When I first saw our report on Microsoft letting users turn off ads on Windows 11 and uninstall Edge and Bing, I clicked with anticipation to see how long I’d have to wait to rid my widgets board of MSN news. How sad I was when I saw that while Microsoft is giving users the […]
Read MoreBlack Friday is next week, but Samsung US is starting its holiday offers early. We have some exclusive deals for you that you won’t be able to find yourself – free memory upgrades for some devices and additional discounts for others. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, you can score a free upgrade to […]
Read MoreTL;DR Researchers at the University of Washington have developed AI-based ANC for future headphones. This tech would allow you to cancel out real-world noises based on your preferences selectively. This technology has no commercial version yet, but it’s in the works. When you turn on active noise cancelation on your headphones or earbuds, the outside […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Windows 11 preview build 23585 is now rolling out to Insiders in the Dev Channel. Today’s build adds the ability to uninstall even more in-box Windows 11 apps. These apps include Cortana, Camera, People, Photos, and Remote Desktop. Microsoft is back with a new Windows 11 preview build for Insiders […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft Teams will soon support archiving specific channels. At the moment, it’s possible to archive an entire team but not individual channels. Support for archiving channels could ship as soon as December 2023, but that date is subject to change. Microsoft Teams is about to get a feature that will […]
Read MoreNokia, the Finnish company that makes equipment for telecom networks, reported a 20% dip in sales QoQ. And to offset the impact it will let go of 14,000 employees, which is over 15% of the entire workforce. According to the CEO, sales of 5G equipment fell 40% in North America, and other major markets are […]
Read MoreGoogle is rolling out the latest update to its Messages Wear OS app, allowing users to record and listen to voice messages. That’s one of those functionalities that should have been implemented a long time ago with other messaging services, given that most modern smartwatches running Wear OS have built-in loudspeakers and microphones. It’s funny […]
Read MoreAs most of you know, WhatsApp allows you to lock a chat using a passcode or biometrics. Once you lock a chat, the app moves it from the Chats section to the Locked Chats folder for added privacy. To access this folder, you have to swipe down on the Chats screen, click on Locked Chats, […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Google has launched a new opt-out experience dubbed Google-Extended, which will help publishers restrict Bard from using their content to generate responses. The company indicated that this new feature is designed to help publishers establish more control over their content. The emergence of AI and chatbots has negatively impacted website […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Google has launched a new opt-out experience dubbed Google-Extended, which will help publishers restrict Bard from using their content to generate responses. The company indicated that this new feature is designed to help publishers establish more control over their content. The emergence of AI and chatbots has negatively impacted website […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know During Meta’s developer conference, Meta Connect 2023, the company unveiled a new AI-powered experience dubbed Meta AI. Meta is partnering with Microsoft to bring this experience to life and will be integrating Bing, which will be used to provide real-time web results for queries. The AI capabilities will be integrated […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft is closing the loophole that allowed older Windows product keys to activate Windows 10 and Windows 11. This loophole has existed since Windows 10 first launched as a “free” upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. That free upgrade was supposed only last a year, but remained open […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Spotify is teaming up with OpenAI to bring a new AI-powered translation feature to the platform. The feature is designed to let podcasters translate their English episodes on the platform to other languages. Moreover, the episode’s reproduced version will retain the podcaster’s original voice. OpenAI’s voice transcription tool, Whisper, is […]
Read MoreAfter Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri confirmed after the Threads app July update that an edit button is on the list of upcoming features, the latest report seemingly confirms that Meta could soon roll out the feature. According to a screenshot shared by developer Alessandro Paluzzi on X (formerly Twitter), you will soon be able to […]
Read MoreIn case you haven’t been on any social media network in the past few months, you’ll be well aware that Taylor Swift has been on her Eras tour. Fans know All Too Well how hard it has been to find tickets. The incredible demand has driven prices in the ticket reselling markets to extreme highs […]
Read MoreWednesday September 13, 2023 2:28 pm PDT by Juli Clover With the iOS 17 release candidate that came out yesterday, Apple added a new “Grid Forecast” section to the Home app. The feature is designed to use your location to tell you when “clean” energy is available to use, so you can be mindful of […]
Read MoreThe iPhone 15 series is now official and with the new USB-C comes a new software feature. According to a source code found in iOS 17 beta released to developers, Apple may let you limit the maximum battery charge on your new iPhones. It seems like the feature will be available only on the iPhone […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know A Starfield player has somehow managed to buy and register The Key as one of their spaceships. The Key, a large space station, is the headquarters of the Crimson Fleet pirate faction. The player even managed to move around the station’s modules in the Ship Builder and land it on […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy Z Fold 5 went on sale in quite a few countries in the second week of August and has been hitting retail shelves in more and more countries since then. As we said in our review, Samsung’s fifth horizontal foldable isn’t perfect, but thanks to all the improvements that Samsung has made over […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 preview build 25931 to Insiders in the Canary Channel. Today’s build includes the ability to uninstall even more in-box apps. The build also includes other minor changes and enhancements. Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 11 preview build for Insiders in the Canary […]
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