LG's latest rollable OLED TV drops down from the ceiling
Something to look forward to: With CES almost here, we can expect to see a slew of cool, innovate new products on display from various tech firms. One of these will be LG, which is showing off a new version of its rollable TV. Instead of rolling upwards out of a box, it now rolls down from the ceiling, much like a projector screen.
LG had its LG Signature OLED TV R on display at CES for the second time last year. The 65-inch 4K TV
AMD aims to "push the envelope" at CES 2020, reveals CES press conference date
Something to look forward to: In the world of technology, January is a significant time of the year, as it heralds the arrival of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This year, CES 2020 takes place January 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. While it surprises no one that AMD plans to have a presence at the show, Team Red has made it official with a press conference date.
AMD closed out 2019 by announcing its press conference , scheduled for
App spending on Christmas reached a record $277 million, most of which went on games
What just happened? Spending on mobile apps saw an impressive 11.3 percent year-on-year growth on Christmas, as money spent across the App Store and Google Play reached $277 million. Most of this went on mobile games, which accounted for $210 million, or 76 percent, of the total amount.
The report from mobile analyst firm Sensor Tower shows that consumer spending on apps and games totaled almost $5.1 billion globally during December—8 percent more than
ProtonMail pushes ProtonCalendar into beta
Why it matters: As 2020 begins, it's safe to say 2019 was the year that trust in "Big Tech" plummeted. As that happens, companies like Proton and Mozilla are becoming better positioned as alternatives to Google as consumers yearn for more and better privacy. Well known encrypted email provider ProtonMail is getting a much requested calendar option, giving users another privacy-first alternative.
Just before the New Year, encrypted email provider ProtonMail announced it was launching its encrypted calendar in public
Leaked Intel document shows Core i9-10900K with 30% performance gains over Core i9-9900K
Something to look forward to: We know that Intel’s 10th-generation Comet Lake chips are on their way, and they include the flagship Core i9-10900K. Now, what’s purported to be an internal document from Chipzilla has shown some of the official performance gains of the ten-core CPU.
The document comes from MebiuW , a Weibo forum user, via Tom’s Hardware . The main takeaway is that the 10900K is up
Samsung suffers power outage at Hwaseong fab, halting NAND and DRAM production
Why it matters: A slight disruption in power can be catastrophic for fabrication plants like Samsung's that produce a significant portion of the world's NAND flash and DRAM. Blackouts that last only seconds can lead to millions of dollars in damaged wafers if production is disrupted. That, in turn, can threaten the supply balance and lead to inflated prices for products like SSDs and RAM. Thankfully, Samsung's recent power outage at Hwaseong isn't expected to have any such effects.
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Anti-robocall TRACED Act has been signed into law
In brief: The new year may bring with it a reduction in the number of automated scam calls you receive. Congress has passed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, which the President made official on Monday. The law will give authorities and carriers more teeth when going after robocallers.
Just in time for the new year, President Trump signed S.151, otherwise known as the TRACED Act. It is a law that proposes to cutdown instances of scam and robocalls by imposing stiffer penalties for unauthenticated