June 2024

Unskippable ads may soon make Instagram a nightmare just like YouTube

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Instagram has been testing one of its most controversial features yet: unskippable ads. The new feature, called Ad Breaks, will interrupt the user’s browsing experience for 3-5 seconds before they can continue scrolling the feed.This function was spotted by Android Authority after several users started complaining about it on social media. Meta’s new take on…

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One of the iPhone apps you use most will finally be fixed in iOS 18

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Artificial intelligence will be the most important topic at WWDC 2024 next week. Apple will finally unveil generative AI features built for the iPhone. But the iOS 18 upgrade will be more than just AI, and some of those non-AI features have also started leaking.One exciting feature reportedly coming to iOS 18 is the ability…

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XPG Demos “Nia” Handheld Gaming PC With Foveated Rendering, Swappable DRAM

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With the rise of the handheld gaming PC market, we’ve seen PC vendors and their partners toy with a number of tricks and tweaks to improve improve framerates in games, with some of their latest efforts on display at this year’s Computex trade show. Perhaps the most interesting find thus far comes from ADATA sub-brand…

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AMD Announces Zen 5-based EPYC “Turin” Processors: Up to 192 Cores, Coming in H2’2024

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With AMD’s Zen 5 CPU architecture only a month away from its first product releases, the new CPU architecture was placed front and center for AMD’s prime Computex 2024 keynote. Outlining how Zen 5 will lead to improved products across AMD’s entire portfolio, the company laid out their product plans for the full triad: mobile,…

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These are the only Roomba vacuums you should consider right now

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When it comes to iRobot’s Roomba lineup, two things are certain. First, it would be difficult to argue that Roomba robot vacuums are anything but excellent. They’re known far and wide for being among the best in the business when it comes to suction and overall performance. And second, it would be difficult to argue…

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If you’re not excited about Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 yet, you will be after seeing Micron’s new VRAM that’s rumored for these GPUs

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Micron has officially announced its GDDR7 video RAM, outlining how fast it’ll perform, and underlining the VRAM’s gaming chops too – which is of particular interest seeing as this is the memory rumored to be on-board Nvidia’s next-gen graphics cards.Yes, the grapevine reckons that RTX 5000 GPUs will be equipped with GDDR7, and now we…

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Intel announces new Lunar Lake series of chips with enhanced AI processor

5 minutes of reading / AI, API, Apple, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Snap, Tech / By

Intel lifted the curtain on its latest processor series, codenamed Lunar Lake, during Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger’s Computex 2024 keynote. The new chip will be launched later this year, powering thin and light laptops in time for the 2024 holiday season.The new system-on-a-chip (SoC) introduces a number of innovations over the current-gen Meteor Lake SoCs…

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Snapdragon CPUs could be over 50% of Windows PCs by 2029, Qualcomm’s CEO predicts – so should Intel be worried?

5 minutes of reading / AI, Hardware, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Snap, Tech / By

Qualcomm envisions a future where its Arm chips become the dominant force in the world of Windows PCs, and that this will happen before the decade is out.The company is certainly talking a big game when it comes to its new Snapdragon X (Arm-based) chips – and the silicon that’ll follow down the line –…

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The best feature of Apple’s foldable iPhone might have nothing to do with the screen

4 minutes of reading / AI, AirPods, Apple, iPad, iPhone, MacBook, Samsung, Tech / By

A recent wave of rumors claims that Apple will release a foldable MacBook before a foldable iPhone. Supposedly, Apple is targeting 2026 as a potential launch window for a foldable computer. To get there, Apple reportedly wants foldable displays that don’t have a visible crease when unfolded.Apple and LG might be working on crease-free foldable…

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Proposed AI Bill scuppered by general election – so what comes next?

5 minutes of reading / agile, AI, fintech, Intel, Tech / By

The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill that I introduced was making pleasing progress. I had managed to get the Bill through all House of Lords stages and it was teed up for its passage through the Commons, when, somewhat unexpectedly, on a rainy, otherwise unremarkable Wednesday last month, a General Election was called. A quick refresh…

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