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Roman Tiraspolsky/Getty Images After more than a year of “intensive discussions”, The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has reached a preliminary agreement with Intel for the former titan to produce some of the chips that power its devices. The extent of the deal is unknown at … Read more
Archidéaphoto/Getty Images If you’re comparing a soundbar to a surround sound system and money is no object, surround sound is the easy winner. If we consider cost, the discussion becomes more nuanced. Price, space, and ease of use may tempt you to choose a soundbar, which is … Read more
Stenko Vlad/Shutterstock Although 3D printing equipment is now widely available to consumers, you could be forgiven if you think 3D printing is nonetheless a niche hobby. What you may not realize is that exploring this technology can have many practical benefits. With a 3D printer you can … Read more
One of the big changes now that I’m no longer renting is that I’ve moved to wired for most of my devices. Before that, the only things that actually had wired connections were my hotspots, which helped but never seemed quite complete. And there’s a good reason for that. Ethernet isn’t affected by your neighbor’s … Read more
Apple launched a new campaign in China called “Luckily I Wore It” (“还好戴着它”), which includes a special podcast episode in which three users share their stories. Here are the details. Apple Watch campaign highlights life-changing experiences Apple and TBWAMedia Arts Lab – China launched a campaign featuring the stories of three Apple Watch users who … Read more
Apple’s most affordable MacBook appears to be a smash hit with customers, based on comments shared this week by CEO Tim Cook. In a conference call Thursday, Cook said customer response to the MacBook Neo has been “off the charts” since the laptop’s unveiling in March. “We couldn’t be happier with the way things are … Read more
When I first upgraded to the 9800X3D, I had to settle for a 32GB DDR5-6400 CL32 kit because RAM prices were skyrocketing at the time. But when prices dropped slightly towards the end of March, triggered by Google’s TurboQuant announcement, I decided to get another 32GB kit, assuming it was just a temporary drop before … Read more
Google deployed on Tuesday a new AI tool in the reader for the office which, according to him, will take a break to limit the damage of the ransomware, but that will not stop attacks. The model, available to the chocolate factory, has been “formed on millions of real world ransomware samples”, searches for signs … Read more
Apple is rumored to launch its first-ever “MacBook Ultra” later this year, and it could bring power to the MacBook Neo, but for high-end users. MacBook Neo and MacBook Ultra are both interesting extensions to the Mac lineup, but for very different users The MacBook Neo has been a big success for Apple, with users … Read more
Before I found NotebookLM Tools, I added sources the hard way. I would copy the URL and add it to a notepad or search for sources inside. But if I found a source for a different topic, then I would have to change notebooks again. When I saw what NotebookLM Tools could do, I felt … Read more