Per Reuters, Amazon is developing a new smartphone. A decade after the Amazon Fire Phone flopped in 2014, the company is reportedly returning with “Project Transformer.” Amazon Alexa is expected to be deeply integrated, alongside insights derived from Amazon’s past phone sales data and broader ecosystem usage. The original Fire Phone failed for a variety […]
Samsung Electronics has solidified its dominance in the global commercial displays market, retaining the No. 1 position for an impressive 17th consecutive year in 2025, according to a new report from research firm Omdia.The South Korean tech giant captured a 35.2% market share by unit sales, excluding consumer TVs, while achieving a record high in […]
YouTube has introduced a much-needed improvement to its auto-generated captions and transcripts, making it easier than ever to search through video content. For years, desktop users could access transcripts by clicking the description box and selecting “Show transcript.” While there was no dedicated search bar within the transcript itself, you could simply use Ctrl + […]
Perplexity, the AI search engine and chatbot, is introducing technology that connects its online modules directly to applications on your Mac. While I’m still not entirely sure how it works in practice, the concept sounds promising. I’ve found agent-style browsing to be mixed so far—especially with Perplexity’s own “Comet” feature and Google’s Gemini—but if this […]
Rumble, the Canadian “uncensored” competitor to YouTube, is still an emerging platform. It doesn’t yet have the same level of coder support as YouTube (no built-in AI transcript search, easy exports, etc.). However, because Rumble is more open, you can often download a video’s transcript/captions directly on your device—no third-party tools needed! (Tested on Windows)We’re […]
X’s Grok chatbot is a great tool, and the way it’s integrated into X is super useful. You can push the Grok button on a post draft and have it enhance or rewrite it in whatever style you want. It’s a pretty nifty feature in this golden age of AI—one I’d like to see rolled […]
Phoenix, AZ – March 5, 2026 – TheTechBoy Media today announced two major name changes. The main website (thetechboy.org) will remain online under the same name and continue serving as the central hub. However, the flagship YouTube channel and podcast are now unified under TTB Media, marking a clear shift from a tech-only focus to […]
Wow, another Apple article for TheTechBoy Media—not normal for this Apple hater. Apple released the MacBook Neo, and it’s getting some controversy. The MacBook Neo is basically a budget option ($599 for the base model, $499 if you have an edu email address—which is easy to get without being in school). These are the specs […]
The iPhone 17e represents Apple’s latest attempt to deliver a capable smartphone at a more accessible price point, with the device officially announced on March 2, 2026. Starting at $599 for the 256GB model, it matches the entry price of its predecessor while doubling the base storage from 128GB, which provides users with noticeably more […]
Another day, another Samsung launch, another disappointment. It’s been 6 years since Samsung released the S20 Ultra, and yet their flagship phone in the big ’26 has the same capacity battery as the phone that released when I was in 8th grade, in the pre-COVID era, launching little rockets against my rivals. Now, a trend […]
