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Apple has officially confirmed that it will hold its "Glowtime" special launch event on Monday, September 9, kicking off at 10 AM PT or 10:30 PM IST. We'll get to see the iPhone 16 series, Apple Watch Series 10, Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch SE 3, AirPods 4, and new accessories at Apple's September event.
Apple's iPhone 16 launch event will start at 10 AM Pacific Time on Monday, September 9. You can watch Apple's 'Glowtime' event live on Apple's YouTube channel, Apple's official website, or the Apple TV app.
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Claude Artifacts offers a unique way to create interactive apps and games by previewing the generated code. You can create an interactive dashboard, visualize a graph, and do so much more. The best part is that it's free and you can share Artifacts with others via a link.
If your Apple Watch won't charge, make sure you're using an official or MFi-certified charger, check the power source, and make sure the charger and the back of your Apple Watch are clean. You can also perform a force restart to bring your Apple Watch back to life. Make sure your watch is running the latest watchOS version.
Android 16’s Quick Settings Could Be a Step Backward and Here’s Why
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google has already started working on Android 16, and one of the first major changes the giant is planning is a complete revamp of Android's notification and Quick Settings panel. Some of the major changes is in the layout, edit panel, and the way of accessing the panel, alongside a new light mode.
Lenovo showcased its Auto Twist AI PC at the IFA 2024, and it has certainly grabbed the internet's attention. This strange laptop has a motorized twistable hinge backed by AI face tracking that is meant to follow you around to ensure that the display always faces you. In addition, it can also use voice commands to open and close its lid, or transform into tablet or laptop modes.
Intel's new Lunar Lake chipsets look very promising. It delivers exceptional efficiency and matches Snapdragon X Elite's perf/watt figure. In the CPU department, Lunar Lake is slightly behind X Elite's Oryon CPU. However, Lunar Lake's GPU is much more powerful and the NPU has been redesigned to deliver AI performance up to 48 TOPS. Intel says Lunar Lake rivals Snapdragon X Elite in terms of battery life too.
To fix an unresponsive touch screen on an iPad, you must clean the screen, force restart your device, remove the screen protector, check your charger, or try the Touch Accommodations feature. You can also free up some space on your iPad, delete misbehaving apps, or update iPadOS. If nothing works, you can resort to the last step of a factory reset. In case you're still stuck with the same issue, you must contact Apple.
If Google Maps is crashing on your smartphone, you're not alone. If you're stuck somewhere and unable to navigate, you can try clearing the cache and uninstalling updates to fix the Google Maps crashing issue.
If your MacBook keyboard isn't working, you must clean the keyboard, check keyboard layout settings, reconfigure modifier keys, or update macOS. Also, make sure you've disabled the Slow Keys, Sticky Keys, and Mouse Keys. On Intel-powered Macs, you can reset SMC and NVRAM to fix an unresponsive keyboard. If nothing helps, you can contact Apple.
Intel's new Lunar Lake architecture is redesigned to offer best-in-class efficiency, outperforming even ARM chips. Intel has now packed the CPU, GPU, and NPU onto the Compute tile. And it's manufactured on TSMC's N3B process node. The CPU cores -- Lion Cove and Skymont -- have been enhanced dramatically for improved efficiency and performance. Intel has removed HyperThreading from its CPU after two decades. The new Lunar Lake NPU can perform up to 48 TOPS alone. And the integrated Xe2 GPU is 30% faster than Meteor Lake GPU at half the power.
This App Brings iOS 18’s AI Notification Summary Feature to Android Phones
Abubakar Mohammed
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Apple's upcoming iOS 18 has an AI notification summary feature that, well, sums up your pending notifications. The same feature is now available on Android via the Sum Up app, and it's extremely easy to set up on any Android device. All you need is a Gemini API key, which you can get for free, and then set up the app by granting permissions.
If you're trying to look for a good reliable compact phone under $800, the Galaxy S24 beats the Pixel 9 to emerge victorious. From a better LTPO-backed display to way more power with the Exynos 2400 and even slightly better cameras, the Galaxy S24 has got you covered on all fronts. It's a much more versatile device than the Pixel 9, thereby making it an easy suggestion. The only things that the Pixel 9 has going for it are a refreshing new design and those cool new AI features.
Is Apple Intelligence an Intelligent Reason to Upgrade to iPhone 16?
