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We knew it was coming but OpenAI has made it official and released its o3-mini reasoning model to all users. The new model will be available on ChatGPT starting Friday, though your level of access will depend on your level of subscription. OpenAI first teased the o3 model family on the finale of its 12 Days of OpenAI livestream event in December (less than two weeks after debuting its o1 reasoning model family). CEO Sam Altman shared additional details on the o3-mini model in mid-January and later announced that the model would be made available to all users as part…

Table of Contents Table of Contents How to get Fortnite OG Pass in Season 2 All Fortnite Season 2 OG Pass items to unlock Epic Games has taken players on a nostalgic journey with the introduction of Fortnite OG, a permanent game mode that brings back the beloved Chapter 1 island and the iconic weapons that shaped the early days of Fortnite. This revival has successfully resurrected beloved locations such as Dusty Depot and Tilted Towers, while also bringing back classic weapons like the Pump Shotgun and the Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle, igniting a surge of enthusiasm among OG players. The…

In response to the recent launch of Nvidia’s latest RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards, eBay users have taken matters into their own hands to combat scalpers and automated purchasing bots. By listing fake products—such as photographs or drawings of the RTX 5090, sometimes humorously framed—sellers aim to deceive bots programmed to acquire these high-demand items for resale at inflated prices. These deceptive listings often mimic the appearance of genuine product offers, complete with pricing around the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) or lower. Subtle warnings like “read description” are included to alert human buyers. Upon reviewing the description,…

Acerone Liquid S162E4 and Acerone Liquid S272E4 smartphones from Acer are currently listed online in India. The price and availability details of the handsets have not yet been confirmed. The online listings reveal the design and key features of the phones. Notably, a Bengaluru-based startup called Indkal Technologies announced an agreement with Acer Technologies last year to design, manufacture and distribute Acer-branded smartphones. The phones will be priced between Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 50,000, across India. Acerone Liquid S162E4, Acerone Liquid S272E4 FeaturesThe Acerone Liquid S162E4 and Acerone Liquid S272E4 smartphones are listed on the Acerpure website. The former is seen in a light…

WhatsApp will likely introduce its Events feature to personal chats soon. The Meta-owned messaging platform first brought this feature to WhatsApp Communities in May 2024. Reports now suggest that the company is testing the functionality in individual chats for both Android and iOS users. It may roll out to global users in the upcoming days. Previously, the platform was testing a feature that would allow users to add music to their Status updates, similar to the feature on Instagram, another Meta-owned social media site.Events Feature in Individual WhatsApp Chats for Android, iOS UsersWhatsApp is testing a feature that will help users create…

Ridge Racer 64 is now available for Nintendo Switch Online. For those keeping track, this is the first time in 25 years the game has been available (legally) on anything but the Nintendo 64 itself. Who wants to dust off an old consoleThe classic racing game is available to all Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers starting today. Ridge Racer 64 first hit shelves in 2000, near the end of the console’s lifespan. That put it in competition with other games like Gran Turismo 4 and Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed. Less than a year after its launch, the PlayStation…

iQOO Z9x 5G with specifications including Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chip and a 6,000mAh battery was unveiled in India in May last year. The Vivo sub-brand has not announced anything about a possible successor of iQOO Z9x 5G yet, but ahead of it, the iQOO Z10x 5G has reportedly been listed on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, hinting at an imminent launch. The alleged listing reveals the model number of the next iQOO Z series phone.As per a report by MySmartPrice, the unannounced iQOO Z10x 5G has bagged certification from the BIS website with model number I2404. The screenshot of…

Threads has finally updated its apps for iPhone and Android smartphones with a dedicated media tab. The Meta-owned microblogging platform finally supports a dedicated tab that shows photos and videos uploaded by a user on their profile. Meanwhile, users will be able to use a newly announced markup feature that allows them to highlight parts of another user’s post, while reposting it to their followers. Threads will also allow people to tag other users while sharing photos, just like Instagram.Threads Markup Feature Rollout Expands WidelyUntil now, Threads users had to scroll through a person’s timeline to see all the photos…

The Scream franchise is bringing back a former villain for its next entry. Per Deadline, Matthew Lillard is returning for Scream 7. Lillard played Stu Macher in 1996’s Scream. Fans might be wondering how Stu can return for the seventh film when he died in the first. In the climactic twist of Scream, Stu and his buddy Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) are revealed as the Ghostface killers wreaking havoc on Woodsboro. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) eventually kills Stu by dropping a TV on his head. Please enable Javascript to view this content Did Stu actually survive that night? Will Stu appear in flashbacks?…

India’s smartphone market saw nine percent year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth in 2024 on a wholesale price basis to reach a record high, as per a report by a market research firm. Samsung, which secured the top spot in the global smartphone market, slipped below Vivo and Xiaomi to third place in India’s smartphone market. Apple had the highest market value share in the country with iPhone 15 becoming the highest-shipped smartphone of the fourth quarter (Q4) of the year. Indian Smartphone Market Registers Record Revenue GrowthAccording to Counterpoint Research report based on data from Counterpoint’s Monthly India Smartphone Tracker, the wholesale smartphone market…