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In the market for an extra-large phone? And have the extra-large budget to match? Well, you’re in luck, because this year has produced some sizable options.
This week in Light Start – no more loot boxes for Activision, Windows 7 will run out of time, Samsung losing its grip on China, and the ultimae hacker.
At an upcoming summit in early December, NATO is expected to declare space as a “warfighting domain”, partly in response to new developments in technology. If it does declare space a war zone, NATO could start using space weapons that can destroy satellites or incoming enemy missiles. But what is this technology and how could it enable a war?
So you want to know just what you’re in for when it comes to the launch of Disney+ in November this year? There are a couple of ways — you can check out Disney’s long-as-heck Twitter thread which offers up a pretty darned good idea of what’s coming to the service.
This may be our first proper look at the PlayStation 5 devkit, and it looks familiar, eh? Earlier this year we wrote about Sony’s sci-fi-looking patent for what could be a console.
We’ve been expecting LG’s G8X ThinQ to turn up for a few months and, true to form, the company has not disappointed. The G8X will be landing in South Africa from next month and we’ve got pricing and other details for you.
While many people love colorful photos of landscapes, flowers or rainbows, some biomedical researchers treasure vivid images on a much…
We’ve been waiting for news concerning Motorola’s new RAZR smartphone. The device is supposed to be a retro(ish) take on…
Reports of Facebook moderators’ appalling working conditions have been making headlines worldwide. Workers say they are burning out as they moderate vast flows of violent content under pressure, with vague, ever-changing guidelines. They describe unclean, dangerous contractor workplaces. Moderators battle depression, addiction, and even post-traumatic stress disorder from the endless parade of horrors they consume.