Author: Chris Smith
Out with the old and in with the new, the Google Assistant is making way for Gemini on mobile devices. In a blog post, today, the company has revealed plans to sunset the near decade-old Assistant later this year and is encouraging users to make the switch to Gemini now. The S24 Ultra is now a fraction of its original price The super powered Galaxy S24 Ultra, which originally went for £1249 at launch, can now be picked up refurbished in ‘like new’ condition for just £849, making it even cheaper than the iPhone 16 Plus. Giffgaff ‘Like new’ refurbished…
The whole point of using generative AI software like ChatGPT is to have AI help you with various tasks that involve generating content, whether it’s something trivial like asking the AI for instruction on cooking a meal or something more complex, like performing research on a complex topic or writing code.Most AI models and agents are optimized to help with coding jobs. The AI can write code from scratch or find and fix bugs in existing code.But what happens if the AI doesn’t want to help? It turns out that has been the experience of one developer. He discovered that…
If, amidst the dearth of new models, you were worried about what might happen when your 4K Blu-ray player conks out Sony has some good news for you. The A/V behemoth has launched its first new 4K Blu-ray player in almost six years, the UBP-X700/K, which is an updated version of its £239 UBP-X700 physical media player. We were big fans of the model in our review back in 2018, giving it a 4.5-star score from a possible five stars. It also sits at the top of our best 4K Blu-ray player guide for its upscaling capabilities. “The Sony UBP-X700…
Last summer, Samsung launched new Galaxy Buds models with a brand new design (above), which turned out to be the least controversial aspect. The new earphones look a lot like Apple’s AirPods, featuring a stem for the first time. Samsung stayed away from adopting AirPods-like designs for years before deciding this was going to be the new look of the earphones.I didn’t think copying Apple was such a big deal. I was more worried about the quality issues the first batch of Galaxy Buds models displayed. According to a report from Korea, Samsung will release new earphones this summer. The…
Apple is working on bringing a live language translation feature to its AirPods earphones, as part of the potentially epochal iOS 19 update, which is due to be previewed early this summer. According to a Bloomberg report, the new feature will leverage the iPhone’s Translate app and integrate it within the AirPods experience to help with in-person conversations. AirPods Pro 2 are at a seriously tempting price The AirPods Pro 2 are back down to a discounted price, making them a must buy accessory for any iPhone users who have yet to add them to their Apple ecosystem. EE Store…
When ChatGPT first arrived, we got a text-based chatbot that could attempt to reasonably answer any question, even if it got things wrong (it still does, as hallucinations have not disappeared). It didn’t take long for the AI to gain new abilities. It could see things via photos and videos. It could hear humans speak and respond via its own voice.The next step was to give the AI eyes and ears that could observe your surroundings in real-time. We already have smart glasses that do that, the Ray-Ban Meta model. Google and others are working on similar products. Apple might…
OPINION: The Sonos TV streamer would have been a failure the audio giant can ill afford at this time of crisis. The company is right to swerve an expensive mistake. Sonos has reportedly cancelled plans to launch a TV set-top box according to a new report and, judging by everything we’ve heard about over the last few months, has saved itself from more embarrassment it couldn’t afford after a terrible 2024 that shook one of tech’s most illustrious names to its core. AirPods Pro 2 are at a seriously tempting price The AirPods Pro 2 are back down to a…
Why buy one new television when you can buy eight of them and mount them all next to each other? That’s the question Samsung is posing to sports fans with its new Buzzer Beater Bundle in the US. The $10,307.42 bundle features a wall-dominating eight sets varying from 55-inches to 98-inches, 4K and 8K options including some of the best Samsung TVs from its Crystal, QLED and Neo QLED ranges. Amazon’s practically giving away Roku Smart TVs Need a cheap TV with tons of smart features included? Look no further than this unbelievable Roku TV price cut over at Amazon.…
To get to AGI (advanced general intelligence) and superintelligence, we’ll need to ensure the AI serving us is, well, serving us. That’s why we keep talking about AI alignment, or safe AI that is aligned to human interests.There’s very good reason to focus on that safety. It has nothing to do with localized ideology, like Western values compared to totalitarian regimes (though that will be an aspect), but more with ensuring the survival of the human species. Misaligned AI might always lead to human extinction events, or that’s what some people fear. Those fears aren’t entirely unwarranted. We saw experiments…
The Google Pixel 10 isn’t due until later this summer, but we may have already got our first look at the tenth generation range. And while a look at the next best Google Pixel phone is always notable, we wish we had some more exciting news for you. Last chance for this incredible Honor 200 Pro deal Honor’s latest mid-ranger can go toe to toe with some of the high-end flagship phones when it comes to the camera department, but it’s now even cheaper for a limited time at Voxi. Voxi Was £699.99 Now just £471.60 View Deal If the…