Category: Technology

Redditors over at /r/Pixel_Phones have uncovered some impressive Geekbench 6 GPU benchmark scores for Pixel devices. Android Authority's Mishaal Rahman reports that the Google Pixel 7a has seemingly seen the most significant increases – up to a whopping 62%, to be specific. Then there's the Pixel 8 and Pixel 9,......

According to VideoCardz, Nvidia's board partners have received the final specifications for the upcoming RTX 5060 Ti. Additionally, prior reports indicate that Nvidia has pushed the launches for the 5060 Ti and standard 5060 back by a few weeks. Read Entire Article

The move marks the eighth safety-related recall for the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries began just over a year ago. Initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall affects more than 46,000 Cybertrucks and primarily relates to an issue with an exterior panel that can detach while driving. Read...

Jensen Huang didn't expect his doubts about the immediate commercial viability of quantum computers to affect Wall Street-listed companies so drastically. As part of Nvidia's recent "Quantum Day" event, the Taiwanese businessman and engineer invited guests to explain why his negative remarks were wrong. Read Entire Article

Microsoft's GDC presentation this week offered a glimpse into the future of DirectX ray tracing support. The company claims that DirectX Raytracing 1.2 could help developers double the performance of ray tracing and path tracing. Read Entire Article

However, during an enlightening Q&A session with industry analysts a few days later, Huang shared several insights that suddenly made all the various product and partnership announcements he covered, as well as the thinking behind them, crystal clear. Read Entire Article

Calibre 8.0 improves Kobo support, adds the ability to connect folders and treat it as a device, which is particularly useful for Chromebook users, enhances the ToC editor, and updates book details. It also includes macOS icon updates, Tolino firmware support, and various bug fixes. Read Entire Article

Microsoft might be preparing to integrate Steam and other game launchers into the Xbox app. The company briefly posted a mockup image showing the new Xbox app UI across TV, tablet, and handheld devices, with a "Steam" filter prominently displayed alongside the game library. Read Entire Article

Over the past few days, many viewers have reported that YouTube seems to have gone back to the digital stone age. The 20-year-old video-sharing platform struggles to provide optimal, or even moderately decent, streaming quality, resorting to the lowest video resolutions despite users having ample network bandwidth. Read Entire Article

While data center GPUs are transitioning to HBM3e, the memory roadmaps revealed at Nvidia GTC make it clear that HBM4 will be the next big step. Computerbase attended the event and noted that this new standard enables some serious density and bandwidth improvements over HBM3. Read Entire Article