As I described here, Power BI can send SQL queries in parallel in DirectQuery mode and you can see from the Timeline column there is some parallelism happening here – the last two SQL queries ...

Forge 2025.3 adds AI Assistant to SQL Complete, supports SSMS 22, Visual Studio 2026, MySQL 9.5, MariaDB 12.2, and ...

Apple Notes is a versatile and powerful tool that goes far beyond basic note-taking. With its seamless integration across Apple devices and a host of advanced features, it can significantly enhance ...

Staff at an Ohio library were shocked to discover a note alongside something else unexpected in an overdue book returned by a young girl. "I bit off more than I could chew by checking 11 books out," ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Hardware maker Plaud launched a new AI notetaker called Plaud NotePin S, along with a desktop app that helps you take notes for digital meetings, ahead of CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The company first ...

Just days after Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft went on sale, a potential competitor has emerged. TCL has lifted the covers of its upcoming Nxtpaper tablet, and it takes on Amazon’s offering with ...

The Boox Note Air 5 C e-ink tablet and ebook reader doesn't try to fix what isn't broken, but its internal upgrades help an already solid tablet become just a bit stronger. In October, Boox rolled out ...

A critical SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in the Xiaomi Notes (Mi Notes) application's ContentProvider implementation. This vulnerability allows any third-party application to execute ...

There are a lot of underutilized technologies in common PC apps that are really useful once you discover them. One on my list is Object Character Recognition (OCR) technology. You’ll find OCR in ...