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Amazon launches a new entry-level Fire TV Stick with a remote with TV and soundbar controls
Amazon has finally launched an upgraded entry-level Fire TV Stick HD called Fire TV Stick HD that comes with a remote with support for TV and soundbar controls. Read more...
2024-10-18 12:46
First iPad mini 7 benchmarks reveal upgraded RAM and more
Apple announced a new iPad mini on Tuesday, powered by the A17 Pro chip with support for Apple Intelligence features. The first new iPad mini orders are set to arrive to customers next week, but early benchmarks have now surfaced on Geekbench. These re...
2024-10-18 12:35
Apple strong passwords aren’t entirely random, but are cleverly designed
Whenever an Apple device generates a strong password for you, the structure of those secure passwords isn’t entirely random. Instead, Apple created rules specifically designed to make them easier to type if you ever have to do that manually, and to m...
2024-10-18 12:24
Best CPU Coolers 2024: AIO and Air Coolers
These are the best air and liquid/AIO CPU coolers we've tested, for all consumer systems, from small form-factor builds to overclocked big rigs.
2024-10-18 12:19
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As Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin, Brave assures it won't, flaunts its default adblock
Brave has reminded users about how much better it is than Google Chrome as the latter begins disabling MV2 extensions like uBlock Origin. Read more...
2024-10-18 12:06
AMD Ryzen AI 300 MAX series APU support spotted in latest chipset driver from Asus
AMD's latest chipset drivers confirm the existence of the Ryzen AI 300 MAX series, indicating that Strix Halo is on the brink of arrival.
2024-10-18 12:04
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Microsoft and Be My Eyes collaborate in a first-of-it-kind program to make AI models more inclusive by closing the "accuracy gap" for over 340 million people in the blind and low-vision community
Be My Eyes announced it's working with Microsoft "to make AI models more inclusive for the over 340 million people around the world who are blind or have low vision."
2024-10-18 12:02
Best Gaming Laptops Under $1,000
You can spend less than $1,000 on a gaming laptop, and we've tested to find the best ones.
2024-10-18 12:00
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All smartphones will have to be compatible with all Bluetooth hearing aids
The FCC has announced new requirements for all smartphones to be compatible with all Bluetooth hearing aids, and one quirky impact is that this will include AirPods Pro 2. It will also require iPhones to support all Bluetooth hearing aids, not just MFi...
2024-10-18 11:56
The new "Nvidia App" will reportedly launch out of beta alongside RTX 50 series
The Nvidia App that combines the features of Control Panel, GeForce Experience, and RTX Experience will exit beta alongside the RTX 50 series launch, according to a leaker. Read more...
2024-10-18 11:50
Linux 6.13 Poised To Land Prep Patches Working Toward Proxy Execution
Years in the making has been the idea of Proxy Execution for the Linux kernel as a means of implementing priority inheritance by leveraging information from a task's scheduler context and its execution context. While the Proxy Execution patches themsel...
2024-10-18 11:26
Halo co-studio Certain Affinity acquired by Keywords Studios
The Halo co-studio that was working on Project Tatanka, Certain Affinity, has been acquired by Keywords Studios. Read more...
2024-10-18 11:26
Belfast Apple Store opened today, on the island of Ireland
The latest Apple Store opened today in Belfast, Northern Ireland – with local schoolchildren getting access to it ahead of the opening. The location of the store is carefully described as being “on the island of Ireland” rather than “in Ireland...
2024-10-18 11:22
Microsoft Reveals macOS Vulnerability that Bypasses Privacy Controls in Safari Browser
Microsoft has disclosed details about a now-patched security flaw in Apple's Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework in macOS that has likely come under exploitation to get around a user's privacy preferences and access data. The shortcoming...
2024-10-18 11:12
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Microsoft is terminating Azure OpenAI service for individual developers in China
Microsoft is discontinuing its Azure OpenAI service for individual developers in China due to regulatory requirements. Read more...
2024-10-18 11:10
Microsoft Azure CTO claims distribution of AI training is needed as AI datacenters approach power grid limits
Microsoft, other AI giants could take a page from Chinese researchers, who trained an AI model using multiple datacenters at once.
2024-10-18 10:54
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Linux Fixes Indirect Branch Predictor Barrier "IBPB" Handling For Older AMD CPUs
Merged today to Linux 6.12 Git were bug fixes to AMD's Indirect Branch Predictor Barrier (IBPB) handling that can be optionally used as part of the Retbleed and Speculative Return Stack Overflow (SRSO) mitigations on older AMD processors...
2024-10-18 10:42
Sea of Thieves Season 14 is live with stealth focus, but two features get delayed
Rare has pushed the Season 14 content update to Sea of Thieves. It brings a grapple gun, stealthy blow pipes, crouching, disguises, and a lot more. Read more...
2024-10-18 10:40
University student builds simple raycaster maze demo with transparency support in Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is proven capable of raycasting and transparency effects.
2024-10-18 09:48
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A huge disaster: Qualcomm cancels Snapdragon X Elite devkit just days after first orders arrive, multiple months later than planned
The highly anticipated $900 Snapdragon X Elite developer kit that was first announced on stage at Microsoft's developer conference earlier this year has been canned
2024-10-18 09:45