Alexa+ announced: Amazon's AI assistant gets more autonomy
Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, an upgraded version of its voice assistant. It promises more natural conversations and the ability to handle certain tasks autonomously.
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Apple shipped over half of all AI-capable PCs in 2024
Canalys, a market analysis company, released a report stating that 17% of all PCs shipped in 2024 were "AI-capable," which are computers with hardware dedicated for AI features. Of that 17%, Apple shipped over half, largely thanks...
Pixel Watch 3 finally getting Loss of Pulse detection feature in the US
US users of the Pixel Watch 3 will soon be getting another health and safety feature called Loss of Pulse detection. It was originally announced back in 2024 but has finally received the necessary approvals from the US FDA.
Meizu Note 22-series smartphones set for MWC 2025 debut
Meizu has announced that it will be at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona, Spain with the latest in its range of Flyme AIOS-powered solutions and devices. They include smart car platforms, smart glasses an...
Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15 Aura Edition Laptop Review - The MacBook Air rival is very good, even without a TrackPoint
120 Hz OLED with 1100 nits. Lenovo's new ThinkPad X9 is a completely new design and convinces with long battery runtimes as well as an excellent OLED screen. However, Lenovo also breaks with a tradition and does not include a TrackPoint anymore. Update: Additional battery life tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 15.30" | 1.4 kg
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 15.30" | 1.4 kg
Adobe launches Photoshop for Apple iPhones
Photoshop for iPhone provides mobile creators with a wider set of photo editing tools than found in Adobe Express and Lightroom. Some features are free, while others required a paid subscription.
Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon review - An ARM subnotebook with a brilliant 120 Hz OLED weighing only 1 kg
A great overall package with an attachable webcam. With the MagicBook Art 14, Honor is offering a lightweight 14-inch subnotebook (1 kg) with a fast Snapdragon X Elite processor including vapor chamber cooling, a great 120 Hz 3K OLED touchscreen and an attachable webcam. However, buyers will have to do without USB 4.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 | Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | 14.60" | 1 kg
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 | Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | 14.60" | 1 kg
Panasonic Lumix S1RII debuts with series-first 8K recording and ~177MP High-Res handheld mode
Panasonic touts the new Lumix S1RII as its most powerful and flexible full-frame mirrorless camera, with upgrades to support for 8K/30fps recording with an expanded dynamic range. The S1RII is also backed to deliver extra-high-res...
Apple unveils $500 billion US investment plan amid potential tariff pressure
Apple unveils $500 billion US investment plan, including a new Houston server plant for Apple Intelligence, doubling its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to $10 billion, and creating thousands of jobs across all 50 states.
Seemour launches to make AI camera notifications smarter and more efficient
AI camera apps remove the clutter of constant notifications. Seemour is a new platform that targets already running security cameras. Some planned features could make competing software seem ordinary in comparison.
Zhaoxin deploys DeepSeek-R1 models across entire CPU lineup, from desktops to servers
Chinese CPU maker Zhaoxin has successfully deployed DeepSeek-R1 Distill AI models across its entire hardware lineup—from desktop PCs to high-performance servers.
AI-powered blood test predicts diseases 15 years before symptoms appear
A new AI-powered blood test can predict diseases up to 15 years before symptoms appear. Once commercialized, this screening could cost as little as $5–$10, making early detection more accessible to everyone.
Anthropic launches smarter Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI that can play Pokémon Red like a promising pro
Anthropic's latest chatbot arrives with new coding and extended thinking skills, further extending its ability to program code, answer complex questions, and play video games.
Apple may soon let users use Google Gemini for Apple Intelligence
A snippet of code spotted by a developer on X suggests that Apple will integrate Google's Gemini AI into iOS 18.4. This move will allow users to opt for Google's AI model as the basis for Apple Intelligence features in the future....
AMD confirms Fluid Motion Frames 2.1 in the works to challenge Nvidia Smooth Motion: Better image quality, no new hardware requirements
Recent reports indicate that AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2.1 (AFMF 2.1) is in development. The updated frame generation tech is aimed at improving the quality of generated frames and will be available for older hardware as well as the...
New SpaceOne dictionary pen with DeepSeek-R1 deep reasoning arrives
A new dictionary pen featuring DeepSeek-R1 has arrived, the Youdao SpaceOne. Currently only available in China, the gadget supports multiple languages, helping you with translations and answering your questions. Other features inc...
