After experiencing six years of falling sales and declining shipments, LG warned in January 2021 that it could exit the phone business. The writing was on the wall in March when Germany's Volkswagen AG and Vietnam's Vingroup JSC, which had been looking at acquiring the smartphone arm, backed away after......
Nothing’s new CMF Phone 2 Pro looks a great deal at just $279, but there’s a major catch
The CMF Phone 2 Pro features a 6.77-inch Full-HD+ (1,080 × 2,392) AMOLED display with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 3,000 nits peak brightness, and HDR10+ support. It also includes 2160Hz PWM dimming, a 480Hz touch sampling rate, 387ppi pixel density, and Panda Glass protection. Read Entire Article
AI is reshaping chip design tools, and the results are impossible to ignore
Silicon designers quickly discovered that many of the complex yet often tedious tasks involved in their process – particularly the "grunt work" – could be automated or dramatically simplified by intelligent AI algorithms. From the automated layout of certain IP blocks to improved efficiencies in IP block interconnects, these AI......
GPUs are so bulky now that Asus is using gyroscopes to detect sagging
Asus graphics card owners recently discovered that the company has quietly introduced software capable of detecting GPU droop. An investigation into the feature's workings uncovered new hardware dedicated to user safety. Read Entire Article
Moon’s surface can make water thanks to solar wind, NASA experiment confirms
The breakthrough comes from researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, who set out to replicate the harsh lunar environment in the most realistic laboratory simulation to date. The Sun constantly emits the solar wind, a torrent of hydrogen protons traveling at speeds exceeding a million miles per hour. While......
The Atari ST was eight years too early for Doom, but not anymore
Augsburg-based indie developer Jonas "indyjo" Eschenburg recently began sharing early work on a native Doom port for the Atari ST. Although early clips reveal significant compromises, continued development could result in one of the game's more intriguing adaptations. Read Entire Article
WorkComposer employee monitoring app leak exposes 21 million screenshots online
Over 200,000 employees across thousands of organizations use WorkComposer to track productivity by logging keystrokes, monitoring application usage, and capturing screenshots every few minutes. Researchers at Cybernews discovered a misconfigured Amazon S3 storage bucket that exposed these screenshots, effectively putting a frame-by-frame record of daily work routines on public display....
New Windows 11 beta brings more changes to Control Panel settings
Microsoft recently released new Dev and Beta builds of Windows 11 to Insider testers. According to prolific build explorer "phantomofearth," the updates introduce another change to how users manage system settings. Windows 11 users now have one less reason to rely on the familiar Control Panel. Read Entire Article
Google offers free repairs or payouts for Pixel 7a devices with battery issues
The program offers eligible users a free battery replacement or the option to return their phones, depending on region and warranty status. In the US, Google provides mail-in and walk-in repairs. Where repairs aren't available, in-warranty users can receive $456, while out-of-warranty users can choose a $200 payment or a...
In the race for AI talent, companies create a confusing web of job titles
Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn's chief global economist, explained that the tech industry now assigns up to 40 different titles to similar roles, leaving job seekers uncertain about whether one position is the same as another. She noted this confusion in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. This ambiguity is widespread,......