Tag: Software
Apple claims to have found a balance between user privacy and convenience with a tweak in macOS Sequoia: “fewer permission alerts” for screen recording
If you rely on screen recording tools, Apple’s macOS Sequoia 15.1 update could have some good news for you: fewer permission pop-ups. One of Apple’s key goals with Sequoia was to strengthen security and privacy for its users. Unfortunately, these protective measures felt a little too like an overbearing, over-worrying…
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Windows 11 PCs could soon get the ability to set up much faster Wi-Fi hotspots to share their internet with other devices
Windows 11 received support for Wi-Fi 7 in the recent 24H2 update, but Microsoft is working to extend functionality with wireless connections further in allowing users to establish 6GHz Wi-Fi hotspots. Currently, Windows 11 lets you set up a hotspot – to allow other devices to connect to your PC…
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This AI tool lets you confront your future self – and you might like what you find
Imagining what you’ll be like in the future is a common game for kids, full of the sometimes unlikely hopes and fears we all feel when contemplating what’s yet to come. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have leveraged AI to make that concept a little more realistic…
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Goodnotes adds an AI that can read and explain even the worst handwriting
AI has become very good at holding up its end of a conversation with humans, but a set of new AI features from the digital notetaking app Goodnotes performs an even more impressive stunt by reading handwriting well enough to discuss it and even answer questions about what’s been scribbled.…
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Microsoft is tightening its Windows 11 restrictions – but hackers swoop in to save the day, again
The Microsoft Windows 11 24H2 update dropped on October 1, 2024, and with it came the need for another workaround to address persistent hardware upgrade issues. Since Windows 11 was originally released in 2021, Microsoft has required users to run its latest OS on a machine with Trusted Platform Module…
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Apple’s smart AR glasses are rumored to be arriving in 2026 – with microLED tech
Meta’s impressive demo of its Orion AR glasses has got us interested in augmented reality specs again, and a small tidbit of rumored information has come our way that suggests Apple could have its own device in this category by 2026 – with microLED tech included. This comes from tipster…
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