It’s that quiet, end-of-December period for tech news. Still, alongside our usual retrospectives on tech in 2024, the Russian government is cracking down crypto, and final seasons of hit Netflix phenomena are on their way.
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It also monitors steps, calories, heart rate and sleep for way less than an Apple Watch or other popular wearables.
Wouldn't it be a dream if Apple gadgets regularly went on sale? That way, paying full price for an Apple Watch, which ma…
Since the release of iOS 18.2 on December 11, ChatGPT integration has been an integral part of Apple Intelligence. Provided you own a recent iPhone, iPad or Mac, you can access OpenAI’s chatbot directly from your device, with no need to …
It looks like Meta is preparing to add displays to its popular line of Ray-Ban smart glasses, according to a report by Financial Times. These screens could show up in a future iteration of the device as early as next year. The likely rel…
Apple did not release any new iPads in 2023. However, this year marked a significant change with the introduction of all-new versions of the iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro. Notably absent from this list is the standard iPad, which has…
Ever since OpenAI released ChatGPT at the tail end of 2022, the tech industry has been chasing artificial intelligence. For the past few years, tech companies have been ramping up AI development — and you could argue that everyone has been…
MediaTek has just introduced its latest smartphone silicon, and this one promises some big changes for midrange smartphones. The latest offering from the Taiwanese company is the Dimensity 8400 chip, and it will take on Qualcomm’s excell…
Have you ever tried taking the yearly holiday family picture, only to realize that none of the kids are looking at the camera after the fact? It's incredibly frustrating, but foldable phones like the Pixel 9 Pro Fold have a unique advantag…
Google Wallet is a fantastic way to store not only credit and debit cards but also IDs, boarding passes, and more, so you can leave your physical wallet at home. But did you know you can also add your passport to your digital wallet, creat…
CES 2025 is just two weeks away and Asus is planning to launch, among other things, a new ultrathin laptop that it claims will be the world’s lightest Copilot+ PC.
A short trailer for the mysterious product posted by Asus shows it flo…
We’re still in the middle of the rollout of Apple’s M4 chips, but today we got our first big peek at its successor, the M5. The report comes from reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who posted on X today and spilled some juicy technical detai…
In a recent blog post, Google announced that it is making it easier for admins to migrate from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat to reduce downtime. Admins can easily do this within the Google Chat migration menu and connect to opposing Micro…
Pimax just announced a new PC VR headset that weighs less than 200 grams and boasts 4K per eye microOLED panels and pancake lenses. That means the Pimax Dream Air matches the display specifications of Apple’s Vision Pro, yet weighs less th…
Ventiva has just launched its innovative ICE9 thermal management suite that works completely silently and without any moving parts. It will launch with devices packing up to 25W processors at CES in a few days, but it is expected to be abl…
The last few iPhone updates have brought a lot of changes with them. Just take a look at iOS 18.2: It introduced a ton of AI-powered features that had never before been available. If you have an older phone, it’s easy to worry that its har…
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Google TV now offers over 170 free channels, giving US viewers even more content to explore.
The update is available for anyone with the latest Google TV software, and you can find the new ch…
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently sat for an interview with Wired and dished on Apple’s focus in the foreseeable future. Health and wellness stood out as a recurring element. AirPods, which recently landed a hearing assistance facility, are visi…
Apple is developing smart home locks with face recognition tech.
This move aligns with Apple's growing interest in the home devices market.
Apple's device would compete with Google's Nest and Amazon's R…
AirDrop and AirPlay are popular features that significantly benefit users, but are currently unavailable to non-Apple users. This may change in the future in the European Union (EU), where proposals are being developed that could require A…
Wear OS Weekly
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My new weekly column focuses on the state of Wear OS, from new developments and updates to the latest apps and features we want to highlight.…
Biometric security — the ability to unlock your phone with your fingerprint or face — is an amazing feature, but you often have to turn on the phone’s screen before you can use it. That’s because many fingerprint sensors are optical and ne…
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After a beta launch in November, the Nothing OS 3.0 update is rolling out to the Phone 2 and 2a.
Nothing OS 3.0 offers a fresh spin on Android 15 with new features and smarter, shareable inte…
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After Google released its second Android 16 Developer Preview, a discovery was made about a new "screen-off fingerprint unlock."
Once toggled, the feature lets users unlock their devices with…
A well-known leaker of consumer electronics information shared a doozy on Thursday: Lenovo — which has for years been showing off a proof-of-concept rollable laptop display — will debut it in a few weeks at CES in Las Vegas.
Though Leno…
Niagara Launcher, one of the most popular apps in the Google Play Store, has received a significant update. It now includes a backup feature, which many users have requested. The news about Niagra’s “Winter Update” was announced on X.
