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With guaranteed security and Android version updates until at least October 2030, the Pixel 8 and the Pixel 8 Pro made the headlines back in 2023. There was a lot of speculation surrounding the duo before its release and the claim that Google will offer the staggering seven years of software support.Many didn’t know what to make of it – is this real, or not? Why so many years? Is the promise going to cover only seven years of Android updates, or will that period also include security updates? Will it cost anything extra?After the rumor materialized, Samsung also went…
Howard County Police hand out AirTags and SmartTags to track stolen Hyundais and Kias Howard County Police hand out AirTags and SmartTags to track stolen Hyundais and Kias 02:08 A judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims and that the tech giant hasn’t done enough to stop them.Apple’s $29 AirTags have become popular items since their 2021 release, helping users keep tabs on the location of anything from their lost keys to wallets and luggage. But the small bluetooth devices that owners attach to their…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A wave of drugs dreamed up by AI is on its way Alex Zhavoronkov has been messing around with artificial intelligence for more than a decade. In 2016, the programmer and physicist was using AI to rank people by looks and sort through pictures of cats. Now he says his company, Insilico Medicine, has created the first “true AI drug” that’s advanced to a test of whether it can cure a fatal lung condition in humans.Popular forms of…
This year, Amazon brings us an amazing opportunity to get some of the best portable Bluetooth speakers at prices that’ll blow your mind! The Big Spring Sale is live, and guess what we found among the fantastic Spring Sale Bluetooth speaker deals? Nothing other than the Bose SoundLink Revolve+ II, which is now a handsome $100 off its price tag. Believe it or not, this offer lands the Bose speaker at its Black Friday price! That’s how generous some of the offers on this event are. So, don’t wait any longer and get your SoundLink Revolve+ II at 30% off…
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon. Intel said the new funding, as well as additional investments, will create a combined 30,000 manufacturing and construction jobs.President Joe Biden plans to talk up the investment on Wednesday as he visits Intel’s campus in Chandler, Arizona, which could be a decisive swing state in November’s election. He has often said that not enough voters know about his economic policies and suggested that more would support…
Amazon’s Spring Sale is already running in full force, allowing bargain hunters to score sweet savings on smartphones, smartwatches, and, of course, tablets.For instance, you can get Samsung’s top-notch Galaxy Tab S9+ slate at a lovely discount. The variant with 512GB storage space is enjoying a sweet 11% price cut, letting you save $121 if you take advantage of this offer today! However, if you want to get the Galaxy Tab S9+ for even less and don’t need that much free space, feel free to go for the 256GB model instead. That version is discounted by $101 and is available…
But the platforms they thrived on have started to turn against them. Just a few weeks ago, WeChat and Douyin began suspending, removing, or restricting their accounts. While influencers on these platforms have been turning people’s anxiety into traffic and profits for a long time, the latest actions show how Chinese social platforms are trying to contain the damage before it goes too far. The backlash started last month, as students angrily complained on social media about the superficiality of the courses, saying that they fell far short of the educational promises made about them. “I paid 198 RMB ($27.50),…
TL;DR: Apple recently revealed research on its own AI model, MM1, which can understand both text and images.This development suggests Apple is working on more powerful AI capabilities for its products.The research indicates Apple is playing catch-up and gearing up for a bigger role in the AI race.You’ve probably seen how the tech world is going wild for generative artificial intelligence, but guess who’s been a bit low-key about it? Yep, Apple. But guess what? Recent chatter says the Cupertino tech giant is chatting up Google about borrowing its Gemini AI to give Siri a boost and jazz up iOS…
Zhavoronkov has a track record of implementing cutting-edge AI methods as soon as they’re available. He started Insilico in 2014, shortly after AI started to achieve new breakthroughs in image recognition with so-called deep-learning models. The new approach blew away prior techniques for classifying images and on tasks like finding cats in YouTube videos. Zhavoronkov initially found notoriety—and some controversy—for AI apps that guessed people’s age and a program that ranked people by their looks. His beauty contest software, Beauty.AI, proved to be an early misstep into AI bias when it was criticized for picking few people with dark skin.…
The big-time spring shopping event hosted by Amazon is up and running! So, it’s time for new additions to your tech collection at bargain prices. If you need a new 11-inch Android tablet to fill in the shoes of your old device, we’ve just the right thing to offer. We’re talking about the Galaxy Tab A9+, whose 64GB version now sees its lowest price ever on Amazon’s Spring Sale. Today, the budget tablet can be yours at 23% off. As hinted earlier, this lands the slate at its lowest price ever. By the way, the 128GB model is also available…
If you’re made of money, you can probably find better Android tablets than what Lenovo sells. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 family is pretty much unrivaled in the high-end space, but when it comes to the budget-friendly segment, it’s not as easy to know what are your top options.At its newly reduced Amazon prices, however, the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) is roughly as hard to beat as the Tab S9 or Tab S9 Ultra. Convoluted name aside, this 10.6-inch mid-ranger has every chance to make a good first impression on folks who might not be familiar with its game.That’s…
TL;DR:Samsung Galaxy Ring might be able to suggest meals based on your health data.Samsung plans to connect the Galaxy Ring with Samsung Food and Samsung e-Food Center.The ring is expected to launch this summer and have various health-tracking features.Samsung is getting ready to unveil its first-ever smart ring, and as we approach the anticipated launch, which will likely happen later this summer at the next Unpacked event, leaks and rumors about the Galaxy Ring are starting to surface.According to a report from the Korean media outlet Chosun Biz (via Android Authority), the Galaxy Ring might have some diet and wellness-related…
Are you looking for a new Android smartphone at a bargain price this spring? Look no further and pick the Galaxy A25 5G through Amazon’s Spring Sale deal. It lands the hot new handset at $35 off. The discount may not feel like much, but it’s coming live for only the second time since the phone’s debut in January of this year.That’s right, this bad boy has seen only one other discount. Amazon and Best Buy were the retailers to release it in February, letting shoppers save the same $35 on the Samsung handset. Like before, the current offer is…
Smartphone manufacturers have all reached a general plateau in smartphone hardware, which means the roads to progress are significantly fewer than they used to be a decade or even half a decade ago. One area where there is still ample room for improvement, though, is durability!On that note, an online post by leaker Instant Digital on the Chinese social media platform Weibo implies that Apple is gearing up to make its future iPhone displays more resistant to scratches (via iMore).The company has already made some strides with the iPhone’s display durability when it introduced the so-called “Ceramic Shield” alongside the…
But hands down, the most amazing oddball story took place in April 2015 when then T-Mobile CEO John Legere got into a Twitter fight with Donald Trump just weeks before Trump rode down the escalator at Trump Tower to announce his candidacy. At the time, Legere was in his third year as CEO of T-Mobile and the carrier was dead last among the four U.S. majors. Two heavyweight executives battle on Twitter back in 2015 The story starts with Legere inside his room inside a Trump-owned hotel when street musicians were playing loudly right outside the executive’s room. T-Mobile’s CEO…
This is everything we know for sure about the Motorola Edge 50 Pro right nowDo you consider yourself an artsy person or more of a pragmatic type? Either way, Motorola thinks you will absolutely love the Edge 50 Pro, where “intelligence meets art” in all sorts of creative and ingenious-sounding ways.The intelligent part of the equation, of course, refers to AI technologies, which are all the rage in today’s mobile industry and are executed differently by each individual brand. Motorola’s implementations of artificial intelligence on the Edge 50 Pro will largely focus on making the most out of the phone’s…