The MSI Claw is a disgrace

No one should buy an MSI Claw. Technically, it’s not broken: the first 7-inch Intel Core Ultra handheld gaming PC doesn’t crash regularly or anything like that. But the Claw lags so far behind the competition that it’s effectively dead on arrival. In almost every way, the $750 MSI Claw feels like an inferior clone … Read more

Maserati MC20 Cielo Driven: is gas still more exciting than electric?

One of the criticisms that diehard ‘gearheads’ level at electric vehicles is that they lack passion. Complaints concern the absence of noise, failure to shift gears and reduced driver involvement in both. After testing many very fast EVs during my time as an electric car journalist, I thought it was high time to explore what … Read more

Android 15 improves standby battery life on some devices by up to 3 hours

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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL; DR Google says they have accelerated the speed at which phones enter sleep mode in Android 15 by 50%. The result is that some devices have up to 3 hours longer standby power on the latest operating system. This improvement comes to all devices that receive the Android 15 … Read more

Pub charges customers who order at the bar 30 cents more per pint, so they buy drinks on a smartphone instead

Cheers for that: Landlord Ben Cheshire of The Coronation in Bristol has introduced a two-tiered pricing system to encourage customers to order via their smartphone, and not at the bar

Queuing at the bar for a pint can make that cool lager or beer taste all the sweeter. But at The Coronation the drinks also become more expensive. Landlord Ben Cheshire is trying to break the tradition of competing for the attention of bar staff at the bar by introducing two-tiered pricing – encouraging customers … Read more

Pub charges customers 30 cents more per pint if they order at the bar

The Coronation pub in Bristol has introduced a two-tiered pricing system Landlord wants to encourage ordering drinks via QR codes from their tables He believes the concept will result in ‘no hassle’ and ‘no queues’ at popular locations Queuing at the bar for a pint can make that cool lager or beer taste all the … Read more

iOS 17.5 bug can also surface deleted photos on wiped, sold devices

A bug in iOS 17.5 apparently causes deleted photos to reappear, and the problem even seems to affect iPhones and iPads that have been wiped and sold to other people. A Reddit user swiped an iPad in September 2023 following Apple guidelines before selling it to a friend. That friend updated the ‌iPad‌ to iPadOS … Read more

ChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI workers certainly cannot

On Monday, OpenAI announced exciting new product news: ChatGPT can now talk like a human. It has a cheerful, slightly endearing female voice that sounds impressively non-robotic, and a little familiar if you’ve seen a certain Spike Jonze film from 2013. “Her,” tweeted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, referring to the film where a man falls … Read more