Category: Computing
Duolingo, best known as a language learning app, now makes a piano
Duolingo recently announced a portable piano. Yes, we’re talking about the same app that’s become synonymous with learning foreign languages. The app also has some music learning courses, so this keyboard is meant for that, not for pressing keys to trigger Spanish phrases. The company teamed up with Loog for this device, so it’s basically…
Read MoreThe Google Photos video editor is getting AI, because of course it is
According to the app’s support page, Google has added some new features and updates to the video editor in Google Photos for Android and iOS users. The biggest update brings new “AI-powered video presets” to both versions of the app. These new presets automatically trim video length, adjust lighting, change speed and apply new effects…
Read MoreApple reveals how it’s made the iPhone 16 series (much) easier to repair
Apple has slowly been making its devices easier to fix, but the iPhone 15 fell behind in a few key areas according to repairability site iFixit. Namely, the battery was difficult to remove and the device had a “parts pairing” issue that meant you couldn’t easily replace the LiDAR sensor with another phone. With these…
Read MoreX is temporarily back online for some people in Brazil
X is back online for many in Brazil, more than two weeks after the service was blocked in the country. However, this change has not happened because the Brazilian government has changed its stance on the Elon Musk-owned platform. Instead, it seems that X has started using Cloudflare’s DNS service, which is helping the social…
Read MoreGoogle is bringing Watch OS 5 to the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2
Google today announced that the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 will get the new Watch OS 5. The latest operating system will roll out to Pixel Watches running Watch OS 3.5 and Watch OS 4 starting today. Users will see a notification on their device when the update is available next week. The Watch…
Read MoreNeurable’s brainwave-tracking Master & Dynamic headphones
“It’s the most powerful wearable device to track the most important organ in your body.” Dr. Ramses Alcaide is explaining the electroencephalography (EEG) technology that his company Neurable uses to track activity with its brain-computer interface (BCI). Alcaide is the CEO and co-founder, and explains that a big problem with EEG sensors is that they’re…
Read MoreGoogle offered to sell AdX to end EU antitrust suit
In an effort to address monopoly concerns in the European Union, Google reportedly offered to sell its AdX ad marketplace. Sources told Reuters that European publishers rejected Google’s offer, arguing that the company must make further divestitures to eliminate conflicts of interest in its online ad operations. Lawyers familiar with antitrust cases said this was…
Read MoreThe EU gives Apple six months to make cross-device interoperability easier
The European Commission has stopped waiting for Apple to comply with the rules of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). It has begun proceedings to ensure that the company complies with its interoperability obligations as one of the DMA’s designated gatekeepers, which are made up of the industry’s biggest and most important players. The Commission explained…
Read MoreApple has released iOS 18 to install but is your iPhone compatible
Apple released its new iOS 18 for all compatible iPhones on Monday — here’s how to download and install the new update. iOS 18 will come already installed on the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models (see our iPhone 16 Pro review), which go on sale on September 20. But not every iPhone…
Read MoreIranian hackers tried to send Trump leaks to Biden campaign
In late June and early July, Iranian hackers sent unsolicited emails to people connected to President Biden’s camp. According to a joint statement released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, those emails contained excerpts of materials not available to the public, which were…
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