Amazon Amazon’s Fire TV Stick line offers an affordable way to add smart TV features to your non-smart TV or bring your own plug-and-play smart TV experience on the go. Although Fire TV Sticks generally provide a fast experience, one of the most common problems is that they can start to feel sluggish or sluggish after months or years of use. This can happen for several reasons, from hardware limitations to software clutter. Sometimes even the streaming apps you’re running can be the cause of loss of responsiveness. A slow…
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vfhnb12/Shutterstock An iPhone sends users all kinds of information, but not all of it is necessarily clearly visible. While many likely have little trouble understanding their basic notifications and messages, some symbols Apple uses as indicators may be more obscure. In the same way that some users might not know what the blue arrow on their iPhone means, they might want to know what the little person icon next to the time on their device means. Luckily, we can tell you why it’s there and what it’s for. If you…
With the third beta of macOS 27, Apple added new Golden Gate-themed wallpaper options on Mac. There are new Golden Gate Sunset and Golden Gate Night options, both of which join the previous Golden Gate abstract wallpaper Apple introduced with the initial beta. Golden Gate Sunset and Golden Gate Night come alive when the Mac is unlocked and can be set as a screen saver. When used as a screensaver, the Golden Gate Sunset wallpaper features waves crashing on the rocks near the Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Night wallpaper shows cars crossing the bridge. With previous updates, Apple has…
Juan Ci/Shutterstock Everywhere you look you’ll see ads, and that’s not just a problem when browsing the web. Even your smart TV can bombard you with ads. This is probably nothing compared to Amazon hardware. Amazon Echo Show is one of the best Alexa gadgets you can buy, but many people are annoyed by the overwhelming advertising. What is the solution? Does the rival Google Nest Hub have fewer ads than the Amazon Echo Show? In short, the answer is yes. Users report that the Nest Hub is, for the…
Apple today released the fourth beta versions of the upcoming iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 updates to developers for testing, with the software available a week after Apple launched the third beta versions. Registered developers can download beta versions from the Settings app on iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update. With the launch of iOS 27 scheduled for September, Apple is finishing work on iOS 26. We don’t expect any major new features in the iOS 26.6 update, and it will mainly focus on bug fixes and performance improvements. The update adds new…
Framesira/Shutterstock It’s amazing what can be squeezed into such a small screen these days. Taking the Galaxy Watch 8 as an example, it features a 3-nanometer 5-core processor with 2GB of memory and 32GB of storage, all with a 1.34-inch or 1.47-inch AMOLED display, depending on the model. The device has many features that take advantage of these specifications, but some people may have difficulty navigating such a small device. Don’t worry, though, because Samsung has a nifty accessibility solution. In 2023, Samsung launched its Universal Gestures feature when it…
Apple today provided developers with the third beta of an upcoming visionOS 27 update for testing, with the beta available two weeks after Apple released the second beta. visionOS 27 can be installed by opening the Settings app, going to Software Updates and opting for Beta Updates. visionOS 27 introduces Siri AI, the smarter, more capable version of Siri that is similar in capabilities to chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. On the Vision Pro, Siri can answer questions about whatever the wearer is looking at, and there is a new Siri orb that can be placed anywhere in the wearer’s…
Apple released the third beta of watchOS 27 to developers today, with the update available two weeks after the launch of the second beta. The beta version can be downloaded through the Watch app on iPhone with a free developer account. The Apple Watch will need to be on the charger, connected to Wi-Fi, and have a battery level of 50% or higher for the new software to be installed. The beta is available for all Apple Watch models compatible with watchOS 27 except Apple Watch Ultra 3. watchOS 27 will include Siri AI, the smartest, most capable version of…
Microsoft is cutting 3,200 jobs in divisions outside of Xbox today, primarily targeting the business segment of the organization. These layoffs come on top of a large but expected wave of layoffs that also hit Microsoft’s Xbox branch on Monday, July 6. Amy Coleman, Microsoft’s executive vice president and chief human resources officer, announced the business layoffs in a blog post: “During my time at Microsoft, I have seen this company reinvent itself over and over again. What has made this possible has always been our people: their resilience, their creativity and their willingness to continue learning. » Microsoft is…
Apple today released the third beta versions of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 to developers for testing, with the update available two weeks after Apple released the second beta. Registered developers can download beta versions from the Settings app on iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update. iOS 27 introduces the smarter version of Apple’s Siri, Siri AI. Siri AI is a chatbot similar to ChatGPT, integrating general knowledge of the world, personal data from apps like Messages and Mail, and screen awareness to answer questions and find information for you. There are new…