Alexa+ wants to run your life, but Amazon must prove its AI can be trusted

Amazon wants Alexa+ to handle your life, but it's running into more privacy scares than any other AI tool around you. It must set a new precedent, or risk widening the trust problem.

Smart Home         September 23

I found a tool that reveals the scary reality of how much you’re tracked online

The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Cover Your Tracks tool lets you check the extent of tracking allowed by your browser, and whether the protections on hand are adequate.

Features         September 22

Facebook Dating gets an AI chatbot to help you find love

Facebook Dating users can now simply ask an AI chatbot to find profiles with certain hobbies, skills, and locations, and get tailored recommendations to speed things up.

News         September 22

ChatGPT’s next wave of AI features will be freakishly expensive

OpenAI will soon release a few advanced ChatGPT features that will require a $200 monthly subscription and extra usage fee, as well.

News         September 22

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could get a private screen that sounds magical

Samsung has prepared an OLED display tech for the Galaxy S26 Ultra that will dynamically adjust the screen brightness so that it can't be viewed clearly from the sides.

Phones         September 21

24 hours with the Apple Watch Series 11: Makes sense in unexpected ways

Apple Watch Series 11 doesn't offer much that can exclusively prop it up in the wellness department. Instead, tries to solve a few frustrations that frequently trouble smartwatch users.

Features         September 21

Amazon needs to reboot Kindle by properly embracing Android

Amazon's Kindle is ubiquitous, but so are its technical limitations. Amazon can solve a vast share of the fundamental frustrations by simply embracing Android.

Tablets         September 21

Samsung’s OneUI 8 is good, but changing these 5 settings makes it better

One UI 8 breathes a new functional soul into your Galaxy smartphone, but there are a tweaks that can elevate the experience to a whole new level.

Phones         September 21

Apple’s foldable phone could just be an ultra-pricey iPhone Air sandwich

Apple's first foldable phone due next year could borrow heavily from the iPhone Air's engineering, but it's not all good news from a thermal perspective.

Phones         September 21

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses sell personal superintelligence. I’ll skip

Meta's Ray-Ban Display smart glasses are a peek into the future of wearable computing, but legitimate privacy and AI scares should keep you on the fence.

Features         September 20

Experts warn about using ChatGPT to dumb down scientific research

A year-long evaluation says ChatGPT can do a decent job of summarizing science research papers, but it is prone to hyping, misses nuances, and that it could ultimately break trust.

News         September 20

The shiny new iPhone 17 Pro is running into an ugly problem

Multiple reports and social media reports show iPhone 17 Pro units scuffed up within a day, or two, of the device market arrival.

Phones         September 20

OpenAI is apparently planning a bunch of ChatGPT-powered AI devices

OpenAI, in partnership with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, is reportedly developing a wide range of AI gear, and the first one could arrive next year.

News         September 19

I replaced Chrome with an AI browser, and you should too

Perplexity's Comet browser fundamentally reimagines what a web browser can accomplish by heavily pushing AI to speed up the boring tasks and putting more control in your hands.

News         September 19

Asus’ petite gaming laptop is the MacBook Pro cure I didn’t know I needed

The Asus ROG Zephyrus is a fantastic portable gaming laptop. But on its merits, it’s a capable alternative to the mighty MacBook Pro, as well.

Features         September 19

Google enables free sharing of custom Gemini AI bots and it’s a huge deal

You can now share your Gems just the way you share a Drive link, and even collaborate with friends to improve them further without any subscription required.

News         September 18

Google’s secret app offers a glimpse of how AI is best served on a phone

Google AI Edge Gallery is an experimental app that lets you run a whole bunch of AI models natively on your phone, fully offline, and with decent performance to boot.

Features         September 18

Nothing’s idea of speaking into your wireless earbuds case is weirdly brilliant

Nothing wants to solve the problem of unreliable and weak mic on wireless earbds by having you speak into the charging case. It's odd, but i'll take it.

News         September 18

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses put a screen on your face without looking dorky

The Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses start at $799 and come with an EMG wristband that allows effortless interactions. They will be available starting September 30 in the US.

News         September 17

Meta’s new Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses get fresh style and 2x battery life

The new Oakley Meta Vanguard start at $499, while the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) glasses are now up for pre-orders starting at $379.

News         September 17

Nothing will expose just how much AI you’re using on your phone

The Android 16-based Nothing OS 4 update is adding a new feature that will tell users how many (and much) AI tools they used in a day, or the whole week.

Phones         September 17

iPhone Air fares well against bending, but you still don’t want to sit on it

Apple's stress tests suggest that the iPhone Air can withstand 130 pounds of bending force, and still recover.

Phones         September 17

Apple’s OLED MacBook Pro could get a touch-sensitive screen, after all

The highly anticipated MacBook Pro refresh with an OLED panel could be the one to offer a touchscreen panel on a MacBook for the first time.

News         September 17

Think the iPhone 17 Pro’s ‘plateau’ is boring? Here’s a phone that does it better

Xiaomi's upcoming flagship smartphone has a massive hump similar to the iPhone 17 Pro. But instead of leaving it as a blank slate. Xiaomi is putting a display on it.

Phones         September 16

Google brings the Spotlight fun to Windows PCs with extra goodies

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Maybe, but you can realistically experience the Spotlight fun on Windows PCs now, thanks to Google.

News         September 16

OpenAI’s biggest research on human-ChatGPT talks will surprise you

ChatGPT has over 700 million users exchanging over 2.5 billion messages per day, but the usage patterns suggest humans use it more for work, and less for play.

News         September 15

Spotify frees up features that non-Premium users have asked for years

Spotify is adding a trio of new features viz. Pick & Play, Search & Play, and Share & Play for users on the free tier of the music streaming service.

News         September 15

Sketchy OnePlus 15 design leak picks up where the iPhone left off

A purported render of the OnePlus 15 shows a design eerily similar to iPhones. Did OnePlus go too far, or is it just some rage bait for the tech community? You decide.

Phones         September 15

iPhone 18’s screen could look nicer, but it won’t be the stuff of your dreams

Ever since Apple ditched the boat-shaped notch at the top of iPhones and replaced it with the pill-shaped Dynamic Island cutout, pundits have predicted that it was the road to an all-screen iPhone. But it seems that dream will have to wait for at least another generation, though the pill-shaped display cutout could shrink next […]

Phones         September 15

A free Mac app is using AI to fix my back, and it can help you too

Pose Nudge is an open-source app that keeps an eye on your posture and sends an alert when it detects a bad neck or shoulder position.

Features         September 14

The next Apple TV draws closer, and it could be a true game-changer

Apple's next TV box will reportedly get a new processor, the N1 networking chip, and the next-gen AI-supercharged Siri assistant to overhaul voice-powered user experiences.

News         September 14

I think the iPhone Air is setting us up for Apple smart glasses

With the iPhone Air, Apple has proved that it has the engineering chops to make powerful computing brains with a small footprint. The real question is whether its upcoming smart glasses will be as powerful.

Features         September 14

Apple’s next wave of new devices is imminent and even more exciting

In October, Apple will reportedly unveil a fresh slate of devices, starting with an iPad Pro, and followed by AirTag 2, external display, new M5-series laptops, the second-gen Vision Pro headset, and more.

News         September 14

Research says AR and VR games can level up your mental health

In a study, experts at the Michigan State University have highlighted the impact of playing AR and VR games to boost mental well-being and building social connections.

News         September 13