The update is already available for download for all platforms. Here’s how much “damage” you can expect to your hard drive. Warning: it’s a lot. Let’s start with the worst. PC: owners of Modern Warfare need to free up a little over 57GB. The Warzone-only update is 22.5GB, though. PlayStation 4: you lucky bastards are getting away with only 19.3GB. Xbox: Better than PC, worse than PS4 — 22.66GB....
Web advertising is the lifeblood of digital commerce. It’s also amazingly annoying if you’re just trying to read an article. Between ads along all edges of your text, links scattered throughout and pop-ups springing up all the time, readers battle loads of distractions while just trying to stay focused on the reading they wanted. Whether you just want a cleaned-up reading experience or need genuine help cutting out interferences, Reader Mode Pro ($9....
The company has launched a range of real-time animations and notification features that sound unsettlingly energetic. Votes and comments will no longer be a static number on posts and feeds. Instead, users will see dynamic animations as the numbers change. The flickering arrows are already making my retinas burn. Mercifully, Reddit’s made the animations optional. The platform’s also getting new indicators that show when multiple redditors are typing comments or reading posts....
It now appears the vehicle, codenamed Project Titan, is back on. According to a report by Reuters, Apple is aiming to begin producing its car in 2024. Key to the vehicle would be new tech that could make batteries “radically” cheaper and increase the vehicle’s range. These batteries would incorporate a ‘monocell’ design that would allow the vehicleto store more energy in a given space “by eliminating pouches and modules that hold battery materials,” according to one of Reuters’ sources....
The flaw affects all machines using Intel processors that support the SWAPGS system call, which allows the processor to swap between the kernel mode and user mode memory rings. This feature is part of the speculative execution features present in most modern processors, which allow the CPU to predictively execute tasks in anticipation of them being required. Troublingly, the flaw bypasses most of the hardware-level protections introduced after the Spectre and Meltdown security issues....
I’m sick of black and gray tech. I have a sneaking suspicion the sea of dim, dark devices in my home is having a negative impact on my mental health – especially since the quarantine began. All I see when I look around is darkness punctuated by flashing lights. It’s like my home is the most boring space ship ever made. Darth Vader would love it here. Well, he would have....
Slowly but surely, however, things started to change. Bluetooth protocols got better. Battery life improved. And wireless headphones actually began to sound good. In any case, the transition to Bluetooth headphones was all but inevitable, considering almost every high-end phone now omits a headphone jack. Now, even audio brands firmly entrenched in the hi-fi niche are making Bluetooth headphones a reality. Take the Hifiman Deva: An open-back, planar magnetic pair of headphones retailing for $300, it provides an audio experience that, for many users, could very well be the last high-end headphone they need....
Dolby Atmos speakers usually fall into two categories: speakers meant to be embedded in a ceiling or speakers that are placed atop your left and right channels and bounce sound off the ceiling. The former is too involved for most people to deal with, especially renters. The latter – usually branded as ‘Atmos enabled’ speakers – are far more convenient at the expense of acoustic compromise. Dolby says they “produce slightly diffuse overhead audio that is quite lifelike and, in some cases, preferable to the sound that comes from overhead speakers,” but in practice, the situation is messier:...
To many, it was – and still is – the best alternative to exorbitantly priced Leica street-shooters and bulky DSLRs. In fact, its stellar reputation has kept it among the top options for street photographers years after its release in 2015. So when earlier this year Ricoh announced the successor to this iconic piece of tech, the GRIII, I knew I had to get my hands on one. The camera-maker was kind enough to lend me a GRIII review unit in April, and after spending two and a half months with it, I’m finally ready to share my thoughts....
The new Galaxy Buds use a two-way speaker system with a dedicated woofer and tweeter. This, in theory, should lighten the load on each individual driver and provide better sound quality. There are also three microphones that use beamforming to help minimize ambient noise during voice calls, and improved Ambient Sound mode lets you alternate between noise isolation and hearing the outside world. You can now adjust ambient sound levels to your liking....
The chipset, which combines 5G capabilities with enhanced AI features, is the first ever platform built on Samsung’s 5nm technology which it first showcased last year. Among other things, the 5nm tech promises significant improvements in performance and power efficiency, which is something every phone can benefit from. [Read: Traders dump Zoom for Expedia as Pfizer vaccine teases life after COVID] Samsung claims the chipset has been optimized for multitasking, packing an octa-core CPU with one high-performance Cortex-A78, three slightly less powerful Cortex-A78 cores for balanced processing, and four Cortex-A55 for efficiency....
The Korean tech-giant launched its first Secure Enclave chip in February; it was used in the Galaxy S20 series later. The new chip is certified with Common Criteria (CC) EAL 6+ security standard, which makes it one of the most secure mobile solutions around. This level of security is used to protect data such as e-passports and hardware cryptocurrency wallets. The company says the security chip can protect not just your mobile payments but your cryptocurrency transactions as well: [Read: Apple’s next iPhone may not come with EarPods so you can buy AirPods instead] What’s more, Samsung’s new chip also offers hardware-based root of trust (RoT), which protects lower layers of software, such as the booting process, from malware attacks....
At the Computex virtual conference, the company’s CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, said that it’s partnering with Samsung to integrate RDNA 2 architecture into the Korean tech giant’s upcoming Exynos flagship mobile processor, found in phones such as the Galaxy S21 series. What this means for you is that you might soon be able to experience game-enhancing technologies such as ray tracing and variable rate shading (VRS); these were only available on gaming PCs and consoles till now....
The City of San Diego has deactivated all sensor services, including cameras, on its 3,200 smart streetlights until a new ordinance is in place governing the program. “At this time, no data can be transmitted from the streetlights,” Gustavo Portela, a spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office, told Cities Today. San Diego’s smart streetlight program was announced in 2017, in partnership with GE Current, and touted as “the world’s largest smart city IoT platform”....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Pasteur used to say: Yolo! Bitcoin price We closed the day, August 16 2020, at a price of $11,892. That’s a minor 0.22 percent increase in 24 hours, or $26. It was the highest closing price in three hundred and seventy-three days. We’re still 40 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Albert Einstein used to say: Do what you love and you’ll never work another day! Bitcoin price We closed the day, February 09 2020, at a price of $10,116. That’s a respectable 2.56 percent increase in 24 hours, or $252. It was the highest closing price in one hundred and forty-one days....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Habermass used to say: Bob’s your uncle! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, April 02 2020, at a price of $6,793. That’s a respectable 2.82 percent increase in 24 hours, or $186. It was the highest closing price in twenty-one days. We’re still 66 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Hannah Arendt used to say: Fight the power! Bitcoin price We closed the day, July 27 2020, at a price of $10,990. That’s a strong 10.96 percent increase in 24 hours, or $1085. It was the highest closing price in three hundred and forty-nine days....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Bentham used to say: Crack open this tasty lobster! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, October 24 2019, at a price of $7,493. That’s a minor 0.21 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$16.23. It was the lowest closing price in one hundred and fifty-eight days....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Nightingale used to say: Success is just a product of your motivation! Bitcoin price We closed the day, March 15 2020, at a price of $5,392. That’s a respectable 3.67 percent increase in 24 hours, or $191. It was the highest closing price in one day....
