Category: Tech and Innovation Insights

There’s no acoustic space quite like a bathroom when you want to sing along to your favorite tracks, but most smart speakers aren’t really made to handle that kind of heat and humidity. Thankfully, Home Depot has come to the rescue with a Bluetooth speaker/ventilation fan/smart lighting combo that will transform your bathroom karaoke sessions with audio and color-changing illumination. The Commercial Electric Smart Exhaust Fan Powered by Hubspace is a strange, but interesting device that fills a particularly damp niche in your home. Hubspace is Hope Depot’s own smart…

Here’s the final Connections puzzle of the week… and the 425th since it began more than a year ago. Give it a try, see if you can solve it, use my hints if not. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t…

It is often assumed that migrating to cloud computing is purely a technical move, but how can it help companies in terms of improving their business models, support business transformation efforts and deliver value? Any migration, including moving to the cloud, must be based on business value. Typical reasons organizations adopt the cloud include to take advantage of the ability to scale quickly and drive efficiency while focusing on core priorities. Crucially, cloud can be an enabler for innovation. In a recent EY survey that looked at how rethinking your…

Gtech AirRam 3: two-minute review Based on the concept of the old fashioned push-and-pull carpet sweeper – you know, like the one your grandma used to have – the Gtech AirRam 3 adopts the same upright design principles of its predecessors but adds a lot more suction power and a revolutionary pair of spinning side brushes that collect every last speck of dust along skirting boards and in the tightest of corners. To my knowledge, there’s nothing else like this on the market. While it won’t be for everyone, to…

It’s time for your final Quordle puzzle of the week – or rather your final two Quordle puzzles of the week, if you play the Daily Sequence variant too. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Quordle expert Your Quordle expert Marc McLaren Social Links Navigation Global Editor in…

Back in April, evidence surfaced online revealing that Google was working on improving Android’s desktop mode. Early demos show it’ll be more user-friendly than before by having movable windows, although it still lacks vital features. Since then, we haven’t heard much about the project until recently, when it popped up again in the “latest Android 15 Beta 4.1 release”. Android expert Mishaal Rahman discovered that Android’s feature may work on a tablet – provided it has a big enough display. In the build, he states that if you go to…

Google Photos on Android might receive a big update soon that will deliver another redesign and several new features. Android Authority discovered the latter after diving into the files of Google Photos version 6.94. These potential changes run the gamut, affecting various areas of the app. First, the platform is reportedly gaining two new search filters to help people locate pictures. They are “Most Recent” and “Best Match” – and yes, their respective names adequately explain what they do. Most Recent sorts “search results chronologically, with the most recent” images (hence the…

Rumors and reports for Intel’s upcoming Battlemage graphics cards have been steady since at least 2023, which, if true, could be a boon for gamers looking for more budget-minded components. Now there’s a brand new leak, shared on the Weibo forums by Chinese tech blogger Little Pigeon (reported on by VideoCardz), which alleges the new cards will be released before the end of 2024. According to this blogger, Intel reportedly held a conference with Asus in which the former provided the latest updates on the manufacturer.  The blogger also asserted…

Whether you’ve dreamed of posting a longer carousel post on Instagram – be it photos and videos of your dog, sharing your latest epic travel adventure, or maybe simply a monthly dump – the latest feature update from the social media giant will make your dream a little closer.  Instagram, which is owned by Meta, announced today that the feed, carousel posts, can now contain up to 20 photos or videos in length. That’s effectively a doubling from the previous limit of 10, and while you might not use it…

Watch the women’s welterweight boxing final as Algeria’s Imane Khelif takes on Yang Liu of China. Below we have all the information on how to watch the women’s welterweight boxing final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters, free streams and start times. Imane Khelif has shown incredible strength of character to put the row surrounding her eligibility to one side and concentrate on her performances inside the ring. The Algerian has been the focus of headlines around the…