GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Using computers more freely and safely (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-20 01:27:20

How can we use computers more freely and safely? the punchline Prefer software: with thousands rather than millions of users that seldom requires updates that spawns lots of forks that is easy to modify that you can modify These are my suggestions. Prefer software with thousands rather than millions of users, that doesn't change often, that seems to get forked a lot, that can be modified without specialized tools, and, ideally that you can make small changes to. Yourself. In a single af

Topics: apps just programs requirements software

Shop Amazon

Apple’s Liquid Glass design is paving the way for AR glasses

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-03-20 02:00:15

At Apple’s WWDC 2025 event, the company announced its most dramatic software design change in over a decade: Liquid Glass. This visual overhaul gives us a glimpse into what might be coming in Apple’s rumored AR glasses, which will reportedly debut next year. Users are connecting Liquid Glass to potential AR glasses because the new design draws strong inspiration from that of Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset. Liquid Glass is named with the idea that each window on a phone is like a pane of glass,

Topics: apple ar design glass glasses

Shop Amazon

Here's how to turn off public posting on the Meta AI app

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-03-20 06:35:39

This photo illustration created Jan. 7, 2025, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. AI generated images of women kissing while mud wrestling and President Donald Trump eating poop are some of the conversations users are unknowingly sharing publicly through Meta's newly launched AI app. The company rolled out the Meta AI app in April, putting it in direct competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT. But the tool has recently garnered some negative publicity and sp

Topics: ai app meta prompts publicly

Shop Amazon

Samsung snuck in a surprise for its latest SmartThings app update

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-20 06:46:32

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has rolled out a sizeable update to the SmartThings mobile app. The changelog mentions a new Home Life survey, improved routine configurations, sharing Galaxy Tag location, and easier navigation of SmartThings Map View. Not listed in the changelog is support for SmartThings in Now Bar and Live Notifications. If you haven’t seen it yet, be on the lookout for a new update for the SmartThings mobile app. The smart home app has recently received a

Topics: app changelog new smartthings update

Shop Amazon

Apple TV+ has two premieres this weekend, here’s what to watch

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-20 06:08:21

Following the successful debut of Stick, and ahead of the much-anticipated return of The Buccaneers for its second season, Apple TV+ has two releases this weekend that promise to grip both kids and adults alike. Here’s what to watch: Echo Valley From Apple Original Films, Echo Valley stars Julianne Moore (The Big Lebowski) as Kate, a mother whose stable life running a horse therapy ranch is shattered when her drug-addicted daughter Claire, played by Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), shows up covered

Topics: apple award emmy tv watch

Shop Amazon

Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-03-20 06:04:43

A year ago, Bluesky was opening up to the public and was known as one of the many X competitors that emerged after Elon Musk acquired the network formerly known as Twitter. Today, Bluesky’s social network has grown to over 36.5 million users, while the technology it’s built upon — the AT Protocol (or ATProto for short) — is being used to develop dozens more applications designed to work together as part of an open social web. The developers behind many of these apps attended the first conferenc

Topics: app bluesky credits image social

Shop Amazon

How long should you wait before installing Apple betas on your primary devices?

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-03-20 10:00:00

WWDC 2025 ends today, and we’ve seen all the new features on offer from Apple’s shiny glassy new iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26. The first developer betas are available now, and anyone can sign up to try them – but you probably shouldn’t. If you’re not a developer with sacrificial test devices, exactly how long should you wait in the beta cycle before risking them on your daily drivers … ? The answer depends on a number of factors, starting most obviously with the int

Topics: apple beta betas developer public

Shop Amazon

The best Apple deals you can get right now: Save on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks and more

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-20 10:30:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . It’s obvious that Apple products are some of the most sought-after in the tech world — that means sales are fewer and farther between than other gadgets, and they’re often the first things to sell out when discounts do arrive. But it would be a mistake to assume you’re doomed to always

Topics: amazon apple best buy ipad

Shop Amazon

Another one for the graveyard: Google to kill Instant Apps in December

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-20 10:32:16

Apps used to be the measure of a mobile platform's worth, with Apple and Google dueling over who could list the most items in their respective stores. Today, the numbers don't matter as much—there are enough apps, and Google's attempt to replace parts of the web with apps is going away. Instant Apps, a feature that debuted in 2017, will reportedly be scrapped in December 2025. In its place, you'll just have to use the Internet. Developer Leon Omelan spotted this news buried in the latest Canary

Topics: android apps google instant latest

Shop Amazon

Kwikset’s newest smart lock gets almost everything right

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2026-03-20 10:30:14

Legacy lock maker Kwikset has been producing innovative smart locks since 2013, when it released the first touch-to-open lock, the Kwikset Kevo. The company followed that up with the launch of one of the first key-free locks in 2016, one of the earliest Apple HomeKit locks, and one of the first fingerprint-only locks. Kwikset has not shied away from new tech. Its latest model, the Halo Select ($279.99), is one of the first full-replacement Matter-over-Thread smart locks. I’ve tested almost ever

Topics: app kwikset lock matter select

Shop Amazon

9to5Mac Daily: June 13, 2025 – tvOS 26 features, iPadOS tidbits

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-03-20 15:16:24

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by iMazing: iMazing 3 is a comprehensive platform for Apple device management with complete device control for backup management, data transfer capabilities, and much more. Try it now. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to ou

Topics: 9to5mac apple daily podcast podcasts

Shop Amazon

Deals: M4 iPad Pro up to $357 off, M2 iPad Air $350 off, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch, Magic Keyboards, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2026-03-20 15:45:14

Before you head off into the weekend, be sure to scope out the Father’s Day discounts we are tracking across the latest Apple lineup – M4 iPad Pro, M3 iPad Air, iPad mini 7, M4 MacBook Air, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 10, and more. This morning we spotted a chance to save as much as $357 off the most affordable 13-inch M4 iPad Pro alongside discounts on the matching Magic Keyboards and a sizable $350 drop on a new condition M2 iPad Air. Those deals join ongoing offers on AirPods Pro 2 and

Topics: airpods amazon apple price pro

Shop Amazon

Some apps are battery vampires - how to root them out and shut them down

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-03-20 15:14:11

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Running low on battery power is a common complaint among mobile phone users. Beyond complaining, you want to preserve the juice before it runs out. One way to do that is to determine which apps are draining your battery the most. Here's one expert who can steer you in the right direction. Blame the cloud In an analysis shared with ZDNET, Thomas Davy, CEO and co-founder of cloud optimization firm Cloud ExMachina, blames one particular factor for bat

Topics: apps battery cloud davy phone

Shop Amazon

Frontier AI Models Are Getting Stumped by a Simple Children's Game

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-20 17:23:31

Earlier this week, researchers at Apple released a damning paper, criticizing the AI industry for vastly overstating the ability of its top AI models to reason or "think." The team found that the models including OpenAI's o3, Anthropic's Claude 3.7, and Google's Gemini were stumped by even the simplest of puzzles. For instance, the "large reasoning models," or LRMs, consistently failed at Tower of Hanoi, a children's puzzle game that involves three pegs and a number of differently-sized disks t

Topics: ai apple models paper researchers

Shop Amazon

tvOS 26 hints at a big hardware change for the new Apple TV 4K

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-03-20 18:13:12

There’s a brand new Apple TV 4K coming later this year, and as sometimes happens, Apple’s just-announced software update for the platform—tvOS 26—seems to hint at a new hardware feature that’s on the way. New Apple TV 4K hardware expected this fall The last time a new Apple TV 4K released was 2022, so it’s very much time for an update—and a new model is indeed coming. Apple will reportedly launch a new Apple TV 4K this fall. Rumored features include: more powerful A18 or A17 Pro chip Apple

Topics: apple facetime new tv tvos

Shop Amazon

Your Android phone just got a major feature upgrade for free - including these Pixel models

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-03-20 18:55:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Android 16 is officially here, and Google has some big upgrades on the way. Instead of releasing a new OS and a new phone lineup at the same time, Google is making the same move it did with Android 15 and giving both software and hardware their time to shine. Also: Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux This is the earliest Google has launched a major Android release in a while (for comparison, Android 15 was released on Oct

Topics: android app google new phone

Shop Amazon

Zombie AI Siri May Shuffle Onto iPhones Two Years After It Was First Announced

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-03-20 18:30:35

At this week’s WWDC 2025 keynote, Apple’s senior vice president of software, Craig Federighi, strutted up on stage to the sound of Ratt’s “Round and Round” playing in the background. “Love’ll will find a way, just give it time… What goes around, comes around,” Stephen Pearcy belted out as Federighi, in his brilliant white mane, stood tall under the spotlight. He immediately went into all the updates that came to Apple Intelligence in 2024 and 2025. But one thing was missing, and Apple knew we we

Topics: ai apple company google siri

Shop Amazon

This iOS 26 Feature Might Keep Me From Switching Back to Pixel

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-20 18:00:03

I switched from a Google Pixel 3 XL in 2021 to Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max, and in the years since, I've dearly missed Google's Hold For Me. This feature is so useful in saving me from the misery of listening to awful hold music whenever I needed to call up a business, my health insurance provider, my cellphone carrier or any of the other myriad adulting tasks that still require speaking with a representative. Instead, the Google feature would helpfully silence my phone while keeping the call acti

Topics: apple feature google hold pixel

Shop Amazon

5 apps I install on every new phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-20 22:00:23

Saeed Wazir / Android Authority I’ve tested countless smartphones, and the excitement of opening the box and taking the stickers off a new device never gets old. I love holding the phone for the first time to see how it fits in my hand, and can’t wait to get past the pesky initial setup to test its capabilities. It usually takes a few minutes, and then I’m ready to load my apps. These days, I have certain go-to apps that I install first on any new Android phone I get. To me, they are the most

Topics: android app features phone use

Shop Amazon

Siri's Big AI Upgrade Is Coming, but Reportedly Not Until Spring 2026

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-20 22:32:02

Apple appears to be making progress on a major update to its Siri software that would expand its capabilities and incorporate more AI features. According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the delayed update for Siri now has an internal release window of spring 2026. The update, which could arrive with iOS version 26.4, would make good on features and updates Apple first introduced at 2024's WWDC. Since then, the updates to Siri that were supposed to incorporate many of the company's App

Topics: ai apple features siri update

Shop Amazon

Steam is finally adding native support for Macs with Apple Silicon

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-03-20 22:54:01

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Steam will soon fully support Macs equipped with Apple’s in-house chips. In the latest Steam client beta spotted by 9to5Mac, Valve says the “Steam Client and Steam Helper apps now run natively on Apple Silicon.” That means Steam will no longer need to use Rosetta 2 to run on Macs with M-series chips. Rosetta 2 is the emulator that allows Intel-base

Topics: apple beta rosetta run steam

Shop Amazon

I live between Android, Windows, iPhone, and Mac, and it’s pure chaos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-21 02:00:57

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Sending a file to a laptop should be simple in 2025, right? Apparently not for me, because my tech setup is split between Apple, Google, and Microsoft. It’s a frustrating multi-step process to do most things. Message my kids? Nope. Drop a file from my phone to my computer? Ya right. These are the kinds of things that happen when you live in a fragmented tech world. I come from an Android and Windows background. I’m a huge fan of Android and bought every singl

Topics: android apple google just windows

Shop Amazon

WWDC25 ends today, did it meet your expectations?

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-21 02:50:50

Today marks the last day of WWDC25 and, with just a few sessions left on the schedule, it’s fair to say that most of what we should expect from Apple is already out there. Now that the announcements have landed, the betas are seeded, and the keynote headlines have made their rounds, we want to know: how are you feeling? The diciest WWDC in recent memory It is fair to say that the wider Apple-engaged audience went into this WWDC with mixed feelings, caught between the underwhelming rollout of A

Topics: apple did recent tone wwdc

Shop Amazon

AirTag 2 Rumors: The Most Recent Leaks and What They Mean

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-21 01:45:02

It's been more than four years since Apple launched the original AirTag. In Apple years, that's practically a lifetime. While the little tracker has become a go-to for finding lost keys, wallets and luggage, it is severely overdue for an update. That sort of delay is unusual for Apple, which tends to refresh most of its product lines every couple of years. Now, as we head into summer travel season, when item trackers are more useful than ever, rumors and hints are heating up that a second-gen A

Topics: airtag apple finding new tracking

Shop Amazon

It could be 2026 before all your Thread border routers work together

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2026-03-20 12:45:12

There’s finally some good news for anyone battling multiple Thread networks while using Matter devices in their smart home — as long as you’re the patient type. According to Matter Alpha, the tvOS 26 beta announced at WWDC this week adds Thread 1.4 to Apple TVs. And, as Apple’s smart speakers use a fork of tvOS, it’s likely that the upcoming HomePod OS 26 will include 1.4 as well. Thread 1.4 brings a standard way for Thread border routers, such as Apple TVs and HomePods, to join an existing Thr

Topics: apple border devices home thread

Shop Amazon

This forgotten Google app let me explore Tokyo like an open world game, and it’s surreal

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-21 11:00:12

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority When I’m planning a trip to a new destination, I try to get a feel for the place before I leave — especially if I’m going abroad. Not that I’m trying to mitigate culture shock, but it’s helpful to know what the areas I’m visiting actually look like. I prefer knowing how walkable the area around my hotel is and what kind of restaurants are nearby ahead of time. Google Maps is of course my first choice for this task, and I’ve spent hours mindlessly tapping away

Topics: app earth google like vr

Shop Amazon

First look: The Pixel Camera is next to get a Material 3 Expressive redesign (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-21 11:54:53

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that the Pixel Camera app will receive a redesign. The redesign currently extends to the settings menu and offers an overhaul in line with the Material 3 Expressive design language. This comes after we discovered a slew of other Google apps with an overhauled visual style. Google just launched Android 16, but the platform’s big visual overhaul based on Material 3 Expressive is co

Topics: android app authority google ui

Shop Amazon

ZDNET's WWDC 2025 recap with Sabrina Ortiz and Jason Hiner

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-03-21 01:20:34

Apple has established itself as a tech-giant with over 2.35 billion active devices worldwide. Much of the devices' appeal lies in the operating systems underlying it -- and that's why Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference is always one to keep up with. At this year's WWDC, Apple unveiled a slew of new features across iOS, MacOS, WatchOS, VisionOS, and iPadOS, including the first major iOS redesign in 13 years, which will give your iPhone an entirely new feel and look based on Apple's ne

Topics: 26 ai apple features tech

Shop Amazon

Apple quietly makes running Linux containers easier on Macs

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-03-21 08:00:10

Apple With so much news at 2025's Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, you might be excused for missing that Apple quietly revealed it was releasing and open-sourcing a new open-source containerization framework and a shell tool called Container. Both are designed to create and run Linux containers as lightweight virtual machines (VMs) directly on MacOS. Also: Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux This framework is optimized for Apple Silicon and wi

Topics: apple container containers linux macos

Shop Amazon

Did Apple finally turn the iPad into a MacBook alternative? My first look at iPadOS 26 says yes

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2026-03-21 11:30:14

M3 iPad Air running iPadOS 26 Developer Beta. Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET My biggest takeaway from WWDC 2025 is that I can finally use my iPad Air to its full potential. For the longest time, the iPad has been a product that I've wanted to add to my workflow but couldn't due to its rigid operating system -- one that doesn't necessarily complement the iPad's flexible hardware. But iPadOS 26 is finally bridging the gap between the Apple tablet and a computer. Also: The Kindle Scribe beats my ReMarkabl

Topics: 26 app developer ipad ipados

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Using computers more freely and safely (2023)

Apple’s Liquid Glass design is paving the way for AR glasses

Here's how to turn off public posting on the Meta AI app

Samsung snuck in a surprise for its latest SmartThings app update

Apple TV+ has two premieres this weekend, here’s what to watch

Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol

How long should you wait before installing Apple betas on your primary devices?

The best Apple deals you can get right now: Save on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks and more

Another one for the graveyard: Google to kill Instant Apps in December

Kwikset’s newest smart lock gets almost everything right

9to5Mac Daily: June 13, 2025 – tvOS 26 features, iPadOS tidbits

Deals: M4 iPad Pro up to $357 off, M2 iPad Air $350 off, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch, Magic Keyboards, more

Some apps are battery vampires - how to root them out and shut them down

Frontier AI Models Are Getting Stumped by a Simple Children's Game

tvOS 26 hints at a big hardware change for the new Apple TV 4K

Your Android phone just got a major feature upgrade for free - including these Pixel models

Zombie AI Siri May Shuffle Onto iPhones Two Years After It Was First Announced

This iOS 26 Feature Might Keep Me From Switching Back to Pixel

5 apps I install on every new phone

Siri's Big AI Upgrade Is Coming, but Reportedly Not Until Spring 2026

Steam is finally adding native support for Macs with Apple Silicon

I live between Android, Windows, iPhone, and Mac, and it’s pure chaos

WWDC25 ends today, did it meet your expectations?

AirTag 2 Rumors: The Most Recent Leaks and What They Mean

It could be 2026 before all your Thread border routers work together

This forgotten Google app let me explore Tokyo like an open world game, and it’s surreal

First look: The Pixel Camera is next to get a Material 3 Expressive redesign (APK teardown)

ZDNET's WWDC 2025 recap with Sabrina Ortiz and Jason Hiner

Apple quietly makes running Linux containers easier on Macs

Did Apple finally turn the iPad into a MacBook alternative? My first look at iPadOS 26 says yes

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising