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26 Feb

NVIDIA’s RTX 500 and 1000 Ada GPUs bring more AI smarts to thin and light workstations

John RoutledgeLatest News

Just ahead of Mobile World Congress, NVIDIA unveiled its latest laptop GPUs and, what a surprise, they’re designed largely to assist with AI processing. The RTX 500 and 1000 Ada Generation graphics cards are primarily for thin and light laptops. While they won’t offer as much TOPS AI performance as current higher-end mobile GPUs, they could be a handy option…

26 Feb

Amazon takes up to $1,800 off LG’s 2023 C3 OLED TVs

John RoutledgeLatest News

With the writers and actors strikes in the rear view mirror, many great shows and movies are on the horizon. If you're looking for a solid TV to watch it all on, you're in luck: LG's 2023 C3 Series OLED TVs are having a big sale on Amazon. Take the 77-inch C3 Series, which is down to $1,949 from $3,499…

26 Feb

AMD’s budget version of the 7900 XT GPU is coming to the US for $549

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AMD will start selling the Radeon RX 7900 GRE (Golden Rabbit Edition) graphics card in the US, offering users a detuned version of its 7900 XT flagship for $549. For a savings of around $350 over the latter, it has performance on par with NVIDIA's RTX 4070 Super for some games at some settings, according to AMD. It offers impressive specs…

26 Feb

The best Bluetooth trackers for 2024

John RoutledgeLatest News

Since I started testing Bluetooth trackers, they’ve helped me find my keys buried in couch cushions, stopped me from leaving my wallet in a friend’s car and made sure I didn’t forget my bike lock key as I took off on a ride. Through their respective apps, these useful gadgets let you ring your items when they’re nearby and they’ll…

26 Feb

The Morning After: Why Google’s Gemini image generation feature overcorrected for diversity

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After complaints that Google’s image generator built into its Gemini AI was (ugh) woke, Google explained why it may have overcorrected for diversity. Prabhakar Raghavan, the company’s senior vice president for knowledge and information, said Google’s efforts to ensure a wide range of people generated in images “failed to account for cases that should clearly not show a range.”Users criticized…

26 Feb

Google finally brings Wallet passes to Wear OS watches along with transit directions

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Google is finally giving Android smartwatch owners a feature they’ve been wanting for years: Google Wallet passes. Among its many announcements at MWC, Google said today that it’s officially bringing boarding passes, event tickets, gym memberships, loyalty cards and other passes that might be stored in your Google Wallet to Wear OS. It’s one area where Wear OS has lagged…

26 Feb

You can now mark up your Google Docs with handwritten notes on Android devices

John RoutledgeLatest News

Google Docs is getting an annotation feature that will let you mark up your documents just like you might with a pen and paper. With today’s update, announced at MWC 2024, Google Docs users on Android devices can use a finger or stylus to write notes, highlight text and circle words to their heart’s desire. Google says the feature will…

26 Feb

Google brings Gemini to Messages and adds AI text summaries for Android Auto

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Google has announced a slew of Android updates to kick off MWC this year, including Gemini integration with Messages and AI-powered text summaries for when you’re driving. As of this week, Messages users will be able to access Google’s chatbot without leaving the texting app. Gemini in Messages can handle basic tasks like drafting messages and helping to plan events,…

26 Feb

Samsung unveils the Galaxy Ring as a way to ‘simplify everyday wellness’

John RoutledgeLatest News

After teasing it (again) yesterday, Samsung has finally shown off the Galaxy Ring in physical form at Mobile World Conference (MWC 2024) and revealed some additional details. The device is of course centered around health and wellness and will come in three colors, platinum silver, gold and ceramic black. It's set to go on sale later this year.Samsung didn't say…

26 Feb

Lenovo debuts Core Ultra-powered laptops and hybrids with dedicated Copilot key

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Lenovo announced several new business laptops and hybrids at this year’s MWC conference, including refreshes in the ThinkPad T-series and the ThinkBook line. The company’s calling them “AI PCs” because they all feature a dedicated Microsoft Copilot button that offers immediate access to the digital assistant.The just-announced models include the ThinkPad T14 Gen 5, ThinkPad T16 Gen 3, ThinkPad X12…