Google has quietly started rolling out a big user interface redesign to Google Maps, although Android users will get it before it reaches the iPhone. This is the Google Maps UI update first spotted in beta testing in February. Google then unexpectedly paused work on it, only to return to testing the redesign in May.As…
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In a new global ad campaign, Apple is highlighting the privacy features of the Safari browser. While Google Chrome is the most popular browser, Apple wants to ensure users of its ecosystem are aware of the benefits of its built-in solution.In this almost two-minute ad, Apple shows pesky birds and bats transformed into security cameras.…
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Generative AI is the reason to buy a new smartphone this year; there’s no question about it. Samsung started the trend with Galaxy AI on the Galaxy S24 in January. Galaxy AI is also the main selling point of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 announced last week.Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC…
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If you’re a Google Gemini user, it’s time to review the privacy settings for Google’s AI chatbot. It looks like Gemini might have access to documents in Google Drive that it shouldn’t be able to read. That’s what happened with one Gemini user who was stunned to discover that Gemini could summarize tax returns in…
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Samsung invited Google and Qualcomm to the Galaxy S23 Unpacked event in early February 2023 to tease the “next XR experience” the three companies were building. XR stands for mixed reality, and the announcement dropped at the height of Apple Vision Pro rumors. Well, back then, the Vision Pro product name was not official. But…
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Free Microsoft Office licences negotiated by the Scottish government for school pupils are set to end at the start of August, according to the Scottish Herald. The newspaper reported that the free A1 Plus licence will no longer be available to students. Glow, Scotland’s digital environment to support learning, has posted a notice stating that Microsoft…
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Switching from Android to iOS—or vice versa—can be challenging because there’s always the chance you’ll end up losing data in the process. This could be due to a lack of an app, an incompatibility between the systems, or a minor bug.While Apple offers Android users the Move to iOS tool and Google has a similar…
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After Bloomberg reported that Apple would get a seat on OpenAI’s board due to its recent partnership with Apple Intelligence features, the Financial Times writes that not only Cupertino won’t join the board, but Microsoft is also dropping its observer seat amid regulatory scrutiny.With that, both companies will have stakeholder meetings instead of board seats…
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Samsung just unveiled its 2024 foldables at the second big Unpacked press conference of the year, and they’re available for preorder starting now. I came to Paris fully aware of what the rumors have been saying about this year’s Fold and Flip phones. And they were largely on point. But I will say that you…
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Kubernetes is 10! Mid-2024 sees the 10th birthday of the market-leading container orchestration platform. But, according to DataStax developer relations guy Patrick McFadin, the container orchestration platform is in a “surly teenager” phase, with some challenges in management efficiency still to be solved. He also recalls how Kubernetes, also known as K8s, overcame its early challenges…
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