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Analysis - Strix Halo to rival Apple M4 Pro/Max with 16 Zen 5 cores and iGPU on par with RTX 4070 Laptop
Strix Halo with up to 96 GB VRAM. The new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is AMD's latest high-end mobile processor. With up to 16 Zen 5 cores, a powerful Radeon GPU, fast NPU and up to 128 GB RAM, the Ryzen AI Max+ is supposed to be the ideal companion for gaming, content creation, and AI development. Update: Performance at different TDP levels & RAM performance
RedmiBook Pro (2025) tipped to launch as Xiaomi's inaugural AI PC
Xiaomi is now slated to launch a Pro version of its RedmiBook (2025) during a major product launch scheduled for early March. The laptop is thought to launch as the OEM's first ever AI PC thanks to its up-to-date Intel platform. T...
iPhone 16 exclusive AI feature coming soon to iPhone 15 Pro
It's official. Visual Intelligence is finally coming to the iPhone 15 Pro models. And it's all thanks to the newly launched iPhone 16E.
1X Technologies unveils NEO Gamma humanoid robot capable of doing house chores and acting as a mobile speaker system
The NEO Gamma is a humanoid robot designed to assist owners with house chores, provide assistance to the physically-challenged, and even operate as a mobile sound system.
HIX.AI unveils log-on free access to DeepSeek-R1 AI chatbot
Unlike other providers, HIX.AI does not require site log-on or account creation to use popular AI chatbots such as DeepSeek. This approach eliminates privacy issues stemming from sharing private email addresses or phone numbers to...
xAI launches Grok 3 AI with chart-topping performance along with beta reasoning models
The latest xAI large language models have topped the benchmark charts due to their ability to search the Internet for information, reason through complex problems, and process input with a context window of one million tokens. Gro...
Meta announces the construction of the largest submarine cable
The infrastructure will cover 50,000 kilometers, connecting the five continents with the 24-fiber-pair cable. By the end of the decade, the subsea cable is expected to be operational.
Microsoft introduces Muse, an AI model that can generate gameplay
A new generative AI model from Microsoft called Muse can understand game physics and controller inputs to generate gameplay. It has been trained with over a billion images and controller actions, showing impressive results.
Humane Ai Pin is essentially paperweight after HP's acquisition
The Humane Ai Pin has already reached the end of its lifespan not even one year after its launch. An update releasing on 28 February is set to remove almost all its functions, including its entire AI features. HP is acquiring what...
Edifier releases LolliClip open-ear TWS earbuds with health tracking, Hi-Res music, spatial audio, and AI noise cancelling
The open-ear design of the LolliClip allows users to hear their surroundings for safety while operating a vehicle, but can also reduce surrounding noise with active noise cancellation when desired.
xAI’s Grok 3 live demo today as AI makes its way to Teslas
Elon Musk’s xAI is showcasing the latest Grok AI iteration on February 17th as the world-richest CEO promises integration with Tesla cars. Things will kick off with a live demo.
Welcome to tomorrow: AI Confidential demo hits Steam
In a world that brings together high-end technology and classic puzzles, AI Confidential allows players to take advantage of an intuitive emoji-driven dialog system to solve everyone's problems as a robo technician. There is no re...
From gaming consoles to the deep ocean: Gamers train AI for underwater missions
Gamers are helping to train an AI robot - together with MiniROV, gaming is contributing to the exploration of unknown marine life in the deep sea. The innovative project cleverly combines citizen science and gamification to advanc...
Wandercraft Atalante X exoskeleton improves woman's walking ability seven years after stroke
A study of a 64-year-old woman, who was paralyzed on the left side of her body seven years ago following a stroke, found improvement in her walking ability after a month of rehabilitation using the Wandercraft Atalante X exoskelet...
Next-gen exoskeleton walks to its users—suits up automatically
CheckMag For people with complete paralysis, the dream of walking independently has often remained just that—a dream. But researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have turned that dream into reality wit...
Perplexity adds Deep Research feature to its free AI chatbot
Deep Research allows the Perplexity chatbot to search the Internet for information and think through solving prompts step-by-step, resulting in more accurate answers to complex questions.
Topaz Labs adds Project Starlight AI video upscaling technology to its Video AI software
Project Starlight leverages the power of generative AI technologies to upscale low-resolution videos to higher resolutions. The AI can add details to objects that are not present in the original video from its understanding of wha...
