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AMD signs $4.9 billion deal to challenge Nvidia’s AI infrastructure lead
Enlarge (credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) AMD has agreed to buy artificial intelligence infrastructure group ZT Systems in a $4.9 billion cash and stock transaction, extending a run...
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How accurate are wearable fitness trackers? Less than you might think
Enlarge (credit: Corey Gaskin) Back in 2010, Gary Wolf, then the editor of Wired magazine, delivered a TED talk in Cannes called “the quantified self.” It was about what he termed a “new fad” among...
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Nvidia is ditching dedicated G-Sync modules to push back against FreeSync’s...
Enlarge (credit: Nvidia) Back in 2013, Nvidia introduced a new technology called G-Sync to eliminate screen tearing and stuttering effects and reduce input lag when playing PC games. The company...
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“Disappointing”: Sonos CEO says old, user-preferred app can’t be re-released
Enlarge / Sonos' updated app was reportedly rushed out before the release of Sonos' Ace headphones (pictured). (credit: Sonos) Sonos' new app was launched and reviewed so poorly that the company is...
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Pixel 9 family: The “just hardware” review (no AI)
Enlarge / For this "neutral" hardware-focused review of the Pixel 9 phones, I asked the Pixel to "reimagine" a "neutral white background." (credit: Kevin Purdy / Gemini AI) I asked Google's Gemini...
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Pixel 9 phones: The Gemini AI stuff, reviewed
Enlarge / I asked Gemini to "reimagine" the background of this Pixel 9 group shot (originally on beige paper) as "science fiction moonscape," and then used "Auto frame" to expand the initially tight...
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Microsoft will try the data-scraping Windows Recall feature again in October
Enlarge / The Recall feature provides a timeline of screenshots and a searchable database of text, thoroughly tracking everything about a person's PC usage. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft will begin...
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Chick-fil-A plans to launch streaming service with original shows
Enlarge / Would you like a streaming subscription with that? (credit: Getty) Look out, Peacock. There's reportedly a new video streaming service that's avian-themed. The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A...
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Apple splits App Store team in two, introduces new leadership
Enlarge / The Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. (credit: Anadolu Agency | Getty) Apple is comprehensively restructuring its long-standing App Store team, splitting the team into two separate...
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AMD explains, promises partial fixes for Ryzen 9000 performance problems
Enlarge / We (and other testers) have had issues getting the Ryzen 9000 series to behave normally. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) AMD recently released its Ryzen 9000-series processors, which brought the...
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Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee”
Enlarge (credit: Peloton) Peloton will start charging people a one-time $95 "used equipment activation fee" for used bikes purchased from outside of Peloton and its official distribution partners. The...
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Dumb idea? $1,700 “smart” bassinet loses features if you buy it used
Enlarge / The Snoo, a "smart" bassinet. Owners of the $1,695 Snoo "smart" bassinet like to gather in forums like Reddit's r/snoolife to swap tracking graphs of their children's sleep patterns. But...
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Amazon is bricking primary feature on $160 Echo device after 1 year
Enlarge (credit: Amazon) In September of 2023, Amazon announced the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition. It looked just like the regular Echo Show 8 smart display/speaker but cost $10 more. Why? Because of its...
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Microsoft formally deprecates the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel
Here's the Keyboard control panel from Windows NT 4.0. [credit: Andrew Cunningham ] With an operating system as old as Windows, what Microsoft decides to remove is often just as (if not more)...
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Dual-screen laptops make more sense with this spiral notebook-like hinge
On the left is Screen B, on the right is Screen A. [credit: Scharon Harding ] As I write this article on the AceMagic X1, two things stand out most. The first is its convenience—being able to write on...
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Ikea takes on Craigslist with classifieds site for its used furniture
Enlarge (credit: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/cropped-shot-of-young-asian-woman-assembling-royalty-free-image/1396199695) Ikea is taking on the likes of eBay, Craigslist, and Gumtree with...
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Next-gen iPhones and other Apple announcements are coming on September 9
Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple's next product announcement event is happening on September 9 at 1 pm ET, the company announced today. While most of Apple’s products are updated irregularly, Apple has...
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Samsung TVs will get 7 years of updates, starting with 2023 models
Enlarge / A Samsung representative demonstrating Tizen OS in February. (credit: Samsung) Samsung will provide operating system updates for its newer TVs for at least seven years, the company announced...
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Apple shuffles CFOs for the first time in a decade
Enlarge / A building at Apple Park, the company's Cupertino, California, HQ. (credit: Apple) Apple has announced a major change on its leadership team: Longtime Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri...
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Old and new Ryzen CPUs get a speed boost from optional Windows update
Enlarge / AMD's Ryzen 7 7700X. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Among AMD’s explanations for the somewhat underwhelming Ryzen 9000 performance reports from reviewers earlier this month: that the upcoming...
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