Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s TriFold Sells Out in Minutes, and a Leak Teases Google’s New OS

Samsung’s first-ever Galaxy Z TriFold went on sale this past Friday, but it sold out in minutes. This folding phone differs from the 7th-generation Galaxy Z Fold7 in that its screen can expand to a whopping 10 inches, turning it into a proper tablet. That also means it commands an incredibly high price of $2,899. It’s the … Read more

I Let Google’s ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn’t Quite Click

When I was finally able to experiment with Auto Browse (for real this time) I took Google’s suggestions of digital chores as my starting point and picked online tasks that could be helpful in my own life. Whenever interacting with generative AI tools, a healthy sense of skepticism—and caution—is critical. Google even includes a disclaimer … Read more

OpenSilver 3.3 brings native Blazor into XAML apps

OpenSilver has released version 3.3, adding support for running Blazor components directly inside XAML applications. The open-source framework targets developers who maintain applications built with WPF-style C# and XAML. OpenSilver runs these applications in web browsers via WebAssembly. It also supports deployment to iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux through .NET MAUI Hybrid. OpenSilver 3.3 … Read more

The Browser Company mulls selling or open-sourcing Arc Browser amid AI-focused pivot

The Browser Company on Tuesday said it is considering selling or open-sourcing its Arc Browser as it seeks to divert resources to developing a new, AI-powered browser called Dia. When the company announced Dia in December 2024, it admitted that Arc was a complex browser for a lot of users, and it wanted to build … Read more

How to Reduce Browser Battery Drain in Chrome, Edge, and Opera

Click the three dots in the top-right corner of any Edge tab, then click Settings. Open the System and Performance tab, and you’ll see an Efficiency Mode toggle switch. Alongside it are some related settings, including how long Edge should wait before putting tabs to sleep, and whether or not you want Efficiency Mode to … Read more

Zero-day hackers shift focus to enterprise tech in Google’s report

The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has released a report detailing trends in zero-day vulnerability exploitation, showing an increasing focus on enterprise technologies in 2024. According to GTIG’s analysis, 75 zero-day vulnerabilities were actively exploited in the past year. This figure represents a decrease from the 98 observed in 2023 but remains higher than the … Read more