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Intel CPU Shortage to Worsen in 2H2019

13 March 2019 @ 12:30 am

According to a recent report by Digitimes, Intel’s CPU supply shortage will continue to worsen through the 2H2019 as demand for entry level and mainstream notebooks such as Chromebooks and Core i3-based notebooks continue to increase without the proper increase in supply to sustain the growth. Supply shortages in 3Q2018 began impacting major notebook vendors […]

The Best CPUs of 2019

19 February 2019 @ 1:18 am

The CPU, or Central Processing Unit, along with the motherboard is generally considered the most important core component of any PC. The reason for this is that the combination of the CPU and the motherboard determines what other components can be used with the system. As a result, this makes the decision of which CPU […]

AMD Announces Radeon VII Packing Vega II, 16GB HBM, $699 Pricepoint

13 January 2019 @ 7:30 am

At CES 2019, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa SU spoke on several products at their keynote and while many users were disappointed that AMD did not announce a rumored $250 GPU that would give GTX 1080 class performance, AMD did surprise the world by announcing the world’s first 7nm GPU for the consumer market. Rather than […]

Nvidia Announces Support for Adaptive Sync (FreeSync) Displays on GeForce Graphics Cards, What It Means For AMD

13 January 2019 @ 7:14 am

In a stunning move from Nvidia earlier this week, the GPU company announced that they would finally begin supporting adaptive sync functionality on AMD FreeSync monitors. Previously, Nvidia graphics cards were only compatible with their proprietary G-Sync system, which is technically a slightly better implementation of adaptive sync monitor technology when compared to FreeSync however, […]

Nvidia Unveils its RTX 2060 Priced at $349 Packing 6GB of GDDR6 at CES 2019

11 January 2019 @ 2:48 am

With the launch of Nvidia’s 20-series GPUs seemingly an eternity ago, Nvidia has finally announced a January 15th release date for their Geforce RTX 2060. The new graphics card uses the same GPU core as the GTX 2070, the TU106, though is cut down featuring 1920 CUDA cores, 240 tensor cores, 30 RT cores, 120 […]

Microsoft Adds Update Pausing Feature on Windows 10 Home

8 January 2019 @ 5:16 am

Generally speaking, always being up to date on the latest Windows patches is a pretty good thing. Updating your system will not only fix bugs and add new features, it also includes security patches that prevent hackers from having their way with your system. While there are plenty of benefits to having the latest updates, […]

ASUS Announces Massive ROG Mothership GZ700 Gaming Laptop

8 January 2019 @ 4:00 am

CES 2019 is chock-full of weird hardware, but the ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 is definitely takes the cake as one of the craziest gaming laptops available. Name ROG Mothership GZ700 Processor Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Operating system Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro (ASUS recommends Windows 10 Pro) Display 17.3” FHD (1920×1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, […]

Razer Blade 15 Now Packing Nvidia GeForce RTX Graphics

8 January 2019 @ 3:53 am

Following Nvidia’s announcement of the new mobile GeForce RTX 20-series GPUs, Razer wasted no time announcing updates to their Blade 15 gaming laptop. Starting at $1,599, the Razer Blade 15 packs either an 15-inch Full HD (1920×1080) 144Hz display or a 4K (3840×2160) touch display with full 100% Adobe RGB color support. The laptop also […]

T-Mobile OnePlus 6T Receives New Software Update (Build: A6013_34_181228)

6 January 2019 @ 11:14 am

If you’re a T-Mobile OnePlus 6T owner, good news! T-Mobile has recently released a new software update, Android 9.0 Build Number: A6013_34_181228. According to the software version details, the new update “Enables support for additional domestic roaming partners”. In order to update, simply swipe up from the Home screen and tap Settings. From there, scroll […]

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FlytBase Launches AI-R – Aerial Intelligence for Robots

11 February 2025 @ 1:26 pm

FlytBase Inc., a leading drone auton software platform company, announces the launch of AI-R (short

IDEX 2025: Heven Drones Unveils the Raider- A Hydrogen-Powered UAS for Modern Multi-Role Operations

11 February 2025 @ 1:13 pm

Heven Drones, a company specializing in hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial systems designed for complex operational environments,

ANRA Technologies to Power Finland’s U-space with Advanced UTM Solutions

11 February 2025 @ 1:05 pm

ANRA Technologies, a leading international provider of uncrewed systems traffic management (UTM) and mission management

ideaForge Unveils Next-Generation Future-Proof UAVs at Aero India 2025

11 February 2025 @ 12:55 pm

ideaForge Technology Limited, a global leader in drone technology, unveiled its latest range of advanced

Meet the new WingtraGROUND powered by Emlid – an all-in-one kit for aerial surveys

10 February 2025 @ 4:27 pm

Emlid adds high precision to WingtraGROUND, a new kit for survey-grade aerial data capture with

ALTI Unmanned takes flight into fully electric future

10 February 2025 @ 10:09 am

ALTI Unmanned, a leader in unmanned aerial systems, is proud to announce its move to

TEKEVER partners with IMSAR to advance radar technologies and data processing solutions

