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November 12, 2024
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Phones
10 of the weirdest smartphone ideas ever
Remember the Amazon Fire Phone? (Getty Images)
These days there's not much difference in terms of design or features from one phone to the next, but in days gone by the mobile industry was much more innovative, offering extra screens, modular add-ons, and more, which for the most part never caught on.
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Computing
Windows 11 could make choosing default apps easier
Windows 11 could change the way default apps are handled (Windows / Unsplash)
Few computer annoyances are worse than having an unwanted program open up to handle a file, an email, or a website – so we're glad to see Microsoft is apparently now testing an easier way to configure your default apps in Windows 11.
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Gaming
The Steam Deck OLED is getting a limited white edition
The Steam Deck OLED, in white (Valve)
We're very taken by the white Steam Deck OLED that Valve just announced – but getting hold of one might be tricky. This is a limited-edition release, with sales starting on November 18 – so when the stock runs out, that will be that.
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Artificial intelligence
Next-gen AI models are hitting bottlenecks
AI progress could be slowing down (Getty Images)
The rapid pace of generative AI development might be about to slow down a little: according to a report based on sources at OpenAI, developers are struggling to make the follow-up to the ChatGPT-4 model significantly better in certain areas.
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Apple
iOS 18.2 is continuing to fix common iPhone annoyances
More changes are coming to Photos on iOS (Future / Apple)
New features continue to be discovered in the iOS 18.2 beta, ahead if its wider release – and we're pleased to see there's been a tweak to the video player inside Apple Photos, so clips are now played in full-screen mode automatically when opened.
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