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US Mac growth suggests Microsoft may have done Apple a huge favor

Growth in US Mac shipments hit more than 25% in the final quarter of last year, outperforming that of all PC makers. Only Acer came close with 20% growth, while market leaders HP and Dell both saw their shipments decline year-on-year. A market intellig...

2025-03-19 12:10

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Snapdragon X Elite "upgraded graphics drivers" improve gaming performance — Helldivers 2 and Palworld now supported

Windows 11 PCs with Snapdragon X Elite processors can access a new beta driver to improve app and gaming stability.

2025-03-19 12:05

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EU confirms Apple can make a portless iPhone without USB-C

The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be the slimmest iPhone Apple has ever made, and a report over the weekend suggested that the company even considered making it the first portless phone. It said the iPhone maker ultimately decided against this, in part ...

2025-03-19 11:29

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Another Round Of Rust Compiler Improvements Merged For GCC 15.1

A few days ago there was a batch of 145 patches merged for the upcoming GCC 15 compiler release to enhance the Rust "gccrs" front-end. That big set of patches merged the Polonius borrow checker and made other notable improvements. Today another 144 pat...

2025-03-19 11:28

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Microsoft no longer includes a power supply with Surface Pro 11 in some regions — now you have to pay extra for one

Microsoft is now complying with an EU initiative that allows the Surface Pro 11 to ship without a power supply, instead charging extra for it as an optional accessory.

2025-03-19 10:34

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Intel Wrapping Up Family 18 / Family 19 CPU Model Preparations Ahead Of Linux 6.15

Over the past year Intel has been working to prepare the Linux kernel for the end of the "Family 6" CPU era. There's been a big rework to the Intel CPU model handling within the Linux kernel given that "Family 6" has been in use since the 1990s and mov...

2025-03-19 10:20

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Xbox Indie Hub Ceros Build 2025 03

2025-03-19 10:00

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Fedora 42 Beta out with new COSMIC desktop environment Spin

Fedora 42 Beta is now available for download. In around one month, the stable version will be released. So, it's looking for people to test the beta and report bugs. Read more...

2025-03-19 09:48

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Beyond The ROCm Software, AMD Has Been Making Great Strides In Documentation & Robust Containers

AMD recently allowed me some time with their AMD Accelerator Cloud (AAC) leveraging multiple Instinct MI300X accelerators. During this brief opportunity to try out their latest software advancements with the Instinct MI300X and the ROCm compute stack, ...

2025-03-19 08:56

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Roku TV wireless soundbar and subwoofer (2023 model) back to lowest ever price

The Roku TV wireless soundbar and wireless subwoofer (2023 model) combo is on sale for the lowest price again after many months. Read more...

2025-03-19 08:40

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Microsoft partners with Swiss startup to develop AI inspired by the human brain

Microsoft is teaming up with Swiss startup inait to integrate its biologically-inspired AI model to revolutionise robotics, financial trading and more. Read more...

2025-03-19 08:04

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Oracle details new features, performance improvements of Java 24

Oracle has announced the release of Java 24, including JDK 24, for developers to download. It introduces new AI and post-quantum crypto capabilities. Read more...

2025-03-19 07:44

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Intel AVX10 Drops Optional 512-bit: No AVX10 256-bit Only E-Cores In The Future

Intel updated their AVX10 whitepaper and associated open-source compiler patches around this next Advanced Vector Extensions standard... While AVX10 had intended to allow either 256-bit or 612-bit modes depending upon processor capabilities, Intel has ...

2025-03-19 06:48

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Linux 6.15 To Support The Airoha NPU - A RISC-V Network Processor Unit

Patches queued up this month into net-next ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel merge window add support for the Airoha NPU... Not to be confused with the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that is all the rage these days for helping with AI, the Airoha N...

2025-03-19 06:36

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DRM Sync Object Optimizations Show Minor Benefit On The Steam Deck

Tvrtko Ursulin of Igalia has been working on some optimizations to the DRM synchronization object "drm_syncobj" code for slightly more efficient use on the CPU side...

2025-03-19 06:27

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Anyone can now use Google Gemini without signing in

Google has now opened the gates of Gemini for everyone, even for those who don't have a Google account. Read more...

2025-03-19 05:54

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If you live in Denver, then you can get an Apple AirTag or a Samsung tracker for free

Apple freebies are hard to come by, but if you are in Denver, Colorado, you might be in for a treat to combat an important issue. Read more...

2025-03-19 05:28

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General Motors partners with NVIDIA to bring AI features to its cars and factories

General Motors and NVIDIA have announced a strategic partnership to integrate AI features into its vehicles as well as manufacturing operations. Read more...

2025-03-19 04:48

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Xbox "Adaptive Joystick" launched at Microsoft Ability Summit — now available exclusively in the Microsoft Store

Microsoft celebrates its commitment to invest in accessibility during the 15th annual Microsoft Ability Summit by launching the Xbox Adaptive Joystick to the Microsoft Store.

2025-03-19 03:11

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The latest Xbox accessibility accessory is available now exclusively via the Microsoft Store

Microsoft celebrates its commitment to invest in accessibility during the 15th annual Microsoft Ability Summit by launching the Xbox Adaptive Joystick to the Microsoft Store.

2025-03-19 03:11

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