The FCC is requiring ISPs to list ALL their costs, and it’s shocking this wasn’t a rule before! Windows is bringing more “suggestions” to the Start Menu. Adobe’s “ethical” AI was trained on images from a “non-ethical” AI. Google is bringing AI editor to ALL phones, but also ending support for their ONE VPN.
And we should talk a bit about how INSANELY expensive AI is…
Let’s get our tech week started right!
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- AceMagic and Malware and Me https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/04/12/acemagic-ax16-pro-laptop-it-happened-to-me-too/
- Google’s Find My Device Going Live! https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/04/11/google-find-my-device-updated-new-features-new-design/
- Fast Charging vs Wireless Charging (with Ricky The YouTube Tech Guy) https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/04/09/wireless-charging-vs-fast-charging-debate-with-ricky-the-youtube-tech-guy/
- Innocn’s NEW gaming monitor! https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/03/29/innocn-34m1r-34-mini-led-ultra-wide-gaming-monitor-better-than-oled/
- Android 15 Desktop mode! https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/04/04/desktop-mode-on-a-pixel-android-15-developer-preview-2-and-video-output-on-the-pixel-8-pro/
- Apple is just the FIRST step in regulating big tech… https://www.patreon.com/posts/apple-is-just-in-101337005
- Can Qualcomm clear the air on X Elite? https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/04/02/its-time-for-qualcomm-to-clear-the-air-on-x-elite/
- Were Point and Shoot Cameras THAT good? https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/03/28/were-point-and-shoot-cameras-as-good-as-we-remember-them/
- The ‘Three Body Problem’ Problem https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/04/07/the-three-body-problem-problem-impressively-grand-yet-disappointingly-small/
- Galaxy S24 Ultra Camera Review https://www.patreon.com/posts/galaxy-s24-ultra-100954628
- Some thoughts on the Snapdragon X Elite https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/03/21/snapdragon-x-elite-hands-on-gaming-benchmarks-and-windows-on-arm/
- Vivo X100 Pro Camera Deep Dive! https://www.patreon.com/posts/vivo-x100-pro-my-100388934
- Unihertz Tank 3 Pro Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/03/15/unihertz-tank-3-pro-review-a-rugged-portable-projector-with-a-phone-attached/
- Soundcore BOOM2 is HERE! https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/03/06/soundcore-boom2-rugged-wireless-speaker-more-power-more-bass/
- Omnivision’s new Camera Sensor putting Sony on Notice https://somegadgetguy.com/2024/03/05/xiaomi-14-and-an-omnivision-camera-sensor-putting-sony-on-notice/
- Juan on TNKGRL’s podcast talking Snapdragon X Elite! https://worldpodcasts.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-and-the-future-of-arm-pcs-xiaomi-14-vs-vivo-v30-pro-cameras-zte-nubia-flip-5g-and-more-with-youtube-creator-juan-carlos-bagnell/
- FCC Mandates clearer billing from ISPs https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/starting-today-isps-must-display-labels-with-price-speeds-and-data-caps/
- More ads coming to Windows https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11-doesnt-have-enough-ads-says-microsofts-latest-plan-to-force-more-ads-onto-your-pc
- Adobe’s AI trained on images from competitor’s AI https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-12/adobe-s-ai-firefly-used-ai-generated-images-from-rivals-for-training
- Google gives up on ONE VPN https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-throws-in-the-towel-on-its-vpn
- Google Brings AI editor to all phones https://blog.google/products/photos/google-photos-editing-features-availability/
- TCL tries an AI made Romance Movie https://www.engadget.com/tcls-first-original-movie-is-an-absurd-looking-ai-generated-love-story-154142740.html
- Juan Rambles on about AI stuff…
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