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This $299 flip phone is the anti-smartphone, promises to save you from doomscrolling hell
Posted on Friday July 24, 2026
The Light Flip features a 2.8-inch non-touch OLED display, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a 50MP rear camera, and a replaceable 1,800mAh battery. It sports an old-school T9 keypad, which used to be standard on candybar feature phones from Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson in the early 2000s.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Geekbench 7 debuts with a smarter multi-core benchmark and CUDA support
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
Geekbench 7 overhauls the benchmarking suite with a redesigned multi-core benchmark built around real-world application behavior, refreshed CPU and GPU workloads (AV1 encoding, ML upscaling, path tracing, etc), CUDA support for Nvidia GPUs, and larger datasets for more demanding performance testing. The new release also establishes AMD's Ryzen 7 7700 as its scoring baseline.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Tails 7.10 improves shutdown reliability, upgrades Tor Browser
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
Tails has introduced a safer shutdown process to help prevent data loss. It's also replacing GNOME Videos with the more secure Celluloid media player, updating Tor Browser, and refreshing firmware packages for improved graphics and Wi-Fi hardware support.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Steam Deck price hike has completely destroyed sales, new data suggests
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
A recent report by Boiling Steam might confirm what most enthusiasts have always suspected: an overpriced Steam Deck is never going to sell well. In fact, Valve's handheld machine might have already suffered a disastrous drop in sales. Despite the price hike, Valve is earning far less money than it...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple's App Store is on pace to add 1 million new apps this year, most are AI slop
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
Data from Sensor Tower suggests that app submissions to the App Store have risen steadily over the past few years, after bottoming out at around 420,000 in 2022. Last year, around 600,000 new apps were listed on the App Store, up 30% from 2024.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The EU just fined Google $1 billion for favoring its own services in search and Play Store
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
The European Commission has announced two new fines against Google totaling $1 billion. The EU's executive body penalized the Alphabet corporation for violating rules contained in the Digital Markets Act, which imposes tighter regulations on organizations designated as "gatekeepers" in specific markets, such as online search.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Lego brings The X-Files to life with a 1,478-piece set including Mulder and Scully minifigs
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
Lego went all out with its reveal, teaming up with actress Gillian Anderson to create a cinematic promo. Anderson portrayed Special Agent Dana Scully opposite David Duchovny as Fox Mulder in the series, which ran for nine seasons between 1993 and 2002 during its original run. The franchise later spawned...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple's rumored leasing program could restrict apps, lock down iPhones if you miss payments
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
The code, discovered by 9to5Mac, describes a system called App Managed Features. It would allow an authorized financing provider's app to enroll an iPhone and regularly check whether the contract remains in good standing.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A new brain-computer implant is helping blind seniors see again, and it just got approved in Europe
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
Science describes PRIMA as an "investigational" retinal implant designed to combat vision loss caused by GA and AMD. For the time being, the device is commercially available only in the European market. The implant is actually part of a more complex system that includes both a subretinal photovoltaic chip and...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Xbox backwards compatibility now available on PC, starting with four original Xbox games
Posted on Thursday July 23, 2026
Four games from the original Xbox are now available on PC for the first time via the Xbox app on Windows 11. More titles are on the horizon, but Microsoft has not specified which games will be added or when they will arrive.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »