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MoreApple's iOS 18 has now been live for almost two weeks: is it standing up to the hype?
Apple officially released the latest-and greatest version of its iPhone operating system -- iOS 18 -- to the world back on September 16. The new update launched alongside the much-anticipated iPadOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia releases, marking a big day for the California-based tech giant. iOS 18 introduces a number of new features into the mix, including a customizable Control Center interface, the ability to place app icons anywhere on the home screen, a new dark mode icon pallet, and more. Unfortunately, all the fancy Apple Intelligence AI features the company has been boasting about aren't available at launch, with most of them expected to trickle out over the coming weeks and months. Close to two weeks have passed since the fateful launch day of iOS 18, and it hasn't taken long for impressions and opinions to permeate throughout the internet. As with any other major software update release, even in stable form, a number of bugs and performance issues have cropped up. Apple will undou
Would you pay $3,000 for a limited edition video game console?
Today Sony dropped the 30th Anniversary bundle for the PS5 Pro, which, while stylish, costed an eye-watering $999.99. And while that price point may induce some serious sticker shock for most of us, that didn't stop retailers from being overwhelmed immediately when the unit went on sale this morning, with all 12,300 of these numbered consoles selling out within seconds. And as you might expect, many of these purchases were from resellers, with hundreds of listings popping up on eBay mere moments after the console sold out, complete with insane markups. Just a quick look at the resale site shows most units carrying a "Buy it Now" price of over $3000. Would you ever consider paying this much for a video game console?
Have you jumped on the vinyl trend yet?
Vinyl isn't new, but it is continuing to pick up steam. I was at Target the other day watching teenagers happily sort through the available records, looking for one record album in particular. It actually made me giggle because I could never have imagined doing something like that with my friends when I was in high school. But, I guess it's trendy to be retro and audiophiles love vinyl records. I've yet to hop on this trend, though. Am I missing out? I kind of hate the idea of a large record player taking up space somewhere and then storing my records where my toddler can't break them. Is it just me?
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