Rewritten OpenGL drivers make AMD’s GPUs “up to 72%” faster in some pro apps
Enlarge (credit: AMD) Most development effort in graphics drivers these days, whether you're talking about Nvidia, Intel, or AMD, is focused on new APIs like D…
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Showing posts from September, 2022
Chrome’s new ad-blocker-limiting extension platform will launch in 2023
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Isaac Bowen / Flickr ) Google's journey toward Chrome's "Manifest V3" has been happening for four years now , and if the company…
Read moreThe best Mac desktop clients for Gmail aficionados
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images / Apple) Here's the situation: I have a Mac, I need a desktop mail client, and I want it to work as seamlessly as…
Read moreThe rest of Intel Arc’s A700-series GPU prices: A750 lands Oct. 12 below $300
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Intel arrives at a crucial sub-$300 price for its medium-end GPU option. But will that bear out as a worthwhile price compared to its performance? (credit:…
Read moreAmazon launches its own QLED 4K TVs, starting at $800
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Amazon's Fire TV Omni QLED Series with Alexa widgets displayed. (credit: Amazon) A year after it started pushing its own TVs, Amazon is expanding it…
Read moreMicrosoft’s web-flavored update for Outlook begins rolling out to more testers
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The new Outlook client for Windows is creeping nearer to release, though it still doesn't support some important features. (credit: Microsoft) Earli…
Read moreGoogle kills Stadia, will refund game purchases
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) The moment everyone saw coming is finally happening. Google officially confirmed that it's killing Stadia, the …
Read moreNESOS gives 8-bit system a GUI desktop, 8 tiny files, and it’s amazing
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / You're limited to eight files and a word processor, but you can put them anywhere you want in NESOS' rich (for 1985) desktop environment. (credit: …
Read moreMicrosoft will end support for its SwiftKey iOS keyboard on October 5
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Microsoft's SwiftKey keyboard for iOS is fading away next month. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft will discontinue its SwiftKey software keyboard for i…
Read moreCloudflare’s CAPTCHA replacement lacks crosswalks, checkboxes, Google
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / CAPTCHAs are meant to prevent these kinds of browsing scenarios, not train us all to better recognize vehicles and infrastructure in grainy photos. (credit…
Read moreAmazon’s Astro robot still isn’t ready for prime time
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / A limited number of customers have had Astro in their living room. (credit: Amazon) Amazon's press-only hardware event today included reveals of the…
Read moreGoogle Maps gets augmented reality search results
Harsh Dhankhar
Open up live view and you can search for things (at the bottom) like Restaurants, ATMs, and shopping locations. (Next in the gallery is Google's animated gif o…
Read moreAmazon’s $340 Kindle Scribe is its first e-reader with handwriting and pen support
Harsh Dhankhar
Amazon's Kindle Scribe is a 10.2-inch e-ink e-reader with a bundled pen and handwriting support. [credit: Amazon ] Earlier this month, Amazon announced an …
Read moreEarly renders show the Galaxy S23 ditching the camera bump
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / What do you think of the individual camera lenses? Minimal? Generic? (credit: OnLeaks and Digit.in ) The Galaxy S23 is probably five months away, but we…
Read moreApple no longer replacing entire iPad mini 6 just to swap the battery
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / Apple is willing to actually replace the battery on its newest, smallest iPad, with potentially more to follow, according to a MacRumors report. (credit: A…
Read moreNew iPadOS beta adds Stage Manager to older iPads, delays external display support
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / True external display support is coming to M1-powered iPads in iPadOS 16. (credit: Apple) When Apple delayed iPadOS 16 back in August, one of the primar…
Read moreFirst round of socket AM5 motherboards cost between $260 and $1,300
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The MSI MEG X670E Godlike raises interesting questions, like, "could God make a motherboard so expensive that even He could not afford it?" (cred…
Read moreIntel: “Moore’s law is not dead” as Arc A770 GPU is priced at $329
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / The Arc A770 GPU, coming from Intel on October 12, starting at $329. (credit: Intel) One week after Nvidia moved forward with some of its highest graphi…
Read moreThe Roomba j7+ learns to mop with a dramatic swing-arm setup
Harsh Dhankhar
The Roombo Combo j7+. Sick spoiler, bro! Wait, that's a mop?! [credit: Roomba ] iRobot— soon to be owned by Amazon—is announcing a flagship Roomba with a …
Read moreApple Watch Ultra teardown suggests new—but trickier—repair angles
Harsh Dhankhar
Enlarge / A new hard-case battery inside the Apple Watch Ultra is easier to remove for DIY fixers. Getting to that battery is still a tricky, tight-space operation, …
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