Microsoft Windows 1.0 was unveiled 40-years-ago today by Bill Gates during a special event in New York City’s Helmsley Palace Hotel. The official release didn’t come until November 20, 1985, more than 2-years later. This operating system runs on MS-DOS as a 16-bit shell program known as MS-DOS Executive, providing an environment capable of running graphical programs designed for Windows, as well as existing MS-DOS software.
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Samsung Auto Blocker in the just released One UI 6 was designed to prevent app installations from unauthorized sources, also known as sideloading. Users can turn on app security checks for auto-detection of potential malware while also preventing harmful commands and software installations by USB cable.
Masterpiece X Generate is a new web-based app that was built in collaboration with NVIDIA that uses generative AI to turn text prompts into detailed 3D models without additional hardware or complex software.More specifically, it utilizes NVIDIA Picasso, a GPU-optimized inferencing and API-as-a-service workflow for visual design AI models.
What if you could unblur a background or remove objects seamlessly without having to use any special masking tools? Meet Adobe Project Stardust. This revolutionary AI photo editing tool was teased during the company’s MAX 2023 conference and has the ability to identify individual objects in just about any photo, along with their associated shadows.
Microsoft Copilot is touted as ‘your everyday AI companion’ and coming to Windows 11, Microsoft 365, and as well as within the Edge web browser. The next Windows 11 update (Sep. 26) incorporates over 150 new features including several new AI powered experiences to apps like Paint, Photos, Clipchamp and more.
Sure, McDonald’s Chicken McNugget game console is weird, but Zeebo is one you probably never knew about. This 3G-enabled game console was released in Brazil and Mexico in 2009, touted as an entertainment machine that could also run educational applications. Developer Tuaxlity decided that more people should know about Zeebo and decided to create an emulator using Qualcomm’s BREW platform, which can be found running on many flip phones.
Did you know that your iPhone (6S and later) has a built-in white noise feature that does not have to be downloaded? That’s right, just navigate over to Settings -> Accessibility -> Audio / Visual -> Background Sounds. Once you’re here, simply toggle on / off the background sound for as long as desired.
Apple macOS Sonoma was revealed yesterday at WWDC 2023, unlike Apple Money, and there’s a bevy of new features that should get users excited. Starting off, we have Game Mode, which provides an optimized gaming experience with smoother and more consistent frame rates. This is achieved by ensuring games receive the highest priority on the CPU and GPU.