10 February 2025 @ 10:05 am

TEKEVER, the European market leader in unmanned aerial systems (UAS), today announces a two-year partnership

Skyports Drone Services enters Saudi Arabia with proof-of-concept for giga-projects

10 February 2025 @ 9:59 am

Skyports Drone Services (Skyports) is making its first entry into the Saudi Arabian market through

Oregon Guard Combat Medics Test Drone Delivery in Recertification

10 February 2025 @ 9:55 am

WARRENTON, Ore. — Combat medics with the Oregon National Guard are adapting their battlefield medicine skills

FORECASTER: Extended Endurance, Enhanced Targeting for Modern Warfare

8 February 2025 @ 8:48 am

Introducing our latest innovation: FORECASTER, one of the most advanced up to 6 kg-class ISTAR

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Microsoft Visio cheat sheet: How to get started

11 February 2025 @ 11:00 am

It’s often much easier to convey information with a well-designed diagram than to communicate through a large text blurb. As the old saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” That’s where Microsoft Visio comes in. Part of the Microsoft 365 suite, this app helps professionals convey information through professionally designed diagrams. In this article: What is Microsoft Visio? How to find Visio in Microsoft 365 How to create a flowchart in Visio How to

Microsoft to rejig Office-Teams cost to avoid EU fine

11 February 2025 @ 8:53 am

Microsoft is reportedly working on increasing the price difference between its Microsoft 365 suite bundled with Teams and the standalone Teams application in a bid to avoid an antitrust fine from the EU. The cloud services provider had been facing scrutiny from the European Commission — the executive arm of the European Union that governs regulations for its 27 member nations, since July 2023, over its bundling of Teams with its Office suite. Back in 2023, the Commission had said that the bundling of Teams may grant Microsoft a distribution advanta

Musk’s $97B offer to buy OpenAI rejected as leadership stands firm

11 February 2025 @ 8:19 am

Elon Musk and a consortium of investors made a $97.4 billion offer to acquire the nonprofit controlling OpenAI, escalating a battle over the future of the ChatGPT maker, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman swiftly dismissed the bid, posting on X: “no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.” OpenAI’s board appears to be backing Altman’s decision. In a message to staff, Altman said the board has no intention of considering Musk’s offer, stating that the proposal does not align with OpenAI’s mission, according to The In

Google’s latest genAI shift is a reminder to IT leaders — never trust vendor policy

10 February 2025 @ 7:18 pm

Every enterprise CIO knows they cannot — and should not — ever trust a vendor’s policy position. Whether that’s because a vendor might not strictly adhere to its policies or can change policies anytime  without notice, it doesn’t matter. Google’s move last week to back away from assurances  it would not help make weapons or engage in surveillance was utterly unsurprising. Companies are motivated by revenue, profits and market share and if corporate leaders can improve any of those financial metrics by helping to make weapons of mass destruction — or he

Musk furious as judge shuts down DOGE access to Treasury payment system

10 February 2025 @ 6:19 pm

The US Treasury Department’s payment servers hold the tax returns, social security data and bank account numbers of every adult citizen of the United States. They are, one would assume, among the most highly secured servers on earth and yet it seems that all the employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) needed to do to access these systems after January 20 was to walk into Treasury Department offices and demand access to the servers’ credentials. We learn of these extraordinary if still hazy and unconfirmed events by reading between the lines of a weekend ruling by US District Judge Paul Engelmayer in response to a suit brought by 19 states agai

Apple’s upcoming iPhone SE 4 likely to offer major improvements

10 February 2025 @ 4:39 pm

IT purchasers might be interested to learn that Apple is preparing to introduce a new entry-level and more affordable next edition iPhone SE. What sets this iteration apart is that it should be powerful enough to run Apple Intelligence. That means you can expect a good quantity of storage, as Apple Intelligence presently requires around 7GB of space. You also get a much faster and more powerful processor and a good chunk of memory, which together mean all the apps yo

Microsoft Teams is becoming more like Facebook

10 February 2025 @ 12:45 pm

Microsoft Teams users can expect a slew of new features in an upcoming update that is currently in full testing, including Storyline, a Facebook-like feed where users can share messages, news, or congratulations. Users can also follow people via Storyline, much as they would on Facebook According to The Verge, Storyline is considered a successor to Viva Engage. Users will also get several

Your ‘new’ Seagate data center hard drive is likely a used one

10 February 2025 @ 12:36 pm

A growing number of buyers have reported purchasing supposedly new Seagate data center-grade hard drives, only to discover that they had been previously used for thousands of hours. A recent investigation by German news portal Heise has uncovered that used Seagate data center-grade hard drives, originating from cryptocurrency mining farms, are being sold as new.

