Most of our GPU coverage focuses on the consumer side of the business and on game benchmarking, but I promised to examine the compute side of performance back when the Radeon VII launched. With the 5700 XT having debuted recently, we had an opportunity to return to this question …
Read More »IBM Open-Sources Power ISA, Shares CPU, OpenCAPI Reference Designs
IBM has taken new steps to open the Power architecture further and expand access to its capabilities. Back in 2013, IBM launched the OpenPower Foundation to allow would-be customers to license IBM designs and collaborate with each other. Now, the company has open-sourced the entire Power ISA and contributed …
Read More »AT&T’s CEO of Communications, John Donovan, to retire in October
John Donovan, CEO of ATT Communications, announced today his plans to retire effective October 1, 2019. Donovan has for the past two years led ATT’s largest business unit, which services 100 million mobile, broadband and pay-TV customers in the U.S., as well as millions of business customers, including nearly …
Read More »Downloads needed to rank No. 1 on App Store is down 30+% since 2016 for apps, up 47% for games
With the App Store’s big makeover in fall 2017, Apple attempted to shift consumers’ attention away from the Top Charts and more toward editorial content. But app developers still want to make it to the No. 1 position. According to new research from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower, …
Read More »At a Glance: LG 49WL95C-W Review
Multiple monitors are almost essential for heavy multitasking on modern systems, but this is slowly changing thanks to the introduction of large-format displays. Having a single large display offers clear advantages over a multi-monitor setup, as the one display typically takes up less space on your desk and has …
Read More »Ookla Ranks Airports by Wi-Fi Speed
You always want good data speeds, but there are few places a good data connection is more important than at the airport. You might want to download some music or send some emails before going offline, and airport Wi-Fi can be congested and slow. However, things are improving, and …
Read More »Google Falls to Third in Smart Speakers Behind Baidu and Amazon
Amazon’s original Echo speaker seemed like something no one would want when it launched in 2014. That feels like ages ago because consumers are now happily gobbling up smart speakers with always-on voice assistant features. After rising to the number two spot behind Amazon, Google has now seen its …
Read More »Huawei Talking to Russia About Using Aurora OS in Place of Android
Huawei became one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world thanks in large part to Android. It was an early supporter of the open-source platform, selling phones in its native China without Google services before expanding internationally. Huawei peaked as the second-largest smartphone maker in the world this …
Read More »Google Ends Dessert Names, Android Q Is Just ‘Android 10’
Google has given every major Android update a dessert codename, but that tradition is coming to an end. Android Q won’t get a name upon release like past versions of the platform. It will be version 10, and that’s the official name: Android 10. This is part of a …
Read More »Folding Moto Razr Might Launch in December for $1,500
We can be fairly certain at this point that Motorola is working on a folding phone. There have been some telling patents, and executives have made cryptic statements that stop just short of admitting the folding Razr exists. A new report claims the phone is currently on track for …
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