Acer has introduced the first Chromebook based on the latest Intel Core Ultra processors. The ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus is powered by Meteor Lake-U and offers decent specs. It can be based on any of the 15-watt Intel CPUs: from Core Ultra 5 125U to Core Ultra 7 165U. But...
Google has finalized its plans for third-party cookie tracking in the Chrome browser. If previously only vague deadlines were mentioned – the 1st quarter of 2024, now an exact date has been announced for the start of “decisive steps” as part of the Privacy Sandbox initiative, the goal of which...
The team of the popular WhatsApp messenger announced the start of distribution of a long-awaited innovation – the Pinned messages function, which allows you to highlight a specific message in any conversation and pin it to the top of the chat. You can pin messages for 24 hours, seven days...
Google has begun making final preparations for the complete shutdown of Google Play Movies & TV in January 2024. The company has published detailed instructions for users of Android TV-based TVs and set-top boxes so that they do not lose access to already purchased content . Photo: Jonas Leupe /...
The next big Windows 11 update is called Hudson Valley. It is so big that it will be released as Windows 12. Windows 11 “grew” from Windows 10 in approximately the same way, so there is nothing surprising. Windows 12 will be released in the second half of 2024, according...
At the beginning of the week, One UI 6.0 firmware based on Android 14 was released for the Galaxy S21 FE version for the North American market, and now a similar version of the software has been released for the European Galaxy S21 FE. Update number G990B2XXU5FWK3, is already being...
The Block company of entrepreneur Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former head of the social network Twitter (now X), announced the launch of a hardware crypto wallet called Bitkey for storing Bitcoin. Bitkey is shaped like a black hexagon and is complemented by a mobile app and a set of tools...
Microsoft has been gradually improving the built-in Notepad app in Windows in recent years, and now it’s finally getting a character counting feature. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkIn the new test version of Windows 11, the Dev and Canary channels now display the number of characters at the bottom...
The team of the popular WhatsApp messenger announced the launch of a new feature for voice messages. Now users have access to voice messages designed for one-time listening. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkAs the developers note, this feature can be useful in a variety of situations. For example, if...
Today in China, Xiaomi held an event dedicated to its new operating system, HyperOS. The company told which models of smartphones and tablets have already received the latest software, and which will receive it in the near future. Starting today, the final version of HyperOS has been released for Xiaomi...
The team of the popular AnTuTu benchmark has published a fresh ranking of the most productive smartphones based on the Android operating system for the international market. The international rating differs markedly from the version for the Chinese market. Generated by the Midjourney neural networkAt the end of November 2023,...
Microsoft has decided to slightly extend the life of the Windows 10 operating system for corporate and ordinary users. Although the end of support date for the OS will not change, Microsoft just announced that it will offer extended security updates for Windows 10 after October 14, 2025. Generated by...
The young company Beeper has introduced the Beeper Mini application, which allows Android owners to exchange messages with iPhone owners via iMessage. A previous attempt to bring iMessage support to Android only lasted a few days. However, Beeper Mini is now working, doing its job correctly, and is available for...
The team of the popular AnTuTu benchmark has published the latest monthly rating of the most productive Apple mobile devices. At the end of November, the top three continues to be dominated by various versions of the iPad Pro. Photo: Yuheng Ouyang / UnsplashAt the same time, the smartphones of...
Nvidia is celebrating a pretty big milestone with the launch of more than 500 games and apps featuring ray tracing, DLSS support, and AI-powered technologies. Nvidia recalls that on August 20, 2018, the company introduced the world’s first video card with hardware support for ray tracing. Then it was the...
The WhatsApp messenger for the iOS operating system has a new feature that allows you to send photos and videos in original quality, without compression. Let us remind you that this summer the ability to send HD photos and videos became available to all users of the application. And now...