Month: May 2020
Intel and AMD shouldn’t panic yet, but this Chinese vendor has repacked a Xeon CPU
Jintide Montage might sound like the name of a punk group, but it’s not. In fact, the Montage is an x86 processor with PrC (Pre-Check) and DSC (Dynamic Security Check) technologies that can be used in Jintide or other server platforms. It shares common DNA with Intel, AMD and VIA…
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Hacked NES Power Glove controls a modular synth with finger wriggles
Never mind controlling a modular synth by twiddling knobs. If one modder has his way, one of Nintendo’s legendary controllers is the way of the future. Look Mum No Computer (aka Sam Battle) has hacked an NES Power Glove into a gesture controller for… Source
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Texas Instruments makes it harder to run programs on its calculators
Texas Instruments’ graphing calculators have a reputation as hobbyist devices given their program support, but they just lost some of their appeal. Cemetech has learned (via Linus Tech Tips) that Texas Instruments is pulling support for assembly- and… Source
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Sony’s Xperia 1 II ships in the US on July 24th for $1,199
Sony’s new flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 II (pronounced “mark two”), will ship in the US starting July 24th for $1,199, the company announced. Pre-orders start on June 1st. And if you pre-order by June 28th, you’ll get a free pair of Sony WF-1000XM3 noise canceling earbuds. A major feature…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leaks hint at giant screens and S20 Ultra features
The Galaxy Note family tends to borrow a few cues from the S series that preceded it, but these cues might be more conspicuous than usual this year. OnLeaks and Pigtou have posted leak-based renders for the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20+ (above) that hi… Source
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Israel restricts COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’
Israel’s original plan to track the phones of COVID-19 sufferers won’t get very far. The country’s cabinet has restricted the use of the Shin Bet security agency’s phone surveillance to “specific and special cases” where officials can’t determine an… Source
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