From PC World: The Trump tariffs have eased on most technology products, even those from China, according to a new amended executive order the Trump administration filed Friday night.
The latest order is a “clarification of exceptions” to Trump’s earlier order on April 2, regarding tariffed goods...
From CNET: ChatGPT maker OpenAI is reportedly looking into a potential acquisition of an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The deal could exceed $500 million, according to The Information.
The venture, called io Products, is...
How can we communicate well? As obvious as it may sound, the best way to communicate well is to start off by making sure what you originally intended was received by the party you are trying to communicate with. We call this signal integrity in engineering. In Fall of 2023, I was lecturing an electrical engineering class at the University of Calgary after recovering from a few days of sickness. The only thing that has not fully recovered was my...
They say a person with self-control would never fall for marketing schemes and buy things they do not need. Well, I definitely am not one of those people. I remember the time when I was building my first PC about 3 years ago and was shopping for a keyboard. With tech products, I always start by researching what the best budget options are. Then, after finding a list, I would look into review videos for them. However, the problem with reviews is...
From PC Mag: Microsoft is getting closer to releasing its controversial Recall feature.
A preview is now available for compatible Copilot+ PCs with the Windows 11 Insider Build in the Release Preview Channel, which is typically the last phase of Microsoft’s testing.
Recall is intended to help...
From PC World: When I first got an Android phone over 15 years ago (oh geez), I dreamed about using it to play the kinds of games I had on my PC at the time. Today, that dream is realized, albeit with some limitations. There are plenty of ways to play the very same games, or stream them to the...
From CNET: Motorola's next Razr phone line will be revealed on April 24, with the company confirming the date via a teaser video posted Thursday.
The video shows off three Razr phones that flip themselves open and closed, before displaying the April launch date. This is a slightly earlier reveal...
From PC Mag: Samsung will launch its home AI companion robot, Ballie, in the US and Korea this summer. Powered by Google’s Gemini AI technology, it will help users manage some home activities, such as adjusting lights, greeting people at the door, and setting schedules and reminders.
Samsung has...
From PC World: No one wants to spend more than they have to right now…meaning that it might have been an opportune time for AMD to debut its latest Ryzen 8000 Core HX mobile processors for gaming notebooks, which lack some of the features of the Ryzen 9000 series.
Essentially, the new Ryzen 8000 HX...
From CNET: The newly announced Google Pixel 9A has big shoes to fill. The affordable phone is the follow-up to one of my favorite phones from 2024, the Pixel 8A, which earned a CNET Editors' Choice Award. With the Pixel 8A, Google found a sweet spot in terms of features, battery life, long-term...
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