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The Morning After: Our verdict on the Kindle Colorsoft
The biggest news stories this morning: Nothing's first community-designed smartphone glows in the dark, X’s Community Notes feature has one job, and it’s failing to do it,, Meta AI has more than 500 million users.
Mat Smith10.31.2024
The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2024
Live TV streaming services get you access to local stations, sports matches and cable networks. Here's a guide to picking the best service for you.
Amy Skorheim10.31.2024
Meta AI has more than 500 million users
Meta Ai has now reached more than a half billion users, Mark Zuckerberg said.
Karissa Bell10.31.2024
Everything Apple announced during its unofficial Mac Week
Apple’s first Mac Week was a three-day product rollout for desktop hardware featuring the M4 chip, designed for Apple Intelligence. This week, Apple unveiled a new iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and introduced Apple Intelligence on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Will Shanklin10.31.2024
Proton brings its VPN to Apple TV with new app
Proton announced the debut of an Apple TV app for its virtual private network.
Anna Washenko10.31.2024
AMD's next-gen GPUs are set to arrive in early 2025, suggesting a CES reveal
The next-gen GPU landscape is becoming a little clearer as AMD has announced a rough timeline for its first RDNA 4-based graphics cards.
Kris Holt10.31.2024
Children with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet’s tap-to-pay next year
Google Wallet for kids will arrive in 2025, expanding the children’s tap-to-pay service in the Fitbit Ace LTE wearable. Parents could approve added credit and debit cards, and Google’s Family Link would let them easily view and manage transactions.
Will Shanklin10.31.2024
Google CEO says a quarter of the company’s new code is already AI generated
Google CEO says a quarter of the company’s code is already AI generated. Sundar Pichai made the announcement during an earnings call.
Lawrence Bonk10.31.2024
How to take Apple’s hearing test with the AirPods Pro 2
With an iPhone and the AirPods Pro 2, you now have a hearing test in your pocket. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use it.
Billy Steele10.31.2024
Avride’s next-gen delivery robot ditches two wheels and adds NVIDIA AI brains
Autonomous delivery vehicle company Avride redesigned its robot buggy with a four-wheel chassis, replacing the old six-wheel model. This design enables instant 180-degree turns, effortless incline parking and faster speeds without compromising safety.
Will Shanklin10.31.2024
Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot can now pick car parts on its own
Boston Dynamics' robot Atlas is shown in a new video working without human assistance.
Jeremy Gan10.31.2024
A fired Disney employee allegedly altered menus to change allergy markers
Peanut-filled food was labeled peanut-free.
Sarah Fielding10.31.2024
Nothing's first community-designed smartphone glows in the dark
Nothing's new Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition is designed by the community and glows in the dark.
Jeremy Gan10.30.2024
Dropbox is laying off 20 percent of its workforce
For the second time in less than two years, Dropbox is laying off a substantial portion of its workforce.
Igor Bonifacic10.30.2024
Apple unveils its top-of-the-line M4 Max chip
Alongside its new MacBook Pros, Apple has revealed its new highest-end consumer chipset, the M4 Max.
Kris Holt10.30.2024
Apple's MacBook Pros get an M4 upgrade, including the new M4 Max chip
Apple is finally bringing the M4 chips to the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.
Devindra Hardawar10.30.2024
Every MacBook Air now starts with 16GB of RAM at no extra cost
Starting today, every M2 and M3-equipped MacBook Air will come with 16GB of RAM by default.
Devindra Hardawar10.30.2024
8510085100DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro review: Finally, a worthy GoPro rival
With the Action 5 Pro, DJI finally has a worthy rival to GoPro and Insta360 action cams thanks to excellent battery life and solid image quality.
Steve Dent10.30.2024
Election 2024: How will the candidates regulate AI?
While it might not garner the headlines that immigration, abortion or inflation do, AI is quietly one of the more consequential issues this election season. What regulations are put in place and how forcefully those rules are enforced will have wide ranging impacts on consumer privacy, intellectual property, the media industry and national security.
Terrence O'Brien10.30.2024
8410084100Kindle Colorsoft review: The missing link in Amazon’s ereader lineup
After years of waiting and requests, Amazon debuted the $280 Kindle Colorsoft, its first ereader with a color display. Amazon’s promising the Colorsoft gets color E Ink implementation right thanks in part to the custom tweaks it made to the display. And, unsurprisingly, Amazon’s ready to charge you a premium for it. So is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Valentina Palladino10.30.2024