Kanika Gogia
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The limited compatibility of Apple Intelligence brings a question- is Apple Intelligence a worthy reason to upgrade your iPhone? In my opinion, Apple Intelligence is a big reason to upgrade to a new iPhone, but it shouldn't be the ONLY reason. There are some crucial factors that you must consider.
While Windows Security is more than enough on Windows 11, you might want to try other antivirus software for extra features. Some of the best free antivirus software on Windows 11 are Avast, AVG, Avira, and Bitdefender. They all can exist alongside Windows Security but be warned as most of them come with lots of bloatware baked in, which could slow down your PC.
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Is Merely an Overclocked Two-Year-Old Qualcomm Chip
Sagnik Das Gupta
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 has silently released as a slightly overclocked successor to the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. The difference lies in the fact that the 6 Gen 3 uses performance cores clocked at 2.4GHz instead of 2.2GHz. It still uses the same four efficiency cores as the 6 Gen 1. Besides that, there's nothing extra that it brings to the table. What makes it all the more convoluted is that the 6 Gen 3 is also very similar to the 7s Gen 2 from the Snapdragon 7-series.
You can now end tasks from the Windows 11 Taskbar. You don't have to open the Task Manager to do it. It's hidden under the Developer Settings page. Once enabled, you can kill any task from the Taskbar. That said, it doesn't work for Windows Explorer.
Enough is Enough: Google, This Wear OS Feature Needs a Fix ASAP
Abubakar Mohammed
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Wear OS is cut for my usage but one thing I despise about the smartwatches is the unresponsive or excessively responsive tilt-to-wake features. It not only affects the battery life but could be quite annoying when it doesn't work. However, one of the best solutions to this is to add a tilt-to-wake sensitivity setting to Wear OS.
If your iPad won't turn on, you can force restart your device, connect it to a charger, check battery health, or update iPadOS using a Mac or PC. In case there's an error in the iPadOS installation, you can update your iPad in Recovery mode or DFU mode. If nothing works, it could be a hardware failure and you must contact Apple in such cases.
Apple's iOS 18 brings several new CarPlay features including, Color Filters, Voice Control, Sound Recognition, New wallpapers, Siri improvements, a revamped Settings app, and more. Here are all the new CarPlay features in iOS 18.
PowerShell is used by power users and developers alike, and if you haven't updated it in a while, there are lots of ways to do it. Some of the best ways to update Windows PowerShell is using the Windows Store, downloading the installer, using the Winget utility, or updating Windows.
A Windows theme is a collection of images you can set to auto-change so you won't get bored seeing the same desktop wallpaper daily. The store has plenty of themes but not all of them are great. Hence, some of the best themes are Springtime Art, Architectural Structures, Rain in the City, and more mentioned in the article.
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For the most part, an Apple TV remote can last you for years and will work with multiple Apple TV generations. There are only a few reasons when it may not work as intended. These include low or dead battery, glitches in tvOS software, or a hardware fault. If your Apple TV remote isn't registering any input, or is facing pairing failures, check out this post to get resolved.
Apple has plans to refresh its most portable tablet in 2024. The upcoming iPad mini 7 is expected to arrive with display improvements to fix the jelly scrolling issue, a new chipset with Apple Intelligence support, camera upgrades, and Apple Pencil Pro support. Here's everything we know about the upcoming iPad mini 7.
This guide explains how to use an iPhone as an Apple TV remote. To do this, you first add the Apple TV Remote to your iPhone's Control Center. Then, connect and set up your Apple TV with your iPhone. Once set up, you can navigate your Apple TV using your iPhone, which mimics the controls of the Siri remote.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Gen have similar features but differ in design and sound quality. The Buds 3 Pro has a more angular design and superior sound quality due to its high-quality audio codec, while the AirPods Pro 2nd Gen has a more comfortable fit and better spatial audio. Both have excellent noise cancellation and transparency modes, with the Buds 3 Pro having a longer battery life.
Best AI Video Quality Enhancer in 2024: Three Ways to Increase Video Quality with VideoProc Converter
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VideoProc Converter AI is a versatile video tool that offers functions like video compression, downloading, editing, and AI-powered enhancement features. Its AI capabilities include Super Resolution, Frame Interpolation, and Stabilization, which improve video quality, frame rate, and smoothness. It's suitable for various users, from students to professionals, and offers a choice between a yearly subscription or a one-time payment for the full version.
