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Lilbits: Cortana for Windows is dead, Brave Search doesn’t rely on Bing anymore, and a DIY handheld Linux PC

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on Lilbits: Cortana for Windows is dead, Brave Search doesn’t rely on Bing anymore, and a DIY handheld Linux PC

It’s hard building a search engine from scratch, which is probably why privacy-centric web browser DuckDuckGo relies on Bing for its search index. But when privacy-focused browser company Brave launched a search engine a few years ago, the company did build its own search index… but still relied on Bing for image and video search. Now […]

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Lilbits: AI everywhere, aCropalypse and the Windows Snipping Tool, and NVIDIA’s new GPUs for mobile workstations

by Brad Linder 26 Comments on Lilbits: AI everywhere, aCropalypse and the Windows Snipping Tool, and NVIDIA’s new GPUs for mobile workstations

Google unveiled its answer to ChatGPT in February. Now it’s available for testing… by a select few folks in the US and UK who add their name to a waitlist. Meanwhile Microsoft’s Bing AI ChatBot still technically has a waitlist, but the company seems to be granting access immediately to anyone who signs up from a […]

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Lilbits: Pixel 8 design leaked, Amazon phases out Kindle newspaper and magazine subscriptions

by Brad Linder 5 Comments on Lilbits: Pixel 8 design leaked, Amazon phases out Kindle newspaper and magazine subscriptions

Did you know that you could subscribe to digital editions on certain newspapers and magazines through Amazon and have them delivered to your Kindle device? Well you could for the past decade or so… but Amazon is in the process of pulling the plug on the program. You can no longer sign up for new […]

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Windows 11 update brings AI-powered Bing to the Search Box, tabs to Notepad, Phone Link for iOS, and more

by Brad Linder 7 Comments on Windows 11 update brings AI-powered Bing to the Search Box, tabs to Notepad, Phone Link for iOS, and more

If you’ve ever wished your computer could tell you it loves you… and that you don’t love your spouse, then you may be happy to know that Microsoft is bringing its new AI-powered Bing to the Windows 11 Search Box. It’s just one of many new features rolling out today as part of a major […]

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Microsoft is experimenting with a Search widget on the Windows 11 desktop

by Brad Linder 3 Comments on Microsoft is experimenting with a Search widget on the Windows 11 desktop

Windows 11 brought the return of widgets to Microsoft’s desktop operating system, but for the most part they’ve been confined to a Widgets board that slides out from the left side of the screen when you want to use it and hides away when you don’t. Now Microsoft has introduced an experimental search box widget […]

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Bing Snapshots: Microsoft provides relevant search results from any app

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Google plans to roll out a new feature for Android phones called Google Now on Tap, which will let you swipe up from the home button on any screen to get relevant information. Chatting with a friend about restaurants? Now on Tap can show you directions, phone numbers, and menus. Looking up a movie? Google can […]

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Cyanogen, Microsoft partnership means more Bing on Cyanogen OS phones

by Brad Linder 9 Comments on Cyanogen, Microsoft partnership means more Bing on Cyanogen OS phones

Cyanogen OS is an operating system for mobile devices that’s based on Google Android… but the makers of Cyanogen OS have been pretty vocal about plans to reduce their reliance on Google’s apps. Now the company has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft, which means  future versions of the Android-based operating system could feature tight […]

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Microsoft Torque brings Bing voice search to Android phones

by Brad Linder 3 Comments on Microsoft Torque brings Bing voice search to Android phones

Microsoft’s Bing Torque Search app lets you search the web, get a weather forecast, calculate math problems, or perform other actions using your voice. Torque launched in October as an app for Android Wear smartwatches. Now it’s available for Android phone as well. All you need to do to start Torque is shake your phone […]