Month: August 2025
Report: Apple considers squeezing Gemini into the Siri brain
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is looking at Gemini to power Siri Apple Intelligence’s best bits are still delayed until possibly 2026 No confirmation from either company, and the report put discussions at the earliest stages Apple‘s efforts to deliver the smarter Siri and full Apple Intelligence we were promised…
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Apple accuses former Apple Watch staffer of conspiring to steal trade secrets for Oppo
Apple is suing a former employee on the Apple Watch team who left to join Oppo, alleging that he “conspired to steal Apple’s trade secrets relating to Apple Watch and to disclose them to his new employers.” Ahead of starting his new job at Oppo, the employee, Dr. Chen Shi,…
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Abxylute will sell an absurd 3D handheld from Intel and Tencent Games for “under $1,700”
As the handheld PC boom has taken off, companies have tried to push the boundaries of the Steam Deck form factor Valve helped popularize. Lenovo tried detachable controllers. Acer is trying an 11-inch screen. And Abxylute is apparently combining them both (and then some) into the Abxylute 3D One, which…
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Are Philips Hue Essential bulbs the cheap smart lights we don’t need?
There are some very interesting Philips Hue products on the way, including new Gradient Strips, Festavia string lights, and a Philips Hue Bridge Pro that can support up to 150 devices, but one rumored release has had me scratching my head – Philips Hue Essential. These appear to be slightly…
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The new Nissan Leaf will be the cheapest EV in the US – and it could be the hit that Nissan needs
More range, faster charging and a lower price NACS support means it can top up at Tesla Supercharger stations The Leaf arrives at a time when demand for EVs is waning in the US Nissan has revealed pricing for its US-bound Nissan Leaf model and it claims it will be…
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Did you miss this box office hit from 2015? Don’t let it happen again – these 3 must-watch movies are leaving HBO Max soon
This month’s departures from HBO Max have a color in common: red. It’s the color of Hellboy and the color of Mars – and it’s also the color of that famous scene in the horror classic Carrie. My three catch-em-while-you-can recommendations for HBO Max this month have something else in…
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