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Team Red just posted its 2023 financial results. Although the company did notably better in the last quarter of the year compared to 2022, it couldn't escape the overall market decline throughout 2023. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101717-amd-stays-vague-gaming-performance-amid-downward-2023.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Meta-owned Instagram is the third most popular social platform, used by nearly half (47 percent) of American adults. Pinterest, TikTok, and LinkedIn are all used by roughly a third or less of the adult population, but TikTok is a unique case. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101714-tiktok-fastest-growing-social-platform-us-but-youtube.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The HP Omen 16 offers excellent gaming performance on the go powered by an RTX 4070 and Ryzen 9 7940HS, all without breaking the bank. For more alternatives, you should explore our best gaming laptops picks (early 2024). Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/products/laptops/hp-omen-16-wf0xx-series-intel-gen-13.280122/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Samsung reported 258.94 trillion won ($194 billion) in annual revenue and 6.57 trillion won ($4.9 billion) in operating profit for the fiscal year of 2023. That latter figure was almost seven times lower than the $32.5 billion Samsung generated in 2022. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101708-samsung-reports-steepest-profit-decline-since-2008.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Sources have told analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple has lowered its 2024 iPhone shipment projections, predicting a notable decline compared to last year. The company might see the biggest drop of all the major phone players, at least partially due to a lack of AI functionality. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101703-iphone-16-wont-bring-major-design-changes-expect.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple has taken a stance against the proposed update to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), which could potentially grant the UK government unprecedented control over future software updates released by the company. Cupertino contends that London authorities are seeking new veto power against updates that might interfere with investigative activities... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101695-apple-rejects-uk-attempt-block-security-software-updates.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

None of this should come as a big surprise considering Microsoft first announced plans to deprecate WordPad back in September 2023. Still for some, it may be hard to see yet another piece of legacy software being phased out. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101699-microsoft-removes-wordpad-latest-windows-11-canary-build.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

For the uninitiated, the Zenbook Duo features a pair of 14-inch 3K (2,880 x 1,800 resolution, 500 nits peak brightness) OLED touchscreens with 120 Hz refresh rates that cover 100 percent of the DCI-P3 color space. The displays are held together by a 180-degree lay-flat hinge that can function in... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101697-asus-opens-orders-dual-screen-zenbook-duo-starting.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Gurman claims that Apple is prepping to unveil a new iPad Pro and a refreshed iPad Air by the end of March. The company is also said to be working on two MacBook Air models in 13-inch and 15-inch display sizes, powered by the latest M3 chips that debuted late... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101690-upgraded-ipad-air-ipad-pro-macbook-air-could.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Shotcut 24.01 has released its first update for 2024, introducing timeline improvements, enhanced editing capabilities, and several bug fixes. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/downloads/6135-shotcut.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

