jhxfilm/Shutterstock Anyone who’s ever opened a sealed box for an iPhone knows that it’s not exactly a quick process. You pull on the joints on the back and start lifting the top in anticipation of getting your hands on the smartphone. But the lid moves incredibly slowly because the top and bottom halves fit almost perfectly. The tight tolerances make it difficult to move the cover and you have to wait. You could force it open, but most people probably don’t, given surveys that iPhone users tend to keep empty…
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iama_sing/Shutterstock While Sony is raising prices for the PlayStation 5, recent leaks – take with a grain of salt – suggest that the price increase may not be passed on to the PlayStation 6. Consumers may actually see the opposite happening, where the PS6 achieves a lower or equal price by sacrificing some of its raw power. Sony executives said during an earnings conference call that they haven’t settled on a definitive launch date for the next console, so nothing is set in stone. However, it is likely that the…
Apple today reported another quarter of record profits, and it came with a big announcement regarding the iPhone 17 lineup: it’s now the company’s most popular model family. The iPhone 17 family reaches another important milestone Apple is celebrating another huge sales quarter, with wins across the board for all products. But the iPhone contributes greatly to this success. And while we knew that the iPhone 17 family was selling very well, Apple has just confirmed that it has reached a new milestone. Apple CFO Kevan Parekh gave the following quote to the Financial Times: The iPhone 17 family is…
iOS 27 will give users a new way to integrate third-party AI platforms, according to a new report. This will allow iPhone users to choose from several third-party models from companies like Google and Anthropic, including the ability to set custom voices in Siri based on which external model responds. iOS 27 integration with AI apps According to BlombergApple is referring to this new feature as “Extensions” as part of iOS 27. In testing builds of iOS 27, Apple explains that Extensions “lets you access generative AI features in installed apps on-demand, through Apple Intelligence features like Siri, Write Tools,…
Michael Vi/Shutterstock We can now add cybercrime to the list of growing concerns associated with artificial intelligence. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said it has discovered, for the first time, a threat actor using a zero-day exploit that it believes was developed by AI. “Zero day vulnerabilities are often the most dangerous because they are unknown to targets, leaving them with zero days to prepare for the attack. Google said in the report that the threat actor planned to use it as part of a “mass exploitation event” but that…
If you’re considering moving away from the cloud by building a network-attached storage platform, you have many options to choose from. Synology was once at the top of the NAS ecosystem, and while the company has toned down its anti-consumer tactics a bit, there are plenty of other fish in the sea. QNAP is reliable enough for enthusiasts, and its proprietary operating system is simple enough for beginners. Hell, thanks to XPEnology, you can even try running Synology’s DSM on unsupported hardware, including DIY NAS platforms. Me? I’m counting on OpenMediaVault to resurrect old machines as reliable NAS units. Related…
Back to school approaches, and with it the concerns of parents concerning the future class of their offspring. To reassure the most anxious, several sites and platforms promising Reveal the composition of the classes before the start of the school year Stop (like every year) to flower on social networks. Attention scam! Unsurprisingly, these services are a scam: no legal solution allows you to get this information in advance. Last year, the site see maclasse.com was particularly talked about. Today it has been recycled in “survey” With a conservative geopolitical tendency, and replaced by other platforms, which promise to rely…
It’s too late to just update ChatGPT, now you need to re-upload it from the developer There have been a few incidents involving a Mac telling a user that the ChatGPT app is malware and moving it to the Trash. Overall, ChatGPT is not malware and there is a very simple solution.It’s not Apple passing judgment on the value of the ChatGPT app on Mac, it’s macOS doing its job. As of 2022, macOS includes Xprotect, a feature you usually never need to know about, but which protects the Mac against malware.In this case, as reported by users around the…
Stock_lab/Shutterstock As the name seems to suggest, a laptop is designed for your lap. This is even how it is described in the dictionary. It’s a more convenient and portable computer that you can take with you to work, school or play. All this portability means you can use it in more comfortable places such as your bed or the couch. While it’s easy to move from room to room or to a coffee shop where you can put it on your lap, working on a laptop on a soft…
Discord is expanding its Nitro program with more benefits for subscribers. Among them is a “starter edition” of Xbox Game Pass that resembles the Essential tier of the service (for those keeping count, that means there are now five versions of Game Pass available). This includes access to over 50 console and PC games, such as Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, DayZ, Deep Rock Galactic, Overcooked 2 And Based. More will be added over time. The Game Pass Starter Edition also offers 10 hours of cloud gaming access per month. (Essential includes unlimited cloud gaming). You can stream certain games from…