6 new Google Pixel 8 AI features you can’t get on an iPhone
During its annual Made by Google event on Wednesday morning, the company unveiled its new Pixel 8 phone. Besides new hardware changes, Pixel phones are …
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Netflix and other streamers are about to make illegal downloads great again
Netflix will soon hit customers with yet another price hike, after increasing prices for all of its plans last year. By itself, this news should …
iOS 17.0.3 now available with iPhone 15 Pro overheating issue fix
A week after releasing iOS 17.0.2 to all users, Apple is making iOS 17.0.3 available. Although this update offers bug fixes and security updates to …
tvOS 17.1 beta expands Enhance Dialogue to all HomePod models
With tvOS 17, Apple added Enhance Dialogue for Apple TV 4K users. To take advantage of this feature, users need the newer set-top boxes in …
Android 14 finally starts rolling out to Pixel phones
Traditionally, Google releases its major Android update of the year during the summer. After about six months of beta testing, the latest Android version is …
Google Assistant with Bard is coming soon to Android and iOS
Alongside Google Pixel 8 and Google Pixel Watch 2, Google previewed “Assistant with Bard,” combining Assistant capabilities with generative AI “to help you stay on …
Roku expands live TV options, sports highlights, and more
Roku is expanding its platform with several improvements for personalizing people’s streaming experience with the release of Roku OS 12.5. Updates cover sports and live …
You can now text anyone in Meta Horizon Worlds with its new World Chat feature
Meta Horizon Worlds’ newest feature reminds me of the AOL chat rooms of old. In a blog post, the company announced that it is rolling …
Discovery+ is the latest streaming service to get a seemingly inevitable price hike
At this rate, we’re all going to be paying more than we did for cable. Price hikes have been hitting all of the streaming services …
What if Google doesn’t really care about RCS support in iMessage?
Google is running an ongoing campaign to force Apple to bring RCS support to iMessage on iPhone. Google seems terrified of the iPhone’s prevalence, especially …
Spotify Premium subscriptions now include 15 hours of audiobook listening per month
After launching an audiobook marketplace for the streaming service last fall, Spotify announced this week that Premium users will soon have access to over 150,000 …
watchOS 10.1 beta 2 enables Double Tap gesture for Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2
After watchOS 10.1 beta 1 only added NameDrop support between Apple Watch and iPhone, beta 2 of this upcoming operating system version brings the main …
visionOS beta 4 now available for Apple Vision Pro headset
Alongside iOS 17.1 beta 2, Apple has finally released a new version of visionOS beta. In the fourth testing version, Cupertino is still improving the …
iOS 17.1 beta 2 now available to developers with Apple Music updates
After seeding iOS 17.1 beta 1 to developers last week, Apple is making available the second beta as the testing cycle of this upcoming operating …
tvOS 17.1 beta 2 now available to developers
After tvOS 17 was released in the middle of September, Apple is now seeding tvOS 17.1 beta 2. Although it’s unclear what’s changing with this …
macOS Sonoma 14.1 beta 2 now available to developers as it tweaks Apple Music features
A week after releasing macOS Sonoma to all users, Apple is already seeding macOS 14.1 beta 2 to developers. Among the changes, there’s a tweak …
watchOS 10.1 beta 2 now available to developers with NameDrop support
With the Apple Watch Series 9 now available, Apple is releasing watchOS 10.1 beta 2 to developers. Apple brought the already-announced NameDrop function with the first beta, …
Samsung’s game-streaming service might be the best way to combat Apple’s powerful iPhones
We expected the iPhone 15 Pro to rock an A17 chip that would feature improved energy efficiency and a minor speed bump. What we got …
Apple Arcade gets NBA 2K24, Cut the Rope 3, and more in October
Apple Arcade, Apple’s gaming streaming service, will get four new games this October, alongside more than 30 updates, showing that Apple is still pretty serious …
Apple agrees to tighten rules for Chinese App Store, no foreign apps allowed
Apple now requires new apps to show proof of a Chinese government license before releasing their software on the China App Store. According to Reuters, …
Ad-free Instagram and Facebook might launch in Europe for $14 per month
In a proposal made to EU regulators, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, wants to charge $14 to European users who disagree with the company using their …
Google Bard’s Memory feature will let you teach the chatbot about yourself
While I worry about my privacy when using generative AI products like ChatGPT and Google Bard, I’d also like to be able to customize these …
TikTok might offer a monthly subscription plan to gets rid of ads
Do you find yourself staring at your phone all day on TikTok rather than watching Netflix on your television? Does the company have a subscription …
I can’t wait for Apple’s Google Search rival to hit iPhone
I told you recently that I thought the Vision Pro might be a bigger threat to Google Search than ChatGPT. It’s not the spatial computer …
Apple Watch Ultra 2 users complain that display is too dim in low light
With the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, Apple is really pushing how dim its display can be. Besides both screens being …
This iPhone 15 Pro trick gives you the Action button functionality you’ve dreamed of
I haven’t upgraded to one of the four iPhone 15 models that went on sale around the world on Friday. But if I were to …
6 free AI tools you’ve probably never heard of
ChatGPT and Dall-E (OpenAI), Stable Diffusion (Stable Diffusion), Midjourney (Midjourney), Bing Chat, Bing Image Creator, and Copilot (Microsoft), Google Bard and Google SGE (Google), Claude …
I don’t want Meta AI in WhatsApp, even if it doesn’t snoop on my texts
Meta announced earlier this week that its Meta AI will eventually populate all its products, including its apps. Meta AI beta is coming to Facebook, …
Apple is ready to make huge new investments in generative AI
On its new Eurotrip after the iPhone 15 release, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has told BBC News that Apple plans to hire UK AI staff …
Lex Fridman interviewed a photorealistic avatar of Mark Zuckerberg in the Metaverse
This is one of the most insanely cool tech demonstrations I have ever seen. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on the podcast train lately. …