YouTube user Inkbox posted a video on January 27 demonstrating his ingenious creation, which runs at a clock speed of 3Hz and includes 128KB of RAM, a 16-color 128x128 pixel display, and a custom assembly language dubbed "EXCEL-ASM16." Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101682-hobbyist-builds-fully-functioning-16-bit-cpu-microsoft.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Amazon, if you recall, agreed to purchase iRobot in the summer of 2022. At the time, it would have been the company's fourth largest acquisition. The deal would have helped Amazon build out its smart home portfolio alongside similar ventures like Alexa, Ring, and Astro. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101681-amazon-terminates-14b-acquisition-roomba-maker-irobot-over.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft Office remains the king of office productivity, and here's one way to get most of the suite's benefits without paying an Office 365 annual subscription. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100909-get-microsoft-office-29-one-time-purchase.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Ryzen 7 8700G is a Zen 4, Ryzen 7000-class processor that also includes a Radeon 700M GPU on the same chip. AMD says the iGPU will be powerful enough to play pretty much any PC game at 1080p. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/review/2796-amd-ryzen-8700g/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In September last year, OpsGroup, an 8,000-strong international group of pilots, dispatchers, schedulers, controllers, and flight technicians, began highlighting incidents in which commercial aircraft in the Middle Eastern region received spoofed GPS navigation signals. These attacks, which countries often use as a defense against enemy aircraft and drones, also impact... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101674-aircraft-gps-spoofing-problem-grows-aviation-industry-fails.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Explicit images of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, 34, were shared on X this week, garnering over 27 million views and 260,000 "likes" before the account that posted the images was shut down. That did little to stop the spread though, as the images have continued to circulate and have reportedly been... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101669-us-lawmakers-weigh-deepfakes-after-explicit-taylor-swift.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Hisense 100U76N supports full array local dimming for darker blacks and brighter whites, and a variable refresh rate from 48 Hz to 144 Hz for smoother gaming. There's also AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, Dolby Vision IQ, Dolby Atmos, and integrated Google TV. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101663-hisense-rolls-out-100-qled-4k-tv-under.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Intel recently released the new "Game On" version of graphics drivers for its Arc GPUs. Game On drivers are designed to deliver an optimized experience for the latest games, but the new 31.0.101.5186 release can significantly boost older titles as well, at least according to official benchmark scores provided by Intel. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101659-new-intel-arc-game-driver-improves-directx-11.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Mars Ingenuity helicopter was designed as a technology demonstration, partially to determine if flight was even possible on Mars. The lightweight chopper reached Mars on February 18, 2021, along with the Perseverance rover, and conducted its first flight on April 19. NASA hoped the copter would be able to... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101662-nasa-retires-ingenuity-helicopter-following-rotor-damage.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In its mandatory breach notification letter filed to California's attorney general, 23andMe confirmed that hackers started breaching customer accounts on April 29, 2023, continuing to do so until September 27. The cybercriminals spent five months brute-forcing customer accounts using passwords and email addresses leaked in other breaches (credential stuffing), all... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101660-23andme-confirms-last-year-massive-data-breach-went.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Vivaldi 6.5 for Android can now sync your browser history across all platforms. It also introduces search engine customization for private tabs and adds search suggestion shortcuts. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/downloads/7186-vivaldi-for-android.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The MSI MEG 321URX QD-OLED has plenty of appealing features. The 32-inch monitor features a 4K 240Hz QD-OLED panel and promises 1,000 nits brightness for HDR content, DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification, a 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio, and a 0.03ms grey-to-grey response time. It also has VESA ClearMR 13000 anti-blur certification,... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101452-ai-features-msi-new-monitor-give-you-unfair.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The semiconductor industry should experience a new wave of growth in the coming year as memory manufacturers gradually increase DRAM prices by cutting or controlling production. During the first quarter of 2024, TrendForce says, DRAM contract prices are estimated to increase by around 13-18 percent. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101447-analysts-expect-dram-prices-continue-rise-2024.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Acer revealed new super-wide screens in the run-up to CES 2024, with plans to ship them in the second quarter. The panels could compare favorably to similar recent MSI, Asus, and Samsung models. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101446-acer-shows-off-new-57-inch-120hz-predator.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple has long been one of the few western companies to maintain strong ties with China; CEO Tim Cook called the pair's relationship "symbiotic" last March. But Apple's presence in the Asian nation has suffered over the last few months. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101443-iphone-sales-tumble-china-30-decrease-adds-apple.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The listing was spotted by German tech site WinFuture, revealing some interesting tidbits. The most notable feature of the 990 Evo is its PCIe lane configuration, with the listing suggesting that the drive will support both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 connectivity. While the PCIe 5.0 support will... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101439-samsung-990-evo-ssd-could-support-both-pcie.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The situation began a couple of days ago when fans accused Wizards of the Coast of using generative AI in promo images for its new Magic: The Gathering cards. The accusations stemmed from small discrepancies in the steampunky items in the background – the gauges, bulbs, wires, etc. They might... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101438-wizards-coast-denies-confirms-magic-gathering-promo-art.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A big topic in semiconductors today is the recognition that the real market opportunity for AI silicon is going to be the market for AI inference. We think this makes sense, but we are starting to wonder whether anyone is going to make any money from this. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101432-opinion-anyone-going-make-money-ai-inference.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Visual Capitalist's infographic of the video games market since 1970 highlights how much the industry has grown and evolved over the years. From 1971 when arcades made $1 billion (adjusted for inflation) through the likes of Pong, to 2022, when games generated $180 billion. With some of the greatest and... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101437-infographic-shows-how-pc-fared-against-other-platforms.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The ATI R300 graphics processor series was first introduced in 2002 with the release of the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro. Built on the 150nm process and featuring an AGP interface – later to be supplanted by PCIe – the cards aren't able to run the latest games, but the open-source... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101430-defying-obsolescence-amd-22-year-old-radeon-gpus.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Over four years ago, Tesla said that its tri-motor Cybertruck would have a 500-mile range. The official delivery event at the end of November revised those numbers to 320 miles for the most expensive model, aka the Cyberbeast, and 250 miles for the base variant. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101429-cybertruck-falls-short-range-test-achieves-only-80.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Scientists from Russia and China have successfully demonstrated quantum communication over satellite. The test is significant as it portends the development of advanced encrypted communication networks that cannot be hacked by other nations and the possible establishment of a secure means of communication between BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries.... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101428-russia-china-successfully-transmit-two-images-over-satellite.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the H-1B visa system to the US tech industry. American firms rely on it to bring in engineers, computer scientists, and technicians from foreign countries to do much of the advanced R&D and technical work they need to stay competitive. Americans work... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101427-proposed-chipmaker-visa-could-reform-h-1b-but.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Users of Android Auto have noticed the ability to view 3D buildings in Google Maps during in-car navigation. While the smartphone app has offered a close-up 3D view for some time, testing suggests that Google plans to extend this feature to Android Auto and Apple CarPlay soon. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101426-google-maps-getting-3d-building-view-feature-android.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Customers impacted by the 2023 data breach are suing 23andMe in droves, with more than 30 lawsuits filed, including class actions and mass arbitration claims. In December, the company reported that unknown attackers directly accessed 14,000 user accounts, brute-forcing the account passwords with a technique known as credential stuffing. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101418-23andme-now-blames-users-their-recycled-passwords-october.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Originally priced at $200, the Google Nest WiFi Pro is now available at $139 for a single unit. You can also purchase a two-pack for $237 or a three-pack for $299. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/products/routers/google-nest-wifi-pro.263047/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Mitsubishi recently announced a joint demonstration for a new-generation data center, a plant designed to use a stationary fuel cell (FC) power station as its main energy source. The company will partner with Honda and Tokuyama Corporation, exploring the feasibility of an FC-based power source in the face of further... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101415-honda-mitsubishi-test-fuel-cell-powered-data-center.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Blade 16's 240Hz OLED screen, developed in collaboration with Samsung, boasts a 2,560 x 1,600 (QHD+) resolution, a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and a 0.2ms response time. It's also said to be the world's first VESA Certified ClearMR 11000 laptop. ClearMR represents a display's blur performance based on the ratio... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101417-razer-teases-new-blade-laptops-world-first-features.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

