Longtime Slashdot reader jmv writes: After more than two years of work, Opus 1.5 is out. It brings many new features that can improve quality and the general audio experience through machine learning, while maintaining fully-compatibility with previous releases. See this release page demonstrating all the new features, including: Significant improvement to packet loss robustness
Read MoreIn our Garmin Venu 2 Plus review, we called the device one of the most well-rounded wearables we’ve ever used. We took issue with the high price tag, but that concern has been temporarily assuaged by a record price drop today. The Garmin smartwatch price just got slashed by $120 on Amazon for the first
Read MoreMy Best Buy Plus members can save $50 on Apple’s brand-new M3 MacBook Air in both the 13-inch and 15-inch screen sizes. Get a discount on Apple’s new M3 MacBook Air. The AppleInsider Price Guide is tracking the best deals on Apple’s new M3 MacBook Air, and Best Buy is currently offering a $50 discount
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Apple of anti-competitive behavior regarding iCloud. The filing claims that Apple’s monopoly in cloud storage has allowed it to mark up iCould prices to the point where it generates “almost pure profit.” The suit alleges the firm restricts some file storage to iCloud
Read MoreElectric guitar pickups rely on steel strings interfering with a magnetic field, the changes in which are picked up with coils of wire. That doesn’t work with nylon strings, because they don’t tend to perturb magnetic fields nearly as much, beyond some infinitesimal level that some quantum physicist could explain. So what do you do?
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Liliputing: Yuzu is a free and open source emulator that makes it possible to run Nintendo Switch games on Windows, Linux, and Android devices. First released in 2018, the software has been under constant development since then (the Android port was released less than a year ago). But
Read MoreTreat it right and the Diletta Bello will brew the perfect espresso shot; treat it poorly and it’ll spit in your cup.
Read MoreMacworld The news of the new M3 MacBook Air came with a little bit of a surprise: It can run two external displays with the laptop closed. That’s a change from the single-display support for all other M1, M2, and M3 MacBooks, including the current entry-level MacBook Pro, which uses the same chip as the
Read MoreAn analyst note suggests regulation from the EU and the $2 billion fine may put pressure on Apple’s earnings per share, but its shift to AI will help keep the earnings multiple even at about 25x. Apple is dealing with regulatory pressures and other unknowns There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding Apple, thanks to multiple
Read MoreZipK writes: Cord Cutters New reports that Roku has rolled out new terms of service that require users to accept individual arbitration. To gain acceptance, Roku devices pop up a dialog box that can only be dismissed if you accept the new terms or turn off your Roku and stop using it. As expected, much
Read MoreImage: Samar Haddad / The Verge The holidays are over, a new year is here, and along with all the various upheavals that we are facing, most of us have to deal with our annual income taxes. (The usual quote about death and taxes goes here.) While we were able to wait until April 18th
Read MoreCredit: Curtis Joe / Android Authority Nintendo and the creators of the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu have mutually agreed to a settlement. Tropic Haze has agreed to pay Nintendo $2.4 million in damages. As part of the settlement, Tropic Haze won’t be able to offer or market Yuzu or any of its source code in
Read MoreThe MacBook Air‘s famous wedge-shape design is no more, replaced by the square-sided M3 model. Long live the sloped MacBook Air. The famous envelope image, redone for an Apple MacBook Air ad Back in 1991, Apple showed up the entire laptop industry by making one key design decision that all rivals then forever copied. That
Read MoreApple’s addition of M3 to the MacBook Air line is the very definition of a spec-bump upgrade. Here’s what has — and hasn’t — changed in Apple’s value-oriented notebook family. 15-inch MacBook Air It has taken Apple four months to update the MacBook Air range after introducing the M3-equipped MacBook Pro lineup. Just like the
Read MoreThe new MacBook Air with M3 processor supports two external monitors — when the lid is closed. Here’s what to expect when using Clamshell mode. Two MacBook Air computers Apple’s Clamshell mode has existed for a very long time. In short, Clamshell Mode allows the user to connect an external display, and shut the lid.
Read MoreMacworld With tvOS 17, Apple added the ability to make FaceTime calls with the Apple TV 4K. Since the Apple TV 4K doesn’t have a camera, Apple implemented Continuity Camera, which allows the Apple TV 4K to connect to an iPhone and use its camera. That, however, introduced a new problem: what do you do with
Read MoreRather than having to assign a default, HomePod will now automatically launch the user’s preferred app for music, podcasts, and audiobooks for the relevant Siri command with the incoming 17.4 update. HomePods Software 17.4 adds new default media service feature HomePod owners have been able to log into apps like Pandora within the Home app
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google’s Pixel Feature Drops arrive every quarter and generally bring some nifty additions to Pixel devices. Now, the company has revealed the March Pixel Feature Drop, and there are quite a few new arrivals this time.
Read MoreIkea is finally bringing Matter to its new smart home hub. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Ikea’s Dirigera hub, its new hub for controlling its line of connected devices, may soon get Matter support. While promised when the hub was announced in May 2022, Matter for the Dirigeria didn’t materialize within a
Read MoreA court in British Columbia has given its approval for a settlement that will see Apple pay out up to $14.4 million, to end a class-action lawsuit over alleged iPhone throttling. An iPhone battery The class-action lawsuit alleged that Apple’s software updates slowed down the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 models, allegations that Apple firmly
Read MorePagers were a big deal for a while there, even if they never quite made it into the pantheon of excellent sitcom plot devices like answering machines did. Anyway, [Finnley Dolfin] had some pagers and gave them a refresh for the modern era, using them to receive message alerts from Mastodon. The project is laced
Read MoreInstagram We’ve all sent DMs on Instagram that we wish we had phrased differently or that included an awkward typo. Now, Meta has announced Instagram is giving users the ability to edit their direct messages up to 15 minutes after sending them. Prior to this update, the only option to undo the past was to
Read MoreMusic streaming service Spotify has long complained that Apple’s app store rules put unfair restrictions on its business. Today the European Commission agreed, fining Apple $2 billion.
Read MoreThe BackBone One might help you realize hidden savings by staving off carpal tunnel treatments. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge If you want to reliably hit headshots and combos on your smartphone, there’s no substitute for a mobile gaming controller that adds proper physical controls. Our favorite for the task is still
Read MoreMacworld Apple Vision Pro is so fresh we don’t even have our review done yet. But Apple is wasting no time going from the version of visionOS that comes with the device (already updated to 1.02) to the next significant revision. We expect visionOS 1.1 to include features primarily aimed at app developers, though we
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