2025 iPad Air hands-on: Why mess with a good thing?
Apple’s annual refresh is a minor one, but not much needed to change anyway.
Samuel Axon
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Tech // Product News & Reviews
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.
Scharon Harding
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End of Life: Gemini will completely replace Google Assistant later this year
Google promises more details on the move to Gemini in the coming months.
Ryan Whitwam
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I threw away Audible’s app, and now I self-host my audiobooks
Stream your DRM-free audiobooks to devices yourselves, without the cloud's chains.
Lee Hutchinson
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RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats
Lack of encryption was one SMS shortcoming that RCS was created to solve.
Andrew Cunningham
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Apple’s $349 iPad 11 is missing a lot, but it’s still all the iPad most people need
Other iPads are nicer and faster, but I end up using all of them the same way.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google has a fix for your broken Chromecast V2 unless you factory reset
Just keep your Chromecast plugged in, and it should come back to life.
Ryan Whitwam
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Google’s Gemini AI can now see your search history
Gemini can do more with your data if you let it.
Ryan Whitwam
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Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update
Google has big plans for gaming in 2025.
Ryan Whitwam
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AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead
Cursor AI tells user, "I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work."
Benj Edwards
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Epic Games is addressing one of Windows-on-Arm’s last big app compatibility gaps
Drivers and kernel-level software can't be translated automatically by Windows.
Andrew Cunningham
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Anthropic CEO floats idea of giving AI a “quit job” button, sparking skepticism
"Probably the craziest thing I've said so far," he admitted during an interview.
Benj Edwards
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Sonos’ streaming box is reportedly canceled. Good riddance.
Opinion: The long-rumored Sonos streaming box wasn't a good idea anyway.
Scharon Harding
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New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will pick up where Pat Gelsinger left off
Tan will start as CEO on March 18, taking over from interim co-CEOs.
Andrew Cunningham
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Cockpit voice recorder survived fiery Philly crash—but stopped taping years ago
Heroic work to recover and repair a CVR.
Nate Anderson
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Google’s Gemma 3 is an open source, single-GPU AI with a 128K context window
Gemma 3 is optimized to run on almost anything, from powerful GPUs to a smartphone.
Ryan Whitwam
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iRobot says there is “substantial doubt” about it as a “going concern”
After Amazon bid failure, firm cut 50% of staff and is launching new robots.
Kevin Purdy
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Pocket Casts makes its web player free, takes shots at Spotify and AI
Cross-platform client says podcasts "belong to the people, not corporations."
Kevin Purdy
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OpenAI pushes AI agent capabilities with new developer API
New tools may help fulfill CEO's claim that agents will "join the workforce" in 2025.
Benj Edwards
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Leaked GeForce RTX 5060 and 5050 specs suggest Nvidia will keep playing it safe
Nvidia's 50-series refresh has been pretty conservative so far.
Andrew Cunningham
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Google’s 10-year-old Chromecast is busted, but a fix is coming
The 2nd-gen Chromecast stopped working this week, but it's not over yet.
Ryan Whitwam
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Apple M4 MacBook Air review: I have no notes
The only things missing from these Airs are some Pro-only bells and whistles.
Andrew Cunningham
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Ryzen 9 9950X3D review: AMD irons out nearly every single downside of 3D V-Cache
Not a lot of people actually need this thing, but if you do, it's very good.
Andrew Cunningham
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M4 Max and M3 Ultra Mac Studio Review: A weird update, but it mostly works
M3 Ultra has benefits, but sometimes you're paying more for worse performance.
Andrew Cunningham
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Why extracting data from PDFs is still a nightmare for data experts
Countless digital documents hold valuable info, and the AI industry is attempting to set it free.
Benj Edwards
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Gmail gains Gemini-powered “Add to calendar” button
The latest Gemini integration starts rolling out today for premium AI subscribers.
Ryan Whitwam
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Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges
HP already has a reputation for breaking printers with updates.
Scharon Harding
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Google Pixel 4a’s painful “update” was due to battery overheating risk
Australia made explicit risks of "fire and/or burns" for non-updated 4a models.
Kevin Purdy
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What does “PhD-level” AI mean? OpenAI’s rumored $20,000 agent plan explained.
Silicon Valley may value imperfect virtual PhDs more than universities pay real ones.
Benj Edwards
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“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases
Some affected discs aren't manufactured anymore and can't be replaced.
Scharon Harding
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Bad vibes? Google may have screwed up haptics in the new Pixel Drop update
Google didn't mention any changes to haptics prior to the Pixel Drop.
Ryan Whitwam
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AMD says top-tier Ryzen 9900X3D and 9950X3D CPUs arrive March 12 for $599 and $699
Inflated pricing for the 9800X3D might make these more appealing to some buyers.
Andrew Cunningham
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iPhone 16e review: The most expensive cheap iPhone yet
The iPhone 16e rethinks—and prices up—the basic iPhone.
Samuel Axon
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CMU research shows compression alone may unlock AI puzzle-solving abilities
New research challenges prevailing idea that AI needs massive datasets to solve problems.
Benj Edwards
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No one asked for this: Google is testing round keys in Gboard
A lot of Gboard beta users are suddenly remembering they joined the beta.
Ryan Whitwam
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The most intriguing tech gadget prototypes demoed this week
Some of these ideas have genuine shots at making it into real products.
Scharon Harding
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