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New Year's Resolution: Start Clearing Your iPhone's Cache
You've let your browsers suffer long enough. Here's how to give them a fresh start. An iPhone is an amazing little device, letting you fit a flashlight, camera and computer in your pocket. It gives you access to the entire worldwide web on the go, letting you browse through page after page of information online at high speeds. But even the latest iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models might start to fe ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:55:23
Acer Adds More OLED Laptops With New Swift Go and Swift X
There are going to be a lot of OLED laptops this year and Acer is doing its part to make that happen. At CES 2023, the PC maker announced four new models in its ultraportable Swift line and all but one have an OLED display option. Acer released two OLED laptops in 2022, the 14-inch Swift 3 OLED and the 16-inch Swift Edge. The new Swift Go 14 and 16 are thin-and-light laptops falling somewhat in ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:54:59
The iPhone Has a New Siri Voice Command You'll Want to Know About
This feature only works on iOS 16. You can use your voice to do so much on your iPhone. Thanks to Siri, you can do really basic things like send a text message and get directions or you can get more complicated and use your voice to pull up all the movie showtimes for your local theater -- no hands needed. Apple is always adding new commands to Siri, and with the somewhat recent release of iOS 1 ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:54:33
Meta fined €390m over use of data for targeted ads
Meta has been fined €390m euros (£346m) for breaking EU data rules. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) says the way Meta asked permission to use peoples' data for ads on Facebook and Instagram was unlawful. Meta, which owns both platforms, has three months to change how it obtains and uses data to target ads. Meta says it is "disappointed" and intends to appeal, stressing that ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:53:04
Amazon to shed over 18,000 jobs as it cuts costs, CEO says
Amazon aims to shed more than 18,000 roles as it cuts costs, the technology giant's boss says. He added the announcement was brought forward "because one of our teammates leaked this information externally". The job cuts amount to around 6% of the company's roughly 300,000-strong corporate workforce. Amazon is the latest big technology firm to unveil major layoffs as the cost of livin ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:52:38
Samsung's New Mobile Gadget Has a Screen That Can Fold and Slide
Samsung showed its new Flex Hybrid concept display just ahead of CES. Samsung envisions a future in which mobile devices can fold, bend and slide. That's the message Samsung is sending at CES, where it unveiled a slew of new display concepts, including the slidable and foldable Flex Hybrid. The new concept can switch between 10.5-inch and 12.4-inch screen sizes, thanks to its slidable and folda ... Read more
2023-01-03 19:33:39
Asus Joins the 18-inch Gaming Laptop Club
Besides new CPUs and GPUs, Asus is also jumping on the big-screen gaming bandwagon. Asus' CES gaming laptop announcements seem to touch every single model in its portfolio, and include 2023's biggest gaming hardware trend (so far), an 18-inch gaming laptop. Yes, there are also the usual everything-is-updated-to-2023-generation components, like Intel 13th-gen H and HX-series processors and the N ... Read more
2023-01-03 19:30:22
Intel's 13th-Gen Lineup: 5 Things You Might Be Able to Expect From Your Next Laptop
Our takeaways from Intel's CES 2023 deluge of announcements.Welcome to CES, where Intel routinely drops a boatload of new processors; periodically we'll also see some important capability upgrades to go with them as well. This is one of the lower-key years, and after plowing through the details surrounding all 40-plus new choices, I've concluded that Intel's latest 13th-gen announcements can be pr ... Read more
2023-01-03 19:29:11
Acer's Newest Gaming Laptops Have Huge 16- and 18-inch Display Options
Acer is going big at CES 2023, with 16- and 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptops. A lot of gamers will be pleased with what's coming in 2023 from Acer. The new 16- and 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptops announced Tuesday at CES 2023 feature the latest 13th-gen Intel Core processors, Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series graphics, enhanced cooling, beautiful big displays and a whole lot of lights. P ... Read more
2023-01-03 19:28:39
LG OLED TVs Promise Brighter Pictures at CES 2023
The company teases an all-new lineup of Z3, G3 and C3 OLED models in advance of the show. CES 2023 is still a couple days away, but LG has jumped the gun by announcing a few details about its new OLED televisions. The models will include the C3, successor to the best high-end TV for the money, as well as a G3 model promising improved brightness. The biggest difference between current LG OLED TVs ... Read more
2023-01-02 23:13:06