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Umar Shakir

Umar Shakir

Former News Writer

Former News Writer

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    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    Now that’s a good mint.

    The Pixel 8a leaks continue. This time, Google’s upcoming entry-level smartphone appears in a short hands-on video by an apparent smartphone dealer in Casablanca — who three days ago posted that they’re getting the goods.

    God, that mint is good.

    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    Here’s what it’s like to watch a personal spatial video in a Vision Pro headset.

    Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset can play back stereoscopic 3D video shot on iPhone 15 Pro, and CNET’s Scott Stein got to load up some of his own spatial videos on a Vision Pro and watch them:

    [My mom] sort of raised her eyebrows a bit, and the way she looked at me in 3D — at a scale close to normal size, with her seeming to make eye contact — made me feel like I was almost there. It made me want to climb through that fuzzy-bordered window and join my family again on the other side.

    Umar Shakir
    Umar Shakir
    So now I know I have too many iMessages backed up.

    In the new iOS 17.2 update, you can easily see how many messages are backed up to iCloud alongside how much storage they’re taking up by going to Settings > Your Name > iCloud > Show All > Messages in iCloud.

    I’m not sure if I truly need to hold on to these forever. What is your iMessage backup looking like?

    messages in the cloud, 100.66GB used, keep forver, 355,488 messages
    How much is iCloud storage per month again?
    Screenshot: Umar Shakir / The Verge