Google quietly just announced a step toward AI seeing the world better than humans can

Table of Contents Table of Contents How do the new Circle to Search features help? What’s the future for this tech? Google has announced some new updates to its AI Overviews in Google Search, specifically some new screens in Circle to Search. What was spotted more subtly, by beta testers over at AndroidAuthority, was just … Read more

Nvidia quietly helped fix the biggest challenge of AI image generation

Table of Contents Table of Contents A massive breakthrough Solving the cost-computing crisis Some rough edges One of the core problems with AI is the notoriously high power and computing demand, especially for tasks such as media generation. On mobile phones, when it comes to running natively, only a handful of pricey devices with powerful … Read more

HTC quietly launches a sub-$100 smartphone with a lot of compromises

The HTC Wildfire E5 Plus quietly entered the market, and it’s available for roughly $95. Of course, a phone that inexpensive comes with a number of compromises. It’s not a powerhouse, but the Wildfire E5 Plus gets the job done—and well—for someone shopping on a budget. Unfortunately, it’s only available in a few limited places … Read more

Google quietly fixed USB flaw that left over a billion Android devices exposed

In the first week of February, Google published its usual Android Security Bulletin, detailing security flaws that have been plugged to strengthen the platform safety. These flaws are usually declared once they have been fixed, except in special circumstances. February is one of those rare situations for a kernel-level, high-severity flaw that was still being … Read more

Intel quietly opens preorders on new Arrow Lake CPUs

With CES 2025 right around the corner, most of us expect the big announcements to arrive in a week — but some companies are already teasing new products. In Intel’s case, the manufacturer plans to add more CPUs that might compete against some of the best processors. Intel has now announced preorders for new Arrow … Read more