Gemini will now take notes for you in Google Meet for you, if you the minimum $20 AI tax

Google Meet’s Gemini-powered “Take notes for me” feature is rolling out to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, but the useful meeting upgrade starts behind a $20 monthly plan.

30 years later, my Hotmail email address still works, even though I won’t read your message if you email me there

Hotmail turns 30, but it’s barely a shadow of its former self. I look at how the service started when Microsoft did with it and how it sort of lives on.

After iPad Pro and MacBook Pro, the iMac could be the next in line for an OLED screen upgrade

iPad Pro got OLED in 2024. MacBook Pro is next. The iMac is officially on the list, with no date attached yet.

Manufacturers are killing mini PC and laptop performance with single-channel memory, and I’m sick of it
Manufacturers are killing mini PC and laptop performance with single-channel memory, and I’m sick of it

Some manufacturers are using single-channel memory to keep prices low – but it can have big repurcussions for performance.

5 WWDC features I’ll actually use more than Apple’s new Siri AI

Apple announced so much more than just Siri AI at its recent WWDC. Here are five new features I’m looking forward to in the next macOS, and iOS, 27.

The Steam Machine is overpriced yet it’s sold out already in Japan — but be careful about buying a cheap clone
The Steam Machine is overpriced yet it’s sold out already in Japan — but be careful about buying a cheap clone

Be careful around apparently enticing Steam Machine copies from Asia, even if the real thing is selling out at its eye-watering MSRP.

Windows 11’s File Explorer is getting a long-awaited revamp — but here’s hoping a future update doesn’t ruin it
Windows 11’s File Explorer is getting a long-awaited revamp — but here’s hoping a future update doesn’t ruin it

Windows 11’s File Explorer is finally getting a speed improvement via Microsoft’s latest update, but I can only hope a future update doesn’t undo it.