Samsung heard that Apple managed to upset a lot of people with the “Crush” ad revealed last week that smushed instruments, arcade games, and sculptures into a shiny new OLED-screened iPad Pro, and apparently just had to get into the conversation. Apple eventually apologized, with an exec saying it “missed the mark.” On one side, responses included creatives like Hugh Grant and anyone who spotted a … [Read more...]
In First AI Dialogue, US Cites ‘Misuse’ of AI by China, Beijing Protests Washington’s Restrictions
U.S. officials raised concerns about China’s “misuse of AI” while Beijing’s representatives rebuked Washington over “restrictions and pressure” on artificial intelligence, the governments said separately Wednesday, a day after a meeting in Geneva on the technology. Summaries of the closed-door talks between high-level envoys, which covered AI’s risks and ways to manage it, hinted at the tension … [Read more...]
Apple's new accessibility features could be gamechangers for iPhone, iPad and visionOS products
Apple is set to have a big year in 2024 as it makes its first real push into AI with its upcoming hardware and software products. And while we don't exactly know what's going to come from the brand, there have been rumors swirling that it could be partnering with some big names in order to bring its vision to life. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
How to maximize your PC performance without a hardware upgrade
A PC slowing down can be the cause of concern as it could be related to software bloat or hardware bottlenecks, the latter of which would require a part upgrade and cost a chunk of change. If you've ever sat in front of your PC and had to wait for a task to complete, be it an app opening or a file list to load, you know the frustration felt by wasting vital minutes of time. Thankfully, there are … [Read more...]
How to change your display's refresh rate on Windows 11
Over the years, the refresh rates of computer displays have steadily increased, especially for gaming monitors. In 2022, Asus introduced a monitor with an incredible 500Hz refresh rate, which is faster than most people could ever comprehend. But therein lies the problem: sometimes you don't actually need crazy high refresh rates; in fact, you may not even want them because they use a lot more … [Read more...]
Samsung’s customizable Music Frame speaker is receiving its first discount
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These 10 innovative Raspberry Pi projects are the epitome of creativity
In the vast and intriguing world of SBCs, the Raspberry Pi stands out as the most popular lineup thanks to a huge community that keeps pushing out new project ideas on a daily basis. While the average Raspberry Pi weather station, NAS-berry Pi, and DIY web server present solid use cases for the miniature boards, the sky's the limit when it comes to bringing your ideas to life with the uber-popular … [Read more...]
Google Sheets’ new formatting feature has Excel switchers excited
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It’s not just you, Next.js is getting harder to use
I wrote a blog post the other day about how Next.js Middleware can be useful for working around some of the restrictions imposed by server components. This led to some fun discussions in the world about whether this was a reasonable approach or if Next.js DX was just... bad. From my perspective, Next.js’ App Router has two major problems that make it difficult to adopt: To understand this better, … [Read more...]
Google pitches WebAssembly for Flutter, Dart
Google has updated both its Flutter multiplatform application development framework and the accompanying Dart language. In making these updates, the company stressed the addition of the WebAssembly bytecode instruction format as a compilation target for web apps built with Flutter and Dart. The announcement follows recent reports of Google laying off staff from the Dart and Flutter teams.Flutter … [Read more...]
Arc vs. Edge: Should you switch from Microsofts web browser?
Although Arc is based on the same Chromium rendering engine as Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, and many others, the companys unique approach with themes, tab management, and AI features has won them a sizable fan following within a very short period. Microsoft Edge is another feature-rich Chromium browser to consider on your laptop. But which browser is actually better? I will compare both based on … [Read more...]
Arizona accuses Amazon of being a monopoly and deceiving consumers with ‘dark patterns’
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What is the useEffect() Hook in React?
React hooks are relatively new in the seasoned developer’s world. This brings with it some complexities as they are a re-design of the solutions to the same old existing problems. In the case of the useEffect hook clarity and understandability are among the complexities faced by most programmers. In this blog, I will expound on this hook more clearly, its applications as well as how to use it … [Read more...]
Android 15’s second beta release lets users lock down access to private apps
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Slash 32% off Samsung's 2TB 990 Pro SSD in this sizzling spring deal
If you're looking for some of the best M.2 storage you can buy in 2024, then Samsung's 990 Pro is going to be it. This drive not only offers impressive performance numbers, but is also extremely reliable. While the drive comes in a variety of sizes, this deal drops the price of the 2TB model by 32%, bringing it down to its best price in months. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Microsoft’s AI obsession is jeopardizing its climate ambitions
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Threads search will finally be usable with 'recent' tab rollout
Threads is inching closer to becoming an actually useful source for real-time news and updates. The app is finally rolling out the ability to search posts in order of recency, after testing the feature last month.“In an effort to make it easier to find timely, relevant content on Threads, we’re introducing a Recent tab for your searches,” Instagram’s Adam Mosseri wrote in an update. “Search … [Read more...]
AT&T cuts a deal to launch satellite-to-smartphone service soon
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Senate study proposes ‘at least’ $32B yearly for AI programs
A long-running working group in the Senate has issued its policy recommendation for federal funding for AI: $32 billion yearly, covering everything from infrastructure to grand challenges to national security risk assessments. This “roadmap” is not a bill or detailed policy proposal, but nevertheless it gives a sense of the scale lawmakers and “stakeholders” are looking at whenever they get … [Read more...]
Ubisoft's planned free-to-play Division game is dead
Just over three years ago, Ubisoft announced The Division Heartland, a free-to-play entry in its survival-action shooter series. At the time, it suggested that Heartland would arrive later in 2021 or in 2022, but that never happened. In fact, Heartland isn't coming out at all.In its quarterly earnings report, Ubisoft said it ended development of the game, which Red Storm Entertainment, a studio … [Read more...]
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