In 1986, electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel created Music Mouse, a way for those with a Mac, Atari, or Amiga computer to dabble in algorithmic music creation. Music Mouse is deceptively simple: Notes are arranged on an XY grid, and you play it by moving […]
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Samsung is slopping AI ads all over its social channels
After cramming AI into every inch of its smartphones, appliances, and other devices, Samsung is now increasingly slapping it across social media. Several videos posted to the company’s YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok accounts in recent weeks were made or edited using generative AI tools, including […]
Who needs a laptop when you have a folding phone?
The first rule of Purse Computer is to check your bag before you leave the house. A few days ago, I took a 15 minute walk to a nearby coffee shop thinking I had my new folding keyboard in my bag – the key ingredient […]
Apple’s Podcasts app will let you ‘seamlessly’ switch between audio and video shows
Apple is upgrading its Podcasts app to let users “seamlessly” swap between audio and video podcasts using its HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. While listening to a show, users will be able to switch to a horizontal video version of the podcast and download the […]
Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis
Valve has updated the Steam Deck website to say that the Steam Deck OLED may be out of stock “intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages.” The PC gaming handheld has been out of stock in the US and other parts of […]
Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone
Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available, it will let iPhone and Android users send encrypted RCS messages to each […]
After spooking Hollywood, ByteDance will tweak safeguards on new AI model
TikTok creator ByteDance says that it is working to improve safeguards on its new AI video generator after Disney, Paramount, and Hollywood trade groups accused the tool of violating copyright protections. Concerns were raised after hyperrealistic videos generated by the Seedance 2.0 model went viral […]
Switch 2 pricing and next PlayStation release could be impacted by memory shortage
Sony and Nintendo are reportedly feeling squeezed by RAM shortages as demand from AI data centers takes up an increasing share of memory chip production. In response to rising costs and dwindling chip supplies, Sony is considering pushing back the release of its next PlayStation […]
Apple’s doing something on March 4th
Apple is hosting a “special Apple experience” in New York City on Wednesday, March 4th at 9AM ET, instead of at the Apple Park location it typically uses for events. It’s also hosting press in the cities of London and Shanghai at the same time. […]
Samsung ad confirms rumors of a useful S26 ‘privacy display’
Samsung has released a new advertisement for its upcoming Galaxy S26 launch that all-but confirms rumors of a new display with a built-in privacy mode. Leaked videos show that the feature could be capable of entirely blacking out content from specific apps or parts of […]