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Smartphones keep growing bigger and bigger, except for a few exceptions – phones like the Asus Zenfone 10 bring a lot of power in a fairly compact package. Sure, it’s not smaller than the Galaxy S23, but the S23 doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack. The Zenfone has a 144Hz AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a larger 4,300mAh battery (400mAh more than the S23). It also has 30W wired and 15W wireless charging with an extensive set of options and settings. While not an ROG phone, it does bring a lot of the gaming-related and…

Adam Driver cemented his status as one of the all-time great Saturday Night Live hosts this week. During his fourth hosting stint, accompanied by musical guest Olivia Rodrigo, the Oscar-nominated star of Marriage Story and the upcoming Ferrari kicked things off with an opening monologue behind the piano, wherein the actor serenaded Santa (and demonstrated some truly impressive ivory-twinkling skills) while mocking Tesla Cybertruck buyers and his own eggnog fixation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG2EK2xIXIw…

After a cold open poking fun at Congress’ bonkers antisemitism hearing and Adam Driver delivering a piano-driven serenade during his monologue that took shots at Tesla Cybertruck buyers, Saturday Night Live musical guest Olivia Rodrigo flexed her own piano (and vocal) skills with a twinkling-the-ivories rendition of her hit single “vampire.” The Rolling Stone cover star exhibited her delicate-yet-powerful vocals during the slow-burning piano-serenade version of the tune: “I used to think I was smart/But…

This week’s Saturday Night Live cold open gave us a C-SPAN report on the GOP-led Congress’ bizarre hearing this week consisting of testimony from a trio of university presidents on the subject of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses. There was: MIT president Sally Kornbluth (Chloe Fineman), University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill (Heidi Gardner), and Harvard president Dr. Claudine Gay (Ego Nwodim). MAGA minion Rep. Elise Stefanik (played by Chloe Troast) kicked off the proceedings, saying, “Now, I’m…

Teni doesn’t want to be put in a box. The Nigerian songwriter and artist spoke to Rolling Stone for the On Your Radar video series to discuss how she approaches songwriting and her career. “For me, my best music comes when I’m being myself, I’m free and not thinking too much,” she explained. “Maybe later I can go back and clean it up, but I make my best music when I’m unconscious, not conscious. That’s when my best melodies truly come.” Teni reflected on writing her first hit song, “Like That,” which was…

A couple of days ago, Samsung released the December 2023 security update to the Galaxy Note 20 series. However, the update was limited to global models in the Galaxy Note 20 lineup. Now, the new security update is available for the factory-unlocked versions of the devices in the US. Factory-unlocked Galaxy Note 20 series gets December 2023 security update int the USA The December 2023 security update is now available for the factory-unlocked versions of the Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. The update comes…

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition and the Galaxy Tab A9+ Kids Edition in Indonesia. The company says that its new tablets are safe and comfortable for children. Both tablets come with extensive parental controls and tools to limit children's watch time. The Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition is priced at IDR 3,299,000, while the Galaxy Tab A9+ Kids Edition (5G) costs IDR 4,999,000. Both these tablets were launched a few weeks ago in global markets. Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition and Galaxy Tab A9+ Kids Edition…

As delegates at the 2023 COP28 UN Climate Change Conference work to identify global climate actions by the Dec. 12 deadline, the head of the OPEC oil cartel urged the group’s members to block any deal aimed at phasing out fossil fuels. In a letter dated Dec. 6, first reported by Reuters, Haitham Al-Ghais, secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, insisted producers “proactively reject any text or formula that targets energy i.e. fossil fuels rather than emissions.” “It seems…

A new messaging app, Beeper Mini, which had allowed users to run the iMessage app on Android phones, appears to be no longer functioning. The cause? Apple disabled it, according to various reports and sources, including comments on Reddit.But shouldn’t messaging apps function like strong, open-minded family units, letting you take part in discussions, finding out when the next family party is, or even giving you important info on what to buy a strange great uncle you haven’t seen for years for his 89th birthday? And no…