Monday, October 7, 2024

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After nearly 15 years, Apple’s iPad might finally get a calculator app

For years, the internet has clamoured for an Apple-developed iPad calculator app — well, that might finally be...

Apple holding ‘Let Loose’ iPad event on May 7th

Apple has sent press invites for a special event on May 7th, 2024. The event, called ‘Let Loose,’...

Microsoft launches Phi-3, its smallest AI model yet

Microsoft launched the next version of its lightweight AI model Phi-3 Mini, the first of three small models the company plans to release. Phi-3 Mini measures 3.8 billion parameters and is trained on a data set that is smaller...

Microsoft hires former Meta exec to bolster AI supercomputing team

Former Meta executive Jason Taylor is joining Microsoft’s AI supercomputing team. In a LinkedIn post on Monday, Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott says Taylor will take on the role of corporate vice president and deputy CTO to help “build...

Is your PC having trouble? Your smart TV might be to blame

It turns out your TV can actually mess up your computer — at least if you’re using a Hisense TV and Windows. Kevin Snow, a video game narrative designer, wrote on Cohost that they’d been having trouble with...

Microsoft makes it easier to install Windows store apps from the web

Microsoft is starting to improve the experience of downloading Windows store apps from the web. The software giant has built what it calls an “undocked version of the Store” that works like a typical executable to install...

Why is Windows 11 so got dang annoying?

A couple of weeks ago, I ran out of screen on the one external monitor my work-issued MacBook Air can run. So I switched to my five-year-old Windows desktop and plugged in another monitor. Love it. Productivity through...

Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Air might feature more power-efficient mini-LED display

Apple’s rumoured 12.9-inch iPad Air might feature a mini-LED display like the current 12.9-inch iPad Pro, according to...

The internet really is a series of tubes

Hundreds of cables. Hundreds of thousands of miles. The internet runs, in vastly more ways than we realize or think about, through a series of garden-hose size tubes on the ocean floor. Without those tubes, the modern world...

Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

Microsoft says it’s starting to test ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11. The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu, which usually shows file recommendations, to suggest apps from the Microsoft Store....
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Garmin Venu 2 Plus

Verdict The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is a Venu 2 with a slightly trimmer frame and some new smartwatch-style...
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