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Improved cooling system for Galaxy S23 series means no CPU throttling required

Improved cooling system for Galaxy S23 series means no CPU throttling required

You might (and again, might not) remember Samsung Ice Universe tipster pointing out that the low Geekbench scores for the Galaxy S23 lineup indicated that there was something wrong with the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip powering the Galaxy S23 models. Geekbench is a benchmark test used to measure and compare CPU CPU on …

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The Google Pixel 7 Pro is Android Authority's Pick for Best Phone of 2022

Hats off to the brands that actually listened in 2022

Robert Triggs/Android Authority One of the most frustrating things in the review business is repeating the same complaints year after year. We certainly don’t like repeating the same lines, but it’s even more disappointing when persistent issues prevent us from offering an otherwise solid recommendation to otherwise excellent phones. With that in mind, we take …

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HTC's new headset is said to be called "Vive XR Elite" and will cost $1,400

HTC’s new headset is said to be called “Vive XR Elite” and will cost $1,400

TO UPDATE Image: HTC Vive TO UPDATE Name and price information added The article can only be viewed with JavaScript enabled. Please enable JavaScript in your browser and reload the page. Update January 1, 2023: Lynch is posting more images on Twitter of the new Vive headset, which he says will be called the “Vive …

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Retailer discloses popular hardware failure rates over four years of tracking

Retailer discloses popular hardware failure rates over four years of tracking

Four-year-old Filipino retailer Hardware Sugar has disclosed its earnings from its early years as a computer component seller. It’s a small store by no means comparable to Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy and the like, but it does provide insight into some of the more recognizable brands that have returned and the percentage failure rate of …

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Soapbox: If you thought last year was "sad" for Switch, 2023 might be tough to handle

Soapbox: If you thought last year was “sad” for Switch, 2023 might be tough to handle

I won’t even mention this one below, but it was another big game 2022 — Image: Gemma Smith/Nintendo Life Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random topics they’ve been working on. Today Gavin takes a look at some hot takes from 2022 and instantly transforms …

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Can the PS5 hypervisor be hacked?  - Wololo.net

The PS4/PS5 hacks we want to see in 2023 (and a review of 2022 PS4/PS5 hacks) – Wololo.net

Good year! 2022 has been quite a hectic year for PlayStation hacks, with the PS5 open for the first time and a series of vulnerabilities released, affecting both PS4 and PS5. However, none of these exploits led to a full jailbreak for either console. Let’s review what happened on the piracy front in 2022, and …

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10 things you didn't know you could do in Apple Messages

10 things you didn’t know you could do in Apple Messages

Apple Messages seems to get new or improved features with each version of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This frequency of additions makes it easy to miss one, so here are several features you may have overlooked. To note: All features are available when messaging Apple users with iMessage. Some features are compatible with other types …

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