Veo 3.1 is coming to the Gemini app and the Flow filmmaking tool. It’s getting harder to know what’s real on the Internet, and Google is not helping one bit with the announcement of Veo 3.1. The company’s new video model supposedly offers better audio and realism, along with…
Leaks of the new tablet from a couple weeks ago appear to have been genuine. A couple of weeks ago, a YouTuber unboxed what appeared to be a refreshed iPad Pro in full retail packaging, suggesting it would be launching imminently. Today, Apple formally announced the new tablets, and…
A 27.5% increase in memory bandwidth provides a big boost to GPU performance. Apple often releases a smaller second wave of new products in October after the dust settles from its September iPhone announcement, and this year that wave revolves around its brand-new M5 chip. The first Mac to…
Reports suggest that Apple has de-prioritized Vision Pro development internally. Apple’s announcement of the Vision Pro headset in 2023 was pretty hyperbolic about the device’s potential, even by Apple’s standards. CEO Tim Cook called it “the beginning of a new era for computing,” placing the Vision Pro in the…
Like other companies with streaming businesses, DirecTV is leaning into ads more. As if DirecTV doesn’t have enough trouble keeping customers, the satellite TV provider’s streaming devices will show AI-generated screensaver ads next year, according to an announcement today from partnering ads company Glance. People who use either of…
Help Me Schedule creates a meeting widget based on the context of your message. Meetings can be a real drain on productivity, but a new Gmail feature might at least cut down on the time you spend scheduling them. The company has announced “Help Me Schedule” is coming to…
End users can get an extra year of security updates relatively easily. Today is the official end-of-support date for Microsoft’s Windows 10. That doesn’t mean these PCs will suddenly stop working, but if you don’t take action, it does mean your PC has received its last regular security patches…
After more than 5 billion AI image edits, Nano Banana is expanding. Google began experimenting with conversational image editing earlier this year in the dev-focused AI studio, but the feature didn’t remain experimental for long. Over the summer, Google rolled out the “Nano Banana” image-editing model in Gemini 2.5…
Apple unifies its remaining streaming offerings by dropping the “+”. Apple has lightly rebranded its video-on-demand streaming service. The Netflix rival that has brought us critically acclaimed shows and movies like Slow Horses and The Lost Bus has gone from Apple TV+ to Apple TV. Apple announced the name…
“I’m about to just toss the whole thing…” Amazon Echo Show owners are reporting an uptick in advertisements on their smart displays. The company’s Echo Show smart displays have previously shown ads through the company’s Shopping Lists feature, as well as advertising for Alexa skills. Additionally, Echo Shows may play…
