Day: September 13, 2023

Shelley Parker-Chan’s Newest Book Brings Emo to 14th Century China

She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan’s debut novel, is “a kind of” coming of age story. The first book in the Radiant Emperor duology is “about people who were not allowed to desire things in the world that they were born into or told that what they desired was wrong,” said Parker-Chan in an interview with io9.

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eSIM-only iPhone 15 remains exclusive to the US as the rest of the world still gets a SIM tray

Last year, Apple announced its ambitious plans to put an end to the old SIM card by making iPhone 14 the first eSIM-only iPhone… except for those living anywhere outside the US. Despite some rumors suggesting that Apple would expand the eSIM-only iPhone to more countries, the US is still the only country to have the iPhone 15 without a physical SIM tray.

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Bungie Fails To Get Summary Judgement On Aimjunkies For Cheat-Selling… Again

I must admit that before even beginning to write this story up about Bungie losing in court in the summary judgement phase on copyright and trademark infringement claims against cheat-seller Aimjunkies, I had to check the dates on the TorrentFreak post several times. That’s because we already talked about this a year ago, when Bungie

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SUPCASE UB Pro protects your new iPhone 15 from a 50-foot drop – or a bullet, 15% off [Sponsored]

When a company claims to offer the “ultimate” drop-proof case, you’d want to ask a few searching questions. But SUPCASE does have all the right answers for its Unicorn Beetle PRO, aka the UB Pro.

The UB Pro won CNET’s first annual drop test, notching up the award for the highest fall without damage. It went on to protect an iPhone against an astonishing 50-foot drop test by Everything Apple Pro, and has survived all manner of attacks, up to and including stopping a bullet …

For a limited time, you can get 15% off with the code 159TO5MAC from the company’s Amazon store (valid until October 6).

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The iPhone 15 Pro is the next AAA game console

Apple spent some time focusing on games during Tuesday’s iPhone 15 launch event, and while we got the usual mobile devs talking about the improved hardware and software capabilities, we also found out that some very recent top-tier console games are coming to the iPhone, including the Resident Evil 4 remake, Resident Evil Village, and

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Universe Returns in a New Audio Drama

Two decades after Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired its finale, the show’s universe will take center stage in an new Audible series. Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is co-written and co-directed by OG cast member Amber “Tara” Benson, and will bring back stars from the beloved series like James Marsters (Spike) and Charisma…

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This Cop Managed to Get Out of 44 Traffic Tickets

At the ticket hearings, Kriv often provided what he said were legitimate police incident reports as evidence of the car thefts; they had officer names and badge numbers, and he explained that he got the reports at police headquarters. But Kriv did not let on that he, himself, was a Chicago cop.

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In an ocean of leaks, the iPhone 15 cameras managed to sneak in a few surprises

In an environment where so much information leaks, it’s always nice to actually learn something new from an Apple event. Last year, the whole software aspect of the Dynamic Island was one of those things. This year, the surprises are all about the iPhone 15 Pro camera system.

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