Tech unemployment jumps, even as job openings increase

10 February 2025 @ 11:00 am

The unemployment rate among tech workers leaped almost a full percentage point from December to January, according to an analysis of US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. The unemployment rate for tech workers rose from 2.0% to 2.9%, according to IT industry association CompTIA, even as tech firms boosted employment by a net 6,787 positions in Janu

Mistral releases its genAI assistant Le Chat for IOS and Android

7 February 2025 @ 7:48 pm

French AI company Mistral has released several updates to its generative AI assistant Le Chat and made it available on Android and iOS. Mistral describes the tool as a comprehensive genAI assistant for both life and work that can be used to access the latest news, plan daily tasks, keep track of projects, upload and summarize documents, and more. Le Chat is accessed through a chat-like user interface and, according to Mistral, has the fastest inference model in the world. It is also reported to be significantly better at generating images than OpenAI ChatGPT. But Le Chat does not yet have

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Reino Unido exige acesso a comunicações encriptadas da Apple

11 February 2025 @ 6:43 pm

O governo do Reino Unido encontra-se a pretender que a Apple crie um “backdoor” no iCloud, que iria permitir às autoridades acederem a dados encriptados na plataforma de qualquer utilizador. A medida pretende contornar as encriptações aplicadas pela Apple nos seus sistemas, sobretudo na informação que se encontra assente sobre o Advanced Data Protection, um […]

Dados de utilizadores da DeepSeek no iOS enviados para servidores da ByteDance

11 February 2025 @ 4:31 pm

A DeepSeek foi recentemente apresentada no mercado, criando a sua própria alternativa ao ChatGPT da OpenAI. O modelo da DeepSeek, R1, além de garantir um desempenho parecido ao o1 da OpenAI, permite realizar a tarefa com metade do custo e é inteiramente open source. No entanto, ainda existem algumas críticas ao mesmo, em parte porque […]

EndeavourOS Mercury chega com ainda mais novidades

11 February 2025 @ 3:50 pm

Os utilizadores do sistema Linux EndeavourOS contam agora com uma nova versão para o mesmo, a EndeavourOS Mercury. Esta versão chega com algumas novidades interessantes e melhorias focadas na estabilidade e desempenho final. Esta nova versão do EndeavourOS conta com o Kernel de Linux 6.13, que garante suporte para o mais recente hardware no mercado. […]

GIMP 3.0 RC3 traz melhorias de estabilidade e suporte Wayland

11 February 2025 @ 3:44 pm

O GIMP é um dos editores de imagens mais conhecidos dentro do formato open source, sendo que o mesmo encontra-se agora mais perto de finalmente receber a versão final 3.0. Esta deverá ser uma das versões mais antecipadas do programa, trazendo consigo várias melhorias e novidades. A nova versão do GIMP 3.0 RC3 encontra-se agora […]

Mais utilizadores preferem ver YouTube na TV do que no telemóvel

11 February 2025 @ 2:47 pm

O YouTube é atualmente uma das maiores plataformas de vídeos na internet, sendo usado todos os dias por milhares de utilizadores em todo o mundo. Com mais de 20 anos de existência, a plataforma é certamente uma das mais usadas no que respeita a conteúdos de vídeo. No entanto, durante a sua vida, o Youtube […]

Netrunner 25 “Shockworm” é oficialmente lançado

11 February 2025 @ 1:37 pm

A nova versão do sistema de Linux “Netrunner” acaba de ser lançada, trazendo consigo várias novidades e melhorias. O novo Netrunner 25 Shockworm encontra-se agora oficialmente disponível, depois de vários meses em testes e desenvolvimento. Esta versão surge quase dois anos depois da 23 “Vaporwave”, e integra como base a mais recente imagem do Debian […]

LumaAI revela nova ferramenta para criar vídeos de imagens estáticas

11 February 2025 @ 1:31 pm

A empresa de Inteligência Artificial LumaAI acaba de confirmar a sua nova ferramenta de conversão de imagem em vídeo, dentro da sua ferramenta “Dream Machine”. Esta ferramenta usa o modelo Ray2 para converter imagens fixas em formato de vídeo, adicionando os efeitos que os utilizadores pretendam. A ideia será permitir que se criem rapidamente vídeos […]

Proton Wallet: agora disponível gratuitamente para todos os utilizadores

11 February 2025 @ 1:30 pm

A Proton, entidade focada em serviços para privacidade, acaba de confirmar a chegada da sua Proton Wallet, que permite aos utilizadores terem acesso a uma carteira virtual disponível para qualquer um. Esta aplicação permite que os utilizadores tenham acesso às suas próprias carteiras de bitcoin, podendo enviar diretamente os pagamentos da mesma, bem como receber. […]

Redmi Note 12S recebe HyperOS 2 com Android 15

11 February 2025 @ 11:40 am

Os utilizadores que tenham o Redmi Note 12S podem começar a preparar-se para uma nova atualização no mesmo. A Xiaomi encontra-se a disponibilizar a nova versão global do HyperOS para o sistema, a OS2.0.1.0.VHZMIXM. Esta nova versão, por agora, encontra-se disponível para utilizadores no programa Mi Pilot, mas espera-se que venha a abranger mais utilizadores […]

Brave permite injetar JavaScript personalizado para personalizar websites

11 February 2025 @ 11:30 am

O navegador focado para privacidade Brave acaba de confirmar uma nova funcionalidade, que pode ajudar os utilizadores a terem ainda mais controlo sobre as suas ações pela internet, sobretudo em sites que acedam de forma frequente. A mais recente versão do Brave agora permite que seja injetado diretamente javascript nos sites, para realizar várias ações […]

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