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Facebook's Messenger App for Apple Watch Will Stop Working Soon
You'll still get Messenger notifications on your Apple Watch, but you won't be able to reply. Meta's Facebook Messenger app for the Apple Watch is losing a lot of functionality at the beginning of June. "People can still receive Messenger notifications on their Apple Watch when paired, but starting at the beginning of June they will no longer be able to respond from their watch," a Met ... Read more
2023-05-11 20:48:34
iPhone Supplier Foxconn Leans Into EV Future
As production ramps up across its autonomous electric tractors, Foxconn is looking to produce more EVs. Foxconn, one of Apple's key suppliers for the iPhone, is pushing further into electric vehicles as consumer interest ramps up. Electric vehicle sales are expected to increase by 35% in 2023, and stricter emissions standards in the US are predicted to drive a near tenfold increase in EV sale ... Read more
2023-05-11 20:47:42
FCC Shuts Down Illegal Robocaller After Repeated Warnings
The agency orders the first robocall-related ban to block calls from a repeat offender. The US Federal Communications Commission has been ramping up its efforts to clamp down on illegal robocalls that have been harassing Americans. After sending several cease-and-desist letters to one offender in particular, the agency has ordered its calls be fully blocked by US phone operators. In what the FCC ... Read more
2023-05-11 20:46:43
iOS 16.5 Is Almost Here. You Could Get These New iPhone Features Soon
The next iOS update will likely be released next week. Apple opened up the iOS 16.5 release candidate to developers and beta testers Tuesday, and a news release points to the iPhone software update becoming available to the public next week. The beta versions of iOS 16.5 bring more security patches and improvements to the OS, like a new Pride wallpaper section and a sports tab in Apple News, to p ... Read more
2023-05-10 20:23:56
Android 14: The Biggest Features Announced at Google I/O 2023
Google's Android 14 update is coming later this year. Although AI took center stage at today's Google I/O event, Dave Burke, VP of Engineering at Google, touched on several new customization options coming to the lock screen on Android 14. Android 14 was first announced back in February, with the release of its first Android 14 developer preview. In April, Google released the first public beta v ... Read more
2023-05-10 20:21:57
Google I/O: Android Devices Get More Screen Customization Options Soon
Google announces new lock screen customization options, the ability to use AI generated wallpapers and more. Google announced Wednesday at Google I/O that Android users will have more screen customization options with the release of Android 14 later this year and Pixel phones next month. Dave Burke, vice president of engineering for Android, said that with Android 14, you will be able to customi ... Read more
2023-05-10 20:21:10
Google Chrome Brings Better AI Brains to the Web
Much of the AI technology we use today runs in hulking data centers operated by cloud computing giants like Amazon, Microsoft and Google. But with a technology called WebGPU that Google is now building into its Chrome browser, web apps can take advantage of AI processing more directly. Google announced the WebGPU adoption at its Google I/O conference Wednesday. With WebGPU, web apps on phones or ... Read more
2023-05-10 20:20:21
Google Said 'AI' Over 140 Times in Its 2-Hour Google I/O Keynote
Google is all in on AI, and wants the world to know it. Google's love for artificial intelligence was on full display Wednesday at its I/O developer conference, with executives taking nearly every opportunity to mention AI whenever possible. At the Shoreline Amphitheater, not far from Google's Mountain View, California, headquarters, CEO Sundar Pichai walked on stage to deliver the keynote speec ... Read more
2023-05-10 20:17:53
Google Pixel 7A vs. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G: Specs Compared
These two budget phones have a lot to offer. But how do the specs compare? We take a look. ET Google's Pixel 6A was one of our favorite budget phones of last year, earning a CNET Editors' Choice award for its combination of good camera, solid performance and reasonable price. The newly unveiled Pixel 7A aims to take this winning formula further, with the latest Google Tensor G2 processor, upgr ... Read more
2023-05-10 20:17:24
Google brings AI to search as it vies with Microsoft
Google has announced it is rolling out artificial intelligence (AI) to its core search engine. The move comes after Microsoft incorporated ChatGPT into its Bing search engine earlier this year. Search Generative Experience - which will be part of Google - will craft responses to open-ended queries, the company said. However, the system will only be available to a limited number of users and is ... Read more
2023-05-10 20:16:10