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One semi-surprising benefit of the global downturn in the PC market is it’s making DRAM much more affordable. A new report states that companies that purchase memory from manufacturers such as Micron and SK Hynix have reduced their orders, lowering demand. That caused the average selling price of DRAM to …

It’s called organoid intelligence, or OI, and it uses actual human brain cells to make computing “more brain-like.” OI revolves around using organoids, or clusters of living tissue grown from stem cells that behave similarly to organs, as biological hardware that powers algorithmic systems. The hope—over at Johns Hopkins, at …

(Credit: Asus) If you’re a hardcore multitasker, Asus has some good news: The company has partnered with Corsair to allow up to 192GB of DDR5 to run in all of its high-end Intel motherboards. The support comes via updated BIOSes for its Z690 and Z790 motherboard that allow using Corsair’s new …

Creating art normally takes skill and dedication, but now it just takes a few keystrokes to create original AI art good enough to win contests. Most of the AI tools you’ve seen have been running on powerful servers in the cloud. Qualcomm just showed what’s possible on a smartphone with …

With the benefit of a little distance, various outlets have begun looking at what 2022 meant for the PC industry. According to DigiTimes’ numbers, 2022 was a notably awful year for motherboard shipments–even worse than 2018, as shipments fell across the board by around 10 million units. This impacted the …

The 3D screen craze of the early teens never manifested into sustained interest, but Asus is going back to the 3D well anyway with a pair of new laptops. At CES 2023, Asus revealed the ProArt Studiobook 16 and Vivobook Pro 16X, both of which have high-resolution OLED screens with …

Google is preparing to bring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Gmail accounts accessed via web browser—but not everyone will get to enjoy the new feature. According to an announcement from Friday, only Google Workspace users will experience new E2EE email protections when they’re swapping messages back and forth. Now through Jan. …

In the last decade, advancements in technology have reshaped how retail companies do business. Following COVID-19, new and immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR) and mixed reality (MR) are changing consumer behavior, employee expectations and the shopping experience. Retail is migrating to the metaverse. Years ago, these …

During the 2022 Adobe Max conference, Adobe announced a new partnership between the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and Leica Camera to add content credentials in Photoshop for the Leica M11 camera: “Today marks an exciting milestone in our mission as we announce partnerships with industry-leading camera manufacturers, Leica and Nikon, to …

Apple could adopt a “hybrid” OLED technology in iPads by 2024 that could allow for slimmer devices while lowering production costs, according to a new report out today (via DigiTimes). By combining rigid OLED glass substrates with flexible OLED thin-film encapsulation, the hybrid OLED technology is said to make OLED …