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EBay is running a July 4th sale that lets you save 20% on tens of thousands of products across a wide range of categories when you use the coupon SAVE4JULY4TH at checkout. You can save up to $500 on everything from TVs to phone chargers, and you can u…
EBay is running a July 4th sale that lets you save 20% on tens of thousands of products across a wide range of categories when you use the coupon SAVE4JULY4TH at checkout. You can save up to $500 on everything from TVs to phone chargers, and you can us ethe coupon up to two times […]
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Developer has ported modern SSL/TLS libraries to Windows 3.1 to get it working.
Enlarge / WinGPT answering many pressing and cutting-edge questions. (credit: Dialup.net)
Microsoft is working to integrate ChatGPT-based technology into more and more places in Windows 11, but it isn't doing the same for older versions of Windows. Those of you with an old Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 PC can breathe easy, though, because the same developer who created the Windows 3.1 version of Wordle has returned with a Windows 3.1 ChatGPT client called WinGPT.
WinGPT supports any 16- or 32-bit version of Windows 3.1 or newer but won't run natively on 64-bit versions of Windows. You can download it from the bottom of this Dialup.net page, which also doubles as a development blog detailing how it was built and how its icon was designed. You'll need to provide your own OpenAI API key.
Running ChatGPT on ancient systems is possible mostly because most processing happens on OpenAI's servers rather than locally, so you don't need a modern 16-core battle station to make it work. The main limitation on old hardware is memory rather than processing power. Windows 3.1 generally won't boot with more than 256MB, and a period-appropriate 386 or 486 PC would be more likely to use between 4MB and 8MB (for reference, here's a 1992 Compaq Deskpro ad for 386 and 486 PCs). The OS would install and run on systems with as little as 1MB.
The closed display halves almost touch, and that can smash debris into the screen.
Enlarge / My dead Pixel Fold display. That huge white gradient should not be there. (credit: Ron Amadeo)
A flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long. That was my brief experience with the Pixel Fold, which was a wonderful little device until the display died, along with my hopes and dreams. I barely used it, but it was beautiful.
I didn't do anything to deserve this. The phone sat on my desk while I wrote about it, and I would occasionally stop to poke the screen, take a screenshot, or open and close it. It was never dropped or exposed to a significant amount of grit, nor had it gone through the years of normal wear and tear that phones are expected to survive. This was the lightest possible usage of a phone, and it still broke.
The flexible OLED screen died after four days. The bottom 10 pixels of the Pixel Fold went dead first, forming a white line of 100 percent brightness pixels that blazed across the bottom of the screen. The entire left half of the foldable display stopped responding to touch, too, and an hour later, a white gradient started growing upward across the display.
Das Pixel Fold hat zwei sehr gute Displays, ist kompakt, leistungsstark und hat eine gute Kamera. Dank der Breite ist es auch zugeklappt gut nutzbar. Ein Test von Tobias Költzsch (Pixel Fold, Smartphone)
Das Pixel Fold hat zwei sehr gute Displays, ist kompakt, leistungsstark und hat eine gute Kamera. Dank der Breite ist es auch zugeklappt gut nutzbar. Ein Test von Tobias Költzsch (Pixel Fold, Smartphone) Der Luxusautohersteller Aston Martin hat sich mit dem US-Automobilhersteller Lucid zusammengetan, um eigene Elektrofahrzeuge bauen zu können. (Elektroauto, Auto)
Der Luxusautohersteller Aston Martin hat sich mit dem US-Automobilhersteller Lucid zusammengetan, um eigene Elektrofahrzeuge bauen zu können. (Elektroauto, Auto) Oddly, it won’t offer subscribers access to an established library.
Enlarge / The Meta Quest Pro. (credit: Meta)
Today, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to social media to announce that his company has launched a subscription service that gives users access to VR games every month. A blog post on Meta's website confirmed the details shortly afterward.
The service, Meta Quest+, will cost $7.99 per month, or $59.99 annually. For that, subscribers can download two curated VR games for free each month. In this first month, the games are Pistol Whip, a critically and commercially successful 2019 shooter from Cloudhead Games, and 2020's Pixel Ripped 1995, a retro-themed experience wherein players relive experiences endemic to the 1990s in low-poly VR.
Meta is positioning the service as a way to reduce the browsing and guesswork about which games to buy so users can "browse less" and "play more," suggesting that the goal here is to curate the very best of what's available on Meta's VR game marketplace.