The current Apple Watch SE 2 feels like a general smartwatch with basic health-tracking features. Apple must make some significant changes to the upcoming Apple Watch SE 3 to justify it as a substantial upgrade. Here are the changes I expect to see with the SE 3.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro boast an overhauled design, improved mic pickup, and high-quality sound. They support SBC, AAC, Samsung Scalable, and Samsung Seamless codecs for high-res audio streaming. The Adaptive Noise Cancellation is impressive, while the Ambient mode can be unreliable. The Live Interpreter AI feature is a hit-or-miss. Battery life lasts for more than 6 hours with ANC turned on.
When you see "Notifications Silenced" in Messages on an iPhone, it means that the person has enabled a Focus Mode like Do Not Disturb that disables notifications. When you text a person who has enabled Focus Mode, they will still get your messages but they won't receive any notification until they turn off the Focus Mode. However, you can still choose to notify the person.
Google has finally rolled out custom Gems to Gemini. It allows you to create custom AI chatbots for your specific use case. You can add custom instructions to steer the model for your specific role. That said, you can't upload files to add extra knowledge.
Intel's new Lunar Lake architecture is generating quite a buzz as the company moves to a mobile-first approach, emphasizing efficiency at every step. Intel is taking Qualcomm head-on to prove x86 chips can be as efficient as ARM-based SoCs. Intel has moved to TSMC's 3nm process node to manufacture its Compute tile and has added integrated memory directly on the SoC, similar to Apple Silicon. There are many such radical new changes Intel has opted for Lunar Lake. Go through our article to find all the key architectural changes.
Apple suggests that you try resetting your Apple TV remote if you're facing issues with pairing or unresponsive button presses. Regardless of whether you use the Siri remote or the Apple TV remote, the steps to reset it are the same. All you need to do is long-press the TV/Control Centre button and Volume Down button for about 5 seconds and your remote will restart and pair automatically with the Apple TV.
Apple announced that its longtime Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri will step down from his role on January 1, 2025. The Indian-origin engineer, Kaven Parekh, currently serving as Apple’s Vice-President of Financial Planning and Analysis will be Apple's new CFO. Luca Maestri will continue to lead corporate service teams focusing on IT, security and real estate development.
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Apple Intelligence offers a new summarize feature that allows you to get AI-generated summary of a webpage in Safari. This is how it works.
We ran several tests to evaluate the performance difference between Tensor G4 and A17 Pro. Put simply, A17 Pro has a much more powerful CPU, GPU, and NPU. Google's Tensor G4 doesn't come close to Apple's flagship A17 Pro chipset.
All the models of the upcoming iPhone 16 series are likely to arrive with an all-new Capture Button that works with camera apps and facilitates functionalities like adjusting zoom and focus levels. Let's find out if the new Capture Button will be a useful addition or not.
In comparison to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Tensor G4 has a weak CPU, GPU, and NPU. In our tests, the Tensor G4 performed poorly on Geekbench, AnTuTu, and 3DMark tests. You can check out the full benchmark numbers from our detailed article.
The Google Pixel 9 series has launched with a bunch of AI features, of which the Pixel Screenshots app is one of the highlight tools. Using this app, you can easily describe a screenshot and it will show the one matching the description best using Gemini Nano. All you have to do is head to the Pixel Screenshots app and use the floating search bar on the home screen to type or voice the description. Right now, it's only limited to the Pixel 9 phones though.
Switching to Pixel 9? Here’s How to Copy Data from your Old Phone After Setup
Anshuman Jain
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In this guide, we have discussed the new "Back up or copy data" option in the Pixel 9 devices which for the first time let you transfer files and copy data from an old phone after you have set up the device. We take a good look inside what the feature has to offer and talk about what other new additions it includes.
Apple's iOS 18 will be available for the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max. So you can enjoy iOS 18 features like revamped Control Center, customized lock screen & home screen, and more on your iPhone 11. However, there's a caveat. Even if your iPhone 11 is compatible with iOS 18, it doesn't mean you can access Apple Intelligence features. The AI suite of features is exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and upcoming iPhone 16 models.
Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of Telegram, has been arrested by the French police in Paris. French authorities allege that Telegram has insufficient moderation and its platform is widely used for sharing child sexual content, drug trafficking, promotion of terrorism, fraud, etc. Telegram has failed to enforce the laws of the country. Telegram's position is that its CEO can't be prosecuted for abuse on its platform.