Like iOS 27, iPadOS 27 benefits from a smarter, more capable version of Siri, the Siri app, and new Apple Intelligence features in apps, but there are some iPad-only highlights. Siri AI on iPad has all the same features as Siri AI on iPhone, so it can access your personal data, search the web for answers, perform tasks in apps, and answer questions about what’s on your screen. For people who write with Apple Pencil on iPad, it can index your handwritten notes so you can browse them. You can use Siri to act on your notes, whether they’re typed…
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Apple is working on a new iPhone Air expected to launch in spring 2027, reports Bloomberg. The updated iPhone Air could receive an ultra-wide lens in addition to the wide lens to make it better value for money. An iPhone Air with dual camera lenses has reached the advanced testing phase. The device has the same design as the current model except for the additional lens. Apple also wants to improve battery life, either by increasing the size of the battery or improving its efficiency. Since the design of the new model is similar to the current design, there may…
Arsenii Palivoda/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Father’s Day is a great time to celebrate the patriarch in your life or father figures, from dad to father-in-law, adoptive parent to grandfather. As a father myself, I believe that not all fathers deserve praise, but when they do, they really do. Naturally, that means honoring them with a gift or two. Everyone knows that the best gifts are handmade, thoughtful and meaningful. No, I’m not talking about the materials you buy. I’m talking about something you…
bmonnier39: Its omnipresence in consumer computers (no professional system works with Windows) You had to dare this one! bmonnier39: It’s free This is false, or at least inaccurate.There are certainly free Linux distributions, but this is not the case for all of them (Red Hat Enterprise Linux for example).It is above all a free and opensource system. bmonnier39: it works perfectly well SO …Again, yes, but. I don’t know what exactly you mean by “perfectly fine”, but things that don’t work or problems can also exist on Linux. bmonnier39: it doesn’t mean anything at all What do you mean by…
Stu99/Getty Images A surveillance company, BusPatrol, which contracts with school districts to install cameras on school buses for safety and security purposes, has come under fire. As 404 Media reports, BusPatrol intends to make data collected by handheld license plate scanners on school buses available to law enforcement. The company’s cameras currently photograph individuals who fail to stop when the bus stop arm is extended with a stop arm camera. According to the report, BusPatrol cameras will take a photo of every car that passes a school bus equipped with…
Scharfsinn/Shutterstock No one agrees on the most efficient energy source, but many will agree that the sun is the greenest energy source. Power companies are creating “farms” to harvest solar radiation to produce electricity, and many homeowners are installing solar panels on their homes. Adoption has been slow, but solar power has finally won a significant victory over one of its main competitors. Earlier this month, global energy think tank Ember released a report finding that, for the first time, solar power was producing more electricity than coal in the…
The Connectivity Standards Alliance which includes Apple today announced the latest version of Matter, Matter 1.6. The update focuses on improved device configuration, more coordinated device management, and response to control inputs. Matter 1.6 includes NFC-based commissioning for configuring bulbs in ceiling lights, wall switches and other products that need to be configured before installation. It allows setup before the device is fully powered and is an alternative to Bluetooth LE setup. Users will only need to hold their smartphone near a device to activate it. For cross-ecosystem device sharing, Matter 1.6 supports “Joint Fabric” as a new approach that…
Porstocker/Shutterstock Location is one of the most important factors when installing solar panels. The water flowing from these devices can improve some environments – one of China’s largest solar farms is greening the Qinghai desert, for example – but shade is the nemesis of solar panels. You’re not supposed to install PV systems near tall objects like towers because they can potentially block the panels, but what about transmission lines? The answer might be yes. Energy company ISA Energia Brasil conducted a test in São Paulo, Brazil, to determine whether…
The upcoming iOS 27 update revealed by Apple last week includes new features and improvements for Apple’s Notes app on iPhone. iOS 27 is currently available in developer beta, with a public beta to follow in July. The update is expected to be released to all users in September. Below, we’ve outlined four additions to Apple’s Notes app in iOS 27. Siri AI On iPhone 15 Pro and later, the most intelligent and personal version of Siri known as “Siri AI” can create notes with generated content. For example, you can ask Siri AI to create a note with a…
If you haven’t been paying attention, you might still think that you need to be enrolled in the Apple Developer Program for $99 a year to install iOS Developer Betas, but that hasn’t been the case for a few years now. In fact, anyone can install the iOS 27 Developer Beta on their iPhone for free, and the process is quite simple. Even if you are not an app developer and do not intend to publish apps to the App Store, you can still install the iOS 27 Developer Beta on your iPhone. If you feel more comfortable waiting for…