Category: Technology
iPAQ: A leading edge mobile device in its day
Rummaging in my magpie’s nest – aka the cupboard where old gadgets, cables and what not live – I came across this absolute gem: a Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC that was launched in April 2000. My original recollection was that I bought this in 2002. However this model, the 3630, was released in April 2000. By 2002, Compaq had been acquired by Hewlett-Packard and further models were introduced in the following few years branded as HP iPAQ (and some were… Read the rest →
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 could be the foldable worth waiting for
Rumours are flying that Samsung will have addressed the problem with the crease in it’s foldable smartphones when the Galaxy Z Fold 5 is expected to be released in August. The Verge is one of many media outlets reporting that Samsung could adopt a “droplet”-style hinge that allows the display to form a teardrop shape when closed, making for a much gentler curve that leaves less of a crease. SamMobile says a Z Fold 5 prototype with teardrop hinge was… Read the rest →
AI that will write email replies is here
Artificial intelligence is all the rage at the moment. The rise of AI tools and services to generate images and video from text prompts or by analysing other images, and engage in actual conversation with an AI chatbot, resets your belief in what such simulated intelligence can do producing highly sophisticated results compared to what you’ve experienced or known about before. It’s led to a huge wave of AI-generated content flooding the Internet and the mainstream media to the extent… Read the rest →
Who is the creator?
The photo you see above of a spectacular post-dawn red sky is the scene that confronted me early on Monday morning when I opened my front door. It took my breath away! I captured the scene with a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 foldable smartphone and posted the photo to Instagram. But that photo is actually not the same as the photo above. The photo here is a subsequent enhancement of the original photo, known as a “stylized photo,” automatically created… Read the rest →
Make the Windows 11 Start menu to your liking
If there’s one thing that exercises a lot of Windows 11 users, it’s the Start menu and taskbar. Okay, that’s two things, both related. In Windows 11, the default position of the Start menu is centred above the taskbar, not ranged to the left as was the case in Windows 10. In addition, the app icons in the taskbar are also centred instead of ranged left. Microsoft want to some lengths explaining why. Some people don’t like that at all,… Read the rest →