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Apple’s Siri AI available to test drive for some users of the iOS 27 developer beta and eagle-eyed users have noticed it carries hints of a design change for the iPhone 18 Pro range. The new Siri AI app seems to tie into rumours that Apple plans to significantly decrease the size of the Dynamic Island, which contains the selfie camera and the Face ID sensors. Speculation has suggested the Dynamic Island cut out might be 35% smaller. In the iOS 27 beta the Dynamic Island on current iPhone models continues to be an oval. However, on the Mac and…

Google’s Android 17 update includes highlights like new floating “Bubble” app windows for easier multitasking, a Screen Reaction recording mode, and a 50/50 split gaming mode for foldable phones. Meanwhile, Wear OS 7 brings Live Updates, better battery life for smart watches, and prepares connections for new Android XR smart glasses that will launch this fall.The update is rolling out to Pixel phones first, then other devices, with some features like Gemini Intelligence set to debut later this year.Follow along here for the latest updates. Read the full article here

Google’s Wear OS 7 update is starting to roll out today for the Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4 , adding a new Live Updates feature that tracks live events from your Android smart watch. Live Updates will now sync with Wear OS devices, so updates like sports scores or an ongoing meal delivery will show up on both your watch and your phone.Wear OS 7 will also introduce some new Gemini Intelligence features, but Google says these aren’t launching until “later this year.” They’ll include Create My Widget, which you can use to generate custom Wear OS widgets using…

Microsoft has announced the new next generation Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models that are likely to sit among our best laptops round up by the end of the year. There are two major talking points: Firstly the presence of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 chips and then eye-popping price increases across the board. The new 13-inch Surface Pro maintains the same design but has seen a $500 increase in price from $999 to $1,499 and it still doesn’t come with the Surface Keyboard as standard. You can get a free one for a limited time when you buy from Micosoft.com…

Now that we’re clear of WWDC and all of the new AI-powered features coming to Apple’s platforms, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has more details about rumored new hardware, like the camera-equipped AirPods he’d previously written about. He says they are currently on schedule for a late 2027 launch, and that while we’re checking out beta releases for this fall’s iOS 27 update, the new earbuds are internally being tested with next year’s update, iOS 28.With cameras mounted in their stems and lights to indicate when data is being uploaded to the cloud, they could give the upgraded version of Siri…

It doesn’t matter if you call ’em VR headsets, mixed reality wearables or spatial computing devices; crack one open and there’s a good chance you’ll find Qualcomm silicon at its heart. But after XR1 and XR2, the chip-maker has decided to mix things up for the new generation. Snapdragon Reality Elite is also bringing healthy performance and efficiency gains, which should mean your next headset creates more convincing virtual worlds and lasts longer per charge. Announced at the Augmented World Expo (AWE), Snapdragon Reality Elite is aimed at both all-in-one headsets and and tethered companion devices, like those currently doing…

If you’re looking for a cheap Father’s Day gift that delivers more than you’d expect for the price, Nothing’s Ear (a) are a good option. The wireless earbuds are currently on sale as part of a larger early Prime Day sales event, making them an even better value than usual. Right now, you can buy them at Amazon in black complete with Nothing’s slick translucent charging case for $53.20 ($47 off), which marks a new all-time low. You can also buy them in yellow (Amazon, Nothing) and white (Amazon, Nothing) for just $3 more.The Nothing Ear (a) are one of…

The primary wide-angle camera on the Pocket 4P features a new 1-inch 4K sensor paired with a 20mm-equivalent focal length f/2.0 lens offering 17-stops of dynamic range. That’s a small but useful bump over the cheaper Pocket 4’s 14-stops of range when capturing footage using DJI’s D-Log 2 color profile. The Pocket 4P’s secondary camera pairs a much smaller 1/1.28-inch sensor with a 60mm-equivalent f/1.8 telephoto lens with 3X optical zoom, 6X lossless zoom using sensor cropping, and 12X zoom using digital enhancements.The Luna Ultra’s primary camera features a 1-inch 8K sensor and a secondary telephoto camera with similar zoom…

I’ll just work from the car, I thought. But after a few minutes of staring at my screen on quick mountain switchbacks I could feel the first signs of cold, coagulated nausea bubbling up from that sweaty place in my gut. I looked to the horizon for relief, but nothing helped… until I remembered Apple’s magic dots.Introduced in 2024, Apple’s Vehicle Motion Cues promise to tap into your device’s accelerometer and gyroscope to reduce or, in my case, even eliminate the motion sickness felt when trying to use an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook inside a moving vehicle.According to big-S Science,…

If you’ve been waiting for a decent AirPods deal, good news – Amazon currently has discounts on the noise-cancelling Apple AirPods 4, making this an excellent time to strike if you’re on the hunt for some of the best wireless earbuds. As for the savings, the AirPods 4 with ANC have dropped to $148 / £154, down from their usual $179 / £169 price. Unlike the AirPods Pro, the AirPods 4 stick with Apple’s familiar open design rather than silicone ear tips. That means they sit lightly in the ear and feel less intrusive for many people, but it also…

Poor Siri. While ChatGPT, Gemini, and seemingly every AI startup on the planet have spent the last few years showing off increasingly impressive tricks, Apple’s voice assistant has largely remained the same iPhone and iPad tool many of us have been using for the better part of a decade.  Sure, it could set timers, start playlists, send messages, and occasionally answer a question or two, but nobody was seriously putting Siri in the same conversation as modern AI assistants. That became a problem for Apple. And the answer, it turns out, wasn’t a mere feature patch. Instead, Apple has spent…

The state of Florida is suing TikTok over claims the company isn’t complying with the state’s child safety law, which bans kids under 14 from creating social media accounts, as reported earlier by Reuters. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, alleges that TikTok still allows 13-year-olds in Florida to use the platform and is “actively deceiving” parents about its risks.When reached for comment, TikTok US spokesperson Jamie Favazza says the company has been engaging constructively and in good faith with Florida’s attorney general, adding that the platform “notified users under 14 in Florida that their accounts will be suspended.”In addition to…