is now available at $50 off.The $50 price cut may seem unattractive, but get this: the wearable rarely sees deals. In fact, to our knowledge, it hasn’t been discounted since January! Plus, given that it normally costs much less than some of the high-end Garmin models, we’d say the 17% markdown is pretty respectable. After…
Do you love taking photos with your phone? Well, if you also need a new one, you’d be pleased to know that the amazing Pixel 7 remains at finger-licking good prices over at Amazon-owned retailer Woot. If you still haven’t had the chance to check out the deal in question, now’s the time to do so, as the seller will keep this bad boy at 40% for just another few weeks (or less). As far as we know, the 128GB model is retailing at some of its lowest prices ever, thanks to Woot’s superb offer. The cherry on top is…
It’s become somewhat of a race of who gets the best health features in a smartwatch. We’re hearing interesting rumors about the next Galaxy Watch and the possibility of it adding non-invasive blood glucose monitoring to its arsenal of health tools. And now, a patent reveals Samsung may work on another neat feature for the Galaxy Watch. Samsung working on a feature that uses AI to watch for atrial fibrillation The potentially life-saving feature of accurate AFib (Atrial Fibrillation) monitoring could be a hit if Samsung manages to pull this off. For now, the info has been discovered in a…
Apple made its fans happy today during its live event, with the announcement of the latest iPad Pro, which is packed with some serious upgrades that push the tablet further into prosumer territory. Beyond sporting a refreshed design and an OLED display for the first time, one of the biggest changes this year include a powerful new chip.Apple raised the bar with the announcement of its custom M4 chip, leapfrogging past the M3 found in the current MacBooks. The M4 has a new CPU with up to 10 cores, which Apple says delivers up to 1.5 times faster performance than…
Before Huawei was able to obtain the 7nm Kirin 9000s 5G chipsets from SMIC for last year’s Mate 60 line, the last 5G chips it equipped on a flagship phone were the Kirin 9000 SoCs that powered 2020’s Mate 40 series. That year the U.S. changed its export rules so that foundries using American technology to manufacture chips were banned from shipping cutting-edge chips to Huawei.When Huawei ran out of inventory of its Kirin 9000 chips, Qualcomm was able to obtain a license to ship versions of its Snapdragon application processors to Huawei that were tweaked not to work with…
Google has released its May 2024 Android security update, primarily focused on improving Bluetooth LE audio and fixing a camera issue on the Pixel 8 series. The update has arrived on various Pixel devices, including the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet.The May update includes enhancements for Bluetooth LE audio stability and performance across most supported Pixel models. It also specifically addresses a camera issue that could cause performance problems in certain video recording scenarios on devices like the Pixel 8 Pro.The latest updates incorporate security patches from both May 1st and May 5th. The May 1st set of patches primarily…
The Geekbench test shows that the Xperia 10 VI was tested using the processor codenamed parrot which is the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset. For comparison, last year’s Xperia 10 V was powered by the Snapdragon 695 chipset. The test also showed that the phone will feature 8GB of RAM. One rumor says that Sony plans on removing the handset’s telephoto lens which delivered 2x optical zoom. Previously published renders showed only two rear cameras on the back of the model. The FCC has already certified the device which will be available in Black, White, and Powder Blue. Official picture…
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For the first time in Apple’s iPad Air history, there are two variants for the lightweight iPad: an 11-inch and a 13-inch one. During the iPad Pro and Air launch event today, on May 7, Apple announced the new big 13-inch iPad Air. Apple says users want a big screen During the presentation, Apple’s iPad Product Design Director, Melody Kuna, explained the justifications behind bringing a bigger version of the Air along with the small 11-inch one. She says during the event that users love the portability of the 11-inch version. Basically, the 11-inch iPad Air is perfect for simple…
Back in March, an exciting rumor came roaring out of the rumor mill aimed at Pixel fans. In addition to the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro, Google was reportedly planning to release the Pixel 9 Pro XL bringing back the “XL” branding that had been used to indicate the larger-sized Pixel model until Pixel 5 was released. The Pixel 9 was expected to feature a 6.03-inch display, the Pixel 9 Pro was rumored to carry a 6.1-inch screen and a 6.8-inch display would reportedly adorn the Pixel 9 Pro XL. The goal was to offer a smaller-sized “Pro” model…
Admit it you left coasters. You just did not want to get up at 7 am to watch Apple’s “Let Loose” event even though you were dying to see the first OLED paneled iPads and learn more about the M4 chip and the Apple Pencil Pro. Those on the East Coast might not have had the same problem, but they had to figure out how to watch the event while they were supposed to be working.Most of what Apple announced were things that we already had told you to expect right down to the use of the M4 chip on…
Washington — TikTok, the widely popular social media app, and its parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department on Tuesday over a new law that requires the platform to cut ties with its China-based owner within a year or be effectively banned from the United States.The petition filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleges that the measure signed into law by President Biden last month is unconstitutional in part because it violates the First Amendment rights of its users in the U.S. by effectively shutting down their access to the popular forum. Filed with the U.S.…
Earlier today we passed along some new rumors about the Sony Xperia 1 VI. This morning, Sony released a video that promotes the phone’s telephoto camera, and while we are told multiple times that “The Next ONE is coming…,” it isn’t until the very end of the 27-second video that we find out that the next new Xperia product announcement is scheduled for May 15th at 16:00 Japan Time/9:00 CEST/Noon PDT/3 PM EDT.If a song could give us a theme for the Xperia 1 VI, we’d select David Bowie’s “Changes” because Sony is making, well, several changes to this year’s…