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Another year, another flagship Qualcomm mobile chip. But things are reportedly a bit different with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, the company’s newest offering headed to premium smartphones. For one, it’s using the Oryon CPU that debuted in X Elite chips for laptops last year, according to a leaked slide from Videocardz. It’s also using a … Read more

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Yes, that’s Laslzo‘s infamous witch-skin hat peeking from behind his back in Mondo’s stunning new What We Do in the Shadows poster by artist Robert Laskey, but hopefully (presumably!) its curse hasn’t transferred into the artwork. Also present and accounted for: Nadja’s doll, inhabited by Nadja’s ghost—or at least, the ghost of the human Nadja … Read more

If portability isn’t of top concern, the 9-inch-tall Megaboom 4 is one of the best Bluetooth speakers you can buy. It’s got clear and full 360-degree sound with plenty of low-end punch. Its drop-tested, weatherproof body is ready for any adventure, from surf to sand, and it offers over 150 feet of wireless range and … Read more

The best book deals this week at a glance: ‘Tis the season to cozy up with a good book. Whether you like having a physical copy in your hands or you’ve fully converted to the Kindle life, the best book deals this week have a little something for everyone. Lots of bestselling titles and BookTok … Read more

Tiger Woods is gearing up to debut TGL, a new “tech-infused, team golf league” he co-founded with fellow pro golfer Rory McIlroy next year. The first matchup at the SoFi Center in Florida will premiere on ESPN and ESPN Plus on January 7th, the league announced today. TGL is essentially a big-budget version of Top … Read more

On TikTok, Daze’s most popular video has been viewed 8 million times. Across TikTok and Instagram, the startup behind a new messaging app aimed at Gen Z, has seen around 48 million combined views. Pre-launch, the app’s waitlist is already bursting with roughly 156,000 signups. Driving the demand for this next-generation alternative to iMessage and … Read more

What you need to know With the October feature drop, Google introduced underwater photography to the Pixel 9 series. The feature-included update is now seeing a wider rollout through the Pixel Camera 9.6 app version via Play Store. It also brings a vertical panorama capture feature and Pixel devices ranging from Pixel 6 to Pixel … Read more

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Android 15 is a surprisingly feature-packed update, even though it does not come off as such a significant update. Considering how incremental several past updates have been, Android 15 features a lot of good changes that enhance the overall platform experience. We asked you what your favorite features are, and … Read more

An anonymous reader shares a report: Fans of literature most likely know Kurt Vonnegut for the novel Slaughterhouse-Five. The staunchly anti-war book first resonated with readers during the Vietnam War era, later becoming a staple in high school curricula the world over. When Vonnegut died in 2007 at the age of 84, he was widely … Read more