Meta hosted its Connect 2024 event on Wednesday, where it detailed its progress with various products, including hardware and software. AI was obviously one of the main topics at the event, but it wasn’t the most exciting one now that the Meta Orion AR glasses are real. That’s right, Meta unveiled its first-gen augmented reality…
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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…
XPG Demos “Nia” Handheld Gaming PC With Foveated Rendering, Swappable DRAM Read More »
Apple’s current operating system for Mac models is macOS 14 Sonoma. After tightening the integration between Mac and iPad with Stage Manager and the Freeform app with macOS 13 Ventura, here’s what we know about the company’s new version of macOS.What does Apple call macOS 14?During the WWDC 2023 keynote, Apple announced that macOS 14…
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Prior to 2019, many corporate IT departments had evolved a fairly efficient end-user computing strategy, which kept PCs functioning and updated to support the enterprise software requirements of staff. Then along came the pandemic, which broke the entire model for end-user computing. Literally overnight, IT departments had to enable people to work from home in…
In today’s rapidly changing world, CIOs increasingly recognise the significance of sustainability and environmental responsibility. As part of these efforts, measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has emerged as a crucial step toward effective carbon management. By quantifying emissions, CIOs and IT directors can gain valuable insights that can drive decision-making, promote sustainability, and contribute to…
IT Sustainability Think Tank: How CIOs can measure their carbon emissions and energy use Read More »
I wasn’t thrilled with the AR glasses I tried at MWC last year. I said at the time that everyone designing these devices could only offer tethered experiences. I also said that the industry was waiting for Apple to lead the way with its own AR device. Fast-forward to MWC 2024, and the Apple Vision Pro…
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has used its latest quartly earnings call to discuss how it is differentiating its Threads platform. The company posted revenue of $34.1bn for the third quarter of 2023. “We had a good quarter for our community and business,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO. “I’m…
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Just the other day, we talked about how unusual it is for the iPhone version of Google Maps to get new features before the Android version. Google did it with the weather information, and it’s about to do it again with a brand new accessibility feature for Google Maps. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign…
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The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has approved a five-year digital strategy for Police Scotland that seeks to shift the force from “doing digital” to “being digital” through a series of investments into both new and existing technology capabilities. Drafted with the assistance of consultancy firm Ernst & Young and XXX Capgemini, the strategy outlines priorities…
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If you are involved in collecting and analysing data, or developing or applying algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) applications, you probably want to do so responsibly. You can turn to documents that list and discuss ethical principles, such as preventing harms, human dignity, human autonomy, fairness, equality, transparency and explicability. Great principles – but they…
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