We’re about to enter the Apple Intelligence era, and it promises to dramatically change how we use our Apple devices. Most importantly, adding Apple Intelligence to Siri promises to resolve many frustrating problems with Apple’s “intelligent” assistant. A smarter, more conversational Siri is probably worth the price of admission all on its own. But there’s…
At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsAffordable2 Thunderbolt 4 portsGood contrastPlenty of screen space100Hz screen frequencyConsPale colorsLow brightnessNo webcamOur VerdictThe Samsung ViewFinity S65TC gives you a lot of screen, high screen refresh, and Thunderbolt 4 connections at a reasonable price. But it’s not for those who work professionally with images or video and who have high demands…
Generative AI seems like the wonder tool that will change the creative process, but as we’ve witnessed, these early stages of the technology have lots of bumps on its road. The latest company to ram into an unforeseen AI speed bump is Figma, a design company for software developers. Figma thought their new Make Design…
It’s been a long time since you could only buy an iPhone directly from Apple or from AT&T. Today, they are offered by all major carriers and big retailers, many of which try to entice you with special deals. Of course, you can still buy from Apple directly, either in-store or online, but the lowest prices can generally…
The Apple MacBook Pro is one of the best laptops Apple has ever made and easily one of the best on the market today, so we’re happy to see it go down to $1,699 at Amazon, a $300 discount and matching the best price we’ve ever seen. This MacBook has the M3 Pro chip, which…
Mumbai, India Following accusations that iPhone manufacturer Foxconn discriminates against hiring married women, the Indian government has questioned executives and is studying documentary evidence. In late June 2024, iPhone assembler Foxconn was accused of refusing to hire married women for its plant in India. Since the accusation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked for the local…
It’s been a long while since we last did this but it’s once again time to have a chat with the Winotaur, the Macalope’s Microsoft counterpart! THE MACALOPE: Hey, man! Long time no see! THE WINOTAUR: How come you only call me when you think my team did something wrong? THE MACALOPE: Because… it’s more…
On Tuesday, Noctua introduced its second-generation NH-D15 cooler, which offers refined performance and formally supports Intel's next-generation Arrow Lake-S processors in LGA1851 packaging. Alongside its NH-D15 G2 CPU cooler, Noctua also introduced its NF-A14x25r G2 140mm fans. The Noctua NH-D15 G2 is an enhanced version of the popular NH-D15 cooler with eight heat pipes, two asymmetrical…
Apple Self-Service Repair on an iPhone Apple's repair policies aren't doing enough across the board to comply with New York's Right to Repair rules, with a new report claiming that Apple still has a lot more work to do. In 2022, New York passed legislation that enshrined the Right to Repair for electronics. The intent…