I Used Gmail's AI Tool to Do Hours of Work for Me in 10 Minutes - with 3 Prompts
Google’s Gmail now lets users type natural‑language prompts directly into the search bar, turning the inbox into an AI‑powered command center. In a ZDNET test, the author used three simple prompts to extract vendor status, contact details, and generate a ready‑to‑send draft, cutting a 70‑hour email‑heavy project down to roughly ten minutes. The AI overlays appear at the top of messages and cannot be disabled, sparking mixed reactions among power users. The experiment demonstrates how generative AI can automate tedious email triage and drafting tasks.
I Used Apple Music's New AI Tool to Break Out of My Music Rut - and It Worked
Apple Music introduced Playlist Playground in iOS 26.4, an AI‑driven tool that generates playlists from user‑provided prompts. The feature can produce themed collections for activities like walking, workouts, or focused work, but its success hinges on how precisely users describe the...
5 Ways to Use AI when Your Budget Is Tight
Businesses can still tap AI’s potential even with tight budgets by repurposing existing software, leveraging open‑source tools, and using pay‑as‑you‑go cloud platforms. Executives from Ricoh, Thomson Reuters, Booking.com, Freshworks, and Toyota share practical steps, from exploiting Microsoft 365 Copilot to...
Why I Pick This $200 Motorola Phone over Cheap Google and Samsung Models
Motorola’s 2026 Moto G refresh sticks closely to the 2025 model, offering a $200 mid‑range Android phone with a sleek vegan‑leather back and a bold pink finish. It features a 6.7‑inch HD+ display with 120 Hz refresh, a 50 MP main camera...
How to Share Your Location on Android Quickly: 5 Easy Ways - Including by Text
ZDNET outlines five free ways to share an Android device’s location, ranging from one‑time snapshots to continuous live tracking. Google Maps emerges as the most versatile option, offering static pins, live streams, and trip‑progress updates that work across iOS and...
Netflix Premium Vs. Netflix Standard: I Compared the Subscriptions Plans to Find the Best Deal
Netflix offers two contrasting subscription tiers: Premium at $25 per month delivers 4K HDR video, spatial audio, and four simultaneous streams, while the ad‑supported Standard plan costs $8 per month, limits streaming to two devices and caps video at 1080p....