relesio/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you buy a new mouse, wired or wireless, you’ll notice a few specifications listed, like DPI and hertz (Hz). DPI stands for dots per inch and refers to the sensitivity of the mouse, which is usually adjustable in varying increments. Hz, or hertz, is the polling rate, which details the number of times the mouse reports its position per second. So 125 Hz would mean the mouse is reporting 125 times per second, while 2,000 Hz would translate to 2,000 times per second. The…
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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Consumer technology is constantly evolving, so it’s not uncommon for outdated inputs and outputs to go the way of the stone of choice. In modern smart TVs and mobile devices, one connection that is all but forgotten is Mobile High Definition (MHL). It was an HDMI technology that allowed consumers to plug a phone or tablet into an MHL-compatible port on televisions, monitors and projectors. MHL transmitted video and audio data to a display, making it one of the pioneers of screen mirroring. Using…
Shirophoto/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Battery life is much more important than many people think. Whether you’re a remote worker, a student carrying your laptop around campus, or simply someone who prefers to work, stream, or browse from the comfort of a bed or couch instead of being connected to a charger at all times, having a laptop that can truly last all day makes a huge difference. While the world of technology has fortunately evolved since the early days of laptops and…
In this week’s “Sunday Reboot,” Liquid Glass receives an award, Tim Cook visits China again and wants HomeKit to be more cat-friendly.Sunday restart is a weekly column covering some of the more light-hearted stories in the Apple reality distortion space from the past seven days. All this to start next week with a good first step.This week, Apple’s ambitions to expand its F1 coverage were rebuffed, hackers attacked supply chain partner Foxconn and AI managed to break Apple’s security in new ways.Appreciation for liquid glassSince its introduction, Liquid Glass has been widely criticized for not being good enough for the…
Images Tada/Shutterstock Amazon customer service may not be able to help you with this type of refund. The online retail giant has been hit by a class-action lawsuit, as first reported Reuterswhere customers are seeking refunds for increased product prices caused by tariffs instituted by the Trump administration. The complaint was filed Friday in Seattle and accuses Amazon of profiting from “hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal pricing costs.” The lawsuit explains that Amazon is legally entitled to recover these costs, following a 6-3 decision by the U.S. Supreme…
You’ve probably seen an ad for the rock-tuned H1H Heavys on the internet, and true to their word, they’re actually tuned for guitar-heavy rock. Here’s how they compare to Apple’s AirPods Max.AirPods Max 2 (left), Heavys H1H (right)As a large consumer technology company, Apple has an incentive to design to accommodate as many people as possible.Its products do not necessarily contain everything a particular person wants in an item. But even so, it will still be close enough to be acceptable to the majority of customers.Continue reading on woozad | Discuss on our forums
Having a smart TV is great for a number of reasons, including the underrated features you need to start using, but one aspect that allows a device to shine is the ability to customize certain settings to best suit your needs, both on the device itself and the apps you use. YouTube is surely one of the most popular apps you’ll interact with on a smart TV, but you might not know that there are plenty of ways to customize Google’s video platform on your device to make the most of the seemingly endless supply of content. From parental…
Apple wants more people to use Genmoji, creating suggestions based on the phrases you type on the iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 keyboard and what you have stored in Photos.Messages users will be familiar with the occasional emoji appearing as a suggestion when typing on the software keyboard. For iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, they can get a lot more options to include Genmoji.Apple Intelligence’s disappointing feature hasn’t really appealed to consumers since its introduction in 2024, despite executives’ claims. However, with some changes to Genmoji in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, Bloomberg The “Power On” newsletter says users will…
Apple will relaunch the Apple Intelligence and Siri platforms with new Apple Foundation models. Despite Google’s involvement, Apple will maintain its stance on privacy.When Apple Intelligence was revealed at WWDC 2024, Apple had a hybrid system that would ultimately fail. Delays ensued and it appears the long wait is over for Apple’s true AI strategy to emerge.According to the To light up newsletter, Apple won’t compromise on privacy with its new AI efforts. Although the report is tinged with assumptions and conjectures about what’s to come, it paints a pretty clear picture.Apple will not compromise on privacy for better artificial…
Current Siri has colorful animation, but none of New Siri’s smart features. The long-awaited Siri overhaul is already coming two years later than expected. Even so, it will still be beta software when it actually arrives.At WWDC 2024, Apple introduced its new Siri with context awareness and other major improvements for the digital assistant. However, even though it ultimately didn’t arrive later in the year in iOS 18, and didn’t even arrive in iOS 26, it should now appear in iOS 27.However, even if Apple has two more years to work on the new AI-enabled Siri, it won’t be a…