Lawsuit over delayed Siri features reaches $250M settlement
…The company went so far as to feature Siri's new capabilities in its marketing materials, including video advertisements. Things went south in a matter of months, however. Apple had to…
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OpenAI's chip talks lays the groundwork for an AI iPhone competitor
…However, OpenAI has the potential to take on the smartphone market and try to rival Apple with an AI-centric version. In an X post on Monday, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi…
How to buy a used Mac and not get ripped off
…Market timing also matters, as prices can shift around new product launches or during back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons. Direct sales between buyers usually return the best value, while trade…
Apple's decades-long relationship with Intel
…Even Intel CEO Andy Grove was interested, since it could cut Microsoft's dominant power in the PC market. The engineers working on the project had a tough time, since a…
Grammarly wisely killed off feature that plagiarized top writers' voices
…And yet, for the brief time that the generative AI features were enabled on my account, Grammarly would chime in, all the time, to fix my writing. But it always suggested fixing…
FCC hands Netgear an effective router monopoly
…Since the FCC can grant exemptions, those chosen few will immediately become dominant in the market because the rest of the market has been excluded. In effect, the FCC has handed Netgear…
Reboot: Downgrades, gaming, and opera house doodles
…This week, Apple stepped in to fight Anthropoc's supply-chain risk designation in the United States, an apparent FBI or CIA hacking toolset has been spotted on the black market…
Future Apple Vision Pro my be modular, and upgradeable
…Specialized sensors would bring capabilities that are not commercially viable for Apple, yet would grow the Apple Vision Pro market. They would invariably put demands on the headset's battery, though…
Ultra branding expanding, iPhone Fold & OLED MacBook may join
Ultra branding it already uses looks like Apple's next marketing angle as new categories like an iPhone Fold push past what Pro can cover. Render of the rumored iPhone Fold…
Anker Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station review
…one other on the market that offers active cooling to maintain those as-advertised speeds. The competition with active cooling is priced at $99 at the time of this review, while Anker…