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The Apple Notes app could seriously step up its game in iOS 18 with these two upgrades
The Apple Notes app is a cultural fixture as well as an essential tool, and it looks like Apple is going to supercharge the iconic app in iOS 18, the next major update for Apple’s flagship mobile operating system. iOS 18 is expected to be previewed alongside the latest versions…
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Google Maps AI upgrades could solve your EV charging headaches
It’s a big day for Google Maps. First, the 3D buildings layer is rolling out to all Android users after months of waiting. And now we’re learning the app is expanding its eco-friendly features by introducing new ways to find EV charging stations and “lower-carbon travel alternatives”. The former, according…
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YouTube can stream 8K videos to your Meta Quest 3 – even though its displays aren’t 8K
Following news that Meta’s Quest 3’s getting some big mixed reality upgrades including an AI that can recognize furniture and improved passthrough quality, there’s yet another improvement on the way this time for one of my favorite Quest apps: YouTube. That’s because the VR version of the video-sharing platform now…
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Snap is adding a watermark to AI-generated images
It's becoming increasingly difficult to determine what is AI-created as tools' capabilities continue to improve. Marking AI-created images is one solution and an option Snapchat is expanding on. The platform is introducing a watermark on AI-generated content that is saved to your camera roll or exported. Snapchat In a surprise…
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Google adds biometric verification to Play Store to keep your in-store wallet safe
Google has been emailing Android users about an update to the Play Store allowing you to enable biometric verification for purchases. We got the message over the weekend buried in our inbox. It states users can set fingerprint or facial recognition on the digital storefront as long as they have…
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A big WhatsApp update will soon make it easier to find your chats – here’s how
Meta is making it much easier to locate chatrooms on WhatsApp by introducing four new filters to the service’s inbox. This may seem like a small, inconsequential update on the surface. After all, filters already exist on the platform, how much can four more really help? In this case, each…
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