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News and Press

Widespread outage takes down Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

March 5, 2024

Via: BGR

Users seem to be experiencing an outage with Meta products. At this moment, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads seem to be down for users globally. It doesn’t seem WhatsApp is facing issues. According to DownDetector, several users have reported in the […]


Laptops, Products

This ‘hybrid Mac-iPad’ laptop and tablet will blow your mind

March 4, 2024

Via: 9to5Mac

Federico Viticci at MacStories has done something that’s truly incredible, even by his standards. In his search for the perfect keyboard and trackpad combination for Apple Vision Pro, Federico came up with something even better: “MacPad.” Using a combination of […]


Operating System, Windows

Microsoft unveils new AI tools for Windows 11

March 1, 2024

Via: Computerworld

Microsoft will add a range of artificial intelligence (AI) features to Windows 11, with new ways to edit content and control PC settings. Later this month, Windows 11 users will be able adjust settings within the operating system with text […]


App Review, Applications

Threads API to become available to creators and developers in June

March 1, 2024

Via: 9to5Mac

Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, was launched in July 2023. Since then, the Threads team has been working on a lot of new features – and soon users will get a huge one. An engineer working for Meta confirmed that the […]


Editorial

How the EU is Fundamentally Challenging Apple’s Core Offering

February 29, 2024

Via: Camila Mendes

Over the last few years, we’ve slowly noted the various changes Apple has had to make to keep operating in Europe. These span both hard and software, and while the company is keen to retain its presence in the market, […]


iOS, Operating System

iOS 18 may change Apple ID to Apple Account, and it would make way more sense

February 29, 2024

Via: BGR

You can use an iPhone without getting an Apple ID, but you’d have to settle for a dumb phone rather than a smartphone experience. You can’t download apps or any other digital content without an Apple ID. That’s why most […]


App Review, Applications

This classic Android app is tapping into the ghost of Google Now

February 28, 2024

Via: Computerworld

Ever have one of those moments where you see some new tech twist — an app, a feature, an idea of some sort — and you just stop in your tracks and think: “Whoa. Now, that’s clever”? I won’t lie: […]


News and Press

Google calls Microsoft’s cloud practices in the EU anti-competitive

February 28, 2024

Via: Computerworld

Google Cloud has joined AWS and Europe-based Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) in protesting Microsoft’s anticompetitive cloud software licensing practices in the EU. “Microsoft’s cloud licensing restrictions restrict choice and create harmful downstream impacts for companies, ranging from […]


iOS, Operating System

5 hidden iOS 17.4 features coming to your iPhone next week

February 28, 2024

Via: BGR

After a month of beta testing, iOS 17.4 will be available to all iPhone users starting next week and will have several new features. Since Apple already seeded the iOS 17.4 Release Candidate version, the official build can’t be far […]


App Review, Applications

Microsoft to offer more AI options on Azure with Mistral AI partnership

February 27, 2024

Via: Computerworld

Microsoft has partnered with Mistral AI to make the latter available to its Azure customers, adding more options to enterprise customers. Mistral AI is set to enrich Azure’s AI offerings, introducing its premium models via Azure AI Studio’s Models as […]


Laptops, Products

Dell ramps up ‘AI PC’ plans with Latitude and Precision refresh

February 27, 2024

Via: Computerworld

Dell has unveiled a range of new laptops and PCs featuring neural processing units (NPUs) designed to run AI workloads on-device for improved video call quality and better laptop battery life. Dell is one of several hardware vendors looking to […]


Gadgets, Products

What to do with your Vision Pro

February 27, 2024

Via: Computerworld

To get some sense of the future for Apple’s new Vision devices, early adopters might want to explore ARway.ai, which seems to deliver some of the elements of the augmented reality (AR) vision we think Apple will eventually achieve. What […]


App Review, Applications

Microsoft Copilot app can now be your next default assistant app on Android

February 26, 2024

Via: PhoneArena

Android users currently have a slew of options available when it comes to choosing an assistant app on their devices. Where previously Google Assistant and Bixby were the ones that reigned, the rise of AI-powered chatbots saw these evolve as […]


App Review, Applications

How accessing ChatGPT on Android is about to get easier

February 26, 2024

Via: ZDnet

ChatGPT can help with on-the-go tasks such as writing quick texts, emails, and more. To make getting its assistance on your phone easier, ChatGPT is reportedly rolling out a new widget for Android users. On Friday, Android OS expert Mishaal […]


News and Press

AI chip sales are driving stock markets to new records

February 23, 2024

Via: Computerworld

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up more than 450 points on Thursday, rocketing past 39,000 for the first time — with much of that gain attributed to one company’s earnings buoyed by artificial intelligence and cloud tech. Nvidia’s fourth-quarter […]


Operating System, Others

Stunning visionOS 2 concept shows off 7 features I want Apple to add to the Vision Pro

February 23, 2024

Via: BGR

With Apple Vision Pro available for almost a month now, there are several reasons to buy this spatial computer. Still, many people have returned their devices, as they thought it’s not quite there yet. For a $3,499 starting price, Apple […]


App security, Applications

How to get iMessage quantum security on your iPhone (and why it’s useful)

February 22, 2024

Via: 9to5Mac

Apple has announced a major security upgrade for iMessage – protection against quantum computers. Read along for how to get iMessage quantum security on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, why it’s valuable, and more. Ahead of iOS 17.4 […]


App Review, Applications

Microsoft Copilot Pro review: Office joins the genAI revolution

February 21, 2024

Via: Computerworld

Microsoft’s $20-per-month Copilot Pro subscription gives you access to Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant in Office. That means Copilot can help you write Word documents, work with Excel spreadsheets, create PowerPoint presentations, put together Outlook emails, lay out notes in OneNote, […]


App Review, Applications

Apple’s iMessage gains industry-leading quantum security

February 21, 2024

Via: Computerworld

Apple is preparing for future threats to iMessage by introducing upgraded encryption for its messaging service by using quantum computers. Think of it as state-of-the-art quantum security for messaging at scale, the company says, resulting in Apple’s messaging system being […]


News and Press

EU begins formal investigation of TikTok over potential violations of Digital Services Act

February 20, 2024

Via: Computerworld

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) in various ways associated with the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, and managing risk for […]