Early last month, I wrote about how Google was starting to roll out the newest Gemini Live features, including screen sharing and live video. Originally codenamed Project Astra, the features have slowly become available across multiple Android devices. But, if you were hoping to get open access to the newest Gemini Live AI video features, Google has news: you’ll need to pay for a Gemini Advanced subscription to use them. That’s right, a new support document about the features—which Google claims are still rolling out to new Android devices slowly—will require an Android device running Android 10 or later and a Gemini Advanced subscription. You can subscribe to Gemini Advanced as part of Google’s AI Premium Plan, which costs $19.99 a month. It also gives you access to Gemini’s best models, upgraded limits, and other perks like increased Google Drive storage space. It’s not a terrible deal, considering it's on par with other AI services like ChatGPT Plus and comes with some other goodies, too. Google used the smart glasses on the right to demo Project Astra (Gemini Live) at I/O 2024. Image source: Google The disappointment, though, lies in that many hopes that Gemini Live’s AI video features would be available to the general public without a subscription. While it might have been a longshot hope, it was still something that many had crossed their fingers for. However, it makes sense that Google would tie what it considers one of Gemini’s more useful features behind a paywall. AI services like Gemini are exorbitantly expensive to run, so Google is going to be looking for ways to make money off its features in any way that it can. That said, it could very well release versions of the Gemini Live video functionality to the free version of Gemini somewhere down the line. The support document also says you’ll need to have the Gemini app installed—or be using Gemini as your Google Assistant—to make use of Gemini Live’s AI video functionality. For now, Gemini Live screen sharing and video capture won’t work on the Gemini web app. That could change in the future, though. Considering AI is getting good enough to pass the Turing Test and fool humans into thinking they’re talking to real humans, these tools are only going to become more prevalent as they continue to be updated and improved. Don't Miss: GPT-4.5 passed a Turing test, according to a new study The post You can’t use this awesome new Gemini Live AI video feature unless you pay appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Here are our favorite Magenta Status perks you can only get from T-Mobile Amazon Big Spring Sale: $299 Apple Watch S10, $350 70″ smart TV, $299 King mattress, $58 myQ, more Today’s deals: $99 Beats Pill, $230 Apple Watch Series 9, $270 Roku TV, $12 Crest 3D White toothpaste, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: Apple deals, gaming laptops, Crest 3D Whitestrips, Samsung deals, more

With iOS 18.4 having just been released and Apple Intelligence expanding to more languages, there's finally a great feature for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16e users to take advantage of: Visual Intelligence. Originally exclusive to the iPhone 16 lineup due to the Camera Control button, Apple decided to include this functionality on the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 16e, as the latter lacks the Camera Control feature (even though this phone is part of the iPhone 16 lineup (so confusing, right?)) but both have the Action Button. That said, every iPhone model with an Action Button or Camera Control can now use Visual Intelligence (iPhone 16 users can only use it through Camera Control). Image source: Christian de Looper for BGR Without further ado, here's how iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16e users can take advantage of Visual Intelligence: Once you update your iPhone to iOS 18.4, open the Settings app. Tap on the Action Button menu. Swipe to Visual Intelligence. Now, every time you press the Action Button, your iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16e automatically launches the Visual Intelligence feature. What’s Visual Intelligence? What does it unlock for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16e users? Using Visual Intelligence on the iPhone 16 Pro. Image source: José Adorno for BGR According to Apple, Visual Intelligence with Camera Control lets you quickly learn “more about the places and objects around you. ” You can look up details about a restaurant or business, have text translated, summarized, or read aloud. Here are some examples: Interact with text: You can use visual intelligence with Camera Control to interact with text around you in various ways. For example, you can have visual intelligence to summarize and translate text or read it aloud. Visual intelligence can also identify contact information in text, such as phone numbers, email addresses, and websites, and take action depending on the type of text. Ask ChatGPT for information: ChatGPT can expand the knowledge available with Apple Intelligence as long as you opt to use this AI tool. Search Google for images: You can use visual intelligence with Camera Control to identify objects around you and then search Google for similar items. Below, you can learn more about Visual Intelligence, which is now available for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16e users too. Don't Miss: How to use iPhone 16’s Visual Intelligence feature The post iPhone 16e and 15 Pro finally got the one Apple AI feature worth using appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon Big Spring Sale: Apple deals, gaming laptops, Crest 3D Whitestrips, Samsung deals, more Today’s deals: $99 Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker, 20% off LG C3 OLED TV, free Amazon Music streaming, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: $299 Apple Watch S10, $350 70″ smart TV, $299 King mattress, $58 myQ, more Here are our favorite Magenta Status perks you can only get from T-Mobile

