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Microsoft’s Bing AI just got some more improvements, including one that should make the chatbot considerably more helpful when it comes to providing tailored recommendations based on your local area. In a blog post introducing the latest changes, Microsoft acknowledged that it had received feedback telling the company that the ChatGPT-powered Bing needed to do […]

It’s official – cloud storage provider Google Drive has decided to add an official cap on the amount of files that can be stored on a single account. Per Ars Technica, the limit, set at five million files, started cropping up for some Google Drive users in February 2023, despite Google offering no warning that […]

Sigma has just taken the wraps off several exciting new prime lenses for most of the major mirrorless camera systems, except Canon. The big news for anyone who's looking for a bright, affordable prime lens for street or portraiture is Sigma's new pair of Contemporary series lenses. The 17mm f/4 DG DN ($599 / £549) […]

One of the most popular website builder plugins for WordPress carries a high-severity vulnerability that threat actors can use to take over the vulnerable website completely, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity researcher Jerome Bruandet from NinTechNet said he discovered a flaw in Elementor Pro that allows an authenticated attacker to create an administrator account. That gives […]

Want to know a secret? I used to hide niche music genres in my features to spot plagiarists. Type my choice keywords (“ruckus skiffle”, “kawai metal”, “farmcore”, you get the idea) into Google and if another long-form article contained my lifted eccentric genres, I soon aired the author on it.  OK, Spotify's Niche Mixes nixed […]

The Samsung Galaxy S23 line may have only come to market in February 2023, but that hasn't stopped us looking ahead to what the Samsung Galaxy S24 might bring to the mobile table next year.  Samsung’s latest flagships are three of the best phones money can buy right now (read our Samsung Galaxy S23 review, […]

We didn't get a Samsung Galaxy S22 FE last year, suggesting that Samsung had given up for good on the mid-range line – but there's a growing body of evidence hinting that the Fan Edition series will make a return with the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE. The latest twist in the story comes courtesy of […]

Are you after a premium VR headset that doesn’t need to be tethered to a PC? Then, you’ve probably considered options like the Meta Quest Pro and the new HTC Vive XR Elite, but which is better? I’ve had the chance to try out the HTC Vive XR Elite and, so far, my first impressions […]

We're expecting Apple to launch a MacBook Air with an OLED display in the next year or two, and the latest unconfirmed leak around the laptop suggests that it's going to arrive with a slightly smaller 13.4-inch display. That's according to well-respected industry analyst Ross Young (via MacRumors), who has previously said that this OLED […]

Microsoft  has shared more details about an important security update to OneNote, through which it hopes address the growing issue of its program increasingly being used to push ransomware and other types of malware. In a new Microsoft 365 support document, the company listed a total of 120 file extensions that will soon be blocked […]