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Best iPhone Deals 2023: Cheapest Ways to Get an Apple Phone
Find the best iPhone deals available right now. Save on your new iPhone with trade-in promotions, gift cards and other offers. While Apple's iPhones remain some of the most popular models on the market, one of their biggest drawbacks is that they're pricey, with some high-end models starting north of $1,000. However, there are deals and bargains out there. And with a little digging, you can get o ... Read more
2023-02-10 19:29:07
Tech layoffs: Yahoo to slash 20% of its workforce
Yahoo plans to lay off more than 20% of its total 8,600 workforce as part of a major restructuring. The veteran tech company is reorganising its advertising unit, which will lose more than half of the department by the end of the year. Nearly 1,000 employees will be affected by the cuts by the end of the week. Yahoo is the latest tech firm to announce job losses as firms struggle with a downtur ... Read more
2023-02-10 19:27:36
Bing Brings the AI: 5 Things to Try With Microsoft's New Search Tools
Bing will research and summarize topics, plan trips and projects, and generate writing as your "co-pilot." Microsoft announced an enhanced Bing on Tuesday, explaining how it's using the AI tech behind ChatGPT to offer a slew of new tools within the longtime second-place search engine. There's a waiting list for the service now, and Microsoft says it'll be broadly available and free to u ... Read more
2023-02-09 19:08:01
M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16 Review: Apple Amps Up Its Creative Workhorse
Upgraded Wi-Fi and new M2 Pro and M2 Max processors deliver a nice generation-over-generation uptick. Apple's 2023 update to its flagship MacBook Pro 16-inch line follows the company's usual MO. It offers a modest refresh from the more significantly redesigned 2021 model; notably, upgrades to the latest generation of M2-class processors, Wi-Fi 6E and HDMI 2.1, which means support for displays up ... Read more
2023-02-09 19:07:35
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Review: The King of Extra
The Galaxy S23 Ultra builds on Samsung's camera strengths. But Galaxy S22 Ultra owners don't need to upgrade yet. Samsung clearly wants the Galaxy S23 Ultra to be the ultimate camera for cinematographers and photographers. I'm certainly not a professional filmmaker, nor do I consider myself to be a shutterbug. But after using the Galaxy S23 Ultra for several days, it's clear the new camera uphold ... Read more
2023-02-09 19:07:01
7 Siri Voice Commands You Probably Didn't Know About on Your iPhone
Siri does a lot more than just tell you the weather. Siri makes it easy to get more done on your iPhone, using only your voice. A simple command allows you to do something like quickly send a text message while you're driving or convert liters to cups as you cook in the kitchen -- all without your hands. But Siri is capable of so much more. Apple doesn't flaunt all the things Siri can do for y ... Read more
2023-02-09 19:06:07
Microsoft's New AI-Powered Bing Uses ChatGPT Tech. Here's How to Try It
The Galaxy S23 and the iPhone 14 are both great phones at $800. We spell out each phone's specs so you can see what sets them apart.The company has unveiled its updated Bing search engine. If you want to try it out, you'll have to join the waiting list. Microsoft's new AI-boosted Bing search engine, powered by the same OpenAI technology behind ChatGPT, is now available to use as a limited preview ... Read more
2023-02-08 20:47:58
First Android 14 Developer Preview Is Now Available
The developer preview will be open for feedback until the end of March. The first Android 14 developer preview has been released, Google announced on Wednesday. It offers hints on a slew of changes coming to the next version of Android, as well as a renewed focus on high-quality tablet apps. Notable changes seen in this week's release are smarter 200% font scaling for better accessibility (diffe ... Read more
2023-02-08 20:47:10
Google's Bard AI bot mistake wipes $100bn off shares
Google is searching for ways to reassure people that it is still out in front in the race for the best artificial intelligence technology. And so far, the internet giant seems to be coming up with the wrong answer. An advert designed to show off its new AI bot, showed it answering a query incorrectly. Shares in parent company Alphabet sank more than 7% on Wednesday, knocking $100bn (£82bn) off ... Read more
2023-02-08 20:45:54
5 Things You'll Be Able to Do on Microsoft's New AI-Powered Bing
Refine search results, summarize topics and generate writing with Bing as your "co-pilot." Microsoft on Tuesday announced an enhanced Bing, detailing how it's using the AI tech behind ChatGPT to add in a slew of new capabilities to the longtime second-place search engine. There's a waiting list for the service now, and Microsoft says it will be available broadly in the coming months. Th ... Read more
2023-02-07 20:56:57