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We are now on the second and final day of Amazon's Prime Day sale. If you've been eyeing new gear or just want to see what's out available on sale, we've rounded up some awesome sales on Apple, Alienware, and Asus in the computing space, Eero and TP-Link for smart networking devices, and brands such as Dyson, Samsung, Crucial, Sony, Logitech, and more! Amazon-owned brands like Blink, Echo, Kindle, Fire Tablets, and Fire TV also have their own discounts. Be sure to have an Amazon Prime subscription for the best deals. So whether you're shopping for a smartwatch or a smart TV, our curated list of Prime Day discounts will have you covered. We'll update this post frequently throughout the day, so check back regularly for new savings. As always, Prime deals change often, so shop early to lock in your price. And if you'd like to know some of the bestselling items for Prime Day, you can view Amazon's recommendations.
Apple's AirPods Pro, with their noise-cancelling and live-listening features, perform fairly well in tests against more traditional hearing aids. (credit: Jeff Dunn)
With the lid open and from the front, it looks like a pretty normal 15-inch laptop... (credit: Samuel Axon)
Sony's WH-1000XM5 (left) and WH-1000XM4 (right) wireless noise-canceling headphones. Sony promises improved active noise cancellation and audio quality with the XM5s. (credit: Jeff Dunn)
Samsung's legit T7 SSD. (credit: Samsung)
Intel may soon find itself inside even thinner laptops and tablets. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
Alienware AW3423DW. (credit: Scharon Harding)
The Logitech G920. (credit: Jonathan M Gitlin)
The kit we recommend comes with three of these Eero nodes. Fruit not included. (credit: Eero)
Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K is at a new low price for Prime Day. (credit: Amazon)
Amazon's newest Kindle e-reader. (credit: Amazon)
Roborock S8 Pro Ultra robot vacuum and mop. (credit: Chuong Nguyen)
"Link gets an ancient-tech ATV/combine/dragster" was not in most people's list of likely content in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. (credit: Nintendo)
with Neon Blue and Neon Red Joy‑Con with $25 Amazon Gift Card for $300 at Amazon
Hyperice Hypervolt 2 used to massage sore muscles (credit: Hyperice)
DEWALT drill kit with carrying bag. (credit: DEWALT)
Portable air conditioners. (credit: Your Best Digs)
This shot includes the new Nest Wi-Fi, along with the next generation of Google Home Mini. (credit: Google)
Best Cable Management Solutions (credit: Gabrielle Langdon | Condé Nast)
A Peloton stationary bike for sale at the company's showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts. (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images)
The 2021 Blix Vika+ foldable ebike, as posed in a neighbor's fancypants garden. Thanks, neighbor. (credit: Sam Machkovech)
Timex returns to traditional design for its latest activity-tracking smartwatch. (credit: Photo: Scott Akerman)
Star Wars Emperor's Throne Room Diorama from Lego (credit: LEGO)
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4. (credit: Samsung)
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I don’t know what’s in the water in China, but PC makers there continue to crank out “soft router” mini PCs that pack a whole lot of Ethernet ports into a compact computer. We’ve seen systems with up to six 2.5 GbE Ethern…
I don’t know what’s in the water in China, but PC makers there continue to crank out “soft router” mini PCs that pack a whole lot of Ethernet ports into a compact computer. We’ve seen systems with up to six 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports before, but now Topton is selling a new model with support […]
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Libre Computer has been selling Raspberry Pi-like single-board computers for six years… but it’s been five years since the company has introduced a new device. That’s set to change soon. The company says its first new boards in five …
Libre Computer has been selling Raspberry Pi-like single-board computers for six years… but it’s been five years since the company has introduced a new device. That’s set to change soon. The company says its first new boards in five years are on the way. The upcoming Libre Computer Sweet Potato appears to be a modest update […]
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Qualcomm’s latest chip for budget smartphones brings a 10% boost in CPU performance and new AI-enhanced photography features. The new Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor also brings support for LPDDR5x memory, UFS 3.1 storage, and it’s the first …
Qualcomm’s latest chip for budget smartphones brings a 10% boost in CPU performance and new AI-enhanced photography features. The new Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor also brings support for LPDDR5x memory, UFS 3.1 storage, and it’s the first Snapdragon 4-series chip manufactured on a 4nm process. But the new processor isn’t necessarily an upgrade over last year’s Gen […]
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