During Google’s Q1 2019 earnings call in April, Google had to admit that they didn’t sell as many Pixel 3 phones as they had hoped. Instead of growth in their third year of Pixel phone releases, Q1 showed lower year-on-year sales, which is a wrong-direction type of trend. For Q2, Google has a much more […]
Over the past year, AI has seriously improved its ability to generate the written word. By scanning huge datasets of text, machine learning software can produce convincing samples of everything from short stories to song lyrics. Now, those same techniques are being applied to the world of coding with a new program called Deep TabNine. […]
After its reveal back at I/O 2019, the Google Nest Hub Max is finally getting a launch date – September 9th. Google announced the Nest Hub Max rather quickly at its annual developer conference, only saying that it would arrive “later this Summer.” As it turns out, Google is going to get pretty close to […]
The next time you fire up any of the web versions of Microsoft’s Office applications, you might notice something slightly different about them. Starting “relatively soon,” Microsoft is dropping the “Online” branding of its Office Online suite and will refer to the web apps as simply Office. The decision means that the company’s products like […]
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has just released a new laptop that’s positioned to challenge Apple’s expected 16-inch MacBook Pro, and it has a 16.1-inch display of its own in an Ultrabook form-factor, Gizmochina reports. The new Honor MagicBook Pro has all the trappings of an Ultrabook, including some of the latest trends in screen design. Honor has reduced the […]
Are you sure you’re using the real versions of popular apps installed on your phone? Forbes recently reported that spyware masquerading as popular Android apps are circulating online, and hackers may be using them to track you. The article specifically calls out fake versions of Evernote, Google Play, and even the PornHub app that appear […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook frequently says his company tries to own every primary piece of technology in its products, instead of relying on outside parties. That helps explain the news that Apple appears close to buying Intel’s smartphone modem division, including patents and staff, for $1 billion or more. The iPhone maker already has a […]
After months and months and months of delays, the Android TV-powered JBL Link Bar finally went up for sale two weeks ago. Neither Google or Harman/JBL acknowledged that fact, but have now done so today. Android TV is officially available on a soundbar. As a refresher, the JBL Link Bar is indeed a soundbar that […]
Google is experimenting with a new way of collecting face data involving public places and gift cards. As ZDNet reports, Google is sending out “many teams in many cities” armed with a modified smartphone and gift cards in an attempt to collect as much facial data as they can. If approached, the person will explain […]
Part of NZXT’s H series case refresh is the launch of the new H210i, replacing the older H200i PC case. This new model comes equipped with the latest Smart Device V2 for managing all your RGB lighting and cooling, USB Type-C on the front panel I/O, and sleek-looking tempered glass, all in the same small-form-factor […]
After Apple and Qualcomm’s long-lasting feud was finally settled, Intel decided to abandon its modem business as it had lost the hopes of producing 5G tech for future iPhones. However, now an article from the Wall Street Journal claims that the Cupertino tech giant is “in advanced talks” to buy Intel’s modem chip division within […]
There’s a small chance you still aren’t running the latest version of Windows 10, version 1903. And going by some recent data, around 30% of Windows 10 users are still on version 1809, aka the October 2018 Update. Microsoft’s released a massive cumulative update for that 30% users running version 1809 last evening, with a wide […]
