Report describes Apple’s “organizational dysfunction” and “lack of ambition” in AI
Enlarge / Siri, Apple's sort-of-AI assistant, pops up in iOS. (credit: Samuel Axon) A new behind-the-scenes report in The Information details Apple's str…
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Showing posts from April, 2023
Bluetooth trackers need a revamp—“Tile for Cats” ain’t it
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / So they put a Tile tracker on a cat... now what? (credit: Tile) Did you know Tile sells Bluetooth trackers for your cat? Why don’t you just stick a smal…
Read moreIt’s the end of the line for yearly Windows 10 updates, says Microsoft
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Although Windows 11 was released in October 2021 , Windows 10 has received yearly “feature updates” since then. Windows 10 21H2 was rel…
Read moreI, for one, welcome our new Steam Deck-killing, Windows-running overlords
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge I held off on buying the Steam Deck after it came out a little more than a year ago. At the time, it had lots of bugs, long shipping delays, and some uncer…
Read moreYouTube podcasts go live in the US with inclusion in YouTube Music
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / YouTube Music's Podcast demo pages. There will be promotion on the "Home" and "Explore" pages. (credit: YouTube) YouTube podcast…
Read moreMicrosoft-branded mice and keyboards are going away after 40 years
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Microsoft's "green-eye" mouse, the first Microsoft-branded mouse the company sold. (credit: Microsoft ) If I asked you to name Microsoft&#…
Read moreIntel loses $2.8 billion in another not-great quarter, down 36% year over year
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Intel's flagship desktop CPU, the Core i9-13900K. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Intel has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2023…
Read moreToday’s best deals: Vitamix 5200, LG C2 4K TV, Samsung and SK Hynix SSDs, and more
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The Vitamix 5200 is widely considered the best blender on the market. Today's best deals include a range of Roomba robot vacuums, internal SSDs from…
Read moreOnePlus Pad hands-on: I did not know they still made displays this bad
Harsh Dhankhar
The OnePlus Pad. It's got a keyboard. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] Android tablets are supposed to be making a comeback, and along with Google's push for new …
Read moreOLED is great, but where are all the Mini LED laptops?
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Working outside like this isn't so easy on an OLED laptop with limited brightness. (credit: Maria Korneeva/Getty) If I could have any type of displa…
Read moreSuper Smash Bros. retro demake puts Wi-Fi into an NES cartridge
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The Super Tilt Bro. cartridge contains Wi-Fi hardware for online gaming using Nintendo's 1985 NES console. (credit: Sylvain Gadrat) In the heyday o…
Read moreApple Watch buying guide: Which wearable is best for you?
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Corey Gaskin) If you’re an iPhone user who wants a smartwatch, the Apple Watch should be at the top of your list. Unless you’re a serious athlete …
Read moreAmazon will brick all Halo health trackers on August 1
Harsh Dhankhar
Amazon's Halo View fitness tracker. (credit: Amazon ) Amazon is giving up on its health-focused Halo devices. The original Halo Band and the Halo View fitness t…
Read moreThe Lenovo ThinkPhone hits shelves April 28 for $699
Harsh Dhankhar
You've seen the ThinkPad, now there's a ThinkPhone! The definitely named-by-committee "Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola" is finally hitting virt…
Read moreOn-by-default Edge feature seems to be sending all the URLs you visit to Bing
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft's Edge browser has a relatively recent on-by-default feature that allows you to "follow content creators" in Ed…
Read moreAlmost half of refurbished phones sold are iPhones
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Getty ) Selling a new smartphone is the hardest it has been in years. Rising device costs, limited differences between model upgrades, and economi…
Read moreArs Technica System Guide: Four PC builds for spring 2023
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: NZXT) It's a weird time to build a PC. That's partly because fewer people are doing it—sales for parts and prebuilt PCs are down across th…
Read moreZero trust for Zoom calls: ChromeOS getting universal microphone/camera toggles
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Rather than app-by-app permissions that are set once, ChromeOS will soon offer universal mic and camera toggles that should help prevent accidental exposur…
Read moreAMD’s Ryzen Z1 chips could power a new wave of handheld Steam Deck clones
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / AMD's Ryzen Z1 chips are APUs tuned specifically for handheld gaming PCs. (credit: AMD) Nvidia GPUs power the vast majority of gaming PCs, but for m…
Read more33 practical gift ideas for Mother’s Day 2023
Harsh Dhankhar
These Mother's Day gifts are mom-approved! (credit: Soleil Summer | Condé Nast) There’s no such thing as a perfect Mother’s Day gift—not in the abstract. Mothe…
Read moreDetails emerge about Apple headset’s tethered battery pack
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Apple's MagSafe battery pack for iPhone. The headset's external pack is said to resemble these. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman is at it again, s…
Read moreAfter demolishing swaths of San Jose, Google puts campus project on hold
Harsh Dhankhar
Google's rendering of "The Meander," which will be "a central social gathering place with shops and local food." I assume there are office …
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