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 Snapdragon laptop review: Finally easier to repair
Now with improved serviceability. The latest Surface Laptop 7 addresses some longstanding issues with the series in regards to sustainability and repairability. For around $1500 USD, however, the price is arguably too steep for an ARM-based Windows PC.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 | Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | 15.00" | 1.7 kg
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 | Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | 15.00" | 1.7 kg
AMD's Frank Azor axes 32 GB RX 9070 rumours, leaves room for RX 9080, 9090 speculation
After AMD today dropped details about the launch of its next-gen RDNA4 GPUs, its head of consumer and gaming marketing, Frank Azor, shot down rumours of a high RAM variant of the upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU. However, he seems t...
Nvidia, MediaTek may challenge Qualcomm with new AI smartphone chip
Nvidia is planning on making a return to the smartphone chip market through a strategic partnership with MediaTek. The companies are reportedly developing a powerful mobile SoC with advanced AI capabilities. A strong new player co...
Sam Altman tweets OpenAI's AI LLM roadmap including GPT-5
The current CEO has laid out the roadmap for OpenAI's AI LLM development for GPT-4.5 and GPT 5, with the goal of simplifying model selection for users and developers.
TSMC tipped to make OpenAI's AI chips instead of Samsung Foundry
OpenAI has reportedly opted for TSMC's 3nm factories to produce its AI chips, despite previous reports naming Samsung Foundry as one of the more likely candidates.
RTX 50-series laptops will be up for pre-orders starting February 25, Nvidia confirms
The next generation of gaming laptops will arrive in March, but pre-orders will go live starting February 25. For now, it is unclear if all the four GPUs will be available for pre-order from day one.
Emeet Piko Plus debuts as "world-first" AI-enhanced dual-4K webcam
Emeet touts its latest series of webcams as 'Tiny but Mighty' options for streamers, vloggers or workers with dual "AI-powered" 4K lenses, powered by Sony sensors that go up to 1/2.55 inches in size in the higher-end Piko Plus (or...
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC review: Performance, cooling and efficiency of the Blackwell desktop GPU
No way of getting around AI! As the first board partner model in Nvidia's Blackwell series, we take a detailed look at the Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC. Primarily, the Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC has to be compared against the Founders Edition. In this test, we examine how the Asus graphics card performs in current games with ray tracing using the latest features such as DLSS 4 and whether it lives up to its TUF Gaming name.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 2 kg
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 2 kg
EaseUS unveils free YouTube Transcript Generator service
The EaseUS YouTube Transcript Generator provides an AI-generated transcript of the entire video that can be copied and used for free with one click. The service supports over 100 languages and provides millisecond-accurate timesta...
Google has unveiled its most powerful Gemini 2.0 Pro AI
The experimental Gemini 2.0 Pro AI has an enormous two-million-token input window, allowing the AI to ingest enormous amounts of text for analysis and summary. The AI is tuned for handling complex prompts and coding requests.
Acer announces Predator Helios Neo 16 AI pricing and availability
Acer has announced that it will unleash a new 16-inch gaming laptop on the market from the second quarter of 2025. The Predator Helios Neo 16 AI is the only OLED-capable machine of its series, and will boast up to RTX 5070 Ti grap...
Questyle unveils M18i Bluetooth and USB DAC with headphone amp
The battery-powered, Apple MFi-certified Questyle M18i portable DAC can connect to audio sources by cable or Bluetooth. PCM 384kHz, DSD256, and Hi-Res LDAC audio streams are supported along with 4.4 mm balanced headphones.
Two Chinese EV makers announce DeepSeek integration
DeepSeek might have stirred up controversy when it came public, but automakers are proving to be among the first to embrace the 'low-budget' AI offering. Two Chinese EV makers have announced they are integrating the latest AI tech...
Sibel Health partners with Maruho to commercialize an AI wearable that reduces scratching among eczema sufferers
Sibel Health has partnered with Maruho to commercialize an anti-itching wearable designed for atopic dermatitis sufferers. The AI wearable actively monitors for signs of pruritus and activates haptic feedback to reduce the urge to...
OpenAI allows account-free ChatGPT searches
OpenAI has opened access to ChatGPT search to all without annoying log-in requirements. The chatbot can search the web for real-time information to provide timely answers.
California State University rolls out free AI training and ChatGPT for Education to 523,000 students, faculty, and staff
The move aims to create a workforce with AI skills while allowing students, faculty, and staff to benefit from a more personalized, effective college education. Free AI training and certifications will be provided, along with acce...
Finally, it gets AI: Firefox 135 is here
In addition to smaller changes such as credit card information autofill, certificate transparency enforcement, or additional language support for Firefox Translations, the latest version of Mozilla's web browser comes with AI chat...
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