Apple just pushed a key smart home feature into 2025
Looking forward to using Siri and HomeKit to control your robot vacuum? Your wait just got a little longer. An edit to a teeny-tiny footnote at the bottom of the Apple Home product page indicates…
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A new ‘File Search’ feature is coming to the Windows 11 taskbar
Last month at Ignite 2024, Microsoft unveiled a new feature called Microsoft 365 Companions, which are basically integrations in the Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu that will make it easier for you to spot…
Windows 11’s contentious Recall AI feature is finally ready to test
Microsoft is positioning its contentious Recall feature for Windows 11 as a headline capability for Copilot+ laptops. So it’s kind of weird that when the previously delayed tool went live, it only did so for…
Discord’s new feature feels like spying. Here’s how to disable it
Discord started off as just a chatroom with voice chat features, but it has since grown into the de facto communication and community building tool for gamers, games, and organizations. The company has made plenty…
New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm
Apple’s new iPhone software comes with a novel security feature that reboots the phone if it’s not unlocked for 72 hours, according to security researchers. Last week, 404 Media reported that law enforcement officers and…
A helpful Windows 11 Start menu feature is now in Windows 10
According to the latest Statcounter figures for Windows desktop market share by version, Windows 10 is still the most widely used by a long shot. Around 61 percent of Windows users are still on Windows…
iOS 18.2 beta feature helps you remember songs based on where you heard them
Ever since Apple acquired Shazam in 2018, the company has been actively developing the music recognition service and baking its features into its operating systems. At this point, users can identify songs on iOS, iPadOS,…
iPhones might be harder for police to unlock, thanks to new reboot feature
New code introduced in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system could make it more difficult for both police and thieves to unlock iPhones. 404 Media reported Thursday that law enforcement officials were warning…
Windows 11’s controversial AI Recall feature delayed again
Microsoft originally intended to delay its controversial Recall feature until October. But on Halloween, Microsoft has confirmed that Recall will be postponed again to avoid becoming the privacy nightmare before Christmas. Microsoft told The Verge…
Windows 11’s 2024 update finally kills this once-promising feature
The big Windows 11 24H2 update has brought all kinds of interesting and useful new features, but it has also removed several apps and features that Microsoft no longer wants to support going forward. One…