The later game consoles of the 8-bit era such as Nintendo’s NES or Sega’s Master System produced graphics that went beyond what owners of early 1980s home computers had come to expect from machines with the same processors, but they did so only with the help of powerful custom chipsets for their day that took
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony’s gaming division is continuing to drive major profits for the company even as the PlayStation 4 era winds down. The company announced PlayStation-related revenue of 507 billion yen (~$4.9 billion) and an operating profit of 105 billion yen (~$1 billion) for its July-September quarter, respective improvements of
Read MoreAshley Carman / The Verge: Audible adds 100K free podcasts to its catalog, available through the app for all listeners with or without a subscription — It’s adding 100,000 podcasts to its catalog — Audible is turning into more of a podcast app. The company announced today that its catalog now contains 100,000 free podcasts
Read MoreThis article was originally published on .cult by Will Johnson. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. Landing your first job in tech can be hard. Especially when you have no experience in
Read MoreApple took an unpopular decision this year by removing the wall charging brick from the iPhone 12 and new Apple Watches citing environmental reasons. Now Samsung, after mocking its rival, is set to follow the same course. Citing a report from the Korean site ChosunBiz, Sammobile said that Samsung is considering removing both the wall charger
Read MoreWe’ve probably all given a lot of thought to breathing this year in various contexts. Though breathing is something we all must do, this simple act has become quite the troublemaker in 2020. They say the best art imitates life, and [bornach]’s Astable Exhalation certainly does that, right down to the part about astability. It’s
Read MoreNASA is prepping its Dragonfly mission to go look for signs of life on the enticing moon. NASA scientists make unexpected discovery of 'weird' molecule in Titan's atmosphere – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe dropped and scraped the iPhone 12 to find out how much the new “ceramic shield” screen can handle. Spoiler: It’s a lot more than a six-foot drop. iPhone 12 drop test results are in: Ceramic shield is as tough as it sounds – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHugh Son / CNBC: JPMorgan says its digital token JPM Coin is now live for commercial use, as the bank launches new business unit Onyx for its blockchain and crypto efforts — – JPMorgan Chase said its digital currency, JPM Coin, is being used commercially for the first time this week by a large technology
Read MoreDefaced site claimed that classified information had been exposed. Trump campaign website defaced in apparent hack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRecently, [Jabrils] set out to accomplish a difficult task: porting a quantum-inspired algorithm to run on a (simulated) quantum computer. Algorithms are often inspired by all sorts of natural phenomena. For example, a solution to the traveling salesman problem models ants and their pheromone trails. Another famous example is neural nets, which are inspired by the
Read MoreRichard Waters / Financial Times: With its Xilinx deal, AMD has staked a claim to being a central force in supplying chips for data centers that only five years ago would have seemed improbable — As the battle for the data centre hots up, it is longtime rival Intel which is struggling — The land
Read MoreDaniel McCoy / Wichita Business Journal: Strider, which provides data and software to help protect organizations against nation-state directed IP theft, raised $10M Series A led by Koch Disruptive — A division of Wichita-based Koch Industries Inc. has led a $10 million funding round into a technology startup that helps protect … Strider, which provides
Read MoreThe 2021 Ford Bronco’s configurator is finally live, so Roadshow’s staff took to the net to create our dream Broncos. 2021 Ford Bronco: How we'd spec it – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe defacement lasted less than 30 minutes, and the hackers appeared to be looking to generate cryptocurrency. Trump Campaign Website Is Defaced by Hackers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: Theta Lake, a provider of AI-powered compliance and security tools for collaboration platforms, raised $12.7M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners — Theta Lake, a provider of compliance and security tools for conferencing software like Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral … Theta Lake, a provider of AI-powered compliance and security
Read MoreThe time has finally come: we’re able to do our first hands-on inspection of the PlayStation 5, and to see what it looks like in the wild. And as a staunch defender of this console’s form factor pre-release, I have to say that seeing it in my home… has made me change my mind. I’m
Read MoreA render of the unannounced Anker charging pad. | Image: GizmoChina Just yesterday, we found FCC filings for a new Anker PowerWave wireless charging pad that mentioned an unannounced second generation of Echo Buds with wireless charging right in the name. That charger has since leaked in full in a Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) listing
Read MoreThe outside’s changes are minor, but inside looks pretty swell. 2021 Jaguar E-Pace pounces on more tech, upgraded style – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: the DOJ is scrutinizing Visa’s purchase of Plaid, which helps fintech apps connect to users’ bank accounts, because it could limit nascent competition — The DOJ, making preparations for potential litigation, could soon decide whether it will sue to block Visa’s purchase of the fintech firm Sources: the DOJ is scrutinizing
Read MoreMicrosoft has been slowly weaning users off its legacy Internet Explorer browser for a very long time, recently going so far as to use a forced Windows update to install its new Chromium Edge browser on your Windows PC. But next month, Microsoft’s planning to force your computer to automatically launch some 1,156 websites in
Read MoreFive years on from The Daily Show, Jon Stewart is returning to screens. Jon Stewart to host a brand new show for Apple TV+ – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOnePlus this week announced the Nord N10 and N100 — its most affordable phones since the ill-fated OnePlus X. We’ll be getting our hands on the devices in due time, but here’s what we know after the device’s official announcement. Price and availability At just £329/€349 and £179/€199, respectively, the phones attempt to bring premium design and
Read MoreChris Davies / SlashGear: Waymo and Daimler Trucks are partnering to build and sell self-driving freight trucks in the US over “the coming years” — Waymo and Daimler Trucks are teaming up on autonomous haulage, aiming to build and sell a production self-driving truck in the US. Waymo and Daimler Trucks are partnering to build
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