Apple announced that its iPhone 16 launch event will take place on Monday, September 9th, which is an unusual day of the week for iPhone launches. Could Apple also change the preorder and release dates from the usual Fridays following the launch event?It seems unlikely, considering Apple’s rather strict rules about launching new iPhones. But…
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Existing flash storage is power-hungry and wasteful of datacentre performance because its data allocation method is rooted in the distant past of spinning disk hard drives and their fixed block pattern. The solution is to write data in key-value format and cut out the block addressing middleman. That’s the view of Silicon Valley startup QiStor,…
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When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, we soon wondered whether the AI chatbot could ultimately replace Google. Google certainly got scared about all the attention AI was getting at the time. Every Google announcement since then has been full of AI. That’s what Google’s products are all about, and it’s all for the sake of…
There’s finally an AI search engine that doesn’t suck, but most people will never use it Read More »
There has been an 8% year-on-year increase in the number of women studying for computer science degrees in the UK, according to research by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Looking at data from university admissions service UCAS, BCS found that of the 15,530 UK-based students accepted to study computer science this year, 2,940 were…
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When Western Digital introduced its Ultrastar DC SN861 SSDs earlier this year, the company did not disclose which controller it used for these drives, which made many observers presume that WD was using an in-house controller. But a recent teardown of the drive shows that is not the case; instead, the company is using a…
Windows 11 users with Ryzen 7000 or Ryzen 9000 processors can get some purportedly huge boosts in PC games right now, as work to seriously optimize AMD CPUs has landed in the OS sooner than expected.As Tom’s Hardware observes, the latest optional update for Windows 11 23H2, which is KB5041587, actually packs the necessary improvements…
It’s almost become a cliché to say that data is the lifeblood of the modern enterprise. However, Claire Thompson, group chief data and analytics officer (CDAO) at financial services firm L&G, says data has always been crucial to big firms. What’s changed during the past few years, particularly in her sector, is a recognition of…
Women in data: Claire Thompson, chief data officer, L&G Read More »
Apple’s first M1 Macs were game-changers in 2020. With impressive battery life and powerful performance, these computers are still a great option in 2024. However, there’s a main issue that affects mainly the MacBook, which is the little RAM offered at entry-level price points.At least since 2012, the 8GB RAM option has been the standard…
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Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With…
Qualcomm Adds Snapdragon 7s Gen 3: Mid-Tier Snapdragon Gets Cortex-A720 Treatment Read More »
Apple has already upgraded two tablets in its iPad lineup this year, the iPad Air and the iPad Pro. That leaves the iPad mini and legacy iPad needing upgrades, with some rumors saying it’ll happen before the end of the year. Will Apple launch the iPad mini 7 and iPad 11 at the iPhone 16…
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