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  • AirPods 4 vs Pro 3: Which Apple Earbuds to Buy in 2025?
    With the holidays approaching, choosing between Apple's AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro becomes more critical than ever. Apple now offers two distinct versions of the AirPods 4—a standard model at $129 and an enhanced version with Active Noise Cancellation at $179, according to 9to5Mac. Meanwhile, the latest AirPods Pro 3... Read more »
  • Google Assistant Dies: Gemini Takeover Starts Now
    Reviewed by: Jame Jimenez If you've lived with Google Assistant for the past decade, brace for a big switch. The trusty voice helper is getting the boot, and its replacement aims higher. Google has officially confirmed the shift, calling it "Gemini for Home," a new assistant experience and platform upgrade... Read more »
  • Adobe Premiere Pro iPhone App Launches Free - Here's The Catch
    Reviewed by Jame Jimenez There's never been a better time to be a content creator. Adobe just dropped its full Premiere video editing app for iPhone, and it's now available for download on the App Store. After weeks of anticipation since pre-orders started back in September this year, Adobe has... Read more »
  • Apple Fights AI Lawsuit Over Delayed Siri Features
    Apple finds itself in hot water over delayed AI features, but the company isn't backing down. Apple filed a motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit targeting its Apple Intelligence rollout delays on Thursday. The company says two missing Siri features do not justify sweeping legal claims. The twist, and... Read more »
  • iOS 26 Visual Intelligence Transforms Screenshots
    Apple's Visual Intelligence just got a major upgrade in iOS 26, and honestly, it's about time. The original feature launched in iOS 18.2 as a Camera Control button that could describe your surroundings and translate text. Now Apple has extended Visual Intelligence in iOS 26 to work with content that's... Read more »
  • Apple's Secret Siri App Reveals ChatGPT-Like AI Coming 2026
    Reviewed by Jame Jimenez Behind closed doors at Apple, Siri is getting a rethink that could change how we talk to our devices. Apple's been quietly working on a ChatGPT-like app to help its engineers test the overhauled version of Siri. The app isn't going to be released to the... Read more »
  • iPhone Fold Could Be Thinner Than iPhone Air at 4.5mm
    You know that feeling when you see something so impossibly thin you almost can't believe it's real? That was me when I first held the iPhone Air's remarkable 5.6mm profile. Then came the wild part, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that next year's iPhone Fold could measure just 4.5-4.8mm when unfolded.... Read more »
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  • Apple Asks Indian Court to Block Antitrust Law Allowing $38 Billion Fine
    Apple is challenging a new Indian antitrust law that would let regulators calculate penalties based on global revenue -- a change that could expose the company to a fine of roughly $38 billion in its dispute with Tinder owner Match. The 2022 antitrust case centers on accusations that Apple abused... Read more »
  • China's Giant Underground Neutrino Observatory Releases Its First Results
    China's new JUNO neutrino observatory has delivered world-leading measurements after just 59 days, offering the most precise readings yet of two key neutrino oscillation parameters. "The physics result is already world-leading in the areas that it touches," says particle physicist Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux of the University of California, Irvine, who... Read more »
  • Mexico Unveils Plans To Build Most Powerful Supercomputer In Latin America
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Mexico unveiled plans Wednesday to build what it claims will be Latin America's most powerful supercomputer -- a project the government says will help the country capitalize on the rapidly evolving uses of artificial intelligence and exponentially expand the country's... Read more »
  • Amazon Faces FAA Probe After Delivery Drone Snaps Internet Cable In Texas
    Amazon's drone-delivery program is under federal scrutiny after an MK30 aircraft clipped an internet cable in Texas. CNBC reports: The incident occurred on Nov. 18 around 12:45 p.m. Central in Waco, Texas. After dropping off a package, one of Amazon's MK30 drones was ascending out of a customer's yard when... Read more »
  • Greek Cybercrime Unit Shuts Down IPTV Pirates, 68 End Users Face Fines
    Greek authorities shut down an IPTV piracy operation on Santorini, arresting a reseller and referring 68 end users for prosecution. TorrentFreak reports: A new legal framework to tackle online infringement in Greece went live just a couple of months ago, and reports of prosecutions are already coming in. Early September,... Read more »
  • Google's AirDrop Support For Pixel 10 Likely Exists Because of EU's Apple Ruling
    Last week, Google surprised the tech world when it announced AirDrop support on Pixel 10 devices -- all without Apple's involvement. "While it initially seemed like this was a rogue move made by Google to coerce Apple into another boundary-breaking decision, it might actually be part of the repercussions that... Read more »
  • OpenAI Says Dead Teen Violated TOS When He Used ChatGPT To Plan Suicide
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Facing five lawsuits alleging wrongful deaths, OpenAI lobbed its first defense Tuesday, denying in a court filing that ChatGPT caused a teen's suicide and instead arguing the teen violated terms that prohibit discussing suicide or self-harm with the chatbot. The earliest... Read more »
