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Freemake Video Converter during our review process

Freemake Video Converter review

By Steve Paris last updated

Convert videos from your desktop or sites like YouTube and Vimeo to any format you like – for free.

Creative Software
HandBrake during our review process

HandBrake review

By Steve Paris last updated

A cross-platform video converter with loads of features.

Creative Software
Oculus Quest headset and Oculus Touch controllers

Meta sets Oculus Quest headset shelf-life at six years, but there's still hope that the Meta Quest 2 will survive past 2026

By Hamish Hector published

Meta has ended all software updates to the Oculus Quest, which suggests the Quest 2 could enter stasis in 2026.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Humanity's Last Exam

OpenAI's Deep Research smashes records for the world's hardest AI exam, with ChatGPT o3-mini and DeepSeek left in its wake

By John-Anthony Disotto published

OpenAI Deep Research and ChatGPT o3-mini set new records on the world’s hardest AI exam.

Artificial Intelligence
A person using Google Maps on their phone

Google Maps could get its most useful Gemini AI upgrade so far soon to speed up your searches

By David Nield published

Code hidden in the latest version of Google Maps for Android points to a closer integration with the Gemini assistant.

Artificial Intelligence
Windows 11 forced onto old hardware

Microsoft quietly removed its instructions for installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC – is this something to do with the 24H2 update?

By Darren Allan published

Microsoft has deleted its instructions for installing Windows 11 on an unsupported PC – though I wouldn’t recommend doing this anyway.

Windows
Microsoft Copilot Think Deeper

I tested OpenAI's o1 model in Microsoft Copilot and it's a little overwhelming

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

OpenAI's o1 model in Microsoft Copilot is powerful but verbose.

Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Paint Copilot

Microsoft Paint brushes up on AI

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

Microsoft Paint adds Copilot AI tools.

Artificial Intelligence
Sam Altman and OpenAI

I pitted ChatGPT’s new o3-mini reasoning model against DeepSeek-R1, and I was shocked by the results

By Graham Barlow published

How does the new o3-mini reasoning model stack up against DeepSeek-R1?

Artificial Intelligence
The Meta Orion glasses on a table next to a wristband and controller.

Meta Orion AR Glasses: the latest news on the game-changing prototype, and when we might see a consumer version

By Hamish Hector last updated

Meta Connect 2024 revealed the Meta Orion AR glasses: here's everything we know

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
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