With the CES 2024 trade show about to begin in Las Vegas, LG Display has unveiled a brand new monitor with a super-high refresh rate. The 27-inch OLED panel has a QHD (2,560 x 1,440) resolution for crystal clear images and an impressive 480Hz refresh rate for ultra-smooth gameplay. It... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101416-lg-new-oled-gaming-display-could-hit-480hz.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Xbox Series S toaster was first spotted in France about nine months ago. Presumably, it did well enough there that Microsoft figured it would offer it more widely. It is currently available at Walmart for $40, which isn't a bad price for a fanboy toaster, so long as scalpers... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101409-xbox-series-s-mid-life-refresh-toaster.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

SpaceX first announced the forward-looking satellite service in the summer of 2022, and said it would partner with T-Mobile in the US. The company said the first six satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities have an advanced modem that allows them to function like a cellphone tower in space, effectively... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101410-spacex-launches-first-satellites-direct-cell-capabilities.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A malware developer was recently able to discover one of Google's OAuth secrets, a previously unknown feature named "MultiLogin" that is responsible for synchronizing Google accounts across different services. MultiLogin accepts a vector of account ID and auth-login tokens, using such data for managing simultaneous sessions or seamlessly switching between... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101404-google-oauth-secrets-exposed-account-hijacking-multilogin-vulnerability.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It was back in 2018 when then-President Trump told the Office of US Trade Representative (USTR) to create tariffs of up to 25% on Chinese-manufactured goods. The 437 affected products include components used in the manufacture of PCBs and computer hardware, including graphics cards. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101405-us-delays-re-imposing-tariffs-chinese-goods-keeping.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In addition to the $3 million payout, Vizio has also promised to stop the deceptive advertising practices and agreed to provide "enhanced services" and a limited one-year warranty to all eligible customers. In addition to the settlement award, Vizio will pay the plaintiffs their attorneys' fees, which will be determined... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101403-vizio-pay-3-million-settle-class-action-lawsuit.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

ASML recently announced that it will no longer be able to ship its NXT:2050i and NXT:2100i lithography systems to China. The Dutch government partially revoked the 2023 shipment license in recent months, affecting a "small number" of customers in China, the company said. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101390-new-export-ban-china-hits-asml-duv-lithography.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Statcounter's latest update on the desktop Windows version share worldwide over the previous 12 months won't be welcome reading for Microsoft. Windows 10 ended the year with a 67.42% share. Twelve months earlier, that figure was almost identical - 67.95%. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101391-windows-10-holds-strong-nearly-7-out-10.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It is worth noting that even with the curtailed list, only some versions of the aforementioned models are eligible for the full credit, while other models may qualify for a $3,750 rebate in some cases. Some of the other cars that also qualify for the half credit include the Ford... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101387-popular-tesla-nissan-ford-evs-now-no-longer.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

After Louisiana brought in age verification laws in early 2023, Utah, Arkansas, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas introduced similar versions. Montana and North Carolina are the latest to demand websites confirm visitors' ages via ID verification, and Pornhub's parent Aylo – formerly called MindGeek – isn't happy about it. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101388-pornhub-parent-company-blocks-access-sites-montana-north.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nikon, Sony, and Canon are taking steps to safeguard the work of photojournalists against the threat of sophisticated fake images generated by AI algorithms. The three Japanese manufacturers have collaboratively developed a new technology featuring "tamper-resistant" digital signatures. This innovation aims to facilitate the differentiation between authentic photos and AI-generated... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101380-japanese-camera-makers-employ-digital-signatures-differentiate-real.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Market research firm Counterpoint said global premium sales in 2023 likely grew six percent year over year, a record for the segment and in contrast to the projected decline of the overall phone market. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/101379-apple-largest-premium-smartphone-brand-but-lead-narrowing.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger