Technology

    Karlmann King, a six-tonne luxury SUV built by Chinese company IAT. Based on a Ford F-550 heavy-duty pickup truck, the massive SUV is 5,990-mm long, 2,480-mm wide, and 2,480-mm high, with the wheelbase measuring 3,691 mm. The SUV is obviously four-wheel-drive and is powered by Ford’s 6.8-liter V10 …

  Hardly a day goes by without the promise of some new, world-changing, product in the alternative reality space (currently a mash-up of VR, AR, MR, and now sometimes called XR). It can be hard to keep the technologies straight, so we’ve put together a short guide to the major …

  One of the bits of information we’ve learned at Computex this year clears up the question of which CPUs and platforms will support which Ryzen products. Earlier this spring, we reported on a rumor that the A320 platform would not support third-generation Ryzen CPUs. This has now been confirmed …

  A new startup aims to help you get your student loans under control. Today, an app called Pillar, backed by $5.5 million in seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins, is launching a simpler way for consumers to better understand their student loan debt — and even pay it off …

  If you’re in the market for DDR4, it’s an excellent time to buy — and it’s probably going to stay that way for a few months. We’ve been charting the slide of RAM prices, and they’re only headed one direction: Down. In fact, this might be the best time …

  The PCI-SIG has announced the completion of the PCIe 5.0 specification. In the history of PCI development, this may be the first time a new standard has been finished before the previous iteration had even launched in the consumer market. “New data-intensive applications are driving demand for unprecedented levels …

  On Wednesday, Google rolled out new policies around kids’ apps on Google Play following an FTC complaint claiming a lack of attention to apps’ compliance with children’s privacy laws, and other rules around content. However, kids’ apps weren’t the only area being addressed this week. As it turns out, …

  Google has earned a reputation for pushing out new AI technologies and upgrades at a remarkable pace and their announcement of EfficientNet serves as the latest example.  Leveraging their work with AutoML, Google’s scientists employed a scaling method that offers up to a tenfold increase in network efficiency. The …

Summer is almost here, and new music is launching everywhere in hopes of taking the title of Song of the Summer. It’s an honour Katy Perry has held before, and one she could very well take hold of once more. Early this morning the Roar and Firework singer released her …

  Computex buried us in a flurry of announcements from Intel and AMD earlier this week, but the two x86 manufacturers weren’t the only companies showing off new hardware improvements. ARM also announced new designs for its own products, including the Cortex-A77 and Mali-G77. The Cortex-A77, codenamed Deimos, is intended …