John Routledge

Founder and owner of Technoshia.com - I'm an avid tech junkie, a lover of new gadgets and home automation. You will often find me reading, writing, and learning about new technologies. I've been featured in many leading technology magazines where I've written about my favorite topics.
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Intel will get $8.5 billion in CHIPS Act funding to support its US manufacturing efforts
20 Mar

Intel will get $8.5 billion in CHIPS Act funding to support its US manufacturing efforts

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Intel is getting a huge boost from the US government under the CHIPS and Science Act. The company could get up to $8.5 billion in direct funding from the government, according to the preliminary agreement it has reached with the Department of Commerce. That money will go towards the chipmaker's efforts to expand its manufacturing facilities in the United States,…
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How and where to buy refurbished tech online
20 Mar

How and where to buy refurbished tech online

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In good news for our wallets and the environment at large, many electronic devices like phones and tablets last longer now than they once did. If you’re considering buying refurbished, the gadget you get will likely have a good amount of life left in it. There are no laws governing the terms, but refurbished or renewed devices tend to be…
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How to clean your AirPods
20 Mar

How to clean your AirPods

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It didn’t take long for wireless earbuds to become ubiquitous. Apple’s AirPods launched back in September 2016, joining notable true wireless headphones from Jabra, Sony, Samsung, and others. A few years later, they’re the go-to choice for many of us when listening to music, podcasts and streaming services on our phones and tablets.Your wireless earbuds can get very dirty very…
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Cowboy’s new all-road e-bike adds suspension and a much bigger battery
20 Mar

Cowboy’s new all-road e-bike adds suspension and a much bigger battery

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Like many premium electric rides, Cowboy's e-bikes make short commutes easier, especially those involving hills or a lot of stop-start traffic. Its latest bike is an attempt to address another challenge: comfort. The Cowboy Cross is the company’s first “all-road” model, with thicker, bigger tires, seat suspension, inverted fork suspension and a substantially bigger battery for more extended trips—or simply…
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Meta previews ‘fediverse sharing’ for Threads
20 Mar

Meta previews ‘fediverse sharing’ for Threads

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Meta is continuing its slow march toward compatibility with the fediverse. The company has been experimenting with making posts from a handful of accounts available on Mastodon since the end of last year. Now, it’s offered a brief preview of how the integration works and what it might look like once more people have the ability to share from Threads…
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Fitbit’s health chatbot will arrive later this year
19 Mar

Fitbit’s health chatbot will arrive later this year

John RoutledgeLatest News
Like most other corners of the tech world, Google sees AI powering the next innovations in health technology. The company’s annual The Check Up event expanded on its plans to add a personal health chatbot to the Fitbit app, expand Google Lens for better skin condition searches and use a version of its Gemini chatbot in the medical field.One of…
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Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI division
19 Mar

Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI division

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Microsoft now has a lone leader overseeing consumer AI for the first time. DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman is joining the company from rival Inflection AI. Suleyman will try to push the consumer-facing Copilot assistant into the future, preparing for what may be a long battle with Google for artificial intelligence supremacy among Silicon Valley’s Big Five companies.Suleyman’s official title will…
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