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Last year’sOnePlus 11Rwas the “value phone you’ve been waiting for.” Unfortunately, it wasn’t available in the U.S. However, things have changed with the OnePlus 12 series. Both the OnePlus 12 and 12R are available here at different price points. TheOnePlus 12Rbeing cheaper but offering flagship specifications raises the question if you should spend extra on theOnePlus 12So, should you? Here’s what you need to know about both devices before making your decision....

If you don’t know who Mask Girl is yet, then you’re about to find out. Thanks to the success ofSquid Gameand other shows, more South Korean series are heading to Netflix this year, includingMask Girl. This show is based on Mae Mi’sMask Girlwebcomic, and it follows a woman named Kim Mo-Mi through three different periods in her life.K-popsinger and actress Nana headlines the series as the young Kim Mo-mi, whose natural face remains hidden in the trailer below....

Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim popcorn bucket is an actual hammer Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim’s exclusive popcorn bucket has been revealed and it’s an actual War hammer. In a surprising turn from recent years, unique and limited-edition popcorn buckets have made a huge resurgence. FromDune 2’s viral “Fleshlight”toDeadpool & Wolverine, Alien: Romulus, and more, almost every major film with a theatrical release is being honored with its very own popcorn tin....

Summary 2025 will see the debut of a newMarvel Cinematic Universeteam inThunderbolts*, and I’m convinced that the upcoming movie is hiding a key villain. The Thunderbolts will act as a sort of MCU version of the Suicide Squad from DC — both teams are similar in the comics — with reports even stating thatin an earlier draft of the movie, the MCU team would die on a mission. That concept is brimming with potential, allowing the Thunderbolts to appear throughout multipleprojects in Marvel’s slate, with a rotating roster to boot....

Creating health-related products and services is a major focus for most big tech firms, with each one exploring different ways of establishing a presence in the industry. Part of those plans can involve ditching existing systems no longer deemed viable, and in recent days Microsoft has been informing HealthVault users that the web-based service will be closing down on June 26, 2025. Microsoft launched HealthVault in 2009 as a way for individuals to store their health records, which they could then share with medical professionals of their choosing, as and when required....

Quick Links The volatile Homelander fromThe Boysappears inMortal Kombat 1as a character with a variety of moves, combos, and deadly fatalities that show the unrestrained power of Vought’s top Supe. Homelander uses his eye lasers, super strength, and flight to be a menace at all distances from his opponent. With the right Kameo, you can become an oppressive force that others will rarely be able to stop. Homelander is the fourth character from theKombat Pack forMortal Kombat 1, a DLC collection of new fighters that includes other guests like Peacemaker and Omni-Man....

Elon Musk has no shortage of ambitious, inspiring, and downright crazy ideas. You’ve probably heard about his efforts to buildreusable rockets,blanket the globe in Wi-Fi, and build anetwork of tunnelsunder LA — but one of his newest ventures, called Neuralink, is arguably one his most intriguing yet. It’s a crazy mix of futuristic science and brain surgery, with a healthy dose of, “what does it even mean to be human?” thrown in for good measure....

For diabetics, keeping their illness under control by regulating their blood sugar level is a 24/7 job. But one day, it could be as simple as having acup of coffeeafter a meal. That’s thanks to scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland, who have been working to engineer cells capable of releasing crucial (and potentially lifesaving) insulin whenever they detect the presence of caffeine. “We have engineered human cells to sense caffeine and correspondingly produce glucagon-like peptide 1, [also known as] GLP-1,”Martin Fussenegger, professor in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich, told Digital Trends....

With onlyrumors of a new, high-end Oculus VR headsetand a suggestion that Facebook may be pivoting tofocus on mid-range virtual realityinstead, the 2016 Oculus Rift may remain the top offering from the company for some time. That means that with the launch of theHTC Vive Pro, the Rift has to go head to head with it. So let’s compare the Oculus Rift vs. Vive Pro — can the Rift stay competitive with a newer, sleeker version of the headset that we consider to be still thebest consumer-grade VR headsetyou can buy?...

Overwatch 2 Dec 5 patch notes: Season 8, Mauga, Mercy & Sombra buffs, Sigma nerfs, more The Overwatch 2 Season 8 patch notes for PC, PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch have arrived a day ahead of the December 5 launch. Multiple heroes have beenbuffed and nerfedin this patch to make way for the game’s newest tank, Mauga, who is debuting with a series of improvements from hisBlizzCon preview weekend. In addition to hero balance changes, this patch also implements Weapon Skins, giving players even more ways to customize their mains....

Digital cameras may age in dog years, but Phase One’s newest medium format system is designed to adapt to new technology over time. On August 28, Phase One unveiledthe XF IQ4 Infinity Platform system, a modular medium format camera platform launching with three different versions, all with megapixel counts in the three-digit range. The IQ4 150MP (which is actually 151 megapixels, for anyone who’s counting), the IQ4 100 MP Trichromatic (101 megapixels), and the IQ4 150MP Achromatic (151 monochrome megapixels) are all included in the new Infinity Platform that expands the company’s existing XF system....

Phil Spencer confirms Activision Blizzard games won’t be on Game Pass for “months” The head of Xbox has confirmed that Activision Blizzard games like Call of Duty won’t be hitting Game Pass for months. Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, has confirmed that Game Pass won’t be getting Activision or Blizzard games for “months”. Today, we can now begin the work of bringing Activision Blizzard King’s iconic and groundbreaking games to Xbox Game Pass....

The new Samsung Galaxy S11 may launch on February 18 at an event in San Francisco, according to a well-known and usually reliable leaker, but that’s not the most interesting thing about this rumor. Apparently, in addition to the Galaxy S11, we may also see the arrival of Samsung’s second-generation folding smartphone too. All this comes froma Twitter-based sourcewho has consistently leaked Samsung-related news for some time, giving this rumor some weight....