A few weeks ago the first M2-based notebook was released, and it was a bit of a letdown. The cooling system for the system has been called inadequate based on the temperatures the device hits when loaded for more than a short burst. Online reviews used headlines such as, “Why does this exist?” and “Steve
Read MoreEven though Nokia is largely an afterthought in the phone market now, there was a time when their products represented the state-of-the-art in mobile devices. Some of the their handsets even featured slide-out keyboards and the ability to sent emails; largely unheard of for a device from the late 90s. [befinitiv] was a kid back
Read MoreDina Bass / Bloomberg: Microsoft is eliminating many open job listings, including in its Azure and security units, but plans to honor job offers and make exceptions for critical roles — Microsoft Corp. is eliminating many open job listings, including in its Azure cloud business and its security software unit, as the economy continues to
Read MoreMinecraft developer Mojang Studios is taking a strong stance against NFTs. In a blog post titled “Minecraft and NFTs,” the studio, which is owned by Microsoft, wrote that “integrations of NFTs with Minecraft are generally not something we will support or allow.” “To ensure that Minecraft players have a safe and inclusive experience, blockchain technologies
Read MoreAndrew Myrick / Android Central: Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and W5+ Gen 1 chips for wearables, based on 4nm process and debuting in watches from Oppo and Mobvoi — The upgrade we’ve been waiting for is here. — What you need to know — Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon W5 platform for
Read MoreSquare Enix What had once been a warning of dark times to come is now a reality. Square Enix has finally announced its NFT (or non-fungible token) project after threatening us with the company’s embrace of the controversial and largely reviled-by-gamers blockchain technology. To facilitate this extraordinary waste of fans’ good-will, Square Enix has partnered
Read MoreDan Milmo / The Guardian: Ofcom: TikTok is the fastest growing news source among UK adults, being used by 7%, up from 1% in 2020; 32% use Facebook, 17% use Twitter, and 16% use Instagram — App is used by 7% of adults for news with nearly half turning to TikTokers rather than conventional outlets
Read MoreIssie Lapowsky / Protocol: Meta and Google’s content rules are restrictive for many abortion-rights groups worldwide, while abortion ads on Google aren’t permitted in dozens of countries — Poland’s biggest protests since the fall of communism broke out in October 2020, after a court decision rendered nearly all abortions in the country illegal.
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Xiaomi has maintained its top spot in India for Q2 2022, according to a new market report. It was the only brand to see a yearly decline though, with the other top five brands all seeing major growth. The top five manufacturers are separated by just 4% in the
Read More[SunShine] has been working on 3D printed pumps and similar parts with an aim towards building smaller and more compact hydraulic systems. His latest effort involves printing working hydraulic check valves that can be integrated seamlessly into his designs. Unlike many 3D printing enthusiasts, [SunShine] works with metal printers of the laser powder bed type.
Read MoreWhen you get into Twitch and Twitch streaming, one of the terms you’ll run into pretty often is “VOD.” For the uninitiated, VOD stands for Video on Demand, and is an archive of past live-streamed content. In Twitch settings, you can enable automatic archiving of your Twitch streams. These VODs are then accessible via the
Read MoreRoller coasters are not only great fun to ride, they’re also fascinating pieces of engineering. Building your own full-size coaster is sadly beyond most people’s means, so the average enthusiast will have to settle for simulation or modelling of their own designs. [Jon Mendenhall] is one of those who specialize in building model roller coasters
Read MoreGoogle is reportedly working on adding a sleep timer to YouTube Music. This would be another Google Play Music feature that finally lands on YouTube Music. Google transitioned from Google Play Music to YouTube Music a couple of years ago, promising better integration with YouTube at large. However, YouTube Music had a few missing features
Read MoreCoco Liu / Bloomberg: China fined Didi Global $1.2B after a year-long probe, the regulator said for illegal operations that threatened national security — China fined Didi Global Inc. more than 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion), wrapping up a year-long probe into the ride-hailing giant that’s come …
Read MoreRichard C. Paddock / New York Times: War of Heroes, a game from Myanmar-born developers, lets opponents of the country’s military coup kill virtual soldiers and raise money for real-life resistance — Opponents of the coup in Myanmar have flocked to a new online game that lets players shoot virtual soldiers while raising money for
Read MoreImage via Facebook Have you seen the tank of nightmare fuel currently circulating around the internet — the video where a robot dog fires an assault rifle? I’ve got good and bad news. The good news: It’s probably just a dangerous toy cobbled together by a Russian hoverbike startup guy. Vice traced the video back
Read MoreWhen you get into Twitch and Twitch streaming, one of the terms you’ll run into pretty often is “VOD.” For the uninitiated, VOD stands for Video on Demand, and is an archive of past live-streamed content. In Twitch settings, you can enable automatic archiving of your Twitch streams. These VODs are then accessible via the
Read MoreAn upgrade from “hopefully next year.” | Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the company hopes to start delivering the Cybertruck, its battery-powered electric pickup, in the “middle of next year” during a call for investors. This is a more specific timeline than Musk has provided before
Read MoreImage: Dan Seifert / The Verge Samsung is gearing up the hype machine for the release of its next foldables once again, and ahead of the next Unpacked event on August 10th, mobile president TM Roh has published another blog post making the case that the time for foldables is now — and that more
Read MoreCredit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Official Samsung foldable sales 2021 numbers just landed from Samsung itself. The company shipped 10 million foldable last year, 70% of which were the Flip style. This represents a 300% increase in foldable sales compared to 2020. Today, no one can compete with Samsung when it comes to foldable
Read MoreCissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: Baidu’s video streaming service iQiyi signs a content deal with Douyin, TikTok’s sister app in China, ending a long dispute over alleged copyright infringement — Douyin users will be able to use iQiyi content to make their own short videos — Under a new agreement, users of short video platform
Read MoreThe Eve Motion is the first Thread-based motion sensor. | Image: Eve Smart home company Eve continues its transition to Thread this week with the release of the second generation of its motion sensor. A wireless sensor that works over Thread and Bluetooth Low Energy, the Eve Motion is the first standalone motion sensor to
Read MoreMax A. Cherney / Protocol: Experts say chiplet-based designs, which let AMD make a full suite of server chips to compete with Intel, will quickly become a dominant form of chip design — In 2015, CEO Lisa Su had only been the top boss at boom-and-bust chip company AMD for a few months.
Read MoreDell XPS 13 Plus running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | Image: Dell Ten years after launching a pioneering combination of Linux preinstalled on a commercial laptop with Project Sputnik, Dell and Canonical announced that the XPS 13 Plus is the first OEM PC certified for Ubuntu 22.04 Long-Term Support (LTS). That makes this a straightforward route
Read MoreDylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: A chip teardown shows that China’s SMIC is quietly shipping 7nm chips; SMIC is rapidly approaching as the world’s third largest foundry, behind TSMC and Samsung — The Most Advanced Foundry In The World After TSMC And Samsung — SMIC, China’s largest foundry has slowly been catching up to TSMC …
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