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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be banned in the US again, effective January 18, after a US court of appeals denies Apple's request to pause the ban — The Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 with blood oxygen features will be banned from being sold in the United States again … | Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Samsung's Galaxy S24 lineup includes Google's AI models Gemini Pro, for Notes, Voice Recorder, and Keyboard apps, and Gemini Nano, for Google Messages and more — Gemini, Google's cutting-edge generative AI model family, is coming to Samsung's new flagship smartphone — the Galaxy S24.
More: The Keyword, Financial Times, PYMNTS.com, Android Authority, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, 9to5Google, Samsung Newsroom, Constellation Research, Android Central, MobileSyrup, Mashable, Appuals, Android Headlines, Wccftech, Droid Life, and Search Engine Journal
X: @tomwarren, @patrickmoorhead, and @lanceulanoff
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Samsung announces the Galaxy S24 Ultra, with a new titanium finish, a 6.8" 1440p display, a 50-megapixel camera with 5x zoom, shipping on January 31 from $1,299 — For several years running, Samsung's S-series Ultra has been that device, and the company is going just as big with the Ultra for 2024.| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Samsung pledges seven years of OS and security updates for the Galaxy S24 series, matching Google, which extended its update pledge alongside the Pixel 8 launch — Following Google's commitment, the company says it's further extending product life cycles. — Samsung has extended OS upgrades …
More: Android Authority, CNET, Ars Technica, Tech Advisor, Android Authority, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup, Appuals, Droid Life, and Sammy Fans
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils the Galaxy S24 with a 6.2" display and the Galaxy S24+ with a 6.7" display, both larger and brighter, starting at $800 and $1,000, respectively — Samsung's Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus don't have the bigger screen or 5x telephoto camera of the more expensive Galaxy S24 Ultra, nor do they have its stylus.| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
More: TechCrunch, PCMag, ZDNet, Bloomberg, The Verge, Engadget, Tom's Guide, MobileSyrup, Android Central, Pocket-lint, Android Headlines, Wccftech, and SamMobile
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
| Samsung on YouTube: |
A recording of the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked “Galaxy AI is coming” event at the SAP Center in San Jose, California — #GalaxyAI is coming.Join us at #SamsungUnpacked, on January 17, 2024.To view the YouTube streams on a desktop or laptop computer you'll need: • Most recent ve...
More: Livemint, The Messenger, Engadget, The Verge, MobileSyrup, Lifewire, TechSpot, Techaeris, Chrome Unboxed, Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, SamNews 24, XDA Developers, Digital Trends, Business Today, The Indian Express, Phandroid, Sparrows News, and Droid Life. Threads: @daveleebbg
| Engadget: |
A live blog of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, where the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra were announced
More: Android Authority, Business Today, ZDNet, CNET, T3, KnowTechie, Lifewire, Tom's Guide, Sam Lover, Pocketnow, Android Headlines, TechSpot, Livemint, PhoneArena, Notebookcheck, and Pocket-lint
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google introduces Circle to Search, a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures, available on Galaxy S24 devices and Google's Pixel 8 and 8 Pro — Alongside Samsung's launch event today, Google announced a new way to search on Android phones dubbed “Circle to Search.”
More: The Verge, The Keyword, Reuters, 9to5Google, PCMag, Engadget, The Keyword, Fast Company, Android Central, Mashable, Wired, PetaPixel, Search Engine Journal, and SlashGear. X: @sundarpichai
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Android Auto will soon reflect design elements, like wallpaper and icons, of Samsung Galaxy phones, and offer AI chat summaries, relevant replies, and more — Amidst the flurry of Galaxy S24 announcements, Google also announced a handful of new AI features for Android Auto.
More: Android Police, Android Authority, Forbes, TechCrunch, Business Post, The Verge, nextpit, and T3
| Venkat Eswarlu / MSPoweruser: |
Google updates Chrome's Incognito disclaimer after a privacy settlement, saying that Incognito mode “won't change how data is collected” by Google and others — Readers help support MSPoweruser. When you make a purchase using links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
More: Wired, Engadget, Windows Central, Gizmodo, Thurrott, Android Central, Google Help Center, BetaNews, Phandroid, Neowin, The Register, and The Verge
| Wired: |
Researchers describe a GPU vulnerability that allows attackers to exfiltrate data from local memory on some devices with Apple, Qualcomm, AMD, and other chips — Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult.
