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Fitbit users really weren’t shocked about this mobile wallet warning

05/13/202405/11/2024 Jorge Gonzalez

Mobile wallet - Person wearing older Fitbit model with warning sign

The fitness tracker’s users were recently notified that the will be required to switch to Google Wallet Fitbit users knew that the change was coming, so when they received an email and/or notification telling them that they would need to switch to the mobile wallet of the gadget’s parent company, nobody was all that shocked. Fitbit Pay is shutting down and Google Wallet will take over Ever since Google acquired Fitbit, device wearers have been waiting for the announcement that the parent company would be using its own branded version…

Meta opens the Quest operating system to third-party virtual reality devices

05/06/202405/03/2024 Jesse Collins

Asus and Lenovo have already announced their intentions to develop headsets Meta has been pouring tens of billions of dollars into the development of augmented and virtual reality technology, though without yet seeing the popularity it had expected in its Quest operating system. Now it is making moves to broaden its appeal It appears that Meta may be making moves to make its own augmented and virtual reality platform more accessible than Apple has done with its Vision Pro mixed reality headset that currently comes with a price tag of…

Is Apple developing its own wearable technology ring?

04/09/202404/08/2024 Jennifer Goula

Wearable technology - The Apple Ring is Coming -Image Source - AppleInsider YouTube

If rumors are to be believed, the iPhone maker is working on a new kind of smart gadget Smart rings are becoming the latest type of wearable technology to make their way into the spotlight, and it appears that Apple may be looking to launch its own version of the product early on. Patent filings have been spotted and show details for such a gadget Apple has filed patents for wearable technology in the form of a smart ring, including diagrams that illustrate a number of ways in which gestures…

Artificial intelligence requires massive amounts of RAM to run locally

04/04/202404/03/2024 L. Green

Google has stated that locally running AI demands massively powerful devices Google’s artificial intelligence model, Gemini AI has been rolling out on a few mobile devices as of earlier in 2024, but the newest flagship phone from the company was not included on that release list. While Gemini Nano may be headed to Pixel 8, it will be released exclusively as a developer option An Android app shared the artificial intelligence model with some device users, but not the Pixel 8. The reason, said Google at the Mobile World Congress,…

iOS 18’s anticipated generative AI feature might not be Apple’s

03/27/202403/26/2024 Stephanie Beck

The iPhone 16 could end up having artificial intelligence features through another tech brand Apple’s next operating system, iOS 18, is expected to be the first to come with generative AI features, but many are predicting that if this software is available, it might not be a product developed by Apple itself. Apple has been talking with other generative AI developers Apple has reportedly been in talks with OpenAI, Google, and other companies that have more established generative AI products and may be considering the integration of those features into…