The new Windows App. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has created a Windows App for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, and web browsers. The app essentially takes the previous Windows 365 app and turns it into a central hub for streaming a copy of Windows from a remote PC, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Microsoft Dev Box, and Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services.Microsoft supports multiple monitors through its Windows App, custom display resolutions and scaling, and device redirection for peripherals like webcams, storage devices, and printers. The preview version of the Windows App isn’t currently available for Android, though. Image: Microsoft The Windows App acts as a hub to connect to remote and cloud PCs. The Windows App is also limited to... Continue reading…

Nothing is set in stone at this point when it comes to Windows 12, but you may have already heard a rumor or two about Microsoft's next big OS as we inch closer to its potential release in 2024. There are plenty of ways Microsoft can improve and build upon the merits of the current OS to make Windows 12 better, and I hope the company is putting a conscious effort into making it better for gamers too. I say that because Windows 11 didn't exactly have the best reputation among gamers, especially at the beginning. In fact, many users still swear by Windows 10 in 2023.

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and that means we're entering Black Friday and Cyber Monday territory. This event used to run for just a few days, but it has now expanded to essentially cover the entire month of November. We're already seeing plenty of major retailers advertise Black Friday pricing despite being a couple of weeks away from the event proper, and there are indeed some worthwhile Black Friday laptop deals already on the go.

If you're looking at investing in one of the best MacBook Pro laptops, you might be wondering which ones come with an HDMI port. The short answer is yes, but it depends on which model of MacBook Pro you have. Different models of MacBook Pro have different types of HDMI ports that support different maximum resolutions and refresh rates, and some models of MacBook Pro don't come with an HDMI port at all. We'll begin with a brief overview of the different HDMI ports on various MacBook Pro models.

The latest iPhones support all sorts of different applications. Some of these apps are designed to keep close friends or family members connected at all times. Life360 and Find My are two options that users can rely on to track each other's locations at all times. Sometimes, however, we may not want the other party to see where we are on the map for whatever reason. Regardless of the reason, you can fake your iPhone's location on Life360 or Find My by following the steps below.

Photo by: Trae Patton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Google is testing new generative AI features for YouTube that’ll let people create music tracks using just a text prompt or a simple hummed tune. The first, Dream Track, already seeded to a few creators on the platform, is designed to auto-generate short 30-second music tracks in the style of famous artists. The feature can imitate nine different artists, who’ve chosen to collaborate with YouTube on its development. YouTube is also showing off new tools that can generate music tracks from a hum.The announcement comes as YouTube attempts to navigate the emerging norms and copyright rules around AI generated music, while also protecting its relationship with major music labels. The issue was brought into sharp relief when an AI-generated... Continue reading…

SynthID works by converting audio into a visual spectogram and adding a visual watermark. | Image: Google Audio created using Google DeepMind’s AI Lyria model, such as tracks made with YouTube’s new audio generation features, will be watermarked with SynthID to let people identify their AI-generated origins after the fact. In a blog post, DeepMind said the watermark shouldn’t be detectable by the human ear and “doesn’t compromise the listening experience,” and added that it should still be detectable even if an audio track is compressed, sped up or down, or has extra noise added.Watermarking tools like SynthID are seen as an important safeguard against some of the harms of generative AI. President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence, for example, calls for a new set of government-led standards for watermarking... Continue reading…

Image: Epic Games Epic Games is adding a new voice reporting feature into Fortnite to help catch players who break the company’s community rules.If the feature is on — if you’re under 18, the feature is always on when using voice chats — the device you’re playing the game on will securely capture the past five minutes of audio on a “rolling basis,” according to Epic’s blog post. (Epic stresses that it does not store voice recordings on its servers unless you file a report.) Audio after five minutes is deleted.When you report a conversation, “the voice chat audio captured from the last five minutes will be uploaded with the report and sent to Epic moderators for review,” Epic says. (Reports are anonymous.) Then, the company says it will auto-delete clips... Continue reading…

Photos by Tim Sutton, Mayfield Media, courtesy of Rebelle Rally Sustainably charging electric vehicles and providing power to over 250 people for eight days in the middle of the desert is no easy task. Renewable Innovations has the answer. Continue reading…

It doesn’t quite bring the products you’ve been imagining to life, but it’ll find you a pretty close match. | Image: Google / The Verge Google’s AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) is behind a bunch of new shopping features that aim to help users find niche or otherwise unique products for a friend or themselves. These include using AI to generate gift ideas or fashion items you can then shop for. Google is also expanding virtual try-ons to men ahead of the holiday season.Starting today, users in the US who have already opted into SGE via Search Labs will be presented with a selection of suggested subcategories when searching for gift ideas, alongside links to helpful content to learn more about a product or gift category. For example — searching for “great gifts for home cooks” will provide explorable subcategories like specialty tools, artisanal ingredients,... Continue reading…

Panasonic is announcing the next iteration of its semi-rugged, modular laptop that's designed for mobile workers today. The Panasonic TOUGHBOOK 55 Mk3 now comes with Intel 13th-gen processors, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and AI noise reduction features.

The deal is available across all PS5 consoles, including the recently announced PS5 Slim. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Apple and Sony have put together a promotional offer for PS5 owners that allows them to enjoy ad-free access to the Apple Music streaming service for up to six months. The offer is available for new and “qualified returning” Apple Music customers until November 15th, 2024, and can be activated by simply downloading and signing into the Apple Music app on any PS5 model. After the initial six months is up, users in the US will be charged $10.99 per month — the standard price for an Individual Apple Music membership — to continue the service.PS5 owners who take up the offer aren’t limited to just streaming Apple Music from their console. Once the six-month trial has started you can listen to tunes across any supported devices, including on... Continue reading…