More: Trail of Bits Blog, BleepingComputer, Tom's Guide, BGR, Tom's Hardware, The Information, Wccftech, MacRumors, WinBuzzer, AppleInsider, TechPowerUp, SecurityWeek, TechSpot, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, and US-CERT
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail PixieFail, a set of nine vulnerabilities in UEFI firmware from five of the top suppliers that helps hackers infect devices with malware — PixieFail is a huge deal for cloud and data centers. For the rest, less so. — UEFI firmware from five of the leading suppliers …
More: Quarkslab's blog, HotHardware, and US-CERT
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Filing: Apple seeks $73.4M in legal fees from Epic, including a 10% discount since Epic prevailed on one of 10 counts, after SCOTUS declined to hear the appeals — Apple wants Epic Games to pay $73.4 million in legal fees after Apple won the antitrust case brought against it by the North Carolinian games maker.
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Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @games_fray, @games_fray, @dhh, @timsweeneyepic, @jezcorden, @dhh, @mgsiegler, @florian4gamers, @games_fray, and @games_fray. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
More: Apple Developer, MacRumors, PCMag, SiliconANGLE, Thurrott, Apple Developer, Business Insider, Ghacks, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, The Verge, CNBC, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, PC Gamer, WinBuzzer, iMore, GSMArena.com, Tom's Guide, Neowin, 9to5Mac, Android Authority, BGR, CNBC, Music Ally, Cult of Mac, TechRadar, MSPoweruser, iThinkDifferent, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Gizchina, KnowTechie, Pocket Gamer.biz, Liliputing, The Messenger, PhoneArena, Pixel Envy, iClarified, Coalition for App Fairness, Reclaim The Net, and Bloomberg
Threads: @benedictevans, @carnage4life, @chancehmiller, @dignifiedpauper, @tomwarrenuk, @eshumarneedi, and @documentingmeta. Mastodon: @rustyshelf@mastodon.social
X: @timsweeneyepic, @tomwarren, @timsweeneyepic, @eric_seufert, @mgsiegler, @kieranmch, @jierlich, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @games_fray, @dalmaer, @aeyakovenko, @carnage4life, @rjonesy, @colleenklein, @deepakshenoy, @mattdesl, @eric_seufert, @mgsiegler, @bzamayo, @karelvuong, @florian4gamers, @cocoanetics, @cliffski, @umanghome, @sperand_io, @florian4gamers, @mryalamanchi, @milesjennings, @nixcraft, @maxmusing, @iwelsh, @keleftheriou, @dhh, @dhh, @macton93, @jason_kint, @dhh, @dhh, @dhh, @dhh, @carnage4life, and @parkerortolani
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Google plans to tweak search results to give comparison websites more prominence, including a new unit of links for such websites, to comply with the EU's DMA — Google will tweak online search results to give comparison sites more prominence, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday …
More: The Keyword, Fortune, Business Post, 9to5Google, The Verge, Search Engine Land, TNW, Bloomberg, MSPoweruser, AppleInsider, and Euractiv. X: @lutherlowe
| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Email: YouTube plans to cut 100 employees from its operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people — The layoffs are part of efforts by the video platform's parent company, Google, to trim costs and bureaucracy as it embraces artificial intelligence.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Notion debuts Notion Calendar, a free app on Mac, Windows, iOS, and the web with an optional Notion integration, after buying the calendar app Cron in June 2022 — Does the world need more calendar apps? That's the first question that came to my mind when I heard that Notion …
More: Notion, The Verge, Thurrott, and Fast Company
| Siobhan Roberts / New York Times: |
Google DeepMind details AlphaGeometry, created by AI researcher Trieu Trinh and others to solve Olympiad geometry problems at nearly a human gold medalist level — Watch out, nerdy high schoolers, AlphaGeometry is coming for your mathematical lunch. — For four years, the computer scientist … | Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The CISA and the FBI warn that threat actors using Androxgh0st malware are building a botnet to steal credentials for AWS, Microsoft 365, and other cloud apps — CISA and the FBI warned today that threat actors using Androxgh0st malware are building a botnet focused on cloud credential theft … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Alphabet's Wing unveils a new drone that can carry up to five pounds, fly a 12 mile round trip, and cruise at 65mph, set for deployment in the next 12 months — If drone delivery is going to go mainstream, it's going to need bigger aircraft that can handle more stuff.
More: Wing Blog, CNET, PCMag, SiliconANGLE, Fast Company, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Messenger, and DroneDJ
| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
Sources: Amazon plans a paid version of Alexa by June 2024, with an AI-powered version of Alexa, but internal politics and technical issues plague the project — - Amazon is working on a new paid subscription plan for its Alexa voice assistant. — The new plan would use an upgraded, AI-powered version of Alexa.Sponsor Posts
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