Summary AI chatbots can be useful tools for making your daily tasks a little easier. You can get help with everything from planning trips or shopping to creating to-do lists or writing emails. What Are AI Chatbots, and What Can They Do? You’d have to have been living under a rock not to have at least heard mention of AI chatbots in recent years. The rise of chatbots such asChatGPT and Claude AIhas been nothing short of phenomenal, with major companies such as Meta, Google, and Apple putting huge amounts of money into developing their own AI products....

Quick Links Microsoft released a newBing Chat AI, complete with personality, quirkiness, and rules to prevent it from going crazy. In just a short morning working with the AI, I managed to get it to break every rule, go insane, and fall in love with me. Microsoft tried to stop me, but I did it again. In case you missed it, Microsoft’s new Bing Chat AI (referred to as Bing Chat hereafter) is rolling out to the world....

Quick Links Summary The air you breathe in your home or office can put you at risk of serious health problems, making indoor air quality monitors worth the investment. They can determine the level of common pollutants in the air, allowing you to eliminate them and live healthier. Air quality monitors have gained popularity as people have become more conscious of the air they breathe in their homes and offices. But what do air quality monitors do, and are they useful?...

Quick Links Summary Early Android phones came with keyboards that were remarkable for how much worse they were than third-party options. These days, that isn’t the case. You probably haven’t given much thought to the keyboard that pops up whenever you attempt to type on your phone. Do you gain anything by seeking out an alternative? First things first: there isn’t one default Android keyboard. If you use a Pixel or one of the phones that ship with arelatively stock version of Android, then you’re usingGboard, Google’s keyboard....

MAME has just dropped its 0.279 update, bringing many improvements to some classic arcade games. This latest release focuses heavily on graphical fidelity and accuracy of many older game consoles, so they’ll feel like the originals. This update brings proper lighting and crucial fixes for logic bugs, which means games running on MAME will look more authentic than ever. Beyond the arcade realm, the update also continues the progress in Philips CD-i emulation....

Quick Links BYD has unveiled “megawatt” charging on its Super e-Platform able to provide 250 miles of range in under 5 minutes. This news is exciting, but it won’t have an impact on most drivers for a long time, even if it were to be widely deployed around the world today. Our Charging Infrastructure Is Already Faster Than You Think BYD’s announcement includes both new charging infrastructure and new cars capable of taking advantage of it....

Summary If you use it right, OneNote is tremendously useful, but it still has some weird limitations. Perhaps the biggest limitation with tables has finally been fixed at long last. Microsoft is currently rolling out a couple of highly requested additions toOneNote. The first major update, and arguably the most anticipated, is the introduction of cell merging within OneNote tables. This feature gives you the ability to combine two or more adjacent cells, either horizontally or vertically....

When you want to check your home internet quality, Speedtest.net is usually the most convenient option. But it’s a surface-level tool—it doesn’t offer any deep insight. That’s why Doug Suttles, founder and former CEO of Ookla, is launching “Orb,” a free, always-on internet quality dashboard. Orb runs on all of your devicesto collect minute-by-minute data on internet speed, responsiveness, and reliability. It presents this information in detailed charts that provide deep insight into your long-term home internet performance, though it also gives you a handy “Orb score,” which is just a glanceable figure that rates your internet performance on a scale from 0 to 100....

It’s that time of year when late winter cold snaps might have you thinking about ways to stay warm. You’re in luck; our favorite space heater (that also does double duty as a fan and air purifier!) is on sale. We know, we know. Spring is right around the corner, but it’s that time of year when our North American readers get tricked by Fool’s Spring. Recent warm weather in the U....

Summary you’re able to’t beat playing retro games on original hardware, but it’s no secret that old systems tend to render poorly on modern 4K TVs. If you want to preserve that beautiful pixel artwork, you’ll need a CRT or a video scaler. The Problem With Modern TVs Retro consoles were designed with period-appropriate cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays in mind. This means that they output extremely low resolutions by today’s standards....

While brands like TCL, Hisense, and even LG make Roku-powered smart TVs, each is a bit different and can lead to confusion. Today, Roku finally announced its very own TV, with the all-new Roku Select and Roku Plus Series TVs. 🎉 Roku’s first-party TVs are aReview Geek Best of CES 2023award winner! Make sure to check out our full list of winners to learn about exciting products coming in 2023....

Plex’s controversial redesigned app is now rolling out to Roku TVs and streaming players. It’s still in the separate preview channel for now, but once (some of) the bugs are worked out, it should roll out to all Roku devices. The new Plex app is a full rewrite, intended to unify the various mobile and TV Plex apps into one codebase and provide a more modern interface. After a few months of testing, itstarted rolling outto Android, iPhone, and iPad in March....

Quick Links Samsung debuted three new phones today at its annual Unpacked event. The familiar-looking Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and the big new Galaxy S23 Ultra. And while the Ultra is getting all of the attention, Samsung’s smaller phones deliver quite the package, starting at $799. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S23 and S23+ during its Unpacked event on February 1st, 2023. The new phones were accompanied by Samsung’s flagshipGalaxy S23 Ultra, plus a newGalaxy Book 3laptop series....