Month: March 2023
Apple Music Classical is now available from the App Store
Apple Music Classical was born from Primephonic, which Apple acquired in 2021 with the intent of launching a classical music-focused app in 2022. The promise of Apple Music Classical is that it will be better at handling the complex metadata often associated with classical recordings, and the app will also…
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Lenovo’s latest cheap gaming PC sports a surprising legacy biz tech – from the 1980’s
Lenovo’s latest LOQ gaming PC, the Tower 17IRB8, features a port that was a favorite amongst businesses, the venerable VGA port. Yes, a gaming PC, launched in March 2023, has a connector that was released in 1987 when a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels was considered bleeding edge. As…
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Elon Musk says Twitter’s For You page will only recommend verified accounts
Musk claims the move is “the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over.” Verified users are also going to become the only accounts that can vote in polls for the “same reason,” Musk says. It’s worth taking this announcement with a big grain of salt, as…
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The Guy Who Created That Viral AI Image Of The Pope In A White Puffer Jacket Was Tripping On Mushrooms At The Time
Over the weekend, a photo of Pope Francis looking dapper in a white puffer jacket went mega-viral on social media. The 86-year-old sitting pontiff, it appeared, has some serious drip. But there was just one problem: The image is not real. It was made using the AI art tool Midjourney.…
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Rode’s Wireless ME squeezes a second mic into its receiver
When Rode released the original Wireless GO, it was an instant success. The ease of use, audio quality and reasonable price made wireless microphones much more accessible. In fact it was so successful that it spawned a number of copycat products from rivals. After releasing the Wireless GO II ($299)…
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The Diablo IV beta let players do a lot — but not pet the dog
After two weekends of lengthy server queues, and a brief taste of the game’s opening areas and five classes, the Diablo IV beta is officially over. I personally didn’t get to play too much since I was doing other things, but I enjoyed the brief time I got to spend…
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