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5 advanced tricks for Google’s Circle to Search on Android
One of my favorite Android features right now is something that’s simultaneously new and familiar. It’s Circle to Search — a clever concept that came out for Google’s Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro phones...
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How Intel’s ‘AI everywhere’ strategy could challenge Nvidia’s dominance
At its annual Intel Vision conference, CEO Pat Gelsinger laid out an ambitious roadmap that includes generative artificial intelligence (genAI) at every turn. Intel’s hardware strategy is centered...
View ArticleThe desktop processor market is suddenly hot again
The desktop/laptop market has been pretty quiet for several years. Windows carved out its dominant space, and despite repeated claims that it would happen, Linux never really emerged as a challenger...
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USB-C explained: How to get the most from it (and why it keeps on getting...
Now that you’re used to seeing co-workers, family, and strangers at coffee shops, offices, and planes using the oblong USB-C connector, it’s time to see just what this promising standard can do today...
View ArticleWill AI end Apple’s existential crisis?
Consider this: Apple has been working with artificial intelligence (AI) in specific domains for many years. Then OpenAI’s ChatGPT emerged and made Apple look bad. Today as WWDC approaches, the company...
View ArticleAfter cloud providers, UK antitrust regulator takes aim at AI
The UK’s antitrust regulator has put tech giants on notice after expressing concern that developments in the AI market could stifle innovation. Sarah Cardell, CEO of the UK’s Competition and Markets...
View ArticleThis month’s Patch Tuesday release is a big one
Microsoft released 149 updates in this month’s Patch Tuesday release, though there were no reports of public disclosures or other zero-days for the Microsoft ecosystem (Windows, Office, .NET). This...
View ArticleDo cloud-based genAI services have an enterprise future?
While generative artificial intelligence (genAI) models are expected to shrink down in size to fit more defined needs and corporate budgets, a large number of service providers are still plotting...
View ArticleApple’s iPhone slumps as consumers wait for AI
IDC’s latest preliminary data on the smartphone market suggests Apple’s traditionally weakest smartphone quarter might be a little weaker than usual this year as political tension gnaws away at the...
View ArticleUS grants Samsung $6.4 billion to boost local chip production
The US has committed $6.4 billion in grants to help Samsung expand its semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Texas in a bid to strengthen America’s position in chip production. The funding, under...
View ArticleYou’re not really still using Windows XP, are you?
I don’t know whether to be amazed or horrified at how much out-of-date technology we’re still using. Maybe both. Both is good. It’s been 10 years since Windows XP support expired. That’s a whole...
View ArticleAdobe Premiere Pro to get Firefly genAI video features
Adobe will bring its Firefly generative AI (genAI) video model to its Premiere Pro video editing app later this year, and plans to provide access to third-party AI video creation tools such as...
View ArticleAMD’s new mobile and desktop chips push hard into AI
AMD’s latest desktop and laptop processors put the company squarely in the emerging AI PC market with the integration of generative-AI (genAI) technology into some of its most popular chip lines. The...
View Article20 iPhone tips you might not have seen
Most iPhone users know that to delete the last number you typed in Calculator you must swipe a finger right or left in the number display. (And I hope it’s understood that you can easily share Wi-Fi...
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Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build?
The Windows 11 2023 Update has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of Windows. The company frequently rolls out public preview builds to...
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Windows 10 Insider Previews: A guide to the builds
Microsoft never sleeps. In addition to its steady releases of major and minor updates to the current version of Windows 10, the company frequently rolls out public preview builds to members of its...
View ArticleAnthropic’s latest version of Claude comes to Amazon Bedrock
The most up-to-date version of Anthropic’s Claude AI, Claude 3 Opus, is now available on Amazon’s Bedrock managed AI service, bringing higher performance on more open-ended tasks to enterprise...
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The webcam privacy guide for Windows PCs
Is someone watching your PC’s webcam? Modern laptops are packed with webcam LEDs, privacy shutters, and even switches that physically disconnect the webcam to ensure you have control. Windows has a...
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How Workona can transform your team collaboration
Let’s get real for a minute: Much as the companies that create productivity apps would like to think otherwise, most of us don’t work and live entirely within any single software ecosystem. Sure,...
View ArticleApple sidles into sideloading in the EU
While Apple didn’t rush to embrace sideloading, developers can get ready for it in the EU, as support for this is now live in the latest iOS 17.5 beta. This is the first big improvement Apple has made...
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