Month: November 2024
Black Friday Apple deals for 2024: The best sales we could find on AirPods, MacBooks, AirTags and iPads
Between the ”Let Loose” iPad event in May, the iPhone 16 “It’s Glowtime” event in September and the Mac Week non-event in October, Apple has been busy releasing a slew of new iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, MacBooks and more for 2024. And now for Black Friday, many of those shiny…
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GM eliminated Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from its EVs — this upgrade adds them back
What GM takes away, the aftermarket restores. General Motors’ controversial decision to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from most of its electric vehicles now has a possible workaround. As noticed by InsideEVs, a company called White Automotive and Media Services (WAMS) is advertising a new aftermarket upgrade kit that…
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The best Black Friday SSD deals for 2024 from Samsung, WD, Kingston, Crucial and others
Though Black Friday itself is still a couple days away, several retailers have already started their annual holiday sales. That’s means it’s a decent time to be in the market for new storage equipment. If you’re looking to get more out of a PC, tablet or gaming handheld, we’ve rounded…
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OpenAI’s Sora and other AI video makers look amazing in their demos – why won’t they let us try them?
I was intrigued and impressed when OpenAI first demonstrated Sora earlier this year. There seemed no limit to the films the AI video model could produce out of a text prompt. Sora could effortlessly transform descriptions into immersive, realistic videos, and OpenAI coyly hinted at a general rollout in the…
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11 Best Umbrellas (2024), Tested and Reviewed
These are the best umbrellas we’ve tested. They’ll protect you from showers and heavy rain and will hold up for the long haul. Source
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Watch out, your office could be chock-full of tracking technology
New report reveals widespread employee monitoring sensors Some students have already successfully resisted them These sensors enable “intrusive behavioral monitoring and profiling” A new study led by Cracked Labs has warned physical office spaces have become hubs of surveillance, where sensors and wireless technology monitor employees’ movements and behaviors to…
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