Month: February 2024
Polar ID Is the Face ID Rival for Android Phones, and Could Even Beat Apple
Metalenz’s biometric tech is poised to finally give Android owners a more secure form of facial recognition—and in time could even check skin for cancerous growths or measure air quality. Source
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Microsoft is now letting all federal agencies check their activity logs for free
To help US government agencies defend against foreign state-sponsored adversaries, Microsoft is expanding its free logging features in some products. A Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announcement revealed reported all US federal agencies using Microsoft Pureview Audit will be granted the upgrade, regardless of their license tier. The move…
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A new free Chromecast with Google TV update adds much better headphones support at last
As we reported back in January, Google TV was set to get an update to deliver much better wireless headphone support with easy switching and fast pairing. And now the promised update has arrived in the latest system update for Chromecast with Google TV (4K). The update, which brings Fast…
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Hands-On With Samsung’s Health-Hacking Galaxy Ring
As the smart ring race heats up, Samsung has revealed more about its coming health-based wearable, and how it will pimp Galaxy Watches. Source
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Nintendo fans might be waiting at least a year for the next Switch console
If you were hoping to get your hands on Nintendo’s highly anticipated Switch 2 console this year then prepare to be disappointed by another rumor pointing to a 2025 release date. According to a new report from Nikkei, Nintendo is anticipated to release its successor to the Nintendo Switch console…
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The Morning After: Why Google’s Gemini image generation feature overcorrected for diversity
After complaints that Google’s image generator built into its Gemini AI was (ugh) woke, Google explained why it may have overcorrected for diversity. Prabhakar Raghavan, the company’s senior vice president for knowledge and information, said Google’s efforts to ensure a wide range of people generated in images “failed to account…
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