Microsoft counters the MacBook Neo with freebies for students
Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo $499 for students has sent shockwaves through the PC ecosystem, and now Microsoft is responding with deals targeting students in the US. …
Search
Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
… These leadership changes at Xbox largely affect the platform teams under former Xbox president Sarah Bond. …
Google’s handsome Pixel Watch 4 is on sale for $40 off in both size configurations
… The standard model sounds just as good as the step-up version with active noise cancellation, and because they’re outfitted with Apple’s H2 chip, those with a Mac or iPhone can leverage all sorts of ecosystem tricks, from automatic device switching to hands-free Siri commands. …
Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI
… But Nanoleaf’s existing customers probably want the company to just focus on innovating its ecosystem and bringing new features and functions to its app. …
Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure
… Altman came back with an alternative proposal several months later to “create a partnership with Xbox around gaming, and an open offer to share their technology and IP in exchange for expanded sponsorship for their Dota research,” according to Brett Tanzer, now VP of Azure solutions and ecosystem. …
‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
… Pricing is getting harder for people to keep up with. …
Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
… The pricing on Substack isn’t the only pain point for creators, as critics argue that it also locks writers and their subscribers into a closed ecosystem. …
Why does the Googlebook exist?
… Those apps will surely run better on an Android-based OS, but Googlebooks are still scaling a mobile ecosystem up to a desktop environment. …
Ikea’s smart lamp is a sweet treat
… If you add the lamp to Ikea’s Home Smart app using its Dirigera hub $109 or a Matter-compatible ecosystem — such as Apple Home, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa — you unlock hundreds more colors and the ability to schedule the light, set sleep/wake scenes, and pair it with a motion sensor and other lig… …
Smart Home
… Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 25 minutes ago All the smart home news, reviews, and gadgets you need to know about Navigating the maze of platforms, ecosystems, protocols, and gadgets on your way to a smarter home is a full-time job. …