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Computing, Software & Applications

Google’s next AI update for Gmail could let you ask it to write emails with your voice

January 23, 2024

Via: Techradar

If composing the perfect email isn’t your forte, help could be on the way from Google, in the shape of a new AI voice feature for Gmail that’s set to make drafting emails less of a chore for Android users. […]


Computing, Software & Applications

Teaching machines to code

January 22, 2024

Via: InfoWorld

As important as code is, documentation of that code is arguably more important. No developer, and no software, exists in a vacuum; unless other developers can understand the code you’ve written, it loses much of its potential impact. But what […]


Computing, Hardware

Researchers demonstrate liquid metal RAM, bringing us closer to flexible, implantable hardware – and to our Terminator 2 nightmares

January 22, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

Glancing at the trippy colors in the image above, you might be convinced you’re looking at a Dali-inspired riff on The Persistence of Memory. This flash photo of melting metal is quite real and just as fantastical an achievement, though, […]


Computing, Operating Systems

Windows 11 has been shrunk down to 100MB

January 22, 2024

Via: TechSpot

After creating one of the smallest functional Windows 11 modifications with the Tiny11 project, NTDEV is trying to do something different with the latest Microsoft OS. Building on an idea suggested by a fan, the developer wanted to find out […]


Computing, Hardware

Implementing artificial neural network hardware systems by stacking them like ‘neuron-synapse-neuron’ structural blocks

January 22, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

After creating one of the smallest functional Windows 11 modifications with the Tiny11 project, NTDEV is trying to do something different with the latest Microsoft OS. Building on an idea suggested by a fan, the developer wanted to find out […]


Computing, Software & Applications

Visual Studio upgrade boosts Code Search

January 19, 2024

Via: InfoWorld

With the just-released Preview 3 of the planned Visual Studio 2022 17.9 upgrade, Microsoft has enhanced Code Search, also known as the All-In-One Search experience. The third preview of Visual Studio 2022 17.9 was launched January 17 and can be […]


Computing, Operating Systems

Microsoft is adding a Windows 11 feature that makes accessing your phone’s photos even easier

January 19, 2024

Via: Techradar

A new feature is coming to Windows 11 that will make transferring screenshots from your phone to your PC much easier. Thanks to testing being done by Microsoft, you should soon have the ability to access and edit your screenshots […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Samsung Galaxy A25 5G in for review

January 19, 2024

Via: GSMArena.com

Say hello to the Samsung Galaxy A25 – the entry-level phone that is however very important for Samsung in its quest to regain the smartphone crown. The Galaxy A25 needs to live up, or as the case may be, surpass […]


Computing, Hardware

HDD revenue retrospect: Charting nearly 70 years of hard drive financial data

January 19, 2024

Via: TechSpot

Digital storage analyst Tom Coughlin, along with industry associated Tom Gardner, recently put together a fascinating set of charts outlining HDD industry revenue dating back to the late 50s. It utilizes multiple data sources from over the years including more […]


Gadgets, Mobile

Apple Vision Pro full specs revealed: 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB of system memory, up to 1TB storage

January 19, 2024

Via: TechSpot

The Vision Pro is now available for pre-order and will begin shipping in two weeks. As such, Apple has updated the device’s web page with a complete rundown of its system specs. Underneath the lenses driving the new spatial computing […]


Computing, Hardware

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super: everything we know

January 18, 2024

Via: Techradar

Now that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super is officially inbound following its announcement at CES 2024, the consumer graphics scene is buzzing about Nvidia’s next major GPU launch and how it will stack up against the current field […]


Apps & OS, Mobile

HarmonyOS Next gets closer to prime time, video shows off the new UI design language

January 18, 2024

Via: GSMArena.com

HarmonyOS Next is getting closer to release – Huawei just posted an introduction video that highlights some of the changes to the UI design language. It’s trying to break away from the drab flat design and add back dimensionality with […]


Computing, Software & Applications

GitHub counts 20 million US software developers

January 18, 2024

Via: InfoWorld

GitHub’s Innovation Graph, a repository containing structured data files of public activity on GitHub, counts more than 20 million US software developers using the platform. Just-released findings incorporating data from Q3 2023 provide a comprehensive breakdown of global developer activity […]


Internet, Wireless & Cloud

Research team designs privacy-protecting algorithm for better wireless communication

January 18, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

In today’s increasingly interconnected world, high-quality communication has become more vital than ever. Accurately estimating the dynamic status of communication channels is a key factor in achieving this. Recently, a joint research team designed a new algorithm that offers high-level […]


Hacking, Security

Graphics card flaw enables data theft in AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm chips by exploiting GPU memory

January 17, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

A new security vulnerability called LeftoverLocals affects GPUs made by some of the leading names, like AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm. It enables data theft from the GPU’s memory irrespective of the form factor and operating system. The flaw was discovered […]


Mobile, Smartphones

Samsung Galaxy S24 upgrades focus on software first

January 17, 2024

Via: TechSpot

In a declining smartphone market that’s increasingly competitive for Samsung – and where hardware differentiation is getting harder – of course, it’s also a practical choice that simply reflects the reality of today’s market. The new software-first strategy also reflects […]


Apps & OS, Mobile

Apple will still charge a commission for iOS apps linked to external stores

January 17, 2024

Via: TechSpot

In 2023, a court decision in the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple managed to disappoint both parties. Apple wasn’t compelled to open iOS to third-party app stores, but it had to abandon its so-called “anti-steering policies” and inform […]


Computing, Software & Applications

YouTube hasn’t stepped up its anti-ad-blocking activity, you’re using too many ad-blockers

January 17, 2024

Via: Tom's Hardware

According to a report from 9 To 5 Google and a number of users on Reddit and other platforms, YouTube is once again trying to discourage the use of ad-blocking extensions — using any means possible. We’ve already seen YouTube […]


Computing, Software & Applications

ChatGPT is poised to have a video feature

January 16, 2024

Via: Mashable

As if artificial intelligence wasn’t already scary enough, ChatGPT will get video capabilities. This comes directly from recently reinstated OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who spoke with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on his Unconfuse Me podcast. This nightmare blunt rotation of […]


Mobile, Smartphones

The AI phones are coming

January 16, 2024

Via: The Verge

Samsung is announcing new phones this week, and they’re going to be the most AI phones that ever AI’ed. That’s not a guess, although it would be an easy one coming off the heels of “Put a ChatGPT on it” […]