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Dolby Vision is arguably the best HDR standard there is for content consumption. Dolby’s proprietary HDR standard uses an enhancement layer to provide 12-bit color, which is an upgrade over the 10-bit color offered with HDR10 or HDR10+. Moreover, Dolby Vision offers manual controls and profiles for colorists, giving studios more precision over their high dynamic range (HDR) releases. This is why Dolby Vision ended up as the superior format, despite HDR10 and HDR10+ being free to use. There’s a catch, however — many TVs branded as supporting Dolby Vision are only compatible with the basic version. Dolby Vision IQ,…
Choosing the best iPhone used to be easy. With the original, you picked a storage size. A year later, there were colour options too. (Well, black or white.) Then – boom – you owned one of the best smartphones on the planet. Now? You’re faced with an increasingly complex selection of shiny new iPhones and last-generation stragglers. Our guide is here to cut through the noise. We’ll spell out who each currently shipping iPhone is best for, dig into the highs and lows, point you towards the ideal older iPhone for kids, and tackle common questions that might otherwise derail…
God bless the action movie. Everyone loves a massive explosion, an exciting shootout, or a pitched battle against an alien war machine. But it’s a special kind of movie that can thrill without any violence whatsoever. 12 Angry Men, the 1957 courtroom drama directed by Sidney Lumet, is such a movie, and you can watch it for free whenever you like. Conversation is thrilling in 12 Angry Men With conversations this riveting, who needs action scenes? 12 Angry Men is set on “the hottest day of the year,” right at the end of a murder trial for an unnamed 18-year-old…
The iPhone 18 Pro hasn’t officially arrived yet, but that hasn’t stopped the Apple rumour mill from going wild in the lead up to its expected launch later this year. It’s a lot to keep on top of, which is why we’ve gathered up all the rumours and leaks worth knowing about, served below for your reading pleasure. If you want a short summary – at first glance, the iPhone 18 Pro doesn’t sound like a dramatic redesign. Most reports suggest it’ll look broadly similar to its predecessor, with the same overall shape, screen sizes, and triple-camera setup. Dig a…
Apple’s AI-infused version of Siri is late. Two years late to be exact. It was first trailed alongside broader Apple Intelligence features at Apple’s developer conference in June 2024. But it never appeared, thanks to it just not being good enough. Now, a delay of that magnitude is understandable, provided that it actually works well now. So as soon as the iOS 27 Developer Beta was available, I installed it on a spare iPhone and started using Siri AI. This is what I found and why it actually surprised me quite a bit. Siri AI is in Beta and there…
Your nose twinges. Oh no! It’s unmistakable: you have THE PLAGUE! And dislocated eyebrows! And terrifying condition Amblystic Florpo Flargle-Wargle! (That you definitely didn’t just make up.) Fortunately, help is on hand. No, not at your local medical centre. I’m talking about ChatGPT! Because this is the future, right? So surely you can ask ChatGPT – or another AI chatbot – for health advice? That depends. Mostly on whether your real or imaginary condition has affected your ability to think rationally, or is in fact nanobots taking over the circuitry of your brain, convincing you that asking a probability machine…
Apple has finally revealed a beta version of its generative AI-infused version of Siri, known as Siri AI. Based on my early use of the assistant on a test iPhone, it’s a very positive step for Apple devices and is much needed (and was much delayed). But as well as Apple’s own technology, it uses a custom Google Gemini model for more complex reasoning – for which it is reported to be paying Google around $1bn a year. Firstly, I’ll outline the questions asked, and then I’ve pasted in the responses from Google Gemini and Apple Siri before reaching some…
Achieving consistent frame rates is quite difficult, even on the highest-end PCs, because performance tuning goes beyond just hardware alone. Software optimization is an integral part of getting the most out of your build. I have a decent gaming setup, and even though it meets the system requirements for most games, I couldn’t get rid of the occasional stuttering that ruined my gameplay experience. Everything checked out — system performance, temperatures, and drivers, that is, until I came across this one Steam feature that helped me get rid of the hiccups even before I started the game. Related I ditched…
Summary Scheduled Tasks gives ChatGPT automated reminders, recurring updates, and background actions. New Scheduled Tasks page shows all tasks in one place and you can set them on your phone or online. Scheduled Tasks boosts ChatGPT into a background Android assistant for Plus users, but Gemini still has its strengths. If you’ve been paying for ChatGPT Plus but still relying on Gemini as your Android assistant, OpenAI’s latest update might change that. Scheduled Tasks already gave ChatGPT the ability to handle reminders, recurring updates, and other automated actions, making it much more useful even when you’re not actively chatting with…
No matter what your preferred streaming service or genre, there are tons of great TV series coming at you this weekend, June 19-21. Here are a few of the biggest new releases available to binge, either right now or in a couple of days. Related These classic shows have 100+ episodes each — and they’re all free on Roku right now There’s so much available to watch on The Roku Channel you may never need to even think about Netflix again. The Season All six episodes now on Hulu This English-language show is set in Hong Kong, and initially follows…