Anker's Soundcore has long brought some of Pocket-lint's favorite budget-friendly, yet quality audio innovations to the market. Recently, its C30i clip-on earbuds and Bluetooth speaker have received our "trending" approval. And on May 14th, the company announced its adding a new flagship speaker -- the Boom 2 Plus -- just in time for Memorial Day weekend celebrations ..read more

Every smart home device company is thinking about how to set up their technology for future use, as nobody wants to create a device that is going to be useless in just a few months. Right now, the future of smart devices is utilizing Thread technology. Thread creates a network between your smart home devices, so they can talk to one another. It also eliminates the need for a hub, like most Zigbee-based devices, and makes each device act like a hub in its own right ..read more

New Windows PCs and laptops are packed with programs for work and play, but many are unnecessary and should be removed because they don't serve any purpose and get in the way ..read more

Initially, Bluetooth speakers were initially characterized by fairly basic functionality, limited audio quality, and relatively low battery life. However, as the technology has improved and evolved, some of the biggest names in audio have developed speakers to meet consumers' lifestyle needs with improved audio performance, longer battery life, and rugged, portable designs suitable for outdoor use, including waterproof speakers ..read more

ChatGPT is one of the most well-known artificial intelligence platforms. But one of the biggest new competitors is probably already on your smartphone (and no, you didnt download it): Meta AI. Both ChatGPT and Meta AI are large language models that can assist with anything from writing an email to generating a photo. However, there are a few key differences when comparing ChatGPT and Meta AI ..read more

Following an abortive earlier attempt, the One UI 6.1 update is now properly rolling out to the Galaxy S22 series in the US, along with a handful of other devices, Samsung confirmed on Friday. The main addition with 6.1 is Galaxy AI, something that originally premiered alongside the Galaxy S24 in January. The exact AI features available will depend on your device, but the S22 is getting every major item including Circle to Search, Chat Assist, Live Translate, Note Assist, Transcript Assist, Browsing Assist, Generative Edit, Edit Suggestion, and AI-Generated Wallpaper ..read more

I've been a TV remote hog for as long as I can remember. In fact, somewhere in my father's office is a picture of me as a baby holding on to the TV remote. What can I say other than old habits die hard? Though easily dismissed as an insignificant accessory to be lost in the couch cushions, the television remote is so much more. As someone old enough to remember remotes going from simple clickers to overly complex "universal remotes" with mini-displays and 500 buttons, I hold a deep appreciation for the beauty and simplicity of the Roku remote ..read more

On May 13, OpenAI officially launched GPT-4o, its next AI model. Since GPT-4 is already the basis of much of the hype around generative AI, 4o could be poised to send shockwaves throughout the industry. Here's everything that OpenAI revealed about the new AI technology, and why it's a big step forward ..read more

On May 13, OpenAI officially launched GPT-4o, its next AI model. Since GPT-4 is already the basis of much of the hype around generative AI, 4o could be poised to send shockwaves throughout the industry. Here's everything that OpenAI revealed about the new AI technology, and why it's a big step forward ..read more

ChatGPT can spit out text and, with the DALL-E integration, churn out images, but ask the artificial intelligence platform to combine the two and the result is typically an unreadable, jumbled mess. Thats changing, however, with the move to ChatGPTs GPT-4o or Omni. While OpenAIs demonstration on May 13 focused on using the end-to-end text, vision, and audio capabilities to have a real-time conversation, the update could bring key graphic design capabilities to ChatGPT. Early demos show the AI not just generating images that have legible, correctly-spelled text, but using an existing image of a ..read more