Swiss software developer Proton announced a new security feature for Proton Mail, its end-to-end encrypted email service that helped put Proton on the map. Called Dark Web Monitoring, the new security feature will scan the dark web for any traces of data breaches that might involve accounts where you use a Proton Mail address to…
Proton Mail will monitor the dark web to warn you about hacks Read More »
When it comes to dedicated health and fitness trackers, everyone knows that Fitbit is as good as it gets. Plus, newer Fitbit smartwatch models offer so much more functionality beyond fitness tracking, and they work with iPhones as well as Android smartphones. But Fitbit also makes excellent smartwatches these days, rivaling the likes of the…
Fitbit Versa 4 smartwatch is perfect if you don’t want an Apple Watch Read More »
iOS 18 will be available with a handful of new AI features. At least, this is what the latest reports and rumors believe. In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reiterates that the on-device large language model will be Apple’s main AI function for iOS 18.He writes, “This is an area where Apple…
iPhone AI features in iOS 18 will be ultra-fast and secure, but there’s a downside too Read More »
Generative AI computing is here, and all the main chatbots are available worldwide. You can use ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini via apps on mobile phones or their websites on desktop computers. Some internet browsers also come with genAI baked right in, so you can easily enter your prompts.But don’t be surprised if some…
Microsoft Copilot AI is about to take over my favorite web browser Read More »
I have rented for my entire life, and being a technology nerd, renting can cramp your style with all of the restrictions that come with it. Want to mount your television? That’s not allowed in the majority of apartments. Want to paint? That might also be heavily limited or banned altogether.Things can get even tougher…
The Yale Approach might finally let most of us renters have a smart apartment Read More »
After all these years, DuckDuckGo doesn’t need an introduction. It’s a more private internet search tool than Google Search, and it’s my default search engine on the iPhone and most of my desktop browsing. It also offers a DuckDuckGo browser for mobile and desktop.Whether you’re using DuckDuckGo or not, now there’s a great new reason…
DuckDuckGo’s new $9.99 Privacy Pro subscription should be on everyone’s radar Read More »
The European Commission (EC) approved the Project of Common European Interest – Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS) programme in late 2023. In this programme, around 100 companies and knowledge institutes from 12 EU countries will cooperate on developing new and innovative data and cloud solutions for industrial companies and in areas such as hydrogen and…
Dutch organisations start building a federated European cloud Read More »
The Rabbit r1 is a mobile gadget that can perform in-app actions for you. No other AI product can do that, at least for now. But I’m certain iPhones and Android devices will get similar AI capabilities in the not-too-distant future. It’ll happen slowly, with useful in-app AI features coming to mobile devices as AI…
Gemini has a slick Google Maps integration that I want immediately on my iPhone Read More »
We’re here in sunny San Jose California for the return of an event that’s been a long-time coming: NVIDIA’s in-person GTC. The Spring 2024 event, NVIDIA’s marquee event for the year, promises to be a big one for NVIDIA, as the company is due to deliver updates on its all-important datacenter accelerator products – the…
The NVIDIA GTC 2024 Keynote Live Blog (Starts at 1:00pm PT/20:00 UTC) Read More »
AI is going to be a literal game-changer, eventually – in revolutionizing how games are created and realized – and that could happen sooner than you think, or so Nvidia’s CEO believes.No, we’re not talking about the near future, of course, but a world where games are fully driven by AI may arrive by the…
