» The best smartphones to buy in 2025
27/02/25 22:00 from Engadget Full RSS Feed
You might already have a good idea of which smartphone you want to be your next one. But there are more solid options available now than ever before, making the decision not as cut-and-dry as it used to be. While the decision is a bit ea...

» Amazon CEO says ‘beautiful’ new Alexa hardware is coming this fall
27/02/25 21:56 from The Verge - All Posts
Amazon is gearing up to launch new hardware to go along with its AI-upgraded Alexa. During an interview with Bloomberg, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company has a “brand new lineup of devices that are coming in the fall that are beauti...

» Apple will let parents share their kids’ ages to limit app access
27/02/25 21:15 from The Verge - All Posts
Apple announced in a whitepaper that it plans to introduce a bunch of new child safety features, including letting parents share their kids’ age ranges with apps, refreshing the App Store’s age ratings system, and making it easier for pa...

» Cricut’s new crafting machines are more accurate, faster, and cheaper
27/02/25 21:15 from The Verge - All Posts
Cricut has announced new versions of its crafting machines designed to print, cut, and emboss various materials using a collection of swappable tools. The new Cricut Maker 4 and Cricut Explore 4 are the first updates to both machines in ...

» The best iPhones
27/02/25 21:05 from The Verge - All Posts
The wait is over — kind of. Apple’s iPhone 16 series is out, including the kinda affordable 16E, and its much-hyped Apple Intelligence has arrived courtesy of iOS 18.1. But if you’re expecting an entirely new kind of iPhone experience, w...

» Roblox is now much faster on Chromebooks
27/02/25 21:00 from Engadget Full RSS Feed
In a fitting crossover, Roblox is getting a big speed boost on Chromebooks . Google said on Thursday that a new x86 version of the online game platform and creation system is twice as fast as the Android version, which was previously the...

» The best Android phones
27/02/25 20:54 from The Verge - All Posts
The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it’s time to upgrade, there’s a wider range of choices on Android. Some Android phones even fold in half! Imagine. On the...

» OpenAI announces GPT-4.5, warns it’s not a frontier AI model
27/02/25 20:51 from The Verge - All Posts
OpenAI is launching GPT-4.5 today, its newest and largest AI language model. GPT-4.5 will be available as a research preview for ChatGPT Pro users to start. OpenAI is calling the release its “most knowledgeable model yet,” but it’s warni...

» Twitch will open some monetization tools to even first-time streamers
27/02/25 20:48 from Engadget Full RSS Feed
At some point in 2025, Twitch plans to offer monetization tools like subscriptions and Bits for all streamers, according to an open letter from Twitch CEO Dan Clancy . Monetizing Twitch streams previously required reaching "Affiliate" st...

» Microsoft releases a Copilot app for Mac
27/02/25 20:42 from The Verge - All Posts
Microsoft is releasing a native Copilot app for macOS today. Much like the Windows app, the Copilot version for Mac will provide access to the web-based version of Microsoft’s AI assistant, where you can upload images and generate images...

» Sesame is the first voice assistant I’ve ever wanted to talk to more than once
27/02/25 20:15 from The Verge - All Posts
I tell Amazon’s Alexa to shut up on a near daily basis. I have almost zero interest in speaking to Gemini after our first awkward chat. The hitches, misunderstandings, and lag in any given AI “conversation” mean I’m always wasting time s...

» Amazon joins the quantum computing race with a chip designed for error correction
27/02/25 20:15 from Engadget Full RSS Feed
Amazon announced that it has created its own quantum computing chip, joining Microsoft and Google in a push to take this potentially transformative technology from the theoretical to the practical. Ocelot is a prototype that's intended t...

» The 5 best mechanical keyboards for 2025
27/02/25 20:00 from Engadget Full RSS Feed
Your keyboard is one of the few pieces of technology you’ll use for hours at a time, so why not make it something that brings you joy? Sure, the people who gush over mechanical keyboards can be a bit much, but the enhanced comfort, durab...

» OpenAI's new GPT-4.5 model is a better, more natural conversationalist
27/02/25 20:00 from Engadget Full RSS Feed
In what has already been a busy past few days for new model releases , OpenAI is capping off the week with a research preview of GPT-4.5 . The company is touting the new system as its largest and best model for chat yet. In early testing...

» Hands-on with Alexa Plus in the smart home
27/02/25 19:59 from The Verge - All Posts
Oh, Alexa, how you’ve changed. The long-awaited new Alexa, Alexa Plus, is set to bring a more conversational, context-aware, and capable assistant to your smart home. With a new voice (eight of them, in fact) and a new attitude, this is ...