What you need to know Microsoft’s early investment and adoption of AI across its products and services is paying off. The tech giant is now the world’s most valuable company, with over $3 trillion in market capitalization. According to a Wedbush analyst, Microsoft is on course to reproduce its own iPhone moment with AI. The […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know You’ll need more Microsoft Reward points to get Xbox and Amazon gift cards. Microsoft has made significant adjustments to its Rewards program in the past few months, including the dropping points awarded for activities, introducing a cooldown period that limits how many points a user can get per hour and […]
Read MoreAfter updating to iOS 17.4, which is currently in beta, iPhone users in the EU will be prompted to choose a default web browser when they first open Safari. In an email today, Apple shared additional details about how this process will work. Apple said iPhone users in the EU will be presented with a […]
Read MoreApple is continuing to run into troubles in its attempt to develop a 5G modem to replace Qualcomm’s 5G modems in the iPhone and other products, reports Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple in 2019 acquired the majority of Intel’s smartphone business and started in on a serious effort to develop its own modem hardware, but the […]
Read MoreIntroductory production on the standard iPhone 17 will start in India in the second half of 2025, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo says that new product introduction (NPI) for the iPhone 17 will happen in India, marking the first time that Apple begins development of a new iPhone outside of China. Apple will […]
Read MoreThe Chinese smartphone company vivo launched a third smartphone with the name vivo T2. This has LTE-only and a Helio G99 chipset and is already available in Russia. The smartphone is actually identical to the vivo V27e, which is also sold in Russia, meaning the whole thing makes even less sense. The phone is also […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know New restrictions imposed by the US government will prevent exports of advanced AI chips to China. Biden’s administrations stresses that these efforts are not in place to stunt China’s economy, but to prevent instances where the advanced chips are used to do more harm than good. The restrictions will also […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy Ring may still be a long ways away from its highly anticipated debut. The sheer volume of recent rumors and reports surrounding the Galaxy Ring suggested Samsung may plan to release this new wearable soon. Some industry watchers said the company might announce it alongside the Galaxy S24 series early next year, but […]
Read MoreSamsung Device Solutions (DS), the division in charge of the lucrative chip production business, posted a loss in the first quarter of this year, its first quarter in the red since 2009. Unfortunately, the rest of this year isn’t looking good either, so Samsung is slashing production targets. The operating loss in Q1 was KRW […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Unity recently a controversial set of new terms governing fees for engine users based on the number of times a game was installed. The new terms were received extremely poorly across the gaming industry, with Unity apologizing and planning to change in response to feedback. Unity has shared a new […]
Read MoreApple on Thursday provided its fullest explanation yet for last year abandoning its controversial plan to detect known Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) stored in iCloud Photos. Apple’s statement, shared with Wired and reproduced below, came in response to child safety group Heat Initiative’s demand that the company “detect, report, and remove” CSAM from iCloud […]
Read MoreApple has acknowledged a bug with its parental controls feature Screen Time on the iPhone and iPad, and promises it will take additional steps to remedy the situation, according to a report this weekend from The Wall Street Journal. Screen Time provides parents with settings to remotely manage a child’s device, allowing them to restrict […]
Read MoreThe iPhone 15 lineup will feature a glass-plastic hybrid lens with an ƒ/1.7 aperture before Apple expands the technology with next year’s iPhone 16 models, according to a recent claim from the Twitter user “RGcloudS.” The upgrade will apparently make the iPhone 15 series the first global smartphones with a hybrid lens design, since existing […]
Read MoreApple does not yet have to implement changes to its “anti-steering” App Store rules that would allow developers to direct customers to purchase options outside the App Store. As noted by The Verge, Apple was today granted a motion that prevents it from having to make App Store changes for 90 days, giving the company […]
Read MoreUpdate: Dell’s deal on the XPS 17 has gotten better since this article was first published. The XPS 17 is now discounted by up to $900. The piece has been updated to reflect the change. Dell has a long history of making some of the best Windows laptops. My family has had Dell PCs for […]
Read MoreDell has a long history of making some of the best Windows laptops. My family has had Dell PCs for years, so I keep a close eye on deals from the company. Right now, you can get a Dell XPS 15 for $1,099, thanks to a $800 discount. That sale is on last year’s model […]
Read MoreiOS 16.4 includes additional Crash Detection optimizations for all iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models, according to Apple’s release notes for the software update, which is expected to be released to the public as early as next week. Apple does not provide any specific details about the optimizations, but the company has been working […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has raised the limit on Bing chats to 60 per day and six per session. The search engine had previously been restricted to five chats at a time and 50 per day after it was revealed long conversations confused the new Bing. Microsoft plans to increase the daily chat […]
Read MoreApple will further differentiate its “Pro” and non-“Pro” iPhone models with next year’s iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, according to insightful Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a series of tweets earlier today, Kuo said that further differentiating the iPhone lineup would increase sales of the “Pro” models. To this end, Kuo said that “Apple […]
Read MoreFoxconn, Apple’s largest supplier, is looking to further expand its presence in India with the opening of a new production facility within an existing factory in the country to produce the iPhone, The Economic Times reports. Foxconn is reportedly set to begin production in the new building in just a few months after ramping up […]
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