Apple has announced how much it’ll charge to repair the new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. For the iPhone 12 Pro, the $279 screen repair price is unchanged compared to the iPhone 11 Pro last year, despite using new ceramic-hardened glass. However the $279 cost of repairing the base […]
AMC offers private theater rentals for as little as $99
The USA’s largest cinema chain AMC is making its screens available for private hire, allowing groups of up to 20 people to watch a film on the big screen without having to share an auditorium with strangers. The move joins cinema chains Cinemark and Alamo Drafthouse, which SlashFilm reports started […]
HPE to deliver Pawsey’s new AU$48m research supercomputer
The new Cray EX system is touted as 30x as fast as two of the centre’s existing supercomputers.
Google’s $100 Linux Coral Dev Board mini quietly launches – but sells out fast
Google’s Coral Dev Board mini briefly goes on sale before selling out but Google still says the board is coming soon.
Treyarch Has Started Rickrolling ‘Black Ops Cold War’ Dataminers
The Cold War public beta made its debut last week and so naturally data miners have been rummaging through the game’s files to find any new bits of information. After some digging, they were able to find a text file which seemed to offer information about the first season and […]
‘Among Us’ Is Blowing Up On Pornhub Right Now, You Thirsty Devils
Pornhub shared some useful statistics in an official blog post after Kotaku got in touch to see how just how popular Among Us was getting on the adult website. As it turns out, the game really started to become gain traction over there around the start of September… which is […]
The real promise of synthetic data
Each year, the world generates more data than the previous year. In 2020 alone, an estimated 59 zettabytes of data will be “created, captured, copied, and consumed,” according to the International Data Corporation—enough to fill about a trillion 64-gigabyte hard drives.
AI reduces ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people by as much as half
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to reduce the communication gap for nonverbal people with motor disabilities who rely on computers to converse with others.
PS5 and Xbox Series X aren’t family-friendly enough, so I’m sticking with the Switch
Everything about the little gaming system adds up to a better experience for kids and adults.
Sorry, Apple. Google Home got this bullhorn feature first
Send a message to all your Google smart speakers or just one, and get replies with this walkie-talkie-like Broadcast feature.