Apple’s accessibility features add more AI-powered processing
Apple's accessibility features add more AI-powered processing Apple’s annual update about accessibility features on its platforms has new additions for the iPhone, Mac, and especially Vision Pro, with a focus on how on-device AI processing is being used in features like VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader. One addition that jumped out to me […]
Anker fixes the two worst things about power stations
Anker fixes the two worst things about power stations The Anker Solix S2000 is good for home backup, yet small enough to take on the road. | Image: Anker Anker’s Solix S2000 solves two major pain points with power stations: idle power draw that can leave a battery unexpectedly dead, and the large footprint required […]
Microsoft launches Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 with Intel chips
Microsoft launches Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 with Intel chips The new Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 models. | Image: Microsoft Almost exactly two years ago, Microsoft introduced Arm-powered versions of the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7, with Intel models not ready until more than six months later. This […]
Marshall brings ANC back to its smaller on-ear wireless headphones
Marshall brings ANC back to its smaller on-ear wireless headphones Marshall’s latest headphones carry forward the brand’s distinctive textured leather finish. | Image: Marshall Marshall’s first headphones with active noise canceling were the Marshall Mid A.N.C. first launched in 2018. Its current lineup only offers noise canceling on its larger over-ear Monitor III A.N.C. headphones, […]
Xbox fans want exclusives, more backward compatibility, and free online multiplayer
Xbox fans want exclusives, more backward compatibility, and free online multiplayer Microsoft launched a new Xbox Player Voice portal yesterday, aiming to collect feedback from fans and “make it more visible.” It certainly hasn’t taken long for Xbox fans to make their feedback very clear. The most upvoted feedback on Xbox Player Voice demands exclusive […]
Google I/O 2026: How to watch and what to expect
Google I/O 2026: How to watch and what to expect Google’s annual developer conference has arrived. We’re expecting plenty of updates to Gemini, Search, and every other product that Google has stuffed AI inside of. The keynote kicks off later today – here’s what to expect. When Google I/O will happen and where you can […]
Gemini is in danger of going full Copilot
Gemini is in danger of going full Copilot I actually use the Gemini app quite a bit on my phone, but let’s not get carried away. Gemini has a creep problem. A few years ago, that little sparkle icon started showing up in all of our Google apps. Gemini in your inbox! Gemini in your […]
LG will release the first 1000Hz, 1080p gaming monitor this year
LG will release the first 1000Hz, 1080p gaming monitor this year If you just can’t choose between refresh rate and resolution, LG’s next gaming monitor could solve your problem, as the UltraGear 25G590B monitor is the first one announced that will be capable of a native 1000Hz refresh rate at 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. So […]
Musk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong people
Musk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong people The tech trial of the year, Musk v. Altman, was ultimately a fight for control. Elon Musk argued that Sam Altman, with whom he helped found the now-massive company OpenAI, shouldn’t direct the future of AI. Altman’s lawyers, in turn, poked at Musk’s […]
Walmart launches new budget-friendly Android tablets starting at $97
Walmart launches new budget-friendly Android tablets starting at $97 Walmart’s Onn brand just launched a whole line of budget-friendly Android tablets that, all together, cost less in total than a single iPad Pro. As spotted by 9to5Google, the six new tablets ship with Android 16 and all but one cost less than $200. The little […]