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    This Android tablet brings a $1,700 iPad Pro feature to the $400 price range – and it’s just as good

    Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETThe first time I used an anti-reflective display on a personal device was last year when I reviewed the Galaxy S24 Ultra. I was amazed by the quality-of-life improvements it brought to my daily use — and I wanted to see it on more devices. Therefore, I wasn’t too pleased when Apple priced its nano-textured iPad Pro out of budget by limiting it to the 1TB variant. I wanted a flagship iPad with an anti-reflective screen, but that price made the feature inaccessible. Finally, I’ve found a great tablet with a nanotexture display that doesn’t break the bank.Also: I replaced my iPad with a $100 Android tablet, and here’s my verdict after a weekThe Xiaomi Pad 7 More

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    Hume’s new EVI 3 model lets you customize AI voices – how to try it

    Xuanyu Han/Getty Images Hume AI is launching EVI 3, the third iteration of its Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) model, which can interact with users in a huge variety of humanlike voices. Like ChatGPT’s voice mode, EVI 3 comes with an assortment of preprogrammed AI voices. These are listed by personality and character descriptions, including “Old […] More

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    Slow Roku TV? This 30-second fix made my system run like new again

    Maria Diaz/ZDNETThe first Roku device was launched 17 years ago. It was initially developed in partnership with Netflix to stream its “Watch Instantly” service. Since then, the company has released numerous generations of streaming players and its very own Roku TVs — which means you might own one of these older devices. What is a cache?Just like your computer or smartphone, your Roku TV also stores temporary data (the cache) to help apps load faster. It’s like a digital shortcut; when you open an app, instead of redownloading everything from scratch, your Roku remembers certain elements, like images or login information. Over time, this cache can become cluttered, corrupted, or just plain too full. When that happens, it can lead to sluggish performance, apps freezing, audio-video sync issues, or even those dreaded error messages that pop up right when the show you’re watching is getting good. Also: How to clear your TV cache (and why you shouldn’t wait to do it)While Roku is somewhat unique compared with other smart TVs that might have a direct “clear cache” button buried in the settings, it’s still an option, and an important one to check now and then. Below are the two quickest and most effective ways to clear your Roku cache. More