Apple's redesigned 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models receive M2 processors as tablet sales begin recovery
Company introduces cheaper large-sized iPads
Samsung launches a 114-inch Micro LED TV so expensive, buyers receive a free $8,000 8K TV
You also get a discount on speakers and a free $2,200 hotel stay
TikTok and ByteDance sue US government over forced sale, claim free-speech violations
"There is no question: the Act will force a shutdown of TikTok"
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Apple M4 arrives less than a year after M3 as the AI PC battle looms
Something to look forward to: With its newly announced iPads, Apple is fast-tracking the introduction of its M4 processors to compete in the upcoming AI PC race. Although the Cupertino giant claims it has the most powerful NPU on the market, Qualcomm might disagree. Meanwhile, Intel is preparing significant AI performance upgrades over the next year, and Nvidia claims that its GPUs reign supreme in generative AI.
Surprisingly, Google Pixel 8a launches at $499 with 7 years of updates
The new Pixel 8a features Google's Gemini AI at its core. With seven years of OS updates and powerful hardware, the 8a emerges as a highly desirable mid-ranger.
Here is what it would look like if you traveled into the event horizon of a black hole
Everything goes wonky when gravity is bending light around you
Editor's take: Black holes fascinate me. Nobody knows what goes on inside the cosmic maw. Math and physics break down as we get closer to the singularity, so we can only use our imagination to wonder what it's like on the inside, but that's okay. Theoretical cosmologist and physicist Professor Janna Levin once said, "Black holes are the ideal fantasy scape on which to play out thought experiments that target the core truths about the cosmos."
Cheyenne supercomputer sold to the highest bidder for $480,000
The super-system has been sold "as is," with water leaks, packaged cable bits, and everything else
Ransomware criminals use children's phone numbers to coerce payments from parents
"A psychological attack against the victim"
Visa: Not all stablecoin transactions are "real"
Visa challenges the legitimacy of stablecoins as a payment technology
Apple's impossibly thin iPad Pro packs an M4 chip and tandem OLED technology
Apple's thinnest device ever
In a nutshell: Apple has formally taken the wraps off its new iPad Pro lineup, and there's a lot to get excited about. The tablets are powered by new Apple M4 silicon (M3, we hardly knew you) and are the thinnest Apple devices ever created – and that's just scratching the surface.
Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM and pioneer of semiconductor scaling, dies at 91
His impact on computing lives on
PC market recovery leads to increased client CPU shipments, but server sales lag
Quarterly shipments were down, though
Rare Super Famicom prototype zooms to $40k bid at auction
It's probably even higher by the time you read this
Leak casts doubt on Intel's Battlemage, Celestial GPU plans for 2024
Chipzilla's graphics ambitions may hit a roadblock
FurMark adds Raspberry Pi support, GPU fan monitoring
FurMark's latest release supports Raspberry Pi hardware as well as new GPU fan monitoring capabilities. In addition to bug fixes, it also incorporates the latest versions of GPU Shark2, GPU-Z and GeeXLab.
DDR5 memory prices could rise 20% due to increasing demand for AI chips
The days of dirt-cheap DDR5 RAM may be over soon
Samsung's Odyssey OLED G9 49" ultrawide is currently down to $999
The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 features an immersive ultrawide 49" QD-OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate, making this suitable for all your high-end gaming needs. Usually $1,300 or more, it's now down to $999 at Amazon.
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NEXT-GEN
Apple M4 arrives less than a year after M3, debuts in ultra-thin new iPad
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
A humble Bluetooth device has successfully connected to a satellite in orbit
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40,000 AND COUNTING
AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners
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TRANSPORTATION
All vehicles will be required to have automated emergency braking
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SOFTWARE
Windows 10 returns to 70% market share as W11 continues to sink
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TECH CULTURE
Desert land in India to host renewable energy park 5 times bigger than Paris
Gamers hack classic Tetris on NES to run custom code without altering cartridges
It involves the infamous "kill screen"
Economic desperation drives 500,000 Argentinians to Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto project
Would you trade your biometric data for $50 of crypto?
Leaked Asus Computex lineup teases ROG Ally upgrade, Snapdragon X notebooks, and gaming peripherals
No sign of the RTX 50 series though
Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002
All operating systems except Android are vulnerable, and the only foolproof mitigation is Linux-only
Nintendo confirms it will announce a Switch successor by April 2025
It will be absent from June's Nintendo Direct event, though
"CPUs Don't Matter For 4K Gaming"... Wrong!
Something we hear a lot is that CPU performance doesn't matter for 4K gaming. Without proper context, CPU benchmark data can be misinterpreted. Let us explain to you what's what with some hard data.
Let Loose: Watch Apple unveil the new M4-powered OLED iPad Pro
And a 12.9-inch iPad Air
League of Legends receives controversial Vanguard anti-cheat, Windows 11 now requires TPM 2.0
Riot denies reports of bricked PCs and clarifies its anti-cheat strategy
FBI and NCA spoofed Lockbit's seized site for some reason
Some guess law enforcement is poking fun at the group, but the bigger burn is how fast LockBit got up and running again
Microsoft's 'Zero Trust DNS' could finally rid Windows of widespread DNS vulnerabilities
A much-needed boost to Windows cybersecurity
CPU overclockers hit a ceiling, and it happened about 17 years ago
The golden age of overclocking has long passed
The big picture: Intel recently invited two leading overclockers to its headquarters to discuss achieving the world's first 9 GHz CPU overclock. The duo of Pieter-Jan Plaisier (SkatterBencher) and Jon Sandström (ElmorLabs) also looked back at CPU frequency overclocking milestones along the way, highlighting an obvious wall that was hit roughly 17 years ago.
The UK could become the best place to create games (with more government money)
Trade association TIGA publishes manifesto to promote game development in the UK
This third-party app blocks integrated Windows 11 advertising
Users will go to extreme lengths to negate Microsoft's latest "improvements" for Windows
Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy dominate phone sales, take over the entire top 10 list
No room for competitors
In a nutshell: Apple and Samsung were the best-selling smartphone manufacturers in the first quarter of 2024, together occupying every spot on Counterpoint's latest global top 10 list. iPhones captured four of the top five positions, conceding only the fifth spot to Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra. At the top of the stack is the iPhone 15 Pro Max. According to the report, this is the first non-seasonal quarter in which a Pro Max variant reached the top of the hill.
As Amazon's robot ranks swell, workers worry about their future
Amazon added 400,000 robots to its facilities in just two years
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