For quite some time now Microsoft has offered a $1 trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which granted new players access to the full library, including cloud gaming, for a fraction of the usual price. But now, that offer is done.
Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that is has ended its “introductory offer” for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. New subscribers now have no trial offer at…
With ChatGPT and Microsoft’s AI push with the new Bing catching the attention of many, the arrival of Google’s Bard has been anticipated, and this week early access to Google Bard finally opened. For many, Bard is now just a URL away, and early impressions have been…
The “Google Wallpapers” app launched on the Play Store in 2016 for all Android devices, and this collection recently gained a handful of new backgrounds.
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Mankind has been making tools for millions of years. Human society has not only evolved for centuries alongside these tools but has evolved because of them. In our digital age, the latest transformative tool is AI — the wheel that can learn to reinvent…
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Once again, AI news topped the tech headlines this week — in particular, the generative AI market is becoming increasingly…
While OpenAI has been working on text and images, iGenius has been working on GPT for numbers
March 25, 2023
Within a week of being launched, chatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, had over 1 million users, growing to 100 million users in the first month. The flood of attention from the press and consumers alike comes in part because of the software’s ability to…
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Even after the Pixel 8 and Fold leaks, I still think the most promising product in Google’s roadmap is the Pixel Tablet. The company, however, is sure taking its time launching it.
Google…
Pixel Adaptive Charging has been a contentious feature since it launched in December of 2020, and Google is now updating it with a notification to note when it’s active.
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Messaging is no longer Android’s mess, it’s an iPhone problem: Talking RCS with Hiroshi Lockheimer
March 25, 2023
A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Platforms and Ecosystems at Google, to talk about RCS messaging. While there was not a lot into the future of what Google is planning with Google Messages and RCS…
As the stars align for Microsoft’s Activision deal, here’s how cloud gaming will benefit
March 25, 2023
Microsoft today passed a major hurdle in completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, with the UK’s CMA providing preliminary approval of the deal, and that signals some great things for the future of cloud gaming.
CMA no longer believes Microsoft’s deal will hurt competition
Announced today, the UK CMA, which has put up a battle against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision…
