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Thursday • December 12, 2024
Epic Games’ app store will be preinstalled on millions of Android phones
Epic Has Signed a Deal with Telefónica to Get its App on Devices in Europe and Latin America
Epic Games has struck a deal with Telefónica to have its mobile storefront pre-installed on millions of compatible Android devices. As such, those who buy a phone from a Telefónica network such as O2 or Movistar in Spain, the UK, Germany and Spanish-speaking Latin America will immediately have the app, which offers access to Fortnite, Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe. Epic will bring third-party games to the storefront as well, while the partners plan to offer mobile gamers on Telefónica’s networks extra perks over the next year or so.
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Wednesday • December 11, 2024
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for iPhone in landmark AI integration with Apple
ChatGPT Can Now Process Commands Through Siri and Handle Tasks Across the Operating System
OpenAI demonstrated its new iPhone integration on Wednesday as iOS 18.2 rolled out to users, bringing ChatGPT directly into Siri, writing tools and camera features.
The feature update, shown off on day five of OpenAI’s “12 Days of Shipmas” product launches, marks a rare opening of Apple’s core iPhone features to outside software. ChatGPT can now process commands through Siri and handle tasks across the operating system.
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Thursday • September 19, 2024
Microsoft launches a Windows app for iPhones, Macs, and Android devices
Stream a Copy of Windows to Almost Any Device
Microsoft is launching a Windows app today for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, web browsers, Android devices, and even Windows PCs. The Windows app is essentially a hub for streaming a copy of Windows from a variety of sources, including Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Remote Desktop, and more.
This new unified app has been in testing for nearly a year and includes a customizable homescreen, multi-monitor support, and USB redirection so you can use local devices like webcams, storage devices, and printers as if they were plugged directly in to a cloud PC.
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Sunday • September 15, 2024
Huawei’s home-grown mobile OS without Android support set to launch this month
HarmonyOS Next is ‘Entirely Independently Developed and Autonomous’, Executive Says at Trade Fair
Huawei Technologies will soon launch the latest iteration of its home-grown mobile operating system HarmonyOS Next, an executive reportedly said, boosting the telecommunications equipment giant’s bid to take on Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS in the domestic market.
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Monday • September 9, 2024
AI-powered visual search comes to the iPhone
Apple Says The Feature Will Respect Your Privacy and That Its Services Will Never Store Your Images
Visual search is coming to the iPhone, powered by Apple Intelligence, Apple’s suite of AI capabilities, the company announced at Monday’s Apple Event 2024. The Camera Control, the new button on the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, can launch what Apple calls “visual intelligence” — basically a reverse image search combined with some text recognition.
If you use visual intelligence to search for a restaurant, for example, it’ll pull up restaurant hours, ratings and options to check out the menu or make a reservation, Apple says. Or, if you come across a flier for an event, you can use visual intelligence to quickly add the title, time, date and location to your calendar.
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Tuesday • July 23, 2024
Samsung is pouring research into ‘AI phones’ with ‘radically different’ hardware
What is an AI Phone? That’s a Question We’re Still Waiting For an Answer On
As with everywhere else, AI is taking a big role in the smartphone market. And, apparently, Samsung has plans to make dedicated “AI phones” that are “radically different” from the Galaxy phones we see today.
Speaking to Australian Financial Review (via GSMArena), Samsung’s TM Roh explained that the company is currently spending the “lion’s share” of its research and development (R&D) efforts on creating “AI phones.”
The idea of an “AI phone” has been floating around a lot in the past two years, but most attempts at dedicated AI hardware have been rough, to say the least. Rather, it’s traditional smartphones with added AI features that have proven their worth, such as Samsung’s own Galaxy S24 series.
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