Android 17 is live for Pixel owners
It’s not even the end of the year, and owners of Pixels are getting a taste of what the next version of Android ahead of everyone else, as 17 goes gold.
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AI gives app making a boost in Xcode 27
Developer or not, the next generation of apps could be made with less coding skills than ever, as Apple brings more vibe-coding tech to its app-maker.
Apple’s OS 27 upgrades are about tweaks, improvements, AI
Lots of changes are coming to the way you use an Apple-made device, but depending on the gadget in your life, you might not see an upgrade.
Siri is properly AI as Apple goes all in
The days of Siri going “uh huh” will soon be a distant memory as Apple makes AI a centrepiece, not just a feature.
Trend Micro’s take on AI masks what you send to chatbots
Everything changes when AI touches it, and the same is true with security, it seems. Trend Micro is hoping its shift to AI helps beyond another chatbot.
Apple WWDC goes online in June
The next version of every Apple operating system is on the way, and June is when we’ll get our preview, as the Worldwide Developers Conference is dated for another year.
Apple takes on Adobe with a creative app pack
Apple’s apps cover image, video, and audio, and can be paid for monthly or yearly. Or you can just skip the middleman and buy them outright, too.
Canva fires a shot at Adobe with free tools on Mac, Windows
Don’t like paying for Photoshop or Illustrator? You may not need to, as Australia’s Canva says its apps that do much the same are now free. Yep, you read that right.
Adobe’s Premiere video editing makes the jump to iPhone
Those videos shot on your phone don’t have to stay as short grabs of your life, and if you’re used to Adobe’s video editing app, you can now take it to go.
Microsoft experiments with an AI Edge browser
If you rely on AI to assist you and want it inside your web browser, Microsoft’s Edge might have a reason for you to try it again on Windows and Mac.
