Apple Highlights iPhone Feature That Lets You Preserve Your Own Voice

Apple today shared a heartwarming ad for its new Personal Voice accessibility feature, available on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Introduced with iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, Personal Voice allows those at risk of losing their ability to speak to create a synthesized voice that sounds similar to their actual voice, so they […]

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Apple may have given up on making its own 5G iPhone modem

Apple designs its own custom processors for its mobile and other devices but the company still has to source 5G modems from other suppliers. It was even reported at one time that the company might be looking to source 5G modems from Samsung. Apple has recently been sourcing 5G modems from Qualcomm for its iPhones. […]

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“Surface Laptop Studio 2 is one of our most repairable devices”: Microsoft demonstrates how to teardown and repair your own PC

What you need to know Microsoft has posted two videos highlighting manual repairs of a Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Go 4 on its official YouTube channel. A lack of repairability has been a leading issue preventing many users from purchasing Surface devices. Replacement parts for Surface PCs are available from the Microsoft Store, […]

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Microsoft unleashes Copilot Studio, allowing 365 users to create their very own AI chat bots

What you need to know Microsoft Ignite 2023 had a ton of announcements for developers and business users, largely revolving around AI.  Microsoft is leveraging its exclusivity deal with OpenAI to build out a suite of new Copilot features, including a full Copilot custom designer.  Copilot Studio will be available to Microsoft 365 customers, allowing […]

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Samsung unveils Gauss – its own generative AI that’s coming to the Galaxy S24

Samsung announced its own generative AI model, called Gauss. The on-device AI model consists of Samsung Gauss Language, Samsung Gauss Code, and Samsung Gauss Image – each part tailored for its specific task. Samsung Gauss Language is a generative language model that can compose emails, summarize documents, and translate content. It can also enable smarter […]

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Samsung unveils its own Generative AI model called Samsung Gauss

Samsung unveiled its own Generative AI model called Samsung Gauss at the Samsung AI Forum 2023 event held at the company’s R&D campus (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology) in Seoul, South Korea. The South Korean firm’s Generative AI Model is named after mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, who established the Normal Distribution Theory (Gaussian), which is […]

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Samsung developing its own raytracing, super sampling gaming tech for Exynos

Although Samsung has been working with AMD over the past few years to bring raytracing features to its Exynos chips, the company seems to be working on its own version of raytracing and AI-powered upsampling technologies for future Exynos processors. This news comes just a few days after it was revealed that Samsung is working […]

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Huawei to make its own camera sensors for smartphones

Huawei has been shut out of the North American market, but the company is doing everything it can to develop in-house smartphone components so that it doesn’t need to depend on other firms for its smartphones and to avoid the trade ban imposed by the US. After developing its own smartphone processor with 5G connectivity, […]

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Honor Magic6 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, have its own assistant

Honor used the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2023 to announce that the upcoming Magic6 series will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The Magic6 will leverage the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s built-in generative AI language models to power a new personal assistant called YOYO. The large language model will be able to use up […]

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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth showcases how players can built their own slice of paradise

What you need to know Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the continuation of formerly named Yakuza series Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the latest sequel to the series A major side activity, DonDoko Island was revealed at the Xbox Preview event Players can gather materials and customize their island for themselves and tourists […]

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GSMA: 4.3 billion people now own smartphones

The GSM Association posted its Mobile Internet Connectivity Report for 2023, revealing 55% of the world’s population – about 4.3 billion people – now own smartphones. According to its data, mobile internet users are 4.6 billion, with 4 billion of them accessing the services via smartphones. GSMA’s report revealed a disparity between regions and their […]

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With One UI 6’s quick panel design, Samsung ignores its own principles

Have you seen the changelog for the Android 14 and One UI 6.0 update that Samsung is beta testing right now on many of its devices? The first bullet point in the changelog is about the new button layout for the quick panel, and how the new layout makes it “easier to access the features […]

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Spotify teams up with OpenAI to let podcasters translate episodes using their own voices

What 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 […]

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Samsung leaks its own Fan Edition Galaxy Buds

Samsung has leaked its own upcoming affordable wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds FE. These earbuds are expected to go official next month alongside the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, and the Galaxy SmartTag 2. The Galaxy Buds FE bring most of the essential features at a low price. The […]

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You could buy a Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go or an ROG Ally, but why not just build your own handheld?

What you need to know This DIY take on a portable gaming PC might not be the best looking, but it sure is interesting.  The project is based on laptop parts from Framework, best known for modular laptops, and as such, is an entirely modular handheld.  It packs a pretty big battery and a 1080p […]

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Amazon creates its own AI tools to generate product descriptions with significantly less gibberish

What you need to know Amazon is debuting a set of AI generative tools designed to help write product descriptions and listings easier for sellers. Sellers can use the AI-generated descriptions as provided or fine-tun them to add more personality. Bizzare product descriptions typical of lazy generative AI can already be seen around Amazon. The […]

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iOS 17: How to Create Your Own Contact Poster

In iOS 17, due for release on Monday, September 18, Apple is bringing a big update to its Phone app, and one of the headlining new features is Contact Posters. Keep reading to learn what they are and how to use them. Apple in ‌iOS 17‌ is offering iPhone users a new way to express […]

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HMD Global to establish its own HMD smartphone brand

HMD Global has been launching smartphones under the Nokia brand for the past six years. The independent Finnish company plans to expand its portfolio and will introduce phones with its own HMD brand. The announcement comes from Jean-Francois Baril, the Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of HMD Global. The executive revealed on their LinkedIn page both […]

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AMD spoils its own party and leaks the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT early

What you need to know It has been expected for weeks that AMD would finally reveal two new mid-tier graphics cards at its Gamescom event.  AMD it seems has accidentally spoiled its own party, leaking the RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT early.  Images show off the new reference design and dual 8-pin power […]

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Galaxy Wearable Week: Each device gets its own notification settings

Samsung’s Galaxy Wearable app fulfills many functions for wearable Galaxy devices. It sits at the center of the Samsung wearable experience, letting users access a wide range of settings and customization options for their Galaxy smartwatches and wireless earbuds. Despite its capabilities, the Galaxy Wearable app is simple to navigate. Even though it’s a hub […]

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