Microsoft’s CVP of Design and Research for Windows and Devices, Marcus Ash sat down with the Windows Central Podcast to discuss ongoing work around Windows 11’s UI, and how the company is moving to finally eradicate the OS of legacy cruft while maintaining backward compatibility where possible. We started with Control Panel, which is everyone’s […]

The European Commission will now enforce the AI transparency rules from the 2024 AI Act, slapping rule-breakers with hefty fines. In 2024, the European Commission outlined new guidelines and rules on the transparency of AI systems across the bloc. Under the new transparency requirements, companies, institutions, bodies, and agencies must label AI-generated or manipulated content […]

TL;DR Sony has launched a new “Olive Gray” color for the WH-1000XM6 headphones. It’s the third new color for the XM6 headphones this year. It joins Black, Silver, Midnight Blue, Sand Pink, and Sandstone as the sixth color option for the headphones. Sony’s flagship headphones — the WH-1000XM6 — are about a year old, but […]

India has proposed extending tax breaks until 2041 for foreign companies that supply machinery to their contract manufacturers, handing a win to Apple as it expands iPhone production in the country, Reuters reports. Introduced in February, the exemption previously ran only until 2031, and Apple had long since lobbied against being taxed on the high-end […]

Apple last month filed a new legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) over the British government’s demand for access to encrypted iCloud backups belonging to UK users, according to an order issued by the court and reported by the Financial Times. The Home Office previously agreed to drop its original demand for […]

According to a new leak from Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the Oppo Find X10 Ultra is currently being tested with two options for its second telephoto camera, the one with 10x optical zoom. The company will pick between two 50MP sensors, both the same 1/1.95″ type size. One is Samsung’s ISOCELL GNB, the other […]

Apple today highlighted tomorrow’s start for the Leagues Cup, an annual competition among teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX, with all 62 matches available for Apple TV subscribers to watch at no additional charge in over 100 countries and regions. The tournament features 18 of the 30 MLS teams and all 18 Liga […]

Apple wants its future glasses and headsets to double as health and fitness devices, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports. In the latest edition of his « Power On » newsletter, Gurman said the ambition traces back to Vision Pro’s early development, when Apple weighed a number of ambitious health and fitness features for the headset. Among the ideas […]

La Chine poursuit discrètement le développement de ses avions de chasse de sixième génération. De nouvelles images d’un mystérieux cinquième prototype du Chengdu J-36 révèlent des évolutions qui pourraient en dire long sur l’avancée du programme chinois.

In late July we heard that the iQOO Z11 was on its way to India, but with different specs than both the Chinese version, which was launched in March, and the Malaysian variant, which arrived in May. In the meantime, the iQOO India CEO teased the device as well, practically confirming that it’s headed to […]

Apple’s first camera-equipped AirPods could launch as soon as next month, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple has reportedly spent years working on camera-equipped AirPods under the code name « B798, » as part of a broader AI wearables push that also encompasses smart glasses and a wearable AI pendant. That model had been on track for […]