Google released a big Google Maps upgrade a few weeks ago, including a significant redesign and new AI features. The new Google Maps color palette is now similar to Apple Maps, which is one widespread criticism from users. It’s not necessarily bad, but I can see how longtime Google Maps users will have difficulty adjusting…
Apple’s new M3 chips have been the talk of silicon town (population: a whole lot of chips) since they were revealed in refreshed MacBooks (and a new iMac 2023), and now we’ve got some fresh benchmark scores for the SoCs – this time for the M3 Max, excitingly.We’ve already seen Geekbench results for the vanilla…
Public services across the Na h-Eileanan Siar – the Outer Hebrides – in Scotland continue to be disrupted following a suspected ransomware attack on the IT systems of the local council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Writing on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, a spokesperson for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar said: “Access to Comhairle…
Nvidia’s rumored RTX Super graphics card refreshes could maintain the same power usage as the existing models that they will be supercharged versions of – with implications for performance therein.Of course, this is just speculation aired on X (formerly Twitter) from one of the usual suspects, leaker Kopite7kimi, so take it with a great deal…
OpenAI is having trouble keeping up with demand for its subscription service. ChatGPT Plus, the company’s paid subscription service that grants users more access and features for the AI chat assistant, has been available for several months. However, the latest features have led to so much demand that the company is pausing signups to deal…
Awareness and acceptance of IT sustainability issues have been steadily growing within the enterprise over the past year. Meanwhile, the skyrocketing accusations and evidence of greenwashing have served a positive purpose, in that they reveal both a strong interest in creating a sustainable brand and perception on behalf of corporations, and a significant lack of…
Nvidia is supposedly set to unleash RTX Super refreshes at CES come the start of 2024, and we’ve caught an apparent glimpse of those revamped graphics cards (kind of).Let’s start with the rumored launch date first, which was provided by one of the well-known Nvidia leakers on X (formerly Twitter), namely Kopite7kimi.In response to a…
Some M3 MacBook Pro and iMac users have been reporting that their new machines are unable to update to macOS Sonoma over the air. The M3-powered machines are apparently running an unreleased version of macOS Ventura 13.5. As a result, when users try to update, they see a message indicating their “Mac is up to…
Intel’s Core i9-14900K is the flagship CPU of the supposedly imminent Raptor Lake Refresh range, and we’ve just caught sight of a leaked slide that details the gaming performance of the processor.The slide shared on X (formerly Twitter) by HXL is purportedly direct from Intel and is part of the marketing materials around the 14th-gen…
A couple of Nvidia graphics cards have reportedly been affected by a flaw in their cooling systems – but these seem to be very rare occurrences.The issue is with the vapor chamber, as flagged up by a Quasarzone forum member, which has an apparent problem with oxidization of the heatsink and holes appearing in the vapor chamber.The…