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  • Keep Sensitive Data Private by Disabling AI Training Options
    Most AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Claude, and Google’s Gemini, let you control whether your conversations will be used to train future models. While allowing this could improve the AI, it also means that sensitive business information and intellectual property could become part of the chatbot’s training data. Once data is... Read more »
  • When to Trust AI Tech Answers (And When to Call Us)
    Recently, we’ve fielded a spate of questions from people who have used an AI chatbot to help with a technical issue and then asked us to confirm whether the information was accurate, helpful, or even safe. First off, we’re not offended. If you can work through simple problems on your... Read more »
  • Follow This Advice Before Switching to a New iPhone 17
    Are you considering getting one of the new iPhone 17 models? While it’s always tempting to unbox a new device and dive right in, taking a methodical approach to setup will save you from potential frustrations down the road. When you’re ready to transfer your data—and, for many people, that... Read more »
  • Apple Unveils New iPhone 17 Lineup, Updated Apple Watches, and AirPods Pro 3
    In the tech world, September brings the fruits of Apple’s harvest: new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. At its recent Awe Dropping event, Apple introduced the new iPhone 17 lineup, the ultra-thin iPhone Air, the Apple Watch SE 3, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and the AirPods... Read more »
  • Blood Oxygen Monitoring Returns to Recent US Apple Watches with Software Updates
    With the release of iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1, Apple restored blood oxygen monitoring capabilities to US Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 models that previously had this feature disabled due to a patent infringement suit by medical device maker Masimo. Apple’s redesign processes blood oxygen data... Read more »
  • Pay for Apple TV+ Annually to Avoid the Recent Monthly Price Increase
    Apple has raised the monthly subscription fee for Apple TV+ to $12.99, marking the third price increase since the streaming service launched at $4.99 in 2019. While the monthly cost has increased, Apple kept the annual subscription priced at $99, making it a more economical choice for those who plan... Read more »
  • Working with Time Zones in Apple’s Calendar Apps
    Calendar events are usually straightforward. For instance, if you schedule a meeting for 3 PM on Thursday, an alert will remind you to leave 30 minutes beforehand. However, since we live in an increasingly global world, we occasionally have to consider time zones when scheduling meetings. Business travelers have long... Read more »
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    A growing number of off-brand Android TV boxes promise unlimited ad-free streaming for a one-time fee, but there's a catch. Security experts have found that these devices are being used for botnets and other cyber-crimes. As spotted by KrebsOnSecurity and documented by Google, these "bad boxes" do often work as advertised,... Read more »
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    Black Friday 2025 is upon us, and you know what that means—hot deals on HOT Hardware all throughout the week, before and after Thanksgiving fills your stomach. We're tracking all the best deals around the web for cutting-edge PCs, PC components, gaming consoles, and other great tech gear to help... Read more »
  • Best Black Friday GPU Deals 2025: Max Savings on RTX 50-Series & Radeon!
    Well, it's the end of 2025, and the AI crunch is making hardware prices cruise for the stratosphere. At least, SSDs are rising and RAM is through the roof. However, one category that isn't affected at all yet are gaming GPUs. They're not useful for AI aside from the top-end... Read more »
  • Amazon Alexa Home Theater Unlocks Wireless Surround Sound For Echo Speakers
    Amazon has doubled down on its promise of premium audio accessibility by unveiling not only a new lineup of Echo smart speakers but also a major expansion of the Alexa Home Theater feature that turns Amazon Echo speakers into all-in-one surround sound setups. For some, this may be the ideal... Read more »
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    Do you know what time it is? You would if you owned a smartwatch, but to answer the question for you, it's time to shop Black Friday deals! And to that end, there are plenty of bargains afoot on smartwatches from the major players, including Apple, Google, and Samsung. The... Read more »
  • Minisforum G1 Pro Mini Gaming PC Packs Ryzen 9 8945HX & Desktop RTX 5060
    Minisforum has carved out a niche in the mini PC market and its latest offering, the AtomMan G1 Pro, is another enticing compact system aimed at gamers. The svelte system pairs an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX processor with a "desktop grade" GeForce RTX 5060 (145W) GPU, plus a handful of... Read more »
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    After nearly a century of experts theorizing and searching for the universe’s most elusive component, a Japanese astronomer believes he has finally captured the first direct glimpse of dark matter, a discovery that, if confirmed, could obviously reshape the entire field of physics. According to Tomonori Totani, a professor at... Read more »