Back in January, we reported that AMD was ramping up its memory overclocking marketing. The new system is called RAMP, and stood for Ryzen Accelerated Memory Profiles. Though we’re not Professional Acronym Judges (PAJ), it seemed like a good effort at branding for AMD. It was concise, conveyed forward movement, and communicated the company’s goals;
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Most people who use smartwatches and other wearable devices that can track health are white, well-educated, and wealthy. That’s not because other groups aren’t interested in using the devices to keep tabs on their fitness, heart rate, or other metrics, according to a new study. It’s just that
Read MoreLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: A leaked document written by some Facebook ad team privacy engineers: Meta has an inadequate level of “control and explainability over how our systems use data” — “We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data,” Facebook engineers say in leaked document.
Read MoreThe social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who’s worried?
Read MoreKirby has been in over 30 adventures, but these are the best of the best. It’s crazy to think that Kirby has reached his 30th anniversary already. This pink puffball was created by Super Smash Bros. mastermind, Masahiro Sakurai, and has been co-owned between HAL Laboratory and Nintendo since his first appearance in April 1992.
Read MoreAlphabet – Investor Relations: Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2022 Results — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 26, 2022 – Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, said: “Q1 saw strong growth in Search and Cloud …
Read MoreMicrosoft – Investor Relations: Microsoft Cloud Strength Fuels Third Quarter Results — Earnings Release FY22 Q3 – REDMOND, Wash. — April 26, 2022 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:
Read MoreA startup just showed that its OncoK9 test accurately sounds the alarm for aggressive and advanced cancers. The catch? These often have no cure.
Read MoreFocus, a feature that arrived with macOS Monterey, helps you concentrate. Focus on Mac is one of the more significant new features that came with macOS Monterey. As the name suggests, the tool has been designed to make it easier for users to concentrate on what they’re doing throughout the day by silencing unnecessary notifications
Read MoreThe Studio Display’s camera quality was a mess upon release. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge When we reviewed Apple’s $1,599 Studio Display one thing immediately jumped out: its built-in webcam is bad. At the time, Apple told us that an update to improve the camera would be forthcoming, and now it appears
Read MoreBlizzard Entertainment Happy Overwatch 2 Beta Day! As many players awake to find the golden beta ticket in their inboxes, there will inevitably be those who are left without one. But take heart, heroes, for Blizzard has designed a way by which you can earn an invite to what is, essentially, Overwatch 2’s soft-launch day.
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google rolls out its own version of privacy-related “nutrition labels” for Play Store apps; developers have until July 20 to provide the necessary information — Google Play is today officially launching its own version of privacy-related “nutrition labels” for apps.
Read MoreHUNGA TONGA-HUNGA HA’APAI, TONGA – DECEMBER 24, 2021: In this image 2. of a series created on January 19, 2022, Maxar overview satellite imagery shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on December 24, 2021, | Photo by Maxar via Getty Images Catastrophe has become more commonplace, according to data from a new United Nations report.
Read MoreWhat’s happening in the blockchain industry this year? How will Bitcoin react to the return of inflation? What can cryptocurrencies offer banking? And what is the future for NFTs and the Metaverse? All these questions — and more — will determine the future of Web 3.0, and some people seem to have a solid grip
Read MorePeople can share more than just tweets on Twitter, such as videos and images. The platform has been home to all kinds of content, from breaking on the ground footage from protests and live events to cute videos of pets. Currently, you can’t download Twitter videos within the app. Maybe that will be a new
Read MoreThe newest macOS beta supposedly fixes the camera in Apple’s Studio DIsplay What you need to know The fix is in the macOS Monterey 12.4 beta released today You need to update your Studio Display after updating ton the beta. Apple has claimed the subpar performance of the camera is due to software malfunction. From
Read MoreOffice ergonomics are super important, which is why the Curve Riser won’t work for most people. With the work-from-home life seeming to be here for the foreseeable future, more folks are ensuring they have a proper place to work from home. With Apple just launching its own external display, and the iMac getting a new
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you’ve managed to get your hands on a Playdate or have one on the way, you’re guaranteed a full “season” of 24 games delivered to your device over the span of 12 weeks. And there are some great ones included — check out my full Playdate review
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Read MoreEvery color and configuration of Samsung’s S22 is currently on sale. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re looking to upgrade your smartphone, you’re in luck. Both Best Buy and Amazon have discounted the entire Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup, with some models getting up to $200 knocked off their original price. This
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is testing a feature that would let users pin posts to their profile grid, according to TechCrunch. The feature, which is currently live only for some as part of the test, allows users to highlight specific posts at the top of their profile grid. Similar to pinned
Read MoreAisha Malik / TechCrunch: YouTube expands Super Thanks, the feature that lets viewers tip creators for individual videos, to eligible creators in 68 countries — YouTube is expanding its Super Thanks feature to all eligible creators in the YouTube Partner Program, the company announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreThe ozone layer is a precious thing, helping protect the Earth from the harshest of the sun’s radiative output. If anything were to damage this layer, we’d all feel the results in a very short order indeed. In the past, humanity has worked to limit damage to the ozone layer from our own intentional actions.
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge The first public beta of Android 13 is now available for anyone with a compatible Pixel device to download and try out, the search giant announced today. Its release comes ahead of Google’s annual developer conference next month when the company is expected to fully detail its plans
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The basic Android 13 schedule is here. Overall, the schedule looks to be shorter than last year’s, with at least two developer previews and four betas. If all goes well, we could see an August 2022 launch of the stable release. So far, Google has launched two developer previews
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