Chrome’s future as an AI browser starts today. Now that it’s looking like Chrome will remain in the Google fold, the browser is undergoing a Gemini-infused rebirth. Google claims the browser will see its most significant upgrade ever in the next few weeks as AI permeates every part of…
Samsung’s “pilot program” is likely just the beginning. Days after someone revealed the news on social media, Samsung confirmed today that it is showing advertisements on some US customers’ smart fridges. Samsung said the ads showing on some Family Hub-series fridges are part of a pilot program, but we…
Intel once considered buying Nvidia outright, but its fortunes have shifted. In a major collaboration that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago, Nvidia announced today that it was buying a total of $5 billion in Intel stock, giving Intel’s competitor ownership of roughly 4…
The see-through display is a big downgrade from last year’s “Orion” prototype demo. At last year’s Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg focused less on the company’s line of Quest VR headsets and more on the “Orion” prototype see-through augmented reality glasses, which he said could launch in some form or…
More iPad-like Mac hardware would balance Apple’s push for Mac-like iPads. At multiple points over many years, Apple executives have taken great pains to point out that they think touchscreen Macs are a silly idea. But it remains one of those persistent Mac rumors that crops up over and…
Spotlighting the most helpful new features of iOS 26. iOS 26 became publicly available this week, ushering in a new OS naming system and the software’s most overhauled look since 2013. It may take time to get used to the new “Liquid Glass” look, but it’s easier to appreciate…
0.1 percent of active mods will be affected, Reddit says. Under new rules rolling out over the coming months, a small number of users will be required to leave some of their moderator posts so that they aren’t moderating more than five subreddits with 100,000 monthly visitors. Reddit said…
Google’s search app comes to Windows. Google has so many products that it can be near-impossible to keep track. And yet, the company has rarely created desktop apps to go with those services. There are a handful, like Drive and Quick Share, but the company’s flagship product is only…
Liquid Glass brings translucent sheen to the typical batch of iterative changes. The last time Apple gave macOS a fresh design was in 2020’s macOS 11 Big Sur. That release was relatively light on new features and heavy on symbolism. Big Sur is also when Apple finally jettisoned the…
“He wanted to make more usable and friendly to people who weren’t geeks.” Consider the cul-de-sac. It leads off the main street past buildings of might-have-been to a dead-end disconnected from the beaten path. Computing history, of course, is filled with such terminal diversions, most never to be…