T…
Editing your Instagram videos will soon be as simple as typing out a text prompt, thanks to a new generative AI tool the company hopes to release in 2025, CEO Adam Mosseri announced Thursday.
The upcoming tool, which leverages Meta’s …
PlayStation uploaded a video yesterday of Mark Cerny presenting a PS5 Pro Technical Seminar at Sony Interactive Entertainment HQ. The system architect provided a deep dive into Playstation 5 Pro's new hardware and chose to clarify some rum…
Honda is officially introducing two Series 0 electric vehicle prototypes at CES next year, and the company says they'll be available for purchase around the world sometime in 2026. The vehicles will be based on the futuristic-looking con…
For its penultimate 12 Days of OpenAI announcement, the company revealed a trio of updates to ChatGPT’s app integration on Thursday, which should make using the AI in conjunction with other programs on your desktop less of a chore.
Op…
The latest Windows 11 update, codenamed 24H2, has been a troubled rollout for Microsoft, but one thing’s been clear from the beginning: PC gamers should wait to install it. Let’s add another issue to the list, shall we?
As spotted by …
There is only one reaction anyone has ever had to witnessing a big, modern micro-LED display in person. It goes something along the lines of “whoa!” They are, quite simply, stunning to behold.
It’s no surprise, then, that when popular T…
LG’s new transparent OLED television set is nearly here and you can pre-order it now. The TV can display both transparent and opaque video and it does so wirelessly. And if you want this new fancy TV, you just have to shell out $60,000.
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“Reminder: You've still got a money request!” That was the subject line of the messages flooding my husband Barry’s inbox for weeks. The first couple were concerning, then it was just downright annoying.
He’s not the only one getting th…
YouTube is teaming up with one of the world's largest talent agencies, CAA, to help its high-profile actors and athletes monitor their AI likenesses. "Through this collaboration, several of the world’s most influential figures will have …
Online game Fortnite has released a Skibidi Toilets skin and bundle inspired by the popular internet series.
The "Skibidi Toilet Bundle" is now available on the game's shop through Saturday, Dec. 28 at 4 p.m. the user's local time.
P…
Global communications platform Infobip (www.Infobip.com) has reported record-breaking communications interactions during Cyber Week, underscoring the rising importance of conversational experiences. The platform recorded 11.6 billi…
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Google detailed its recent Play Store and Play Services updates, which sees the retiring of a feature: Share apps.
The changelog states users will no longer be able to share apps with friends…
Smart glasses have come a long way since the failed launch of Google Glass just over 10 years ago. Right now, the shining star among smart glasses is the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses a well-performing pair that nearly earned a perfect score …
A new hard drive based on the long-promised heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology is almost here. Tom’s Hardware reported that a new sales page popped up on the Seagate website announcing a new Exos M 30TM and 32TB hard disk…
Apple launched Apple Maps for the web five months ago, but it was in beta and had limited features. As it gradually builds it up to become a serious competitor to Google Maps, Apple has now added Look Around, its own version of Street Vi…
Threads is previewing yet another significant new feature before the end of the year. The app will “soon” begin testing the ability for users to schedule posts ahead of time, according to an update from Meta exec Adam Mosseri.
Mosseri…
My wife is perfect (obviously) except for this one thing: She can lose track of her phone mere seconds after putting it down. I'll often catch her hunting room to room, trying to figure out if she left it on the kitchen counter or in the…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's kids are royally adorable.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a holiday card that included a rare photo of their 5-year-old son Archie Harrison and 3-year-old daughter Lilibet "Lili" Diana—and the pic…
I've been on a bit of a quest to replace all the LCD panels in my life with OLED. I recently swapped an aging (and shattered) iPad Pro with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, which is much easier on the eyes when watching late-night, trans-Atlantic …
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The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global applied research center under Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has unveiled Falcon 3, the latest iteration of its open-source large language model (LLM) se…
It’s official: the OnePlus 13 will launch on January 7, 2025. Preempting the anticipated event by several weeks, OnePlus has officially confirmed the date we’ll see its next major smartphone release outside of China. Additionally, it has…
Google has yet another AI tool to add to the pile. Whisk is a Google Labs image generator that lets you use an existing image as your prompt. But its output only captures your starter image’s “essence” rather than recreating it with new …
Who doesn’t love a good ThinkPad? Well, apparently the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 2-in-1 Gen 5 because it doesn’t deliver the goods.
For $1,451, the ThinkPad offers a colorful 13.3-inch screen, a punchy keyboard, and a smooth touchpad. However…
People worry all the time about how artificial intelligence could destroy humanity. How it makes mistakes, and invents stuff, and might evolve into something so smart that it winds up enslaving us all.
But nobody spares a moment for the…