After years of anticipation and over two months of airtime, House of the Dragon season 1 is done and dusted. Excitement was high for HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel, and with around 30 million people watching each episode, it’s proven to be a hit. That’s despite no one really knew what to expect from the …
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King Viserys finally passed away in last week’s episode, but Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen didn’t find out about it. Unbeknownst to them, a new king, Aegon the Second, had already been crowned. They learned of these bombshells in Sunday’s fiery House of the Dragon season 1 finale, which saw the first dragon fight of the Targaryen civil war. Though Rhaenyra …
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Smartwatches can be stylish accessories, and new features are slowly transforming them into smartphones we carry on our wrists. But what they’re really good at is cold, hard data. The millions of people who use them for everyday fitness tracking know this, but a three-mile jog isn’t the half of it. The fitness tracking capabilities of Apple Watch are good …
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In a first from a major cryptocurrency company, Solana Labs on Thursday announced it was developing its own brand of smartphone. The Solana Saga is a top-spec, 6.67-inch Android phone that’ll launch in first quarter of 2023 for $1,000. Revealed at a keynote in New York, the Saga is designed to make trading cryptocurrencies easier and safer on mobile phones. …
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The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro might be two of the best phones Google has ever made. The Pro model specifically has a gorgeous 6.7-inch, 120Hz display, a not-too-extreme price of $899 (£849, AU$1,299) and, of course, the cameras. It’s always the cameras. The conspicuous camera bar on the back houses a trio of shooters: a main 50-megapixel camera, …
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Bitcoin’s voyage to the moon has once again encountered turbulence. The cryptocurrency on Friday morning fell below $42,000 for the first time since late September. It has dropped over 12% in the past seven days, one of many cryptocurrencies to have tumbled in recent days. Ether, which held at around $4,000 for much of December, briefly dipped below $3,200 on …
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What is a Pro device, really? “Pro” may be the most inconsistently used word in consumer tech. It originally denoted a product for professionals — duh — but it’s also often used to indicate luxury. Apple’s XDR Pro OLED display? That’s for professionals. The iPhone 13 Pro? That’s an iPhone 13 but just nicer — although those cameras are really …
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The iPhone 13 Pro is here and, unusually, its most vaunted features aren’t its cameras. My CNET colleague Patrick Holland gave the 13 Pro and Pro Max high marks for their long battery life, sumptuous ProMotion displays and the software improvements brought by iOS 15. But there’s plenty to love about its camera too, with the 13 Pro’s new 3x …
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Apple and Google are both currently embroiled in legal disputes with Epic Games over what the Fortnite-maker calls monopolistic in-app payment businesses, where developers are forced to give Apple and Google a chunk of all in-app payments. While a Californian court deliberates over the matter — a verdict is expected later this year — South Korea looks poised to pass a …
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Buy-now-pay-later services are very hot in the pandemic era and Square wants in. The digital payments company, founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has acquired Australian BNPL company Afterpay for $29 million, it was announced on Sunday. Afterpay allows you to buy a product online or in-store and pay for it in four installments. One quarter is paid upfront, with …
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