Tag: Technology & Electronics
Apple’s latest iOS 18 beta walks back some changes to the redesigned Photos app
Apple is pumping the brakes on some of its updates to the Photos app in iOS 18. The company made some changes — removing some features and tweaking others — on Monday to address user feedback. The pared-down version can be found in the software’s fifth developer beta, which app…
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Apple’s AirPods Max drop back down to $400
Apple’s AirPods Max headphones are on sale for $400 via Amazon. This isn’t a record-low, though it’s close, but does represent a savings of $150. The sale includes a bunch of colorways, like gray, blue, silver and pink. For the uninitiated, these are Apple’s high-end over-ear headphones. They are, in…
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Google will let you search your Chrome browsing history by asking questions like a human
You’re neck deep in a research project but the finish line is in sight. You hit the close button on your browser. It vanishes and takes the dozens of tabs you had open with it. You heave a sigh of relief — and then remember that you need to verify…
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Microsoft is dropping ads from Skype
Skype is going ad-free, as indicated in a blog post by Microsoft. The latest update removes all ads from the entire platform, including Skype channels and the main chat interface. Microsoft said this move was a response to feedback and an attempt to make the “Skype experience cleaner and more…
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The Morning After: Google dismisses Elon Musk’s claim that autocomplete interfered in the election
Google has responded to allegations it “censored” searches about Donald Trump after Elon Musk baselessly claimed the company had imposed a “search ban” on the former president. Google explained the bugs in its autocomplete feature caused the issues. But Musk’s tweet, viewed more than 118 million times, has forced the…
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Nothing just announced the Phone 2a Plus, a minor refresh of a pre-existing model
Nothing just announced a relatively surprising hardware update for its Phone 2a smartphone. The Phone 2a Plus is a modest upgrade, but still significant, being as how the original 2a was just released back in March. Most notably, the 2a Plus has a faster chip than the OG 2a. The…
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