Intel’s first blockbuster chip was the 8088 – and it changed everything 45 years ago

Intel’s first blockbuster chip was the 8088 – and it changed everything 45 years ago

Intel is a name that’s almost synonymous with the CPUs that power some of the best PCs and best laptops around today. Alongside AMD, Intel dominates a market that many argue it first cornered 45 years ago with the launch of its 8088 Micro-processor.  Released in 1979, this was the first major CPU that Intel … Read more

Looking back at the chip that changed how we accessed the World Wide Web, 30 years on

Looking back at the chip that changed how we accessed the World Wide Web, 30 years on

Readers of a certain age will for the rest of their lives be haunted by a specific string of bleeps, boops, fuzzes, and machine noises. It’s a far cry from the buttery smooth connections we have grown used to today – but indeed our our first interfacing with the World Wide Web was through a … Read more

A new iPhone 16 case leak hints at this year’s rear camera redesign

A new iPhone 16 case leak hints at this year’s rear camera redesign

We’re seeing a steady stream of iPhone 16 leaks now, and the latest one comes from a tried and trusted source of advance information: case designs. A newly leaked case molding looks to have once again revealed the rear camera redesign heading to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. This particular leak comes from … Read more

Samsung archrival plans construction of world’s largest chip factory — at more than $90 billion, it will take more than 20 years to finish, so one wonders what other exciting tech will it produce

Samsung archrival plans construction of world’s largest chip factory — at more than  billion, it will take more than 20 years to finish, so one wonders what other exciting tech will it produce

SK Hynix, Samsung‘s chief competitor and the world’s number two memory maker, has begun its audacious plan to build the largest chip production facility on the planet. The construction at SK Hynix’s giant Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, will comprise four units. Work on the first unit, which is intended to be … Read more

Is 7 years of software support a gimmick? My 4-year-old Samsung Galaxy S20 just gave me the answer

Is 7 years of software support a gimmick? My 4-year-old Samsung Galaxy S20 just gave me the answer

The rising cost of living has led to some holding onto their phones longer than ever. Coupled with the steady rises in the price of phones, we’re buying phones less often but expecting longer hardware and software lifespans. The Samsung Galaxy S24 and Google Pixel 8 series have addressed the software side by providing support … Read more

Eight years after launch, No Man’s Sky gets computer-generated space stations that are different each time

Eight years after launch, No Man’s Sky gets computer-generated space stations that are different each time

No Man’s Sky is still getting major updates. Developer Hello Games’ “Orbital” update, due Wednesday, adds procedurally generated space stations (so they’ll be different every time), a ship editor and a Guild system to the nearly eight-year-old space exploration sim. Up until now, space stations have been one of the few parts of No Man’s … Read more

The iPhone changed tech overnight. Almost 20 years later, nothing else has come close

The iPhone changed tech overnight. Almost 20 years later, nothing else has come close

I vividly remember Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone on January 9, 2007, a device he dubbed a touchscreen iPod, mobile phone and “internet communicator” all in one product. I immediately looked at my Motorola Razr with a burning sense of hatred. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, it’s pretty easy to say the iPhone launch … Read more

Enterprise editions of new Samsung tablets get 8 years of updates!

Enterprise editions of new Samsung tablets get 8 years of updates!

If you were impressed by Samsung’s commitment to providing OS and security updates to the Galaxy S24 lineup for seven years, wait till you hear about what the company has in store for enterprise editions of Galaxy tablets. Eight years of OS and security updates for enterprise edition tablets A Samsung executive from the Netherlands … Read more

Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro review: Ring upgrades last year’s Battery Doorbell Plus

Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro review: Ring upgrades last year’s Battery Doorbell Plus

One-minute review The Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro (Ring Battery Pro) is a smart doorbell that gives you the ability to remotely monitor and talk to visitors outside your property via your phone or desktop using Wi-Fi. If it seems a bit familiar, that’s because it looks almost identical to many of the best video … Read more

Samsung has been world’s biggest soundbar brand for 10 years in a row

Samsung has been world’s biggest soundbar brand for 10 years in a row

Samsung has announced that it was the world’s biggest soundbar brand in 2023. With another year as the top-ranked soundbar brand globally, the South Korean firm has become the world’s biggest soundbar brand for ten years. Samsung has been the world’s biggest soundbar brand globally since 2013 According to a report from FutureSource Consulting, Samsung … Read more