Pebble unveils the Pebble Round 2, a smartwatch with a rounded screen and basic health and activity tracking but no heart rate monitor, shipping in May for $199
and fixes all the original's major pitfalls Beth Skwarecki / Lifehacker : Pebble's Iconic Round Watch Is Back (and Better) Habeeb Onawole / Notebookcheck : Core Devices launches the Pebble Round 2 wit...
Samsung unveils the Exynos 2600, the world's first smartphone SoC built on a 2nm Gate-All-Around process, expected to power some Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus models
Get ready for a new mobile experience. Will Sattelberg / 9to5Google : Galaxy Z Flip 8 could remain exclusive to Samsung's Exynos 2600, report suggests The Indian Express : Samsung introduces Exynos 26...
OpenAI rolls out Instant Checkout to let users make single-item purchases directly in ChatGPT, starting with US Etsy sellers, and plans to add Shopify merchants
the chatbot will start letting its 700,000,000 users shop directly from their chats Jibin Joseph / PCMag : ChatGPT Now Lets You Make Purchases Without Leaving the App Nishit Singh Raghuwanshi / Times ...
Meta rolls out a tool that lets users attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, giving users a way to build upon posts' 500-character text limit
Meta's Threads app is adding a way for users to post up to 10,000 characters … Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada : Threads Users Can Now Add Up to 10,000 Characters to Posts Tim Marcin / Mashable : Thr...
Threads plans to let users hide text or images that spoil something, blurring the text or image that has been marked as a spoiler until a user selects the post
but I wish it wasn't necessary Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : Meta Threads Tests a Spoiler-Free Way to Enjoy Movies, Series Discussions on the Platform Cheryl Eddy / Gizmodo : Threads Will Now Let You ...
Microsoft says new accounts will be “passwordless by default”, asking people to use more secure methods like passkeys, push notifications, and security keys
Upgrade Your Email Account Today Vinayak Guhanarayan / MakeUseOf : You'll Never Have to Create a Microsoft Account Password Again Craig Donaldson / Pocket-lint : Microsoft makes passwords a thing of t...
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Search to let paid users search for timely information using GPT-4o, after testing the feature in July 2024, a direct challenge to Google
and I'm shocked by the results Anthony Cuthbertson / The Independent : OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a search engine Hayden Field / CNBC : OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microso...
YouTube updates Shorts with the ability for creators to upload up to three-minute videos, a streamlined Shorts player, templates, and a new trends mobile page
short-form video platform to allow users to post content up to three minutes Mia Sato / The Verge : YouTube Shorts are getting less short Dr. Itay Gal / Jerusalem Post : Head-to-head with TikTok: YouT...
Sources: Amazon's revamped “Remarkable” Alexa, due for release in October 2024, will be powered primarily by Anthropic's Claude, and cost $5 to $10 per month
the path to scale will still be tough Brad Linder / Liliputing : Lilbits: Amazon's AI-powered subscription voice assistant could launch in October Omar Gallaga / CNET : Amazon's Alexa Revamp Could Be ...
Kuo: iPhone 16 Pro Max will get a higher energy density battery and a stainless steel battery case that helps Apple comply with EU rules about replaceability
here's why that's good news Alex Perry / Mashable : iPhone 16 Pro Max could last longer than iPhone 15 Pro Max. Here's why. Hannes Brecher / Notebookcheck : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max reportedly getting ...