
David Crookes
Writer, Journalist and Editor at Freelance
Journalist, editor, production editor, dad @Futureplc @raspberry_pi @InEasySteps @pixeladdict_mag Tech, computing, science, videogames, history, travel
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4 days ago |
tomsguide.com | David Crookes
Although we generally enjoy watching videos, they can be rather time-consuming. They can also be a waste of time, particularly if they contain content that you ultimately find you don't need or won't enjoy. To make life easier, Google Gemini has introduced a new video analysis feature that works with uploaded footage. Use the Android, iOS or the web, and you can ask it to describe what can be seen. Not only that, you can ask follow up questions.
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1 week ago |
tomsguide.com | David Crookes
Gemini Live used to be restricted to Gemini Advanced users, but that’s not the case any more. You can now use it for free on your iPhone and, what’s more, the app also boasts camera and screen sharing capabilities. These features are no mere gimmicks. They’re super-useful for getting information about what’s either in front of the lens or on your iPhone screen, with the AI more than capable of answering all manner of questions about what it can see.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | David Crookes
2 hours agoChatGPT Knows it's Being Watched : How Machines Are Outsmarting Us During TestingWhat if the machines we trust to guide our decisions, power our businesses, and even assist in life-critical tasks are secretly gaming the system? …19 hours agoI actually followed ChatGPT’s travel advice for my vacation, and now I can't hate it anymoreI'll do it, I'll eat my hat; ChatGPT has won over another hater.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | David Crookes
NowEurope's bold new rules will reveal your phone's battery life ranking — plus how easily it can break. It’s not easy to discern how efficient, durable, or repairable a smartphone or tablet is, just from its spec sheet or marketing materials. Manufacturers are all too happy to hide the information …
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1 week ago |
tomsguide.com | David Crookes
When you’re browsing the web in Chrome on your Android phone, you want the experience to be as seamless as possible. To that end, visiting a website containing a PDF has been something of a bugbear, with the browser insisting that you download the file and open it in a PDF viewer. But that’s now a thing of the past. As you’re about to discover, Chrome now lets you view PDFs directly in the browser. That means no more clogging up your Downloads folder or tapping more times than necessary.
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