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• What is an AI PC, exactly? We cut through the hype
  An AI PC is the next big thing in PCs…or so a lot of companies would have you believe. But what is an AI PC, why should you buy one, and what — if anything — does an AI PC offer? While those answers are evolving over time, we can tell you what we know […]
• Hotspot Shield review: This speedster VPN’s still got it
  At a GlanceExpert's Rating ProsGood speedsFree version availableStreaming supported serversConsExpensiveNo independent auditSome privacy issuesOur VerdictHotspot Shield is a good-quality VPN with some of the fastest speeds I’ve ever seen from a VPN. It also has a slick desktop app and a large server network. Privacy is an issue though as there is no independent audit […]
• Get Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows or Mac for just $30
  While there are many free office tools on the market, few utilities are as powerful as Microsoft Office. And right now, you don’t have to break the bank to get it. Now through 4/30, we’re offering Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows or Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac for $200 off. […]
• Photoshop took my favorite feature and massively boosted it with AI
  It’s probably fair to say that the Generative Fill feature within Adobe Photoshop has utterly transformed my photo-editing workflow. Today, Adobe just made it better — and spun off several additional features that complement Generative Fill, too. Adobe added what it called the “Firefly Image 3 Model” to its Firefly image-generation service as well as […]
• Copilot running locally on your PC? Microsoft’s new AI could be the key
  Many people believe that Microsoft will eventually provide a version of Copilot that will run within Windows right on your PC. Microsoft may have just tipped its hand with a new AI model, or LLM, that is specifically designed to run on local devices. On Monday, Microsoft introduced “Phi-3-mini,” a 3.8-billion parameter language model that […]