Geekbench is getting its latest major revision, with Geekbench 6 available today for iOS, macOS, and other platforms.
Geekbench 6 is the latest major update to the benchmarking app, and the first big change since the 2019 release of Geekbench 5. What’s new?
A big focus throughout Geekbench 6 appears to be catching up with modern hardware and using tests that are more reflective of today’s…
The always creative Basic Apple Guy is out with his latest wallpaper for iPhone today. The new design celebrates the return of the full-size HomePod by bringing the revived smart speaker to your iPhone display with a beautiful gradient.
The new wallpaper features a…
Samsung’s One UI 5.1 can lift objects from a photo and cut out the background, just like iOS 16
February 14, 2023
There are a few new software perks on the Galaxy S23 series, but one that seems like it might be exclusive to the company’s latest smartphone is the ability for Samsung’s software to pull objects out of photos, leaving the background behind.
9to5Google has a rebooted…
Google Play Store emphasizes notifications in search bar tweak
February 14, 2023
The Google Play Store has rolled out a curious tweak to the top of the app that heavily emphasizes notifications.
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Valentine’s Day on Google Play — Discover apps and games for…
Google Fi impacted by T-Mobile outage
February 14, 2023
As of Monday evening (PT), the T-Mobile network in the US is suffering an outage that’s impacting MVNO customers, including those on Google Fi.
The T-Mobile outage does not affect all users, but the geographic impact is nationwide in “several areas.” This network…
Touched by AI: Competitive intelligence culls new data insights
February 14, 2023
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here.
As artificial intelligence (AI) tooling finds wider use, data-driven approaches to competitive intelligence practices are rapidly gaining traction. As a result, a new generation of…
Top 5 stories of the week: AI continues to reign supreme
February 14, 2023
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here.
Once again, AI topped the headlines this week, keeping our AI editor Sharon Goldman busy as ever.
Notably, tech behemoths Google, Microsoft and IBM are staking big claims in the technology — specifically in generative AI, conversational AI and advanced foundation models. And, AWS is leveraging ML to dramatically…
T-Mobile is suffering what appears to be an increasingly widespread outage in the United States. The carrier has (vaguely) acknowledged the issues via its support account on Twitter, but there’s no timetable on when services will be restored for users.
T-Mobile’s outage…
One UI 5.1 is the latest version of Samsung’s skin on top of Android, and it’s now making its way to more and more devices. Alongside older Galaxy S flagships, Samsung is also now bringing One UI 5.1 to the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Fold 3, and Flip 3.
9to5Google has a…
Though Samsung’s Galaxy S23 series doesn’t take a jump in pricing from last year’s models, that doesn’t mean paying full price is necessary. Samsung and its partners offer up some pretty good pre-order deals. Here’s where you can pre-order the Galaxy S23, S23+, or S23 Ultra and get the best deal.
Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra pre-orders
While the S23 lineup looks remarkably similar…
