Week in Review: The top stories in phones, computing, streaming, and more

Apple WWDC previewed, Computex reviewed, and a smart-ring litigation loop Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 7, 2024 CONNECT WITH TECH RADAR  [Facebook]( [X]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( [Tech Radar]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( [] Welcome to the Week in Review [] Welcome As I write this, I’m thinking about the gear I’ll pack for Apple’s WWDC 2024 event (laptop, tablet, phone(s), camera, mics). The keynote is on Monday, and a good chunk of the TechRadar team has been thinking and writing about it all week – and I think our Mobiles Editor Roland Moore-Coyler gets closest to summing up our expectations in the piece linked below: Apple will do AI differently. Oh, did I not mention that AI will be the core focus of Apple’s big developer event in Cupertino, California? Because it will. As Roland surmises, AI will be suffused in all parts of the Apple ecosystem (and touch virtually every product); but our Health, Fitness, and Wearables guru Matt Evans notes somewhat presciently that Apple must do AI differently when it comes to health and protecting our privacy. Matt’s been busy this week, and he also walks us through the simmering controversy and potential legal battle involving smart-ring pioneer Oura and smart-ring newbie Samsung. I have news for them: there’s room for everyone, and these tech giants should learn to play nice and stop engaging in these nonsense patent wars. Even so, AI is now like a magnet around here, and even when it’s not working well it draws our attention. Tthe week began with a massive ChatGPT outage – that’s right, even the absence of AI is news. As are the downsides of the tech, which our Computing Editor John Loeffler picked apart in a rant filed from the Computex 2024 show floor about Nvdia’s growing AI plans, and how they might impact our planet. (And don’t try to sell me on off-world life – I just watched the new Alien: Romulus trailer, and I think I’ll stick right here in our neck of the galaxy, thank you very much.) Enjoy this walk back through the top stories of the week, and don’t forget to check in with us for all the breaking news from WWDC 2024 on Monday. Lance Ulanoff, Editor-at-Large [] The Week in Apple [] [Apple is set to go big on AI but in a very Apple way]( Apple AI announcements are imminent (Yuganov Konstantin / Shutterstock) [Apple is set to go big on AI – but in a very Apple way]( Apple's WWDC 2024 event is almost here, and we're expecting updates on all its software products, including iOS 18 and macOS 15. It's clear that AI will be the star of the show, but we're expecting a few Apple-style twists on the AI chatbots and tools we've seen so far. [Read the full story]( [] - [5 things we're expecting from WWDC 2024]( [] - [macOS 15 wishlist: 4 ways Apple could steal Windows 11 users]( [] - [I love the Apple Vision Pro – so why do I hardly ever use it?]( [] The week at Computex 2024 [] [Computex 2024 restarted the PC vs Mac fight]( Laptop makers are battling for market share (Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock) [Computex 2024 restarted the PC vs Mac fight]( We've been reporting from Computex 2024 in Taipei all week, and the event had the feel of Microsoft and Windows PC makers striking back against Apple, showcasing their own speedy, lightweight processors and devices – and the onus is now back on Apple. [Read the full story]( [] - [How Qualcomm won Computex 2024 before it even started]( [] - [Windows on ARM is finally going to put an end to Wintel dominance]( [] - [Watching Nvidia's Computex keynote made my blood run cold]( [] The week in AI [] [ChatGPT has shown off an impressive new voice demo]( New voice features are coming to ChatGPT (OpenAI) [ChatGPT has shown off an impressive new voice demo]( The latest ChatGPT video demo shows how the AI bot can create voices for different animal characters from scratch, then use them to tell a story. It's an impressive clip – and it sounds as though Apple will be adding ChatGPT to iOS and Siri next week too. [Read the full story]( [] - [After 25 years of Google Search, AI overviews could ruin it]( [] - [Google executive explains why smartphones are the perfect place for AI]( [] - [I tested Siri against Gemini and Bixby in 25 challenges]( [] Today's best deals, picked by TechRadar's experts [] - [Best Buy has a huge Apple sale this weekend – these are the 11 best deals]( [] - [Bowers & Wilkins Px7 headphones drop to a new-low price at Amazon US]( [] - [Get the Galaxy S24 with free Galaxy Buds 2 Pro for just £239 on trade-in]( [] The week in wearables [] [This legal battle shows the smart ring era is upon us]( The Samsung Galaxy Ring is close to launch (Samsung) [This legal battle shows the smart ring era is upon us]( Smart rings have been around for a while now, but Samsung is the highest-profile tech brand yet to get involved with this product category – and its preemptive legal strike against Oura and its own smart rings suggest things are about to get serious. [Read the full story]( [] - [A Fitbit smart ring could be en route, according to a new patent]( [] - [Key Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra specs just leak]( [] - [Do we really want AI on watchOS, or anywhere near our health apps?]( [] The week in entertainment [] [The best movies and shows to stream this weekend]( The Acolyte has landed on Disney Plus (Lucasfilm / Disney Plus) [The best movies and shows to stream this weekend]( Looking for something to stream this weekend? We’ve got plenty of suggestions, including new Star Wars series The Acolyte on Disney Plus, acclaimed Netflix rom-com crime thriller Hit Man, and Max comedy Fantasmas, from the surrealist mind of Julio Torres. [Read the full story]( [] - [New Netflix trailer for Arcane season 2 teases new heroes]( [] - [Star Wars: The Acolyte's first big plot twist did nothing for me]( [] - [The first trailer for Alien: Romulus wraps you in a horrifying face hug]( [] More of this week's top stories [] - [Android's Find My Device trackers could soon get a key upgrade]( [] - [Play this piece of Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail content before the expansion]( [] - [These noise-cancelling headphones are what Nothing should've released]( [] - [Meta can't stop leaking its next VR headset, the Quest 3S]( [] - [Huge Samsung Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro leak reveals audio upgrades]( Sharing TechRadar with your network keeps the quality of content high and these newsletters free. 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