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According to the new rules, users of the social media platform, Instagram, must have a public account with at least 1,000 followers in order to use the Instagram Live feature on the platform. Instagram formerly allowed any user to broadcast live regardless of their follower number or whether their account was configured to be public or private. For little creators on the site who don’t reach the 1,000 followers level, as well as for everyday users who love going live with friends for amusement, this new requirement poses a major difficulty. A fresh notice will show for those users without public profiles and fewer than 1,000 followers when they try to use Instagram live, stating that their Instagram account is no longer qualified for this feature.  The notice explains, “We modifi...

Nintendo revealed on August 3, 2025, that it will be increasing retail prices in the United States for all original Nintendo Switch devices and some accessories, citing shifting ‘market conditions’ as the justification for this adjustment. This is the first change in the retail price of the original Switch, set at $299.99, since 2017. Effective at once, the new prices are $339.99 for the standard Nintendo Switch (up by $40), $399.99 for the OLED model (up by $50), and $229.99 for the Nintendo Switch Lite (increased by $30). Accessory pricing has also somewhat increased: Joy-Con 1 controllers now cost $89.99, up $10; the Alarmo desk clock is also up $10 to $109.99. For the time being, Nintendo has made it clear that the prices for the Switch 2 console, all Switch-family game titles (b...

Wireless internet is a constantly changing area of technology. It seems as if just yesterday we were celebrating the developments Wi-Fi 6 brought about. Now, with Wi-Fi 7 already unveiled, we are being tantalized about the possibilities of Wi-Fi 8 launch. The main emphasis, somewhat ironically, is not on speed, which is often the emphasis of new Wi-Fi standards. Qualcomm highlighted Wi-Fi 8’s main characteristics in a recent press release. Rolf De Vegt from Qualcomm stated, “Wi-Fi 8 is being developed to emphasize dependable performance in demanding real-world environments, therefore improving connectivity even in densely packed, interference-prone, and mobile settings” It is remarkable that their announcement made no reference to speed, usually a big selling factor when a new Wi-Fi ...

With the release of Nintendo Music app update 1.3.0, available on iOS as well as Android, the app has been updated recently. This update includes particular improvements designed to improve access for customers whose Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions have run out, as well as to streamline playlist administration. The app now runs with better performance when a large number of songs are added to Favorites or playlists, therefore guaranteeing a more fluid and efficient experience while lowering lag or loading issues. Even after a Nintendo Switch Online subscription has expired, elements connected with playlists, including deleting personal playlists, continue to operate. This Nintendo Music app update 1.3.0 helps consumers with lapsed subscriptions to keep control over their personal m...

Samsung’s new foldable products already have a great impact, not just for their distinctive fresh designs but also because of them. The maker of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, its thinnest foldable to date, has reached more preorders than any previous Z Fold model in US history, a newsroom update on Thursday said. Sales have also been said to be rising by carriers. Samsung reported an almost 60% rise in total pre-orders for both devices from those of last year. With their small, lightweight, and compact designs and camera improvements, in-store consumers are impatient to get their hands on the gadgets; this is one of the main reasons driving demand. Furthermore pointed out a more than 25% growth in overall pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Z Flip 7 over those of the previ...

Frame, the open-source smart glasses designed for hackers and other creative people, is produced by the inventive startup Brilliant Labs. Marketing of Halo, a new set of smart glasses being released today, is based on their artificial intelligence capabilities, as would be anticipated in our modern age. In contrast to the Panto-style frame, Halo has a wayfarer-style design; for glasses wearers, prescription lenses will be offered in more than 100 countries thanks to a partnership with SmartBuyGlasses. Brilliant Labs raised $300 million to develop generative AI-enhanced AR glasses and proudly highlights that Halo is equipped with a camera, microphone, and bone-conduction speakers, all housed within its elegant frame. Many smart glasses have had the challenge of balancing the need for tra...

Apple (AAPL.O) lately gave a revenue forecast for the present quarter, ending in September, that greatly exceeded Wall Street's expectations. This revenue forecast announcement, made on Thursday, led to a rise in the company’s shares even with CEO Tim Cook's warning about the effect of U.S. tariffs, expected to add $1.1 billion in expenses over this period. A major component of the United States’ trade dispute with President Donald Trump is these tariffs, which had already cost Apple $800 million in the earlier June quarter. They also urged some consumers to buy iPhones sooner than normal, notably in late spring this year. LSEG reported that Apple's fiscal third-quarter sales, buoyed by such early buys, exceeded revenue forecasts by the greatest margin in at least four years. Des...

Based on initial benchmarks for its forthcoming Samsung Exynos 2600 SoC, Samsung appears to be making great advances toward a complete re-entry into the premium chipset sector with very strong GPU capabilities. The chip scored 3,135 points in a recent assessment using the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light suite, with an average frame rate of 23.23 FPS, exceeding Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite, which obtained 2,681 points at 19.87 FPS, by around 15%. Although they come from a high-end testing board instead of a commercially available smartphone, these results point to much future for Samsung’s own silicon. Leaks from Geekbench 6 show that on the CPU side, the Samsung’s Exynos 2600 scores roughly 2,950 points in single-core performance and 10,200 points in multi-core performance, a rise of roughly ...

Today marks the lifting of the review embargo on these cutting-edge desktop and workstation Zen 5 processors as the launch of the AMD Threadripper 9000 series approaches, with its official release scheduled for tomorrow. Big generational improvements and overall performance boosts, these new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X/9980X CPUs provide on Linux, with an eye toward giving the greatest workstation performance in 2025. Although the AMD Threadripper 9980X shares the same amazing 64-core, 128-thread specification as its predecessor, the 7980X. The AMD Threadripper 9970X reflects the 32 cores and 64 threads of the 7970X; the developments observed in these new Zen 5 Threadrippers are noteworthy. The fact that these new Threadripper 9000 series CPUs can simply replace TR5 Threadripper 7000 s...

Following after-hours trading, Meta’s Q2 earnings’ amazing results propelled its stock to fresh heights as CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed the company's overall plan in the artificial intelligence contest. The group also stressed that fighting for artificial intelligence talent calls for substantial financial commitment. In its second-quarter report, Meta’s Q2 earnings surpassed analysts’ expectations for both revenue and earnings per share. With revenues of $47.52 billion, exceeding the projected $44. 83 billion, earnings per share were $7.14, versus the estimated $5.89. After the analyst call, Meta’s shares jumped over 12% in after-hours trading to reach $780, which would be a record high for the stock. Referencing Meta’s recent rise in AI hiring, the firm named employee compensation...