Robot vacuums are getting upgraded support for Apple Home
Robot vacuums are getting upgraded support for Apple Home Several companies, including iRobot, have announced updates and support for Apple Home through Matter. | Image: iRobot The release of Apple’s iOS 18.4 on Monday includes good news for robot vacuum owners. The update includes support for controlling robot vacuums and adding them to automations and […]
Microsoft expands AI features across Intel and AMD-powered Copilot Plus PCs
Microsoft expands AI features across Intel and AMD-powered Copilot Plus PCs Microsoft is making its AI features widely available on Copilot Plus PCs equipped with Intel and AMD chips. One of the most notable of these features will be Live Captions, which translates audio to English subtitles from dozens of different languages in real time. […]
SwitchBot’s smart button pusher is 30 percent off for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
SwitchBot's smart button pusher is 30 percent off for Amazon's Big Spring Sale SwitchBot’s smart button pusher is 30 percent off for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale The simple contraption quickly attaches to both buttons and rocker switches. Smart plugs are great, but unfortunately, they can’t automate everything. Thankfully, there is a cheap cube-like contraption called […]
The 30 best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can still grab for under $30
The 30 best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can still grab for under $30 The Select 4 Go, Soundcore’s latest Bluetooth speaker, is on sale starting at just $19.99 for a limited time. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is happening now through the end of today, March 31st, with several dozen good-to-great deals available that […]
iOS 18.4 is out now with Apple Intelligence-powered priority notifications
iOS 18.4 is out now with Apple Intelligence-powered priority notifications Apple has released iOS 18.4, and one of the biggest features is priority notifications, which use Apple Intelligence to highlight “important notifications that may require your immediate attention,” according to Apple’s patch notes. The priority notifications will appear at the top of your notification stack […]
Amazon’s new AI agent is designed do your shopping
Amazon's new AI agent is designed do your shopping Amazon’s new AI agent is designed do your shopping Amazon has launched a new AI model, Nova Act, which is designed to perform tasks — like online shopping — in your browser. For now it’s only available to developers in a “research preview,” but Amazon is […]
Alexa Plus just launched in early access, but it’s missing some features
Alexa Plus just launched in early access, but it's missing some features Alexa Plus just launched in early access, but it’s missing some features The Echo Show 8 is one of the devices Alexa Plus is currently available on. Amazon has officially launched its AI-powered Alexa Plus – but it’s only available to a “small […]
The 1TB Xbox Series X expansion card is back down to its lowest price ever
The 1TB Xbox Series X expansion card is back down to its lowest price ever It’s World Backup Day, which to the makers of storage devices means driving home the urgency of protecting the files you hold dear. So obviously, there are deals on all sorts of storage today, including SSDs and microSD cards. B&H […]
Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with ‘excessively complex’ privacy options
Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with 'excessively complex' privacy options Apple fined $162 million for hurting app developers with ‘excessively complex’ privacy options France’s competition watchdog (Autorité de la concurrence) ordered Apple to pay €150 million (~$162.4 million) after finding that its App Tracking Transparency system allows the company to abuse its […]
TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April
TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech's chaotic April TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April As TikTokâs April 5th sell-by date approaches, Americans are back to where they stood before the original January deadline: watching anxiously to see if a major social media app gets banned. But that’s far from […]