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Software Category, System Software

Researchers release solar power data software to increase clean energy generation

January 17, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

A lot can happen to solar panels that are mounted on a roof—from tree branches casting shade over them to a neighbor’s baseball cracking one. Now, a solar panel owner can better understand how their system is performing with a […]


Development Software, Software Category

Rider 2023.3: AI Asistant, .NET 8 Support, C# 12 and F# 8 Features, Debugging Improvements and More

January 17, 2024

Via: InfoQ

JetBrains has released Rider 2023.3, the latest version of their cross-platform .NET IDE. This release contains an AI Assistant, support for .NET 8 SDK and an extended list of C# 12 and F# 8 features. There are also improvements regarding […]


iOS, Operating systems, Others

Apple Seeds iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 Release Candidates

January 17, 2024

Via: MacRumors

Apple today seeded the release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 updates to developers and public beta testers, with the updates available a week after the release of the third iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 betas. Registered […]


iOS, Operating systems

Apple will still charge a commission for iOS apps linked to external stores

January 17, 2024

Via: TechSpot

In 2023, a court decision in the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple managed to disappoint both parties. Apple wasn’t compelled to open iOS to third-party app stores, but it had to abandon its so-called “anti-steering policies” and inform […]


Application Software, Software Category

YouTube slowing down load times for users with ad blockers

January 16, 2024

Via: BGR

YouTube began waging war against ad blockers last year in an attempt to force users to either sign up for a YouTube Premium subscription or actually watch the ads they were being served. Most popular ad blockers have since been […]


Application Software, Software Category

CoPilot Pro leak suggests Microsoft will soon make you pay for its ChatGPT Plus features

January 16, 2024

Via: TechRadar

Microsoft has spent billions on integrating ChatGPT into its Copilot AI assistant for Edge, Bing and Windows 11 – and a new code leak suggests it could be planning to claw back some of that investment very soon. As spotted […]


Mobile Apps

iPhone’s Find My app lets you track up to 32 items, but you probably didn’t know that

January 12, 2024

Via: BGR

Since iOS 16, the Find My App lets you track up to 32 items, but Apple only clarified this week. In a support document spotted by MacRumors, the Cupertino firm explained the limit available in the Find My app while […]


Development Software, Software Category

The once-secure profession of software engineer is under threat from AI and intense competition

January 12, 2024

Via: TechSpot

Software engineering has long been a lucrative career for the majority who enter it. Google once offered $200,000 per year plus perks for those at the entry level, while an L5 engineer at OpenAI could make over $900,000 a year. […]


Software Category, System Software

Google Assistant is about to lose 17 features – check to see if you use any

January 11, 2024

Via: BGR

If you’ve ever heard the phrase “addition by subtraction,” you’ll understand Google’s latest move. This week, Google announced that it plans to eliminate more than a dozen features from Google Assistant in the coming weeks. Google Assistant VP Duke Dukellis […]


Software Category, System Software

How to link and sync your iPhone to your Windows 11 PC

January 11, 2024

Via: ZDnet

Want to be able to access phone calls, text messages, and notifications from your iPhone directly on your Windows 11 computer? One handy tool that makes this possible is Microsoft’s built-in Phone Link app. With Phone Link, you can make […]


Application Software, Software Category

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 186 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

January 10, 2024

Via: MacRumors

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ‌Safari Technology […]


Application Software, Software Category

Microsoft unveils Fluid Framework 2.0

January 9, 2024

Via: InfoWorld

Microsoft has published a beta release of its Fluid Framework 2.0, an upgrade to the company’s open source platform for building collaborative applications. Unveiled January 8, the Fluid Framework 2.0 beta features an intuitive programming model for developers to synchronize […]


Development Software, Software Category

JEP 447: Refining Java Constructors for Enhanced Flexibility

January 9, 2024

Via: InfoQ

After its review concluded, JEP 447, Statements before super(…) (Preview), was delivered for JDK 22. Under Project Amber, this JEP proposes to allow statements that do not reference an instance being created to appear before super() calls in a constructor […]


Application Software, Software Category

The Top ETL Tools for 2024

January 8, 2024

Via: InformationWeek

Extract, transform, and load (ETL) tools provide a way to extract data from a system, transform it, and load it into a target repository. In practice, an ETL pipeline essentially serves as a data pipeline for cleaning, enriching, and transforming […]


Application Software, Software Category

Startup firm Patronus creates diagnostic tool to catch genAI mistakes

January 8, 2024

Via: Computerworld

As generative AI (genAI) platforms such as ChatGPT, Dall-E2, and AlphaCode barrel ahead at a breakneck pace, keeping the tools from hallucinating and spewing erroneous or offensive responses is nearly impossible. To date, there have been few methods to ensure […]


Mobile Apps

Hey Siri, where will you be after the genAI bubble pops?

January 5, 2024

Via: Computerworld

When you consider the resources required to train, run, and oversee generative AI tools, you have to ask whether the rewards justify the consequences. While in theory it is possible to use smart machinery to get things done, at what […]


Mobile Apps

Android users could soon replace Google Assistant with ChatGPT

January 5, 2024

Via: Ars Technica

Hey Android users, are you tired of Google’s neglect of Google Assistant? Well, one of Google’s biggest rivals, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is apparently coming for the premium phone space occupied by Google’s voice assistant. Mishaal Rahman at Android Authority found that […]


Development Software, Software Category

Microsoft Announces AppCAT: Simplifying Azure Migration for .NET Apps

January 4, 2024

Via: InfoQ

Microsoft team announced a new tool, named Azure Migrate application and code assessment tool for .NET, abbreviated as AppCAT. This tool is intended to help developers in the migration of on-premises .NET applications to Azure. AppCAT tool enables the assessment […]


Application Software, Software Category

Google Maps might add 3D buildings for navigation, but do we really need it?

January 4, 2024

Via: BGR

Google made a big change to its Google Maps design recently, and I can’t say it bothered me as much as it upset some users. The color palette might be different than the colors Google has used for years on […]


Application Software, Software Category

Google just disabled cookies for millions of Chrome users

January 4, 2024

Via: BGR

Late last year, Google shared more details about its plans to eliminate third-party cookies in the Chrome browser once and for all. The first major step of the plan goes into effect today, January 4, as Google is rolling out […]