In a nutshell: Gigabyte says the new Brix Extreme mini PC is the most powerful of its kind in the world, a bold claim in the face of Apple’s recently released mini but mighty Mac Studio. However, as a Windows PC, the Brix Extreme seems to pack quite a punch, given that it’s running Intel’s…
In a nutshell: It’s almost certain that Samsung will release the fourth versions of the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip handsets this year, but could a brand-new third foldable device be unveiled alongside them? Rumors say it might be one of the interesting concept devices or patents that we’ve seen from the company in…
Something to look forward to: Just days away from the launch of its first dedicated graphics cards, Intel has released a presentation at GDC 2022 on the ins and outs of its upscaling technology. The slideshow offers an in-depth look at XeSS and what to expect in terms of performance uplift. This week, Intel presented…
Why it matters: Apple has a reputation for building devices that aren’t user-upgradeable nor easy to repair, and the recently launched Mac Studio and Studio Display are no different. While it’s possible to replace the storage on the new Mac Studio, finding the necessary part won’t be easy. In the case of Studio Display, all…
The big picture: Spotify paid out a combined $7+ billion to music rights holders in 2021. It’s the largest sum paid by one retailer to the music industry in a single year ever – even during the height of the digital download and compact disc era – and more than double what the company paid…
In context: Nvidia has been playing with NeRFs. No, they haven’t been shooting each other with foam darts. The term NeRF is short for Neural Radiance Field. It’s a technique that uses AI to create a three-dimensional scene from a handful of still images (inverse rendering). Depending on how much depth is desired, it generally…
What just happened? Another day, another NFT scam; this time it’s of the rug pull variety. Two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering after they made $1.1 million from a non-fungible token project before abandoning it without fulfilling any of the promises they made and leaving buyers with…
In brief: Barely two weeks after releaseing current-generation versions of Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online, Rockstar has revealed a premium subscription service for the game. It contains monthly drops of exclusive in-game content and bonuses and launches at the end of this month. Starting March 29, GTA Online players on PlayStation 5 and…
In brief: The European Space Agency has shared what it claims is the highest resolution image ever taken of the Sun’s full disc and outer atmosphere, the corona. The Solar Orbiter had to snap 25 individual images to fit the entire star into a single frame. The process took more than four hours as each…
In brief: All the reports about the Intel Core i9-12900KS we’ve heard have already painted a pretty good picture of what the CPU will offer. Still, the Newegg listing that was just spotted reveals new details that we were unsure about, including the maximum boost clock for the E-cores. Unfortunately, the processor listing has since…
