Apple Unveils 2024 Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop Band and Watch Face

Apple Unveils 2024 Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop Band and Watch Face

Apple today announced a new Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop Apple Watch band, watch face, and wallpaper. The band features a fluorescent design inspired by multiple pride flags with a laser-etched lug that reads “PRIDE 2024.” Black, Hispanic, and Latin communities, as well as those impacted by HIV/AIDS, are represented on the band by the … Read more

Lenovo unveils first all-AMD AI ‘supercomputer’ flanked with up to 1.5TB of HBM memory and promises drop-in support for the future AMD EPYC CPU — new ThinkSystem has dual EPYC CPUs and 8 Instinct MI300X GPUs

Lenovo unveils first all-AMD AI ‘supercomputer’ flanked with up to 1.5TB of HBM memory and promises drop-in support for the future AMD EPYC CPU — new ThinkSystem has dual EPYC CPUs and 8 Instinct MI300X GPUs

Lenovo has taken the wraps off its ThinkSystem SR685a V3 server, which it says is an optimal solution for both enterprise private on-prem AI as well as for public AI cloud service providers. Crafted in tandem with AMD, the server has been specifically engineered to handle the demanding compute needs associated with GenAI and Large … Read more

Apple Partner TSMC Unveils Advanced 1.6nm Process for 2026 Chips

Apple Partner TSMC Unveils Advanced 1.6nm Process for 2026 Chips

Apple chipmaker TSMC has announced plans to produce highly advanced 1.6nm chips that could be destined for future generations of Apple silicon. TSMC yesterday unveiled a series of technologies, including the “A16” process, which is a 1.6nm node. The new technology significantly enhances chip logic density and performance, promising substantial improvements for high-performance computing (HPC) … Read more

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X Plus chip for laptops

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X Plus chip for laptops

Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon X Plus, a new ARM-based processor designed for laptops. It sits one step below the company’s flagship laptop chip, the Snapdragon X Elite, which was unveiled a few months ago and is expected to be used in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Book 4 Edge. Snapdragon X Plus will be used in … Read more

Intel unveils flurry of new Arc GPUs — however serious graphics users will have to wait for more powerful models, as these focus on a completely different and more lucrative market

Intel unveils flurry of new Arc GPUs — however serious graphics users will have to wait for more powerful models, as these focus on a completely different and more lucrative market

Two years after the debut of its Arc Alchemist GPUs, Intel is launching six new Arc products, but these are designed for edge/embedded systems.  These edge systems, which process data near the source to reduce latency and bandwidth use, are becoming increasingly essential in areas such as IoT, autonomous vehicles, and AI applications. As Intel … Read more

‘Dark Matter’ trailer unveils a multiverse mystery

‘Dark Matter’ trailer unveils a multiverse mystery

Dark Matter, one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, is about to become an Apple TV+ series. It’s a thriller about a man lost in the multiverse trying to find his original universe, and stars Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly. The trailer released Thursday asks the question “What if the person who abducted … Read more

DuckDuckGo unveils a $10 Privacy Pro plan with a no-log VPN

DuckDuckGo unveils a  Privacy Pro plan with a no-log VPN

Many web browser companies offer VPNs these days, including Google, Mozilla and Opera. DuckDuckGo is the latest to join the fray, with a Privacy Pro plan that includes three services. Along with a VPN, you’ll get personal information removal and identity theft restoration services for $10 per month or $100 per year. The subscription is … Read more

Firewalla unveils the world’s most affordable 10-gigabit smart firewall — ready for next-gen Wi-Fi 7 and high-speed fiber networks, but a price increase is expected soon

Firewalla unveils the world’s most affordable 10-gigabit smart firewall — ready for next-gen Wi-Fi 7 and high-speed fiber networks, but a price increase is expected soon

Firewalla makes configurable hardware firewalls that connect to your router, providing protection for your home or business against various network and internet threats. The company has announced the pre-sale of Firewalla Gold Pro, the newest and most powerful addition to the “Gold” product line. Touted as the world’s most affordable 10-gigabit smart firewall, this device … Read more

Campfire Audio unveils Fathom wired earbuds: 6 balanced armature drivers, 4-figure price tag

Campfire Audio unveils Fathom wired earbuds: 6 balanced armature drivers, 4-figure price tag

Campfire Audio makes some of the best wired headphones in the business (I still can’t decide whether I ultimately prefer the Campfire Audio Solaris Stellar Horizon or the Trifecta; each shines sonically for very different reasons). However, the company’s newest Fathom features a very different driver configuration again, to promise a “detailed presentation with just … Read more

Samsung unveils new product design philosophy for 2030

Samsung unveils new product design philosophy for 2030

Samsung has some big plans for 2030. The South Korean firm wants to become the world’s biggest semiconductor chip firm by 2030, and it has now revealed its new product design philosophy that will take effect in 2030. It will showcase its Newfound Equilibrium vision at Milan Design Week 2024 on April 16, 2024. Samsung … Read more