It has been 5 years since AMD first launched their Zen architecture and accompanying Ryzen processors. The next-generation AMD processors have already started getting hype, and in a new video posted on the company’s YouTube page, more information about the upcoming AM5 platform have been confirmed, such PCIe Gen 5 support, DDR5 and more.
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Apple is a company that is well known to maintain excellent supply chains for their products, however it looks even they can’t escape the chip shortage problems that is affecting the world now. According to sources in the industry, the company is cutting down the total production by about 10 million units as they are facing shortages for certain components.
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After last weeks global outage to Facebook’s services, Instagram has released a new update to their app that will inform users when outages happen in the future. In addition, Instagram has introduced a new Account Status tool that will function as a one-stop place for account information.
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AnkerWorks, a sub-brand of Anker that is geared towards home and office workers, has announced the launch of their first ever product in India, called the PowerConf. This compact & wireless conference speakerphone comes with many features such as six microphones, enhanced voice pickup and more.
LG’s webOS TV, the proprietary software platform that runs on LG’s smart TVs, has announced the rollout of a new firmware update that will add native support for even more third-party streaming platforms such as Disney+, Vudu, Pandora and more.
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Google TV, a version of Android TV from Google, has announced a couple of new updates to improve the TV user experience. There is now support for personalized profiles through Google accounts, along with a improved Ambient mode with glanceable cards and more.
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Flipkart had their 2021 Big Billion Days sale event, and they have released various statistics related to it. According to the e-commerce giant, the sale event witnessed over 55% growth in new sellers when compared to 2020, a 6 times growth in top artisans and weaver partners from the Flipkart Samarth program and more.
BSNL has announced the first ever successful test of their indigenously developed 4G cellular network in Chandigarh. The technology which was designed, developed and made in India was tested with a successful call made between the Department of Telecom secretary and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
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Facebook has announced their plans to introduce new features for their social media platforms that would work towards discouraging teenagers from consuming harmful content. The announcement comes just as Facebook is facing a problem with a whistleblower who testified against the company’s problematic practices.
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When it comes to laptops, there is a constant struggle between power and portability. For the longest time, manufacturers could not create a laptop that is both powerful or portable, largely due to the limitations of thermals. One solution is to have an external GPU enclosure that connects to a laptop via a Thunderbolt port. In theory, the solution is great, however there were limitations with the port’s bandwidth that didn’t allow for the full utilization of an external desktop GPU.
Enter the ROG Flow X13 laptop and the ROG XG Mobile. The Flow X13 is an ultra-thin powerful laptop that offers great performance on its own, and if you need more GPU horsepower, the XG Mobile offers up to a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 laptop GPU. These two devices have a few tricks up its sleeve to provide a great, portable gaming experience. Read on in my review of the ROG Flow X13 to find about the latest innovation in gaming laptops from ASUS.
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During their 5th annual Foundry Forum (SFF) 2021, Samsung introduced their roadmap for their 3nm and 2nm process nodes based on the Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistor structure. According to the company, 3nm-based chip designs is scheduled to start production in the first half of 2022, while 2nm-based chips will arrive in 2025.
Apple is reportedly working on a new project that will improve upon the capabilities of CarPlay and provide deeper integration with an iPhone. According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, the project is codenamed “IronHeart”, and has the objective of connecting the iPhone to more smart functionalities in a car.
Sony has unveiled their newest addition to their wearable speaker lineup called the SRS-NS7 wireless neckband speaker. It features their X-Balanced Speaker unit, support for 360 Reality Audio, Dolby Atmos and more. Along with it, Sony also announced the WLA-NS7 wireless transmitter that compliments the SRS-NS7 neckband speaker.
It isn’t uncommon for public conversations on social media platforms to become heated, intense and toxic. To help reduce the chances of having a negative interaction, Twitter is testing a new prompt that will warn users of the possibility of the conversation to become heated or intense.
Apple has rolled out a new firmware update for the AirPods Pro that enables a new hearing accessibility feature called Conversation Boost. It is designed to help people with hearing impairments listen better when having a conversation with another person.
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