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How to enable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone

Ivan Mehta — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:32:40 +0000

If you are on the developer beta, you can only use Apple Intelligence features if your language is set to U.S. English and region is set to U.S.

Friend’s $99 necklace uses AI to help combat loneliness

Ivan Mehta — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

AI hardware is all the rage in startup land — though receptions have thus far been mixed. Two notable examples, Rabbit and Humane, released devices to disappointing results. a16z-backed Limitless and Exor-backed Bee AI, meanwhile, are working on their own screenless AI wearables. Avi Schiffmann, a Harvard dropout who built a Webby Award-winning website that […]

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip aims to bring 5G to sub-$100 devices

Jagmeet Singh — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip to 5G smartphones in the sub-$100 price segment in India and other emerging markets.

Apple brings Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 dev beta, but there are a lot of limitations

Ivan Mehta — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:10:56 +0000

Users who have signed up for iOS 18’s developer beta can now get the first taste of Apple Intelligence as the company has released some features of its AI suite via an update released on Monday. The company revealed Apple Intelligence at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June, but the first set of developer […]

Bee raises $7M for its wearable AI assistant that learns from your conversations

Ivan Mehta — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:10:00 +0000

The promise of AI and large language models (LLMs) is the ability to understand increasingly wider amounts of context and make sense of that information easily, so it makes sense that we’re seeing a bunch of companies trying to make wearable hardware so that people can use AI in their day-to-day lives. The latest entrant […]

A tale of two foldables

Brian Heater — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Samsung is still foldables’ 500-pound gorilla, but the company successes have made the category significantly less lonely in recent years.

Ledger launches Ledger Flex, a mid-range hardware crypto wallet

Romain Dillet — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has launched a new mid-range device, the Ledger Flex. Available now, priced at $249, the dinky hardware wallet features an E-Ink display to navigate the interface and approve transactions with a tap. Like all of Ledger’s wallets, the Ledger Flex is built around […]

Apple cuts iPhone price in India amid China slowdown

Manish Singh — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:58:21 +0000

Apple has reduced prices of its iPhone models in India by 3-4% following a cut in import duties in the South Asian market.

The Asus ROG Ally X turns PC gaming into a portable console

Romain Dillet — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

A little more than a year after launching the ROG Ally, Asus is releasing a refined version of its portable device, the ROG Ally X. This Windows-based machine starts shipping on July 22 for $800. I’ve been playing with the portable console for a few days, and there’s already a lot to like — especially […]

Made by Google 2024: Pixel 9, Gemini, a new foldable and other things to expect from the event

Brian Heater — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Google is expected to announce four Pixel devices: the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Premium, running Android 15.

Dyson’s new OnTrac headphones don’t purify air

Brian Heater — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Given the years and money invested in the Zone’s creation, there’s logic in Dyson’s decision to turn its R&D work into a more standard set of headphones with the OnTrac.

Ultrahuman’s smart ring gets AFib detection

Natasha Lomas — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000

The smart ring has long played second fiddle to the smart watch. While tech giants like Apple and Google duked it out over wrists for years, the ring has been significantly quieter, a space where plucky startups have a chance to make their mark. Things are quickly changing, however. Samsung will debut its first finger-worn […]

Samsung unveils Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Buds 3, available for preorder now and shipping July 24

Brian Heater — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:14:00 +0000

While Samsung has maintained its own familiar design with the standard Galaxy Buds 3, the Pro are experiencing a sort of Apple identity crisis.

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, its first smart ring, arrives July 24 for $399

Brian Heater — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:04:00 +0000

At Unpacked 2024, the company shared more details about the Galaxy Ring, which represents the first take on the category from a hardware giant.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip 6 arrive with Galaxy AI and Google Gemini

Brian Heater — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:03:00 +0000

At the heart of the features is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is the same system on a chip that powered the Galaxy S24.

Google brings new Gemini features and Wear OS 5 to Samsung devices

Ivan Mehta — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The search giant is updating its Gemini for Android app to be more suitable for foldables with the ability to use Gemini with overlay and split screen interfaces.

Samsung Unpacked 2024: What we expect and how to watch Wednesday’s hardware event

Brian Heater — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:56:35 +0000

The Samsung event will feature updates to the Galaxy Z Fold, Galaxy Z Flip, as well as more details on the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy AI.

Apple reportedly working to bring AI to the Vision Pro

Anthony Ha — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:35:29 +0000

Apple’s AI plans go beyond the previously announced Apple Intelligence launches on the iPhone, iPad and Mac. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is also working to bring these features to its Vision Pro headsets. It’s not the most surprising move — if Apple Intelligence (a whole suite of features including an improved Siri, […]

Here are the hottest product announcements from Apple, Google, Microsoft and others so far in 2024

Christine Hall — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000

We’ve poked through the many product announcements made by the biggest tech companies and product trade shows of the year, so far, and compiled them into this list.

Circular will pay competitor Oura royalties to sell its smart ring in the US

Brian Heater — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Smart ring makers Oura and Circular on Tuesday announced a settlement in an ongoing patent suit. The agreed-upon terms find the French company entering into a multi-year agreement with Oura, wherein it will license the market leader’s intellectual property for devices sold in the U.S. Financial details of the agreement have been kept confidential. Oura […]