TP-Link’s Tapo indoor cameras are a pretty good way to get the advantages of a HomeKit camera and in-app intelligent notifications TP-Link Tapo indoor cameras review: TC73 & C125 Home security is important, but it can get costly with proprietary cloud subscriptions and sketchy privacy models. Luckily, TP-Link has an affordable solution that addresses both
Read MoreThe Amazon Big Spring Sale has come at a good time for laptop buyers, and the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 deal is certainly one of the top picks from the event. There’s $380 off the high-end laptop right now, dropping the price to an all-time low of just $619.99. Samsung Galaxy Book 3 (13th-Gen Core
Read MoreHere’s a fun thought experiment. UDP packets can be sent with an arbitrary source IP and port, so you can send a packet to one server, and could aim the response at another server. What happens if that response triggers another response? What if you could craft a packet that continues that cycle endlessly? That
Read MoreApple has held preliminary talks with Baidu about using the Chinese company’s generative AI technology in its devices in China, the latest example of the iPhone maker’s efforts to widen its AI capabilities. From a report: The U.S. tech giant has been exploring using external partners to help accelerate its AI ambitions. It has held
Read MoreApple is under fire from the US Department of Justice, plus iPads are coming, and it sounds as if there is a lot to look forward to with AirPods and AirPods Max, all on this week’s episode of the AppleInsider podcast. The DOJ is going to occupy Apple’s attention, but still new iPads are coming
Read MoreMacworld At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Frequent updates and new featuresGood performance on multi-core Apple chipsSlick, easy-to-use interfaceDiscounts for education users Cons Most editions require a subscriptionVirtual machines require a lot of memory and processor powerWindows On ARM is expensive Our Verdict With Boot Camp no longer available, Parallels Desktop is one of the
Read MoreSome of the best deals in the Amazon Big Spring Sale are on the retailer’s own tech, with the Amazon Echo Buds (2nd Gen) being a perfect example. The wireless earbuds are $65 off on the promotional event, which is the lowest price we’ve tracked in almost two years. Amazon Echo Buds (2nd Gen) for
Read MoreUniversity of Oxford’s Dr Emma Edwards describes the latest innovations in offshore wind turbine platform design. Read more: 6 innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority OnePlus is rolling out Oxygen OS 14 based on Android 14 to the T-Mobile variants of the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, and OnePlus 8T. The update comes with January 2024 security patches. This is the last platform update for these devices, though they are promised some more security
Read MoreApple may need to navigate the business and regulatory waters in China with a local AI provider, and Baidu may have the technology it needs. A Siri icon superimposed on Apple Park Apple has a very large artificial intelligence division, that has been led by ex-Googler John Gianndrea for years. Recently, Apple has been tied
Read MoreThe altered photo of Kate Middleton and her family that went viral last week was supposed to quell conspiracies about her whereabouts. It did the exact opposite.
Read MoreImage generators have really taken off thanks to machine learning, and all kinds of new ideas have been turned on in people’s heads as a result. OOTDiffusion is one such project, its job being to allow virtual try-ons of clothing by combining a picture of a person and an item of clothing, and doing so
Read MoreThe two parties now have five working days to respond to the CMA, otherwise the deal will be referred to a more in-depth Phase 2 investigation, which is likely. Read more: UK has antitrust concerns around Vodafone and Three merger
Read MoreThe Rosetta programme will recruit 19 world-class researchers to work in universities across Ireland and potentially help future regulation around responsible technology. Read more: New Lero fellowship will explore relation between tech and time
Read MoreThe generative AI chatbot market is rapidly growing and while OpenAI’s ChatGPT might remain the most mainstream, there are many others on the market competing to be the very best for the general public, creatives businesses and anyone else looking to see how artificial intelligence can improve their day-to-day lives. But which one is the
Read MoreThe Department of Justice alleges in its antitrust lawsuit that internal Apple emails show the company intentionally locks in users, forcing them to spend more money.
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Android 15 Developer Preview 2 includes a new setting that disables the default 60fps maximum frame rate for games. This setting is meant to be used by game developers to test and develop their games and is not particularly intended for end users. Gaming has always been a popular
Read MoreGiulia Segreti / Reuters: Italy opens a probe into Booking.com, says the website’s handling of hotels in its Preferred Partner Programme “seems likely to hinder effective competition” — Italy’s antitrust has opened a probe into Booking.com (BKNG.O) to establish whether the travel website is in a potential abuse …
Read MoreIf you’re having flashbacks to Bob Hoskins circa 1993, don’t worry. Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s live-action Mario bit never came to be, but remnants of the idea remain.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority VLC media player could gain access to free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, a representative said. This would be an optional feature for users, though, and the decision hasn’t been finalized yet. VLC is one of the world’s most popular and flexible media players, playing a variety of multimedia
Read MoreMacworld Apple wants you to avoid damaging your hearing when you’re using an iPhone or iPad (but, strangely, not a Mac). In Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Headphone Safety, enable Reduce Loud Audio, and you can set a threshold above which your iPhone or iPad will moderate sound. It doesn’t create an abrupt cutoff,
Read MoreThe US-led resolution was described as a ‘historic step’ in sharing responsibility for safe AI and has been backed by Ireland, the UK, the EU and, notably, China. Read more: UN adopts landmark resolution on global AI regulation
Read MoreUsers in the US, Canada and Japan can now share their Threads posts to various ‘ActivityPub-compliant servers’, as Meta promotes a more decentralised approach. Read more: Threads takes first steps into the fediverse
Read MoreMicrosoft on Thursday announced that the company has started rolling out an update to Notepad to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11, which introduces spellcheck and autocorrect features in Notepad. Microsoft Rolls Out Spellcheck And Autocorrect For Windows 11 “With this update, Notepad will now highlight misspelled words and provide
Read MorePaul Sawers / TechCrunch: The UK CMA launches a formal Phase 2 of its review of the Vodafone and Three UK’s $19B merger, after finding competition and pricing concerns in Phase 1 — The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it’s launching a formal “phase 2” investigation into the planned merger between
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