on-device processing

Your smartphone is using artificial intelligence far more often than most people realize, and that matters because the biggest AI shift on phones is not always the flashy chatbot prompt or image generator. It is the quiet, background AI that smooths battery life, filters calls, improves photos...

Microsoft’s Copilot on Windows has taken a decisive step from chat assistant to document workhorse: the Copilot app can now generate Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and PDFs directly from a chat session, and it can link to personal email and cloud accounts so it can...

Microsoft has pushed a major Copilot update that brings Copilot Voice and Copilot Vision to every Windows 11 PC, removing the feature gap that previously segmented capabilities between Copilot+ machines with dedicated NPUs and the broader installed base of Windows 11 systems. Background...

Samsung used IFA in Berlin to make the living room more than a screen — it announced Vision AI Companion, a unified, multimodal AI layer for its 2024–2025 TVs and smart monitors that folds advanced on‑device vision and audio features together with cloud‑backed generative agents such as Microsoft...

Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to bring Microsoft Copilot — the company’s generative AI assistant — to Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Smart Monitors, folding natural‑language AI into large displays via Samsung’s new Vision AI framework and a Copilot web experience built into the screens. This move...

Fundamental Research Labs’ new product, Shortcut, has forced a familiar office question into the open: if spreadsheets can be written, audited, and modeled by agentic AI from a single natural-language prompt, does anybody still need to open Excel every day? Background Fundamental Research Labs...

Microsoft has pushed a quiet but consequential component update to the Image Transform AI module — KB5065502 — which delivers Image Transform version 1.2507.797.0 to Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, replacing the prior 1.2507.793.0 release and installing automatically through...

Microsoft’s continual drive to integrate advanced artificial intelligence into Windows has taken a significant leap with the recent announcement of Copilot Vision, an expansive new feature designed to transform how users interact with their PCs. Emerging at a pivotal moment in AI-driven personal...

Windows 11 is quietly transforming how users handle digital photos, and its latest preview feature underlines Microsoft's commitment to frictionless, user-centric innovation. Not so long ago, compressing image files on Windows usually required a third-party application or the tedious intricacies...

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence continues to reshape even our everyday desktop experiences, and few tools exemplify this trajectory more clearly than the latest update to the Microsoft Photos app for Windows Insiders. As of this week, select users running Copilot+ PCs — notably...

The arrival of “Hey, Copilot” wake-word support in Windows 11 Insider builds marks a significant leap in Microsoft’s ambitions to make voice interaction a core part of the modern PC experience. For users running the Copilot app version 1.25051.10.0 (or newer) with the system language set to...

Windows users have witnessed a steady evolution in voice-assistant technology—from the limited, at times inconsistent, capabilities of Cortana, Microsoft's now-retired digital assistant, to the prominence of AI-driven conversational interfaces. Now, with its latest experiment, Microsoft is...

Fans of Microsoft’s Copilot AI on Windows 11 are in for a treat: recent developments, now rolling out to Windows Insiders, are about to streamline and enhance the way you interact with your artificial intelligence assistant. With the introduction of the Press to Talk feature, Copilot is finally...

The quiet evolution of Windows continues to reshape how millions interact with their PCs, and Microsoft’s Copilot AI now claims center stage—a move underscored by a significant new update rolling out to Windows Insiders. As of today, a hands-free experience is becoming a reality: users can...

The landscape of Windows computing continues to evolve, as Microsoft introduces new features atop Windows 11, embedding cutting-edge artificial intelligence not just as a productivity companion, but as a core part of how users interact with their devices. The latest innovation, the “AI agents”...

As Microsoft accelerates its integration of artificial intelligence across the Windows ecosystem, recent announcements have positioned Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11 at the vanguard of intelligent personal computing. Central to these innovations is the introduction of the new "agent" feature for...

With Microsoft’s latest announcements, Windows 11 is set to change in ways both significant and subtle, signaling the most tangible evolution of the desktop experience since its initial release. The company’s new surface hardware undoubtedly made headlines, but it is the sweeping set of software...

Microsoft's Windows 11 Copilot+ Recall feature has finally reached a public rollout phase after a prolonged and controversial development journey. Initially announced in mid-2024 as part of Microsoft's broader AI integration within Windows ecosystems, Recall is an AI-driven feature designed to...

Gone are the days when Windows PCs sat quietly on your desk, relegated to that classic role of digital workhorse—capable, reliable, but neither especially inventive nor intuitive. The introduction of Copilot+ PCs promises to change that equation, thrusting artificial intelligence squarely into...

PowerToys on Windows 11 just got even more indispensable. The latest 0.89.0 update introduces a powerful twist to its Advanced Paste tool: fast and local video and audio conversion. For long-time Windows enthusiasts and productivity power-users alike, this marks a significant boost in...