Intel’s newest B580 GPU underperforms last-gen Arc Alchemist card in Linux benchmarks – likely due to early teething pains
It seems Intel has some work to do on Battemage’s Linux support as the B580 is much faster on Windows than on Linux, when normally it’s the other way around for Intel graphics.
2024-12-18 14:35
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Hear how it's been developing on Windows 11 on ARM for a whole year from an actual developer who's been using it
From the mouth of a software developer using Windows 11 on ARM for a full year, hear about the experience, both good and not so good.
2024-12-18 14:17
The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max may stick with triangular camera layout
Latest information suggests that Apple will continue to use the triangular camera module instead of the horizontal camera layout on the iPhone 17 Pro. Read more...
2024-12-18 14:04
Proposed Contractual Remedies in United States v. Google Threaten Vital Role of Independent Browsers
Giving people the ability to shape the internet and their experiences on it is at the heart of Mozilla’s Manifesto. This includes empowering people to choose how they search. On November 20, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed propose...
2024-12-18 14:00
High demand for Intel's Arc B580 as retailers receive weekly restocks — demand outstrips supply for the new $249 GPU champion
Intel delivers new Intel Arc B580 GPU stocks to retailers weekly, but demand is so high that they quickly run out.
2024-12-18 13:57
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Get gaming with this $1,099 pre-built iBUYPOWER desktop PC
Pick up a competent pre-built gaming rig from Best Buy for $1,099, featuring an Intel 14th gen processor and Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti GPU.
2024-12-18 13:55
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Five last minute Apple gift ideas for your iPhone friends and family
With Christmas now just a week away, it’s about time to ‘wrap up’ the holiday shopping season. Everyone is in the midst of hurrying to get their last minute gifts sorted. If you haven’t found something for someone special quite yet, here’s so...
2024-12-18 13:55
After Instagram, Threads to start testing scheduled posts feature
Recently after Meta added the ability to schedule DMs on Instagram, the company will soon start testing the feature for Threads. Read more...
2024-12-18 13:48
Huge growth in AI usage could cause electricity blackouts in US from next year
Electricity regulators are concerned that the huge growth in AI usage could lead to power blackouts in the US and Canada as early as next year. The prediction was published shortly after the public release of iOS 18.2 brought many more Apple Intelligen...
2024-12-18 13:46
Hidden fees banned from hotel and concert apps & websites
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has today announced a new rule which will ban apps and websites in the hotel and event industries from using hidden fees to engage in bait-and-switch pricing. The agency found it was common practice for companies to ...
2024-12-18 13:13
Hyte Keeb TKL Review: Unique aesthetic and ultra-smooth switches
The Hyte Keeb TKL packs enthusiast-tier specs and performance in a unique design that is easy to love.
2024-12-18 13:00
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Most popular home internet routers in US may be banned as national security risk
The most popular home internet router brand in the US may be banned from sale in the country over fears that it represents a threat to national security. Three separate US agencies have opened investigations into TP-Link routers, which account for 65% ...
2024-12-18 12:39
Russia plans EUV chipmaking tools that it says will be cheaper and easier to build than ASML's — country outlines new roadmap to smaller chips
Russia to develop lithography systems that could compete against ASML's Twinscan NXE EUV systems.
2024-12-18 12:34
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Leakers clash over iPhone 17 camera layout – triangular versus horizontal
Two leakers, each with enough of a track record to give them some credibility, are clashing over the iPhone 17 camera layout. The first says that the iPhone 17 Pro will adopt a horizontal layout in a module with a similar shape to the Dynamic Island, w...
2024-12-18 12:09
Qualcomm says its Oryon CPU cores have 1% or less of Arm's original technology — cores in Snapdragon X PC chips are almost entirely custom
Qualcomm's custom Oryon CPU cores are based on the Armv8 instruction set architecture, but they contain only about 1% of actual Arm physical IP, says developer.
2024-12-18 12:02
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GlobalWafers inks $406 million CHIPS Act deal to make 300mm wafers in the U.S.
U.S. government and GlobalWafers finalize $406 million deal to build 300mm wafer production facility in Missouri
2024-12-18 11:31
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Meta Fined €251 Million for 2018 Data Breach Impacting 29 Million Accounts
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) for a 2018 data breach that impacted millions of users in the bloc, in what's the latest financial hit the company has...
2024-12-18 11:13
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MemryX MX3 M.2 Module Delivers Nice AI Performance With A Great Software Experience
While there are a growing number of startups offering AI accelerators, many of them are more or less vaporware and the other big challenge even among those actually shipping products is their software stacks are very premature or an outright heaping me...
2024-12-18 11:00