Monthly Archives: June 2022

Millions of iPhone users could be eligible for payouts, following the launch of a legal claim accusing Apple of secretly slowing the performance of older phones. Justin Gutmann alleges the company misled users over an upgrade that it said would enhance performance but, in fact, slowed phones down. He is seeking damages of around £768m […]

Microsoft is finally retiring the consumer version of Internet Explorer. It announced the plan last year, making Internet Explorer 11 its final version. Internet Explorer debuted on Windows desktop computers in 1995 and by 2004, had cornered 95% of the market. But now, Google Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Mozilla Firefox are dominant. Users wanting to […]

Dish Network on Tuesday updated its Project Genesis site to say 5G service is live in more than 120 cities, marking a claim of nationwide coverage amid a Federal Communications Commission deadline to roll out service to at least a fifth of the country’s population. The announcement, a surprise change from earlier in the morning, […]

How do the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro compare? What about the Mini and the Pro Max? Here’s all the details. Apple’s next big iPhone software update, iOS 16, is currently in its developer beta, and it promises to bring a slew of upgraded features to your iPhone, including new ways to customize your […]

A Google engineer says one of the firm’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems might have its own feelings and says its “wants” should be respected. Google says The Language Model for Dialogue Applications (Lamda) is a breakthrough technology that can engage in free-flowing conversations. But engineer Blake Lemoine believes that behind Lamda’s impressive verbal skills might […]

Commentary: We still want these four iPhone features. Many of them have been on Android for years. Apple showed off a preview of the developer beta of iOS 16 at WWDC 2022. The iPhone update brings a lot of changes. But despite numerous upcoming features, there are several things that we see on other Apple […]

Commentary: Many of these features have been on Android for years. Apple’s iOS 16, which debuted Monday at WWDC 2022 as a developer beta, brings a lot of changes to the iPhone. But despite numerous upcoming features, there are several things that we see on other Apple products and Android phones that don’t appear to […]

Apple isn’t expected to announce the Apple Watch Series 8 until the fall, but the company provided a glimpse of what’s in store for its smartwatch lineup. During the WatchOS 9 preview at Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, one message rang clear: The Apple Watch’s future is all about health and fitness. The update will […]

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has acquired the government’s first quantum computer. Quantum computers can make very complex calculations extremely quickly and their creators say they can solve the problems regular computers cannot. The MoD will work with British company Orca Computing to explore applications for quantum technology in defence. Stephen Till, of the MoD’s […]

The days of hunting through cables to find the right charger may be coming to an end. The European Union has provisionally agreed new portable electronic devices must, by autumn 2024, use a USB Type-C charger. BBC News has asked the UK government if it intends to pass similar legislation. But under the current post-Brexit […]