Tag: Software
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3 vs Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2: should you upgrade?
Among the host of new products that Meta unveiled at its Connect event this week — an AI Tamagotchi, anyone? — we got the Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3 smart glasses. Here we’re going to break down all the key specs of the new specs, and in particular how they compare…
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I’ve worn the Meta VR Glasses, and they’re coming to eat Apple’s lunch
Meta Connect just ended, and the biggest announcement of the night for me was easily the debut of Meta’s VR Glasses — even if they were leaked ahead of schedule by Meta’s own prescription tutorial. Ahead of their official reveal, I got to spend 30 minutes with the new tech,…
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‘We don’t want what’s happening in the US to happen here’: Australia’s smart glasses ban extends to even more public areas
City of Sydney has joined four other local Australian councils in banning the use of smart glasses in specific areas Banned in public pools, gyms, childcare centers, libraries and government buildings Separate ban covers public schools in Western Australia Local government councils and public schools across Australia are continuing moves…
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Our favourite free graphics suite gets supercharged as Canva’s Affinity gets a flurry of upgrades in a bid to rival Adobe
Canva ProSuite connects Affinity, Cavalry, Flourish, and Leonardo into one ecosystem Affinity and Cavalry stay free as ProSuite gains over 100 additions Scene Decomposition uses AI to split flattened pictures into separate editable components Canva is giving Affinity a major set of upgrades as it tries to make its professional…
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Windows 11 desktop becomes a full-page Harry Potter ad — and Bing Wallpaper users rebel by uninstalling the app in droves
The Bing Wallpaper app is serving an ad in Windows 11 The advert is for a Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movie collection There’s a rebellion against this blatant advertising, with a significant number of users saying they’ve immediately removed Microsoft’s wallpaper app Some Windows 11 users who’ve installed the…
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Microsoft is finally going to stop nagging you to back up your files to OneDrive in Windows 11
Microsoft has made a welcome change to OneDrive in Windows 11 Prompts to use the backup service can now be permanently dismissed The change has been positively received by most users online There have been complaints about this going back years, but Microsoft has finally caved in and decided to…
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