Category: Software
Windows 11 users could get a shiny new ‘Soundscape’ Settings page to replace another bit of the ancient Control Panel
Microsoft is continuing to modernize Windows 11 by gradually transferring the legacy Control Panel’s functions to its newer, shinier Settings app, and the latest effort on this front appears to be audio-related. Trusted leaker of Windows developments on X, PhantomOfEarth, discovered a hidden ‘Soundscape’ panel in the Settings app (as…
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Google’s scary-good AI podcast tool just got better with built-in YouTube upload and easy sharing
Google’s NotebookLM AI tool now works with YouTube video URLs and audio files as sources to help you create engaging audio podcast discussions with just one click. You can also share your creations easily with a public URL for your podcast. Just a few weeks ago, Google introduced NotebookLM and…
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Meta Orion could be our AR future, but not with the lenses you’ll get
You will never own a pair of Meta Orion AR glasses – at least not like what I saw yesterday at Meta Connect 2024. That’s what I told myself after reading early hands-on reports that made one thing very clear about the ground-breaking smart glasses introduced this week by wunderkind…
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And it’s gone – discontinued Meta Quest 3 model already selling out online
With the arrival of the Meta Quest 3S we learned that three Quest headsets are being discontinued, including the 128GB Meta Quest 3, to make room for the new and more affordable model. Less than a day after this announcement Meta has already sold out of the 128GB Quest 3…
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Nintendo jumps on AI images of Mario shared on X
The free-for-all of AI image creation on X had a rude wakeup this week when Nintendo’s copyright infringement hunter Tracer, as first reported by the Verge, laid takedown notices on several users who had shared images of Mario built using X’s Grok-2 AI model. Tracer sent dozens of users the notices under…
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HP makes bold claims that it can improve your life with AI, but can they back them up?
HP hosted its HP Imagine 2024 event, which debuted new AI-based technology and devices that will see their launches later in 2024 and into 2025. While there was plenty of overlap in topics between this event and HP’s event back in July 2024, we had some new surprises come forth…
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