Outside of Samsung, it’s not often that two similar flagship phones launch with entirely different silicon inside, but with the Find X9 Pro and X9 Ultra, we have a rare opportunity for an interesting benchmark comparison. With the Ultra powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the other by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500, … Read More “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Dimensity 9500: The performance gap shrinks” »
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This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on Hollywood trends and streaming culture, follow Charles Pulliam-Moore. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes on Sundays at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. Under David Zaslav’s leadership, WBD got very into the practice … Read More “The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav’s face” »
Prime Video is a common place to head to for your next movie night. Take five minutes to scroll through the pages of content, and you’ll see what I mean. That said, if you’re looking for good genre entertainment, like some solid sci-fi movies, you may need to take some time to dig. For every good … Read More “Prime Video: 15 of the Best Sci-Fi Movies You Should Stream Right Now” »
Brady Snyder / Android Authority For a while, color options for flagship phones felt stale. The top iPhones and Android phones always seemed to be limited to neutral colors and muted pastels. If you wanted something bright or bold, you were out of luck. Now, the tide seems to be turning. We have a bright … Read More “I thought I wanted colorful Android phones until I dropped mine” »
When to watch Leeds vs. Chelsea Sunday, April 26 at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT) Where to watch Leeds vs. Chelsea Leeds vs. Chelsea will air in the US on ESPN2, ESPN Plus and ESPN Unlimited. Wembley awaits Leeds, with Chelsea standing in the way of Daniel Farke’s team as the Peacocks look to … Read More “Livestream FA Cup Soccer: Watch Leeds United vs. Chelsea” »
Welcome to the world of Statecharts What is a statechart? A statechart can be explained in many ways, and we’ll get to those explanations, but essentially, a statechart is a drawing. Here’s a simple statechart: However, this drawing isn’t very useful for software engineers who want to reap the benefits outlined elsewhere on this site, … Read More “Welcome to the world of Statecharts” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Vivo made a splash in the smartphone photography space last year with the vivo X200 Ultra, as it offered an optional telephoto extender. This external lens, attached to the 200MP periscope camera, enabled native 200mm or ~8.7x zoom. The company has since brought this same lens to the globally available … Read More “Taking photos my Pixel could never” »
For a decade, NASA promoted the idea of building a space station around the Moon known as the Lunar Gateway. It touted the facility as both a platform for exploring the lunar environment and testing the technology needed for deep-space habitation. Like many major space projects, it faced delays. Originally, the first component of the … Read More “Well, this is embarrassing: The Lunar Gateway's primary modules are corroded” »
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Book6 series of laptops at CES in January – those were powered by Intel’s new 18A Core Ultra Series 3 processors. There is an Edge model coming too – “Edge” is what Samsung calls its ARM-powered laptops. We know this because German retailer Cyberport jumped the gun and published the Samsung … Read More “Samsung Galaxy Book6 Edge with Snapdragon X2 Elite chip leaks” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority If you’re struggling with connection issues on Android Auto, you’ll already know how difficult it is to keep one phone connected, let alone two. I share my car with my fiancée, and we both use Android Auto on our respective devices: her Galaxy S10 Plus and my Galaxy S24 FE. … Read More “I use two phones with Android Auto — here’s how I easily switch between them” »