Siri has fallen hopelessly behind other chatbots Apple plans to use a 1.2 trillion-parameter AI model developed by Google to help power a revamp of its Siri voice assistant, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. After an evaluation, the companies are finalising a deal that would have Apple pay about US$1-billion/year for access to Google’s technology,…
The MacBook Air is Apple’s current cheapest laptop Apple is preparing to launch a budget Mac in the first half of next year, entering the low-cost laptop market for the first time, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The device, aimed to lure customers away from Google’s Chromebooks and entry-level Windows PCs, is made for students,…
VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Google has been trying to play catch-up to OpenAI in generative artificial intelligence. It appears to finally be gaining ground with users. The company’s Gemini app took the top spot among free apps on Apple’s App Store this week, leapfrogging ChatGPT, which kickstarted the generative AI…
Apple’s big software refresh for 2025 is now live: iOS 26, macOS Tahoe (also called macOS 26), iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26 and visionOS all arrived on Monday, offering a unified design to the company’s operating systems. The centrepiece is “Liquid Glass”, a visual overhaul that aims to bring Apple’s many devices into closer…
When Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 17 line-up on Tuesday evening South African time, the spotlight naturally fell on the new iPhone Air – its thinnest handset yet – and the iPhone 17 range. Analysts praised the miniaturisation, the titanium frame and the new A19 Pro chip tuned for artificial intelligence workloads. But…
Google is taking a direct shot at Apple over its delayed AI features. In a new Pixel 10 ad released today, Google mocks Apple’s unfulfilled promise of a personalized, AI-powered Siri. The ad’s narrator suggests that if you bought a new phone “because of a feature that’s coming soon, but it’s been coming soon for…
