Month: December 2020
Xiaomi’s Mi 11 announced with Snapdragon 888 and 120Hz OLED display
Xiaomi has announced their new flagship for 2021: the Mi 11. The Chinese variant of the phone sports a modified design and upgraded specs that give a good look at the kind of high-end features top Android phones will ship with in the coming year, according to AnandTech. There’s bound…
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Laptops, desktops shortage set to continue for the foreseeable future Computer Store
The sudden transition to working from home and remote learning during the pandemic led to a massive increase in the number of laptops and desktops sold worldwide. In fact, PC sales remained at a level not seen since Apple’s iPhone first debuted in 2007 and demand shows no signs of…
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This CentOS alternative will be available by spring 2021 Servers
Rocky Linux, one of the latest new CentOS clones, has announced that its project is targeting to put out a working release sometime in the second quarter of 2021. Rocky Linux came about when the Red Hat-owned CentOS project recently shifted focus, much to the chagrin of its users. Miffed…
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VW’s prototype robot is designed to offer full-service charging for electric vehicles
Volkswagen Group has developed a mobile electric vehicle charger that can autonomously navigate parking areas, power up an EV and then make its way back to its outpost without the intervention of humans. The prototype, which VW Group Components created, aims to showcase how the automaker will expand charging infrastructure…
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Global investors flee from Chinese tech stocks after the government crackdown on Ant and Alibaba
Global investors are running from Chinese tech stocks in the wake of the government’s crackdown on Ant Group and Alibaba, two high-flying businesses founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma) that were once hailed as paragons of China’s new tech elite. Shares of major technology companies in the country have fallen…
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2021 will be a calmer year for semiconductors and chips (except for Intel)
If ever there was a typically quiet tech industry that seemed to drive massive headlines this year, it was semiconductors. From record-setting M&A purchases to prodigious venture capital financing, the decline of major players and huge international trade fights, semiconductor companies found themselves in the crosshairs of inventors, VCs, regulators,…
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