Apple has been rumored to be upgrading the iPhone 17 Pro's Telephoto camera to a 48MP sensor. That could possibly unlock new possibilities for Pro users, including 8K recording across all three lenses. While readers might be tired of hearing confirmation of this rumor over again, this time, a leaker went a little further to explain what this upgrade might represent. Even though it's a downgrade, it might actually be a good thing. Yeah, try to keep up. According to Majin Bu, the iPhone 17 Pro is "set to transform the world of mobile photography" as it will shift from 120 mm to 85 mm. In other words, this means Apple will stop offering 5x optical zoom and downgrade to 3.5x optical zoom, which Bu says is "perfect for portraits and everyday shots." Still, this downgrade could be good news. Compared to the current 12MP sensor, Apple could offer photos with 12MP optical zoom quality of up to 7x (160mm). With that, the new 48MP 3.5x optical zoom would be perfect for savvy users, while typical iPhone owners would be able to zoom even further without losing quality. The leaker also discusses other benefits of the 48MP Telephoto lens on the iPhone 17 Pro, such as more captured light for low-light shots, "lossless cropping without sacrificing details," and the new 85 mm portrait and 160 mm landscape photos. While we have to see if Apple will make these changes to the iPhone 17 Pro Telephoto lens, plenty of other rumored features are coming to this phone. The iPhone 17 Pro is expected to feature a half-glass half, half-aluminum finish, as Apple is ditching titanium for increased durability. Besides that, the iPhone 17 Pro models could undergo another redesign with a “much narrower” Dynamic Island. A few analysts have rumored this, but others suggest Apple will maintain the front of the iPhone unchanged. However, in 2026, Apple might be able to adopt under-display Face ID to its phone. So far, the only iPhone not expected to get a redesign is the iPhone 17, as Apple plans to maintain the same visuals as the iPhone 16. On the other hand, the rumored iPhone 17 Air could also have a similar look to the Pro models, even though it might only feature a single rear camera. Don't Miss: iPhone 17: Release date, rumors, features, A19, price, and Slim model The post iPhone 17 Pro’s telephoto camera downgrade might actually be a good thing appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $99 Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker, 20% off LG C3 OLED TV, free Amazon Music streaming, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: 15% off iPhones, free music streaming, $75 smart TV, $120 Fitbit Charge 6, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: $299 Apple Watch S10, $350 70″ smart TV, $299 King mattress, $58 myQ, more Spring Sale: The ultimate Reolink Wireless Security Camera System is up to 40% off

I watched the Nintendo Switch 2 event waiting for the three most important details from Nintendo: the release date, price, and preorder date for the new handheld. The company didn't quite deliver them during the Direct launch event. Nintendo only told the world the new console will hit stores in early June, without offering the price or the preorder date during the one-hour video. I thought we might get an additional announcement at a later point in time, but it turns out Nintendo was going to reveal the Switch 2 price and preorder date on Wednesday, just not during the event. We learned from the Switch 2 press release that the console will be available for preorder on April 9th. You'll have to pay $449.99 for the Switch 2 or $499.99 if you want the Mario Kart World bundle. The latter seems like the better option seeing that some Nintendo Switch 2 games will cost $80 or $90, depending on whether you like digital downloads or physical releases. Speaking of digital things, Switch 2 microSD cards are also more expensive because they're fast, like SSDs. No, the old memory cards you already own won't work. Gamers hated everything about the Switch 2 price reveal, and that's understandable. Leaks and estimates said the console would cost $399, while games would only go up by $10 to $70. All of this information dropped hours before President Trump made his own announcement. The US imposed tariffs of at least 10% on almost every country on Earth, with some of them getting hit much harder than others. As you might have guessed, the countries that are part of the Switch 2 supply chain were hit with tariffs, too. Nobody was safe. A day later, people are wondering how those tariffs will impact the prices of some of the products they plan to buy this year, whether it's the iPhone 17 or the Nintendo Switch 2. Continue reading... The post How much will the Nintendo Switch 2 cost after Trump’s tariffs?  appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2025: Get $2,000+ free Today’s deals: $399 Apple iPad mini, $12 LifeStraw, $630 Google Pixel 9, $270 Vitamix blender, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $100 off Breville air fryers, $40 Echo Dot, $250 Sony XM5 headphones, more

Ever since ChatGPT debuted, universities have been panicking. Some banned the use of generative AI at school immediately, as products like ChatGPT can be used to cheat on tests and homework. Those worries remain to this day, more than two years later. If anything, genAI software is even more powerful and is even better at helping students cheat on schoolwork. New research has shown that overreliance on AI might erode our ability to think, and critical thinking is key for actually performing tasks in the real world. That study focused on adults in work settings rather than students. However, using AI to cheat at school will surely impact critical thinking for younger AI users. Anthropic is now ready to change the discourse about using AI at school, especially when it comes to higher education. Rather than worrying about detecting assignments that were written by AI, Anthropic launched a new "Claude for Education" program that includes an AI Learning Mode. It's meant to help students use their brains rather than provide direct answers and help them cheat. Continue reading... The post Claude’s special new mode is the right way to use AI for homework appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon Big Spring Sale: Apple deals, gaming laptops, Crest 3D Whitestrips, Samsung deals, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: $299 Apple Watch S10, $350 70″ smart TV, $299 King mattress, $58 myQ, more Today’s deals: $399 Apple iPad mini, $12 LifeStraw, $630 Google Pixel 9, $270 Vitamix blender, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales