Chris Smith

2 weeks ago | trustedreviews.com | Chris Smith

OPINION: Google I/O drew all the headlines this week but there were plenty more goings on in the tech world. Here’s the late May Bank Holiday weekend winners and losers. Android 16 was on the sidelines of Google I/O, as Google used its developers’ conference to focus on Gemini AI advancements. Amazon now £39.99 There was news on how AI Mode would transform search beyond anything we’ve seen since the engine’s inception at the dawn of the web.

2 weeks ago | trustedreviews.com | Chris Smith

Microsoft Notepad has been around since the earlier days of the PC. 1983 to be precise. I’m older than it, but just about. The idea is to jot down a few notes in plain text. It doesn’t have to be perfect prose. It doesn’t have to be ready to publish. It can just be a stream of consciousness. Something to refer back to, you know. A bloody shopping list! So why in the name of everything that’s holy does Windows Notepad need generative AI writing tools? The answer is it doesn’t.

2 weeks ago | trustedreviews.com | Chris Smith

Netflix is about to stop working on some Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, so if you’re still rocking a first generation model it might be time to upgrade. The streaming giant has emailed affected users to tell them they’re no longer able to support three Amazon streaming devices from June 3, which is just over a week from now (via Zdnet).

2 weeks ago | trustedreviews.com | Chris Smith

US President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with tariffs of at least 25% on every iPhone sold in the US, unless it brings the device’s manufacturing home. In a post on Truth Social Trump said he’s been onto Apple CEO Tim Cook to let him know the gargantuan task of transferring manufacturing from the far east back to the shores of the good ‘ol US of A where the infrastructure just does not exist must begin. Or else big beautiful tariffs, the best tariffs you’ve ever seen, etc..

2 weeks ago | trustedreviews.com | Chris Smith

The secure messaging app Signal has issued an update that guards against the controversial Windows 11 Copilot Recall feature grabbing screenshots of conversations. The desktop version of the app now includes a “screen security” feature that’ll cut Recall off at the pass and stop it capturing screenshots of Signal chats. Enjoy powerful ANC, brilliant sound quality and cushy comfort, all for a bargain price, with this deal on the Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones.