Your M1 Mac Can Run Windows Faster Than a PC

Maybe, but not legally. Parallels is software that lets you virtually run other operating systems on your Mac. The M1 processor is built on the ARM architecture. Will Porada / Unsplash Virtualization, Not Emulation Parallels is virtualization software, not emulation software. An emulator recreates a piece of hardware as an app. Parallels Virtualization is different. Parallels It only runs software on hardware that also could run it natively. For instance, the old Intel Macs also could run Windows....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Rhonda Adams

Your Mac Is Turning Into An iPhone With macOS Sonoma—Here's Why You Should Care

Widgets galore Apple Your Mac will soon look a lot more like an iPhone or iPad. It’s one of many new features that take their cue from iOS. Apple aims to enhance user convenience and capitalize on the success and familiarity of the iPhone. Apple People with iPhones or iPads will find many familiar features in Sonoma. New Features Galore Of course, Sonoma isn’t all about iOS-like features. Safari is getting a significant update with privacy in mind....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Anna Garrett

Your Mobile Carrier Remembers Where You’ve Been, and That’s a Bad Thing

Yet this is exactly what our mobile carriers have been doing. This information and geolocation data is really sensitive. That’s why the FCC is taking steps to ensure this data is protected." Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images A Necessary Evil? “It’s that simple. Play by the rules, or you don’t play.” PM Images / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Ronald West

Your Next Glass of Milk May Come From Happier Cows Thanks to Technology

Dairy farmers areincreasingly turningto robots to increase milk production, according to a new study. The robots can make the tenuous farming business profitable for small farmers and increase income for large companies. It’s part of a growing wave of automation in the agricultural industry. Andrew Linscott / Getty Images Robots also let cows be milked as often as they would like. Allowing cows this choice can increase milk production per cow, Darr said....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · James Richardson

Your Next iPhone May Have an Action Button-Here's Why You Need One

Experts say the new button would be handy for users. “Users loved action buttons, so I am not sure why smartphone makers moved away from them. The reason stated at the time was it meant the screen could be larger. iPhone 6 with a home button.Kilian Seiler / Unsplash The new button could summon various iPhone-specific features and parameters. It’s all about personal preference. And rig makers have a go at make the majority happy....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Daniel Green

Your Next Lawyer Could be Powered by AI—Here's Why That's a Good Thing

The AI lawyer tells the defendant what to say through headphones. It’s part of a growing wave of AI-powered legal software. “For the first time ever, a robot will represent someone in a US courtroom. AndreyPopov / Getty images DoNotPay AI will whisper in someone’s ear exactly what to say. We will release the results and share more after it happens. Wish us luck!” AndreyPopov / Getty Images DoNotPay is a legal services chatbot founded by Browder, a British-American entrepreneur....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Rebecca Cole

Your Next New Gadget Could Be Stronger Than Steel

And super light, too! MIT researchers have created anew materialas light as plastic and as strong as steel. It’s the latest in a wave of innovative materials that could transform personal electronics. kiszon pascal / Getty Images Scientists believed it was impossible to induce polymers to form 2D sheets until now. Another key feature of 2DPA-1 is that it is impermeable to gasses. This ‘additive manufacturing’ using metals is revolutionizing manufacturing....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Anthony Cox

Your Next Office Could Be in Virtual Reality

Sales of virtual realitysoftware and hardware are expected to soar. Facebooksnewly announced Oculus Quest 2and other headsets are making the technology more accessible than ever. Logitech is teaming up to offer a real, full-sized keyboard that will work in the virtual space. tolgart / Getty Images Companies are already using VR for everything from collaborating to training to sales. Verizon uses VR to teach its retail workers how to handle armed robberies....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Sarah Daniels

Your Next Smartwatch May Have 90 Hours of Battery Life and Maybe a Camera Too

Qualcomm said its new silicon achieves better battery life by reducing the chip’s size to 4nm. “The rest of the SoC is power collapsed so you get longer battery life,” Kedia said. Qualcomm’s steady drumbeat of wearable advances are arriving as smartwatches are becoming more common. Smartwatches have alreadyoutsold the entire Swiss watch industry. That focus on battery life is also likely why the Snapdragon W5 series doesn’t support 5G....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Diana Ortiz

Your Next Vegas Lyft Driver May End up Being an Autonomous Vehicle

Especially seeing as Nevada is one of the U.S. states that has taken steps tolegalize AVs on public roads. Don’t expect to be driven around The Strip without human supervision just yet, though. While Motional is confident in its AV intelligence, a human will still be in the driver’s seat. Motional Motional

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 52 words · Jacqueline Jones

Your Nintendo Account May Have Been Compromised. Here's What to Do Now

Nintendo will contact you directly if so. Protect yourself byenabling two-factor authentication. Nintendo announced that approximately 160,000 player accounts have been compromised since April. Nintendo They recommend that all players with a Nintendo Account enabletwo-factor authentication(2FA) to secure their data. The company allowed for this older system to connect to the newer Nintendo Account, used for Switch users. It also recommends (and providesstep-by-step instructionsfor) enabling 2FA on your Nintendo Account....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Derek Adams

Your Old iPhone Makes an Amazing—and Free—Webcam

The main problem is that the camera itself isnt up to the task, as we shall see. “The cameras in iPhone comprehensively outperform every webcam on the market. After early reviews called out the poor quality image, Apple promised a software update to fix it. Reincubate Camo To fix this, Apple would have to swap in a new camera. The good news is, you could do this yourself. This app connects to your iPhone or Android gear and uses its camera as a source for video calls....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · John Bauer

Your Phone Carrier Knows Too Much About You, Experts Say

A new Verizon program might be collecting information about your browsing history, location, apps, and contacts. Verizon also says that it does not sell information used in these programs to other companies for advertising purposes. However, from the user’s perspective, this doesn’t offer much reassurance, he added. Erlon Silva - TRI Digital / Getty Images “Your data has a real-world dollar value.” Your data has a real-world dollar value. The reading of your data is legal since theFCC repealed broadband privacy rules in 2017....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · William Rosales