If the recent news concerning two Windows 11 updates that have been breaking various features isn’t enough, the recent reveal that the OS’s market share has dipped below 26% certainly should spark some alarm. According to April 2024 data from Statcounter, Windows 11 plummeted to a 25.69% market share after it reached an all-time high … Read more
At some point in the last 24 hours, Siri on the HomePod and the HomePod mini seems to have forgotten how to relay the time. When asking Siri “what time is it?” Siri is unable to answer and directs users to the iPhone. “I found some web results, I can show them if you ask … Read more
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Previous research has shown that our perception of time is linked to our senses.Credit: Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty When people look at larger, less cluttered scenes — a big, empty warehouse, for example — they think they … Read more
An atomic clock that keeps time with the help of iodine molecules is sturdy enough to withstand a sea voyage.Credit: Will Lunden Atomic clocks are usually either ultra-precise or sturdy, but not both. Now, scientists have created a precise clock that, when put through its paces aboard a naval ship, wavered by only 300-trillionths of … Read more
Today is Earth Day, and it’s as good a time as any to think about the way we use technology and how we can use it better and more sustainably given the myriad challenges it represents to our environment. Major computer manufacturers like Acer, Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and many others have all started moving … Read more
Previous research has shown that our perception of time is linked to our senses.Credit: Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty How the brain processes visual information — and its perception of time — is heavily influenced by what we’re looking at, a study has found. In the experiment, participants perceived the amount of time they had spent looking … Read more
Smartphones have replaced a truly astounding number of things in everyday life, from cameras to calculators, and alarm clocks to wallets; and, based on the current state of foldables, ereaders – such as Amazon‘s ever-popular Kindle line – could be next. The ereader is a great product in its own right, able to store an entire library’s worth … Read more
Not everything needs to reinvent the wheel. Iterating on products year over year has produced some of the best wireless headphones money can buy, and that’s precisely the route Nothing is going with its latest earbuds, the Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a). Sure, at its founding the company vowed to do so much more … Read more
The Humane AI Pin is a fascinating little device for gadget fans. If you missed its reveal in November 2023, it’s a tiny wearable computer with a built-in AI assistant, camera, and a little projector that blasts its UI onto your hand. Unfortunately, it’s also pretty terrible, according to the internet’s first reviews, which have … Read more
If you’ve been eying up an iPhone at Verizon, right now is a great time to consider picking up a deal. As well as several large trade-in rebates from the carrier, there are also an increasing number of promotions not tied to that usual criteria. For example, right now, you don’t need a trade-in to … Read more