Along with a long-awaited update to the Nest Learning Thermostat, Google on Tuesday unveiled its latest set-top streaming box ahead of the company’s Made by Google 2024 event next week. Google TV Streamer’s arrival marks the end of the Chromecast line. With more than 100 million sold over an 11-year life, it was a good…

After 11 years of service, the Google Chromecast has been discontinued and sent to the increasingly crowded Google Graveyard. The streaming dongle’s replacement, the Google TV Streamer, is here – and Google says it’s now “ending production of the Chromecast”. While that’s good news for anyone who’s been holding out for an Android-powered equivalent to the…

Today Apple has released public beta 3 for iOS 18. This new public beta brings with it the variety of changes introduced in yesterday’s developer beta, and is available for download now to members of Apple’s public beta program. Here’s everything that’s new. Photos app changes in public beta 3 The Photos app’s big redesign…

Google’s brand-new and quite compelling Google TV Streamer looks like a major improvement, but one feature that’s still missing is support for using Nest speakers for audio output in lieu of something like a soundbar. For years now, we’ve been waiting on Google to launch support for using Nest speakers as audio output on a…

After nine long years, Google is finally refreshing the device that gave Nest its name. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of the Nest Learning Thermostat 4, 13 years after the release of the original and nearly a decade after the Learning Thermostat 3 and ahead of the Made by Google 2024 event next…

Work on bringing the Gemini assistant to more form factors beyond the web and phones continues with a new mention of “Gemini on earbuds.”  About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in…

Thanks to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft-backed OpenAI has admitted to having a tool that can watermark ChatGPT-generated text. According to OpenAI, the system has been ready for over a year now; however, there’s been debate on whether or not to release it. SEE ALSO: OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT’s new Voice AI…

Updated August 4 with details on the iPhone 16 release date and delayed AI software. Apple will launch the new iPhone 16 early in September, but a new iPhone is coming that is far more exciting for consumers than the vanilla iPhone 16. How long will you have to wait for this fourth-generation iPhone SE,…

Following a report from The Wall Street Journal that claims OpenAI has been sitting on a tool that can spot essays written by ChatGPT with a high degree of accuracy, the company has shared a bit of information about its research into text watermarking — and why it hasn’t released its detection method. According to…

Google has overhauled its Search widget, significantly limiting user customization options. While the new design introduces Dynamic Color compatibility, it strips away many beloved personalization features. Streamlined Google Search widget redesign Previously, users could extensively customize the Search widget’s appearance, including background color, icon shapes, and transparency. Customizing involved placing the Google Search widget on…