With screen fatigue at an all-time high, the prospect of a smart home with even more screens might sound counterintuitive – but I think Samsung is onto something with its new ‘screens everywhere’ approach to smart appliances. During its global launch event on 3 April, Samsung demonstrated a host of new smart appliances, including some … Read more
Apple today announced that Spatial Personas are now available for all Vision Pro users in a public beta. Apple previewed Spatial Personas at WWDC last year. Unlike the existing Personas feature, which is confined to a tile and facial expressions only, Spatial Personas allow Vision Pro users to “break out of the familiar FaceTime tile … Read more
April 2024 is looking to be an exciting month for streaming – especially if you’re a Max subscriber. Not only is Max one of the best streaming services, but it’s a movie buff’s best friend, and these four Oscar winners are essentially to every watch list. We’ve selected four movies coming to Max in April … Read more
In November 2023, Apple announced that it would bring Rich Communications Service (RCS) to iPhones “later next year,” suggesting that the new messaging standard would arrive in iOS with iOS 18. However, the company hasn’t offered any update on the matter since then, and as such, there was no information available on the exact timeframe … Read more
Data will soon be able to be stored in DNA. French startup Biomemory has already shipped a DNA storage device to the general public. Now the DNA Data Storage Alliance, a technology affiliate of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), has unveiled the first specifications for storing vendor and CODEC information within a DNA data … Read more
Apple today plans to release an Apple Immersive Video that features the best of the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs. It is the first-ever sports film captured in Apple Immersive Video, and it will be available on the Vision Pro headset. Apple in February said that the MLS Playoffs were recorded in 8K 3D with a … Read more
It’s official – Canva won’t scrap Affinity software’s best feature: the perpetual license, a one-off fee, no endless subscriptions. A commitment to the “perpetual model” is one of four pledges made in a joint statement from the Canva and Affinity teams designed to allay fears after the former acquired the latter. Of course, users may … Read more
Apple today announced official dates for the 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which is set to begin on Monday, June 10. In its announcements, Apple sometimes gives us minor hints on what to expect, and Greg Joswiak is making some not-so-subtle references to AI. In a tweet, Joswiak said that the WWDC 2024 event is … Read more
Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed to make some of its most important apps available on Apple’s Vision Pro headset ahead of its launch in the country later this year, The Information reports. Tencent is one of the biggest multimedia companies in the world and its apps and services are ubiquitous in China. It owns … Read more
Samsung’s collaboration with Finnish design house Marimekko is going beyond The Frame TV, with the two companies working together to create exclusive accessories for Samsung’s mobile devices that contain the design house’s iconic motifs. The partnership between Samsung and Marimekko was announced earlier this year. It brought limited-edition artwork to the Art Store on Samsung’s … Read more