Google has invested heavily in artificial intelligence research over the past decade, and it paid off when researchers developed transformer algorithms in 2017—then it did nothing with it. Transformers are the underlying technology for all the fancy new generative AI applications. It was caught flatfooted when Microsoft integrated ChatGPT, but Google is getting back on […]
Archives for February 2024
Google Settles 50-State Antitrust Lawsuit With Key App Store Changes And $700M Payment
A reckoning has come for mobile app stores. Apple is, by all accounts, going to be forced to open up app distribution on the iPhone thanks to Europe’s Digital Markets Act, and Epic has bested Google in court to show that the Play Store is an illegal monopoly. In a separate case, Google was sued […]
Apple Watch Sales To Resume After Apple Wins Emergency Appeal To Block ITC Import Ban
Well, that was a scary few days—Apple has convinced an appeals court to let it sell the latest Apple Watch hardware, pausing an import ban imposed by the International Trade Commission (ITC). So, you can once again head to Apple’s website or your nearest brick-and-mortar Apple store to get the Apple Watch Series 9 or […]
Glorious Irony As Microsoft’s AI Co-Pilot Comes To iPhones And iPads
Microsoft has spent most of the last couple of decades playing catchup in an number of key growth markets. Microsoft, however, is now in a leadership position in the AI space thanks in part to its partnership with OpenAI. The company’s GPT-infused Copilot has popped up in Windows, Office, Bing, Edge, and now it’s on […]
ASUS Reveals ROG Phone 8 With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Firepower And Refined Style For Gamers
ASUS has been making Android phones since the early days of the platform, long before we settled on the standard flat glass slab form factor. ASUS tried its hand at convertible Android laptops and phones that turned into tablets, but even after giving up on all of that, it kept experimenting with its gaming-focused ROG […]
Samsung Galaxy S24 Family Is Official With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Galaxy AI
Samsung has officially taken the wraps off the Galaxy S24 family. As usual, we’ve already learned plenty about Samsung’s new flagship phones thanks to the many, many leaks, but now we’re getting to see what Samsung has in store for its big AI play. These phones have a raft of new “Galaxy AI” features, along with […]
Xbox And Mozilla Join The Outcry Over Apple’s App Store Changes
Apple has maintained an iron grip on iPhone apps since it first rolled out the App Store in 2008, but the EU aims to change that. The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is forcing Apple to open up iOS software, but it’s doing so in possibly the most obnoxious way it can. Some major […]
Xbox And Mozilla Join The Outcry Over Apple’s App Store Changes
Apple has maintained an iron grip on iPhone apps since it first rolled out the App Store in 2008, but the EU aims to change that. The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is forcing Apple to open up iOS software, but it’s doing so in possibly the most obnoxious way it can. Some major […]
Best CPUs for Gaming: February 2024
In our series of Best CPU guides, here’s the latest update to our recommended Gaming CPUs list. All numbers in the text are updated to reflect pricing at the time of writing. Numbers in graphs reflect MSRP. As the first quarter of 2024 is already well underway, there’s not been much in the way of […]
Zen 5-Based CPUs for Client and Server Applications On-Track for 2024
As part of their quarterly earnings call this week, AMD re-emphasized that its Zen 5-architecture processors for both client and datacenter applications will be available this year. While the company is not making any new disclosured on products or providing a timeline beyond “later this year”, the latest statement from AMD serves as a reiteration […]
