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For years, tech companies have tried making AI assistants sound warmer, friendlier, and more emotionally human. But new research suggests that approach may actually backfire more often than companies expect. A recent study highlighted by Tech Xplore found that people generally prefer AI chatbots whose personalities mirror their own communication style rather than assistants that act excessively cheerful or overly friendly all the time. According to the findings by the Northeastern researchers challenge one of the biggest assumptions driving modern AI development is that making chatbots more emotionally expressive automatically improves user experience. People prefer AI that feels familiar, not…

If you have ever typed a file name into Windows Search but stopped midway because you only remembered part of it, Microsoft has something for you.  In its latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build, Microsoft has added a focused but genuinely useful improvement to the way Windows Search finds your files. It is one of those fixes that makes me wonder why it took so long.  What is Search by Substring and why does it matter? Released on May 29 to both the Experimental and Beta channels, the new feature is called Search by Substring, and what it does is…

The battle for compact high-performance desktops is heating up, and Nvidia appears ready to enter territory long dominated by Apple’s Mac Studio. At Computex 2026, MSI unveiled a new AI-focused mini PC called the MSI EdgeMesa N AI, powered by Nvidia’s brand-new RTX Spark platform. The launch signals Nvidia’s growing ambition to push AI computing beyond traditional gaming desktops and into compact creator and workstation machines. More importantly, it also shows PC brands moving aggressively toward Apple’s increasingly successful formula of powerful desktop performance inside small, minimalist systems. A tiny AI workstation built around Nvidia’s new RTX Spark platform MSI’s…

Google has been unusually quiet about its Gemini-powered Home Speaker ever since announcing it in October 2025. I was expecting the device to make an appearance at the I/O 2026, but that didn’t happen either.  Now, a product page on Best Buy Canada just casually posted (read leaked) a release date, suggesting the wait is almost over. What does the leak suggest? As per the Best Buy page, the Home Speaker might be released on June 25, 2026 (via 9To5Google). The page has since been updated, and the launch date has been removed, which is the kind of thing that usually…

Apple’s MacBook Pro has had a comfortable run as the default laptop for creative professionals. Video editors, photographers, 3D artists, and developers all converged on the device, both because of the performance and the exceptional connectivity and continuity with iPhones.  Dell thinks it has finally built something that changes that calculus. Announced at Computex 2026, the XPS 16 Creator Edition is Dell’s first laptop built around Nvidia’s new RTX Spark superchip. This is the NVIDIA RTX Spark Superchip. A new beginning for personal computers.Designed for creators, AI developers, and gamers, RTX Spark brings over 30 years of NVIDIA innovation to…

Samsung Galaxy phones have had a lockdown mode for years. It’s a manual option tucked inside the power menu that disables fingerprint and face unlock and forces a PIN entry.  It is a useful last resort for situations where someone might force you to unlock your phone with your face or finger. The problem was that most people either didn’t know it existed or never used it in the first place. One UI 9 fixes that, and it does so by removing the choice entirely. What exactly changed in the power menu? Spotted by SammyFans and corroborated by members of…

Sony is finally setting release dates for two PlayStation accessories that have been in the “coming soon” category since their debut last year. The company has confirmed that preorders for its FlexStrike wireless fight stick and its unusual 27-inch gaming monitor with a built-in DualSense charging hook will begin this June, with both products arriving later this summer. For fighting game fans and desk-bound PlayStation players, these are arguably two of Sony’s most interesting hardware experiments outside the PS5 itself. FlexStrike arrives just in time for fighting game season Sony’s first wireless fight stick, the FlexStrike, will officially launch on…

The battle for premium TV buyers has largely revolved around two technologies in recent years: OLED and Mini LED. OLED has earned a reputation for delivering exceptional contrast and viewing angles, while Mini LED has pushed brightness levels to new heights. The tradeoff has often been deciding which compromise makes more sense for your room and viewing habits. Sony believes that conversation may be about to change. During a private media briefing in New York City, the company unveiled a new display technology called True RGB, which rethinks how a TV backlight works and aims to combine some of the…

Apple is reportedly preparing to turn the iPhone into an even bigger financial hub with a new built-in bill splitting feature designed for group dinners, travel expenses, and shared payments. According to a report from Mark Gurman, the company plans to announce the feature at WWDC next week as part of iOS 27. The new tool would allow users to photograph a restaurant receipt, automatically calculate individual shares including tax and tips, assign items to specific people, and send payment requests directly through Apple Cash. The feature is expected to work inside both the Wallet app and Messages, with payment…

A scanned invoice arrives as an image-based PDF. The text gets extracted through an OCR website, formatting is fixed manually inside another editor, signatures are added through a separate platform, and the final document is exported again for approvals or archiving. The individual steps are simple enough, but the workflow itself becomes unnecessarily fragmented once multiple browser utilities, desktop tools, and cloud services are involved. Wondershare PDFelement isn’t just a PDF editor — it’s an all-in-one workflow platform for real office productivity. OCR, editing, batch conversion, annotations, AI-assisted handling, e-signatures, and document organization all live in one workspace. Whether it’s…