U.S. v. Google
US Justice Department seeks antitrust break-up of Google
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The Department of Justice is going after Google's real business: advertising.
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RIP Tweetbot
Twitter just murdered a cottage industry of better Twitter apps
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Twitter's relationship with third-party client developers has always been tenuous. Now it's over.
From the new Editor's Desk
A new Captain, a new course, a new-ish CrackBerry
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Hi there. You might've seen my name around on here a fair bit recently, starting with a blast of CES 2023 coverage. I'm Derek, and I'm excited to take on a new challenge as the Editor-in-Chief of CrackBerry.com.
ChatGPT panic
Layoffs come to Google as 12,000 lose their jobs to fund AI
Six percent of Google's workforce is being fired, and the company made clear why: they need to focus more resources on AI development before somebody eats their lunch.
Megapixel wars
The Galaxy S23 will have patently absurd 200MP camera sensor
How many pixels do you really need? If you thought the megapixel wars of years past were behind us, Samsung wants you to think again.
From the (old) Editor's Desk
Do What You Love, Love What You Do
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CrackBerry Kevin returns from CES in Las Vegas with an epiphany... and CrackBerry.com gets a new Editor-in-Chief?!
Bracing for a recession
Microsoft cuts 10,000 jobs in latest huge layoffs to hit the tech sector
Following big layoffs at Amazon, Salesforce, and other large tech firms, Microsoft is slashing its headcount by 5% while simultaneously making huge investments in AI that may obviate those jobs anyway.
Last Xeon Standing
With the updated M2 MacBook Pro and Mac Mini, only one Intel Mac remains
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Apple's impressive M-series processors just hit more laptops and desktops, leaving just one Intel Mac on sale: the Mac Pro. It's only a matter of time before it gets an M-series chip too.
Did a computer write this one? 🤖
The slippery slope of AI-written articles has arrived
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It was bound to happen sooner or later: artificial intelligence writing articles on major publications. But is it a bad thing, or just the beginning of the next industrial revolution?
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CrackBerry Podcast #1: CES 2023 — Your Piss Is Unique
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Yes, hello, and welcome to the CrackBerry Podcast. We know, it's hard to believe this is happening. But this is happening. Our topic for the day: CES 2023.
Blow and mow and blow some more
Yarbo does the yard work I don't want to do
I don't mind mowing my yard that much. It gets me outside and is a break from the screens. But I dislike shoveling snow and I haaate cleaning up leaves. Now there's a robot for that.
Exclusive First Look
Could AphyOS be the BlackBerry 10 successor we’ve been waiting for?
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I met with representatives of Apostrophy at CES and received a first look at AphyOS — a new privacy-focused, subscription-based mobile OS that is expected launch later this year.
More knife than car
Peugeot made a new ride for RoboCop
Next time Officer Murphy visits Paris, he'll have an appropriate car waiting for him: the electric Peugeot Inception concept.
Mixed reality ain't cheap
HTC's Vive XR Elite does VR and AR for $1,099
Step aside, Meta. Take another look, Apple. There's a new boss in town.
Scraps transformed
Countertop contraption could change cooking composting
Composting is a great way to manage food waste, but what can apartment dwellers do? That's what this box is for.
Nanoleaf 4D
These are the coolest TV lights I've ever seen
Reflect lights off your wall? Naaaaah. Nanoleaf wants you to decorate your whole wall with an array of LED panels and bars that will extend your screen aallll the way.
A laptop with a twist
Meet the laptop that twists and turns
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The new Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Twist is designed to offer you the best of both worlds, with a gorgeous OLED display combined with an e-ink display that works with Windows and is perfect for those simpler tasks.
I don't know if I'm AFEELA-ing it
The Sony-Honda electric car finally has a date: 2026
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The joint venture between Sony and Honda has been teased for a few years now, but it finally has a name and a release date: AFEELA, and 2026.
This little guy is just the start
Samsung's newest smart home hub is tiny — and a wireless phone charger
This is the kind of multi-tasker I can get behind.
At least it's not a subscription?
Hue's new TV sync app is preposterously expensive
There's a new Philips Hue Sync TV app for Samsung TVs that'll scan the colors on your screen and light up your room. But... it's absurdly expensive. Could it possibly be worth $130?