How to use Visual Intelligence on the iPhone

How to use Visual Intelligence on the iPhone

Source: The Verge One of the Apple Intelligence features that hasn’t been delayed is Visual Intelligence, which uses your iPhone’s camera to identify and answer questions on whatever’s around you in the world. It lets you snap a pizza restaurant storefront and find out its opening hours, for example, or point your camera at a…

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Is Google’s smart tag network any good yet?

Is Google’s smart tag network any good yet?

Source: The Verge When Google launched its long-awaited Find My Device network in April 2024, it arrived to… well, what’s the opposite of “fanfare”? A slow network rollout and damning reviews dampened enthusiasm for what was supposed to be a wave of Android-powered rivals to Apple’s AirTag. But a year’s a long time in tech,…

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Kuxiu’s semisolid state power bank costs a little more but lasts much longer

Kuxiu’s semisolid state power bank costs a little more but lasts much longer

Source: The Verge Solid-state batteries are the future. They’re more powerful, compact, safe, and sustainable than Lithium-ion alternatives, but true all-solid state batteries can’t be mass-produced cost-effectively. That’s why Kuxiu has gone semi-solid state for what it calls the “world’s safest” power bank, while calling dibs on it being a world first. Kuxiu’s $79.99 S2…

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GPU prices are out of control again

GPU prices are out of control again

Source: The Verge Every so often, Central Computers — one of the last remaining dedicated Silicon Valley computer stores — lets subscribers know it’s managed to obtain a small shipment of AMD graphics cards. Today, it informed me that I could now purchase a $600 Radeon RX 9070 XT for $850 — a $250 markup….

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Trump DOJ goon threatens Wikipedia

Trump DOJ goon threatens Wikipedia

Source: The Verge Interim DC attorney Ed Martin has written a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation — the organization behind Wikipedia — that calls into question its status as a nonprofit entity. In the letter, which was obtained by The Free Press, Martin claims he found that Wikipedia “is engaging in a series of activities…

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