Latest articles by Lloyd Coombes
I tested these desktop speakers with 5.1 surround sound for 8 months — and it's a game changer
SteelSeries’ Arena 9 speaker array is great, shining a spotlight on 5.1 surround sound for PC gaming, watching movies and more. But it's now without a few flaws.
I bought this productivity app from Instagram, and it's now an essential part of my toolset
I purchased a productivity app from an Instagram advert, and while I had my concerns, Blitzit has become a great part of my toolset.
Notion's new 'AI toolkit' is a game changer for productivity - here's what it can do
Notion has announced the rollout of its Notion AI for work toolkit, which the company says will make it twice as powerful.
LG UltraGear 39GS95QE-B gaming monitor hands-on review: I’m not going back
Not yet ratedIt’s not cheap, but this LG UltraGear curved OLED monitor is a superb investment for anyone looking to play games at high frame rates but with a big OLED canvas.
I asked Kling AI to generate a music video of my favourite band — here's how it went
AI video has come a long way and these clips prove it
Kling AI can make incredible AI videos in seconds — here's how to use it
Looking to take your first steps into using Kling AI for video generation? Here are a few things to help you get started.
Forget Sora — Kling 2.0 just upped the game for AI video generators and these 5 examples prove it
Here are the best examples of Kling 2.0 you're likely to see as the model takes on OpenAI's Sora.
Exclusive: Notion Mail boss on shaking up email, building apps with 'Lego' and new platforms
Notion Mail is finally here, and I sat down with the app's Engineering Manager Jason Ginsberg to learn more.
I just tested Notion Mail to see if it can shake up my inbox — here's how it went
If you’re looking to integrate Gmail more closely with Notion, Notion Mail is off to a promising start, but it might not be what you’re looking for.
Claude AI has been continously playing Pokémon Red for over a month — it still can't beat it
AI can be used for incredible things, but it's not quite capable of beating a nearly-30-year-old Pokémon game.
The controversial ChatGPT 'Studio Ghibli' trend explained — what you need to know
OpenAI's latest boast about Studio Ghibli-esque image generation is a warning sign for AI copyright issues — here's why.
Apple Maps data will be used to train AI models — here's what we know
Apple's AI efforts could get a boost from an unlikely source as it turns to Maps data to train its own AI models.
ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode just got a free upgrade — here's what's new
OpenAI is rolling out a series of upgrades to ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode this week, and they could make a big difference to your time with the chatbot.
Is ChatGPT making us lonely? MIT/OpenAI study reveals possible link
Recent studies from OpenAI and MIT's Media Lab have suggested a link between AI chatbot usage and loneliness.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet now supports real-time web searching — but there's a catch
Anthropic's Claude AI tool can now search the web for you in real-time, just like Gemini and ChatGPT.
I tried Gemini's new 'Gems' feature to create my own custom AI fitness coach — here's what happened
Google's Gemini is rolling out a new 'Gems' feature for custom models based on expertise, and it's impressive, but limited.
Perplexity just brought in a 'Squid Game' star to convince you to ditch Google
Squid Game's star is working with Perplexity to help convince you to use its AI model for yourself — while poking fun at rival 'Poogle'
ChatGPT could soon work with Slack and Google Drive to make office life a bit easier
OpenAI will soon start testing Google Drive and Slack integrations via 'Connectors' in ChatGPT, according to a new report.
Google Assistant is losing features to make way for Gemini — here's what's just been axed
Google is revamping its smart assistant lineup, with Gemini nudging Google Assistant out of the frame in the coming months. Here's what you need to know.
OpenAI takes aim at authors with a new AI model that's 'good at creative writing'
ChatGPT creator Sam Altman has announced a new model focusing on creative writing and understanding more complex prompts.
I write about video games for a living, and Xbox's new AI Copilot has me concerned
Microsoft is pushing forward with Copilot integration with the Xbox ecosystem, and while I can see the positives, it raises yet more ethical concerns.
Google is putting it's Gemini 2.0 AI into robots — here's how it's going
Google DeepMind has started putting the latest version of Gemini into machines to "lay the foundation for a new generation of helpful robots."
Google's next big Circle to Search upgrade could involve automatic translation — here's what we know
Circle to Search is likely to get a fresh new translation function — here's all we know about Google's next update so far.
