Today Spotify is launching what it thinks is a solution to the problem of having forgotten to download your favorite playlist before hopping on a plane with no Wi-Fi. What to do? Well, there's nothing you need to do, as Spotify is taking care of things. If you have Premium, that is. With Offline Backup, the app will automatically create a playlist that's going to be available on your device, so you can listen to it even when you're out of reach. It includes your recently streamed and queued tracks, tracks that are already cached on your device. You can filter and sort songs in the...
Oppo keeps teasing its upcoming Find X8 series, and today a company exec announced a useful feature the devices would have. They will be able to remove reflections from your photos. You can take a look at the video below to see the process in action. There are also before and after images below, so you can see how well this actually works in practice. When capturing things through glass, reflections are always a possibility, but for owners of the upcoming Find X8 devices this won't be any issue at all, thanks to this feature. Reflection removal: before (left) and...
Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 11 24H2 update, which is known simply as “Windows 11 2024 update”. This version improves security, brings new connectivity options and adds more AI capabilities to Copilot+ PCs. One handy change is that the Quick Settings is now a scrollable list, which you can customize by reordering the various options. The Wi-Fi selection UI has a Refresh button, so that you can easily re-scan for nearby networks. If your PC has the right hardware, this update adds Wi-Fi 7 support for much faster data transfers. Additionally, Windows 11 now works with...
Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 11 24H2 update, which is known simply as “Windows 11 2024 update”. This version improves security, brings new connectivity options and adds more AI capabilities to Copilot+ PCs. One handy change is that the Quick Settings is now a scrollable list, which you can customize by reordering the various options. The Wi-Fi selection UI has a Refresh button, so that you can easily re-scan for nearby networks. If your PC has the right hardware, this update adds Wi-Fi 7 support for much faster data transfers. Additionally, Windows 11 now works with...
The Samsung Galaxy S FE was once a will-they-won't-they affair, but it is now an established early autumn release by Samsung that is hotly anticipated by Galaxy fans (especially those in North America). 2024's model brings upgrades in display, battery, and processing power that in turn opens the door for AI. And now that we spent some time with it here are our first impressions. It shouldn't come as a surprise that the Galaxy S24 FE looks like the Galaxy S24 and S24+. It packages a flat aluminum frame between two layers of Corning Gorilla Victus+. The three independent camera rings...
As you may know, Galaxy flagships often have exclusive color options that are available through Samsung.com and no other retailer. For the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6, for example, they are White and Crafted Black (the latter has a carbon fiber look to it). Normally, the exclusive colors cost the same as the others – but not today. You can have the Galaxy Z Fold6 in White or Crafted Black for $300 less than the other colorways. This stacks with the $400 straight discount that Samsung US is offering if you choose not to trade-in. This $700 total discount applies to the 256GB model, which...
As you may know, Galaxy flagships often have exclusive color options that are available through Samsung.com and no other retailer. For the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6, for example, they are White and Crafted Black (the latter has a carbon fiber look to it). Normally, the exclusive colors cost the same as the others – but not today. You can have the Galaxy Z Fold6 in White or Crafted Black for $300 less than the other colorways. This stacks with the $400 straight discount that Samsung US is offering if you choose not to trade-in. This $700 total discount applies to the 256GB model, which...
The Oura Ring 4 is now official and it brings a slew of improvements compared to the outgoing Gen 3 version from three years ago. Oura Ring 4 features a fully titanium exterior and interior ditching the epoxy interior of its predecessor. The new device is 2.88mm thick and weighs between 3.3 and 5.2 grams depending on the ring size. It is also water resistant up to 100m. The sensors inside are a lot slimmer measuring just 0.3mm compared to 1.3mm on the Ring Gen 3 and they don’t stick out. And while the sensors have shrunk, Oura is promising improved accuracy. Oura claims a...
Apple announced its AirPods 4 and AirPods Max with USB-C last month and the team over at iFixt has now shared their teardowns. Long story short, neither of the new AirPods offers improvements in terms of repairability. The small AirPods 4 require a specialized jig holder that keeps them in place while a heat gun helps loosen the adhesive to open up the top half of the buds. AirPods 4 teardown (iFixit) We can then see the speaker and battery components surrounded by heaps of glue. Opening up the bottom of the stem is a lot more challenging and requires a knife to cut...
Google keeps updating Gemini with new features, and today we have a couple of Gemini-related news. First, a feature addition that will save you some time whenever you need Gemini to tell you something about an image. That's because with the newest version of the Gemini app for Android, you can now share an image directly to Gemini, by using the Android share sheet. You can then immediately ask it questions about the image you just sent it. So if you don't want to tap the Ask about this screen option to have a screenshot taken and sent to Gemini, or manually attach an image in the...