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Microsoft’s history is littered with the discontinuation of once-beloved applications. Most recently, WordPad, the renowned text editor app, was conspicuously absent from the latest beta build of Windows 11, indicating an end to its 28-year-long journey. I have fond memories of using the app back in my college days when Microsoft Office was too pricey for me. WordPad is far from the only app to get canceled by Microsoft over the years. From pioneering productivity tools to nostalgic multimedia players, let’s…

When Samsung announced its Galaxy S24 series, it also revealed a slew of new features in its Galaxy AI suite. One of these new features is Circle to Search, which lets you easily search for anything on the screen with a simple gesture. It’s like a mashup of Google Lens and a screenshot search, and you can activate it from pretty much any app, not just your web browser. Since Google is behind this partnership feature, it’s not exclusive to just Galaxy S24 devices. In fact, the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro also…

Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends It’s 2024, a year when generative AI chatbots are browsing the web for us and presenting answers that are essentially a summarized version of the information hosted on different websites. The approach is convenient and saves us the hassle of visiting multiple ad-ridden, tracker-happy websites to find the required details. Yes, a wall of information isn’t the most pleasing way to find answers, especially when these AI-generated summaries could result from hallucinated misinformation or…

Earlier this week, the team behind the Arc browser for Mac (and recently Windows) released a brand-new iPhone app called Arc Search. As you might expect, it's infused with AI to power an experience where the app "browses for you"—pulling together a variety of sources of info across the internet to make a custom webpage to answer whatever questions you throw at it. That's just one part of what The Browser Company is calling Act 2 of Arc, and the company gave details on three other major new features its bringing to the…

A reverse image search is a handy way to figure out the origin of an image, locate similar images, or fact check an image. There are a multitude of ways to perform a reverse image search on your mobile device, whether you're using an Android phone or an iPhone. For example, here's how to do a reverse image search via Google lens on Android: Choose an image in your photo library or from a webpage. Tap the Lens icon The app will then perform a reverse image lookup, identify the image, and offer alternate…

The Other section of your iPhone's storage is comprised of anything that Apple hasn’t sorted into one of its assigned categories. Common files that go into Other storage include system files, application caches—especially your Safari browser cache—and update files. In this article, we'll explain what might be taking up your Other storage and give you some easy ways to clear some of it out, so you can free up additional space on your iPhone. In the meantime, if you want to check out how much of your phone's storage…

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Apple has today announced a major change that could revolutionize the web-browsing experience for iPhone users. Alas, this browsing boon will be limited to users in the EU bloc. This news was announced alongside Apple’s plans to add sideloading and third-party app stores to the iPhone. To comply with the EU’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple says it will allow developers to use other browser engines for their web browsers. That means Apple will no longer force them to use its own…

Google Tired of hearing about AI? Well, get ready. Google is now adding generative AI built right into its Chrome web browser. In a new announcement, the company revealed that Chrome is set to receive three new additions that will leverage artificial intelligence to simplify tab organization, enable personalized theming, and, most significantly, even assist users in drafting content on the web anywhere an empty text field exists. AI-powered writing assistance Google If you find it challenging to express yourself with…

Ford Infotainment systems have matured. Once symbols of cutting-edge tech, screens and smartphone connectivity are as obligatory in new cars as cupholders and stereos. Keeping that in mind, Ford is updating its infotainment system in a more subtle way. Digital Trends got a preview of the new system, known simply as the Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience, and slated to debut in the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus from Ford’s luxury brand later this year at the automaker’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. What we saw was…

Image used with permission by copyright holder I have a web browser confession to make: I’m an inveterate tab hoarder. I’ve tried to change. I’ve tried to cull open tabs and tried to resist opening new ones — but somehow the open tab counter just keeps on rising. At this point, I think I’m beyond saving. What I’ve learned is that I need a web browser that can accommodate me, that has learned to accept my tab-based failings without judgement or chastisement. And after many years of trying, it turns out that Safari is…