Samsung finally announces the Galaxy Z TriFold, with a US launch coming soon
Previous reports that Samsung would announce and launch the Z TriFold in December have proved accurate – though the exact date was slightly off.
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WebGPU now works across all major browsers, bringing desktop-class graphics to the web
Following recent updates from Mozilla and Apple, all major web browsers now support WebGPU across Windows, Mac, and Android. The new API grants web browsers flexible access to a device's GPU to run complex applications not possible with the older WebGL standard.
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MKBHD admits mistakes as his controversial Panels wallpaper app closes barely a year after launch
Brownlee, aka MKBHD, was pretty much universally loved when he released Panels in September 2024. But the app cost him a lot of fans.
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Russia is testing brain-implanted pigeons as remote-controlled "biodrones"
At the core of PJN-1 is a surgical procedure in which electrodes are inserted directly into targeted regions of a pigeon's brain. The implant is designed to interface with neural circuits that influence the bird's orientation and movement. According to the company behind the procedure, Neiry, technicians can trigger specific...
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We found 8 Nano Banana Pro images that show Google is the new benchmark in AI art
For months, sentiment in the AI community has been shifting. After years of trailing models like DALL-E, Midjourney, and OpenAI's latest, creators are now saying Google has caught up in key benchmarks and visual fidelity. And in image generation specifically, it suddenly looks like Google may have the most convincing...
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November Steam survey: AMD CPUs and Linux hit new records as RTX 5000 series surges
Starting with the GPU section, much of this year has seen the RTX 3060, RTX 4060, and RTX 4060 Laptop GPU swapping places at the top. Last month was the RTX 3060's turn, this month it's the RTX 4060 laptop that's most popular among survey participants.
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Samsung unveils ferroelectric NAND breakthrough to cut power use by up to 96%
As the AI boom fuels massive data-center buildouts, demand for memory keeps climbing – and with it, the notoriously high power consumption of today's NAND. Samsung's researchers are pitching a new architecture that could sharply reduce those energy costs. Mobile devices might also benefit if the findings catch on.
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Nearly a billion PCs are still running Windows 10, and half are too old to upgrade
During the PC maker's latest earnings call, COO Jeffrey Clarke said there are around 500 million Windows machines in the wild that are too old to run Windows 11. Another half a billion are capable of running the newer operating system but haven't been upgraded yet. Both situations, Clarke notes,...
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EU strikes deal on new payment rules that force providers to refund fraud losses and reveal hidden fees
European authorities have completed the negotiation phase for the Payment Services Regulation and the Third Payment Services Directive, two new regulatory frameworks designed to improve user protection and transparency in online payments. The rules aim to harmonize and modernize how payment service providers operate across the European Union, covering payment...
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Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM
Microsoft's solution for the sluggish Windows 11 File Explorer is more of a workaround than a proper fix. To boost response times, the OS now preloads the app into system memory at every startup. The update rolled out last week as part of Windows 11 Preview Build 26220.7271 (KB5070307).
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