Windows 11 may bring Live Tiles back from the dead — sort of
Albacore @thebookisclosed on X/Twitter The latest Windows 11 Canary build 26212 has quietly introduced support for what is being called “Start Menu Companions.” These are small widget-like apps designed to…
Apple apologizes for its controversial iPad Pro ad
Apple It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but an ad by Apple for its thinnest-ever iPad has turned into a massive headache for the company.…
Apple plans to use M2 Ultra chips in the cloud for AI
Apple plans to start its foray into generative AI by offloading complex queries to M2 Ultra chips running in data centers before moving to its more advanced M4 chips. Bloomberg reports that…
Verizon and T-Mobile are trying to gobble up US Cellular
The report suggests this is about harvesting even more wireless spectrum; my colleague Allison pointed out in 2022 that US Cellular “tends to offer service where some of the major…
Microsoft’s new Xbox mobile gaming store is launching in July
Microsoft has been talking about plans for an Xbox mobile gaming store for a couple of years now, and the company now plans to launch it in July. Speaking at…
Did Stanford just prototype the future of AR glasses?
For now, the lab version has an anemic field of view — just 11.7 degrees in the lab, far smaller than a Magic Leap 2 or even a Microsoft HoloLens.…
New benchmarks reveal just how powerful the new Apple M4 chip is
Recently posted benchmarks have revealed how capable the brand-new Apple M4 chip is in terms of single-core performance, outpacing even the best processors on the market. As spotted by Tom’s…
Apple scraps iPad Pro ‘Crushed’ ad and issues rare apology – and it was the right thing to do
Destruction may not be the best way to illustrate creativity. It’s the hard lesson Apple learned after significant backlash over its new “Crushed” TV ad promoting the all-new iPad Pro…
Nearly a million victims hit by massive BogusBazaar campaign — credit card details stolen, but here’s how to stay safe
Almost a million people around the world have fallen victim to a highly organized fraud campaign, which scammed them out of some $50 million in the past couple of years.…
‘These team conversations have been tough’ – Sonos power-users really don’t like its new app, and the company responds, including asking for feedback
Sonos, maker of quality audio kit and some of the best wireless speakers out there, has released a new mobile app for connecting and controlling Sonos devices – but not…