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💻 Windows 11 can now use AI to respond to text messages
🔘 The Oura Ring 4 smart ring is here, and it looks superb
📺 The Hisense 110 UX TV is big, bright, and bragworthy
🍿 A Stephen King adaptation that falls short

🕹️ Twitch is adding two new categories

 

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COMPUTING

 

Windows 11 can now use AI to respond to your text messages

 

Microsoft's Phone Link app just made answering messages easier with Suggested Replies

 

If AI-powered text suggestions for quick replies to messages sounds useful, then you’ll be pleased to know that Microsoft is now rolling out such a feature for the Phone Link app, Digital Trends reported.

The new feature, called Suggested Replies, uses Microsoft's Cloud AI models to create short replies to specific messages. It’s rolling out in Phone Link version 1.24082.137.0 for Windows 11 24H2 and 23H2.

Take note: You won't see Suggested Replies on all messages, for example, suggestions won’t show if the message is too long, if you get a message with offensive content, or if it’s an OTP (one-time password) message ...

 
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  • ChatGPT’s new Canvas feature looks a lot like Claude’s Artifacts
 
 

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COSORI TurboBlaze air fryer replaces many appliances at a fraction of the price

 

You might recognize the name COSORI if you’ve ever had any interest in small but capable kitchen appliances. The brand specializes in intuitive smart home products that are built expressly to improve your home cooking experiences. However, with one of its latest products, COSORI has outdone itself, and here’s why: The COSORI TurboBlaze air fryer is the first on the market to use DC motor technology which allows for much faster, more efficient cooks. Ultimately, it’s a 9-in-1 system that replaces many comparable appliances, including an oven, toaster, yogurt maker, and more ...

 
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MOBILE

 

The Oura Ring 4 smart ring is here, and it looks superb

 

The Oura Ring 4 is a major update as the company pushes to maintain its status as the smart ring to beat

 

The fourth iteration of the Oura Ring offers a new design aimed at improving the device’s comfort for 24/7 wear. The new $349 smart ring also enhances data accuracy, expands the size range, boosts the battery life, and comes with an updated app, Digital Trends reported.

The Oura Ring 4 is made of titanium, and now the metal extends to the underside of the ring, replacing the epoxy resin used on the previous-generation models. It comes in six finishes and weighs between 3.3 and 5.2 grams.

The smart ring has 100 meters of water resistance and is suitable for swimming, and Oura claims the battery will last for eight days, up from seven ...

 
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MORE MOBILE

 
  • iOS 18 has a big privacy change. Here’s what it means for you
  • Verizon is shutting down its popular texting app. Here’s why
  • This Apple Watch feature was driving me crazy. Here’s how I fixed it
 

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AUDIO / VIDEO

 

Hisense 110 UX TV review: Big, bright, and bragworthy

 

The Hisense 110 UX isn’t perfect but is still a brilliant option if you're after a TV that breaks the 100-inch barrier

 

In its in-depth review, Digital Trends has a lot of good things to say about the Hisense 110 UX, and for a TV that costs an eye-watering $20,000, you wouldn’t want it any other way.

The 110-inch whopper is “one hell of a performer,” with unprecedented brightness, excellent black levels, superior blooming/halo control, vivid and accurate colors, and impressive off-angle performance. But the Hisense 110 UX “doesn’t get everything right,” and is judged less well for its highly reflective gloss screen, and audio that feels like it should be better than it is.

And if you're wondering how the heck you unbox something this big, then we have a video just for you ...

 
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MORE AUDIO / VIDEO

 
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ENTERTAINMENT

 

Salem’s Lot review: a bloody, disappointing Stephen King adaptation

 

'Max's new Salem's Lot adaptation tries to do too much, and ends up doing very little right'

 

Writer-director Gary Dauberman's affection for the film's Stephen King-penned source material is abundantly clear in this adaptation, but he loves King's original novel so much that he “struggles to narrow its expansive, gothic American scope into a compelling, streamlined two-hour narrative,” Digital Trends said of the movie, which started streaming on Max yesterday.

Sadly, striking visuals, some effective jump scares, and Bill Camp's standout supporting performance are not enough to save it.

“It’s a fun, zero-calorie thriller that clearly has a lot of love for the vampire-horror subgenre, but its bite is barely sharp enough to pierce flesh, let alone draw blood,” Digital Trends concluded ...

 
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MORE ENTERTAINMENT

 
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GAMING

 

Twitch is adding two new categories, one for LEGO fans

 

The new additions cater to the growing interest in artistic communities on the popular streaming platform

 

Twitch has added a couple of new categories to its streaming catalog: LEGO & Brick Building, and Miniatures & Models, Game Rant reported.

The LEGO category brings together those showcasing their building skills and creativity, while the Miniatures & Models category is aimed at artists who like to display their painting techniques on figurines.

Twitch occasionally responds to audience trends by launching new categories, for example, earlier this year it added a DJ category that lets DJs show off their work live, with more tailored copyright policies ...

 
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MORE GAMING

 
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender series to get its ‘biggest video game’ yet
  • Earth Defense Force 6 just removed its controversial requirement
  • Super Mario Bros. Movie 2: Keegan-Michael Key teases Easter eggs, ‘deep cut’ characters
 

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