Google is rolling out its big 2022 Android update a little earlier than expected. Android 13 is now available on eligible Google Pixel devices, bringing the latest themes and security features to the masses. However, those with a non-Google Android device will have to wait a bit longer for the …
Read More »Android 12 Visual Redesign
Big changes are coming to Android 12, and you can take a look for yourself today. Well, you can as long as you’ve got one of the handful of Android phones supported in the Android 12 Beta. The final software won’t be available until later this year, but the beta …
Read More »Intel Discontinues HEDT
Intel Discontinues Skylake-X HEDT CPUs, With Cascade Lake Barely Available Intel has published a new set of Product Change Notifications (PCNs) for the Skylake-X platform as well as a number of Xeon processors. The boxed and unboxed versions of the Core i9-9980XE, i9-9960X, i9-9940X, 9-9920X, i9-9900X, i9-9820X, and i7-9800X are …
Read More »Google Duo audio calling now available worldwide
In March, Google announced it was beginning to roll out support for audio-only calling in its FaceTime and Whatsapp competitor, Duo, which had previously focused on video calls. Initially, support for audio calls was available in Brazil, but the feature is now live for all users worldwide, a Google engineer and …
Read More »Showtime makes its entire library available for offline viewing on mobile devices
Showtime will now allow subscribers to download its programming for offline viewing on mobile devices – following similar moves by Netflix and Amazon. The network says its entire library will be supported, including the full seasons of its top shows like Homeland, Billions, Ray Donovan, Shameless, The Affair, Weeds, Dexter …
Read More »Dell’s new 8K monitor is now available for $5,000
It’s only been a few short years since the first 4K panels hit store shelves, and now we’ve got an 8K display you can purchase as well. This is a stunning panel for people who do a particular kind of work in photo or video editing. It boasts full coverage …
Read More »AMD Ryzen CPUs are readily available, but Ryzen motherboards? Not so much
Ever since AMD launched Ryzen, the CPU has been selling well — it continues to occupy multiple spots on Amazon’s best-selling CPU list (currently Ryzen chips hold #9, #10, and #15, with the old FX family holding spots #8 and #14, at the time of this writing). Ryzen motherboards, however, …
Read More »IBM is making its quantum computer API available to the public
Most of the time, when we talk about functional quantum computers in the world, we’re talking about D-Wave. That company has taken the lead on quantum computing and provides its own 2048-bit quantum annealers for solving certain types of problems. IBM, however, has its own five-qubit system it’s been working …
Read More »Bing Ads Editor for Mac is now available to everyone
After running in beta in the US since last June, Bing Ads Editor is now available globally. The Mac version of the desktop editing tool for Bing Ads campaigns has been at the top of advertisers’ feature requests lists for years. The Mac version has parity with the Windows desktop editor, …
Read More »CyanogenMod successor Lineage OS is now available for download
The ability to install a custom ROM on your Android device has been a key benefit for tinkerers and developers since the early days of the platform. The selection of ROMs has changed over the years, but through it all there’s been CyanogenMod. This ROM has supported the most devices …
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