May 2024

Apple finally explained the controversial iPhone bug that made deleted photos reappear

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Some iPhone owners discovered a very weird and disturbing bug a few days ago. Somehow, old, long-deleted iPhone photos that should have been permanently purged resurfaced on devices running iOS 17.5. This prompted speculation about what might have caused the bug, as this was a very serious problem. Imagine sensitive content you thought you had…

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These are my 4 favorite XGIMI projector models

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If you’ve ever tried an XGIMI projector before, you know how impressive the company’s offerings are. In fact, several XGIMI portable projectors are among my favorite models in their respective classes. I’ve tested six different XGIMI projectors over the years, and they all offer best-in-class picture quality as well as sleek, compact designs. More recently,…

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Unicode reveals possible new iOS 18 emojis coming to your iPhone

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The Unicode Consortium opened its beta review period for Unicode 16, which includes the all-new emojis coming with iOS 18 and Android 15, most likely at the beginning of next year. So far, the platform has considered seven new emojis.This beta review period lasts until July 2, and then Unicode 16 will be announced with…

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ASUS NUC14RVHv7 and ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-155H Review: Meteor Lake Brings Accelerated AI to UCFF PCs

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Intel’s Meteor Lake series of processors has had a drawn-out launch since its details were officially revealed in September 2023. The series marks Intel’s foray into the consumer market with a tile-based chiplet configuration held together with Foveros packaging. Similar to Tiger Lake, the focus of Meteor Lake has primarily been on the mobile market…

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AI features for Apple Music and QuickTime revealed in new iOS 18 leak

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With the WWDC 2024 keynote just around the corner, a new iOS 18 and macOS 15 leak reveals several changes coming for Apple’s built-in Music and QuickTime apps. People familiar with the matter told AppleInsider that Cupertino is working on new features for both of these apps with an on-device AI focus.For example, Apple has…

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CMA: AWS and Microsoft deny cloud discounts have anti-competitive effect on market

6 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Cloud, Computer, Google, IBM, Microsoft, multicloud, Oracle, Tech / By

Cloud customers are failing to see how the offering of committed spend discounts could contribute towards them becoming locked in to hyperscale cloud platforms, according to the interim findings of an anti-trust probe into the inner workings of the UK cloud industry.   The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the first of a…

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Government was aware of Post Office strategy to fight subpostmasters

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The government was aware of the Post Office’s decision to call on the judge to remove himself from managing its High Court battle with subpostmasters, Paula Vennells has told the public inquiry. During the latest Post Office scandal hearing, former Post Office CEO Vennells was asked whether the government was aware of the Post Office’s…

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Actually… here’s why stealing Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT was brilliant

4 minutes of reading / AI, ChatGPT, Google, Microsoft, Tech / By

I follow everything about artificial intelligence because it’s my job. But I’d check out AI news even if that weren’t the case. And we have certainly had plenty of AI developments in the past few weeks.First, ChatGPT got the massive GPT-4o upgrade. Google unveiled even more ways it’ll integrate Gemini into its products, even if…

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Sonos Ace headphones seem amazing, but they have a Sony XM5-sized problem

4 minutes of reading / AirPods, Amazon, Sony, Tech / By

During the decade-plus that I have been testing products and writing product reviews, I have tried hundreds of different headphones. From cheap wired earbuds to the best wireless over-ear headphones in the world, I’ve tried them all. With that in mind, it’s fairly easy to understand why it would be pretty tough to wow me…

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How to get the ChatGPT desktop app working on your Mac right now

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One of the surprises from OpenAI’s ChatGPT GPT-4o event last week was a brand-new desktop app for Mac. It includes complete access, with support for voice chats and multimodal access.Some caveats were immediately clear. First, the ChatGPT desktop app is for macOS only. You’ll also need a Mac with an M-series chip inside to install…

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