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Pixel Watch 2 adds health features, improves performance
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Google is best known for its search engine and other services, but it’s also a hardware company with a growing range of products including...
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Smartphone essentials for traveling abroad
by Larry Magid I just returned from two weeks in Japan, a combination business trip to speak at the UN’s Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto, followed by a week of touring some of Japan’s interesting...
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Cleaning up your internet browser
My computer’s internet browser is, by far, the program that I use the most. That’s not the case with my mobile device, because so many of the services I use have their own apps. But, when I’m sitting...
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White House Order Provides Guidance on AI Safety
By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News On October 30, President Biden issued an executive order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence....
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Beware of ‘smishing’ scams
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The first few times I got a text message from a stranger that appeared to be directed at someone else, I politely informed them that they’d...
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Using ChatGPT for Holiday Gift Ideas and Cards
Combination Christmas and Hanukkah card created by ChatGPT by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News This is the week when I typically write a column about how to shop for holiday...
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Using a personal computer to read and send texts
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’ve been using a smartphone with an onscreen keyboard since June 29, 2007, the day that Apple released its first iPhone. In my initial...
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2023 has been a tumultuous year for tech
Image generated by AI (DALLE-2) By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As we approach the end of the year, it’s a good time to look back on 2023. The word that comes to mind is...
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Meta, Ray-Ban release second-generation smart glasses
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I was riding my bicycle the other day taking pictures, talking on the phone and sending and receiving texts without ever taking my hands off...
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Pixel 8 Pro a feature-packed phone at a premium price
Pixel 8 Pro By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I usually review products soon after I get my hands on them, but in the case of Google’s Pixel 8 Pro, which I’ve had since early...
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2024 may be the year of Extended Reality
Image created by ChatGPT’s DALLE-2 by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Virtual Reality (VR) headsets have been on the market for years, including several iterations from Meta’s...
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Larry Magid’s 1984 LA Times review of 128K Mac
Click on graphic to enlarge — Original 1984 review of Apple Mac Macintosh Shapes Up a Winner by Lawrence J. Magid Los Angeles Times January, 24 1984 I rarely get excited over a new computer. But...
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Looking Back at 40 Years of Mac
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh. It came out about a year into my tenure as a syndicated tech columnist, and...
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Safer Internet Day is next Tuesday
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Along with our counterparts in more than 100 countries, my colleagues at ConnectSafely and I are busy getting ready for Safer Internet Day,...
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Microsoft Copilot and the AI Superbowl
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Sunday’s Super Bowl will have many exciting moments, but sorry sports betters, I am not able to predict what will happen on the field. But...
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I like generative AI, but I can write my own correspondence and columns,...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As regular readers of this column know, I am pretty bullish on generative AI (GAI). I’ve spent many hours using products like ChatGPT, Google...
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Gmail offers a number of helpful features
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Gmail’s free email service is extremely popular, but many people don’t take advantage of some of its more powerful features like the ability...
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Tesla 2024 ‘Highland’ Model 3 offers upgraded tech
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I have a confession to make. I sold my 2018 mid-range Model 3 and bought a 2024 Tesla Model 3, formerly code-named “Highland,” which offers...
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Fixing a slow internet connection
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I turned on the TV on Tuesday to catch the afternoon news, but I couldn’t get a “signal.” In my case, it had nothing to do with an antenna or...
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by Larry Magid This has been a big week for generative AI (GAI), the technology that can answer questions or create content based on a user’s prompt. Both OpenAI and Google announced major updates to...
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