Month: July 2022
Take note, Arm: The world’s first RISC-V laptop is now available for preorder
Audio player loading… A new laptop billed as the first ever to run atop RISC-V-based silicon is now available to pre-order (opens in new tab) online. The product of a collaboration between DeepComputing and Xcalibyte, the new ROMA laptop will be powered by a mystery quad-core RISC-V processor and companion…
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Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a Leica camera with a massive 1-inch sensor
Merely six months after its previous flagship launch, today Xiaomi announced a trio of familiar-looking smartphones to mark the beginning of its partnership with Leica. The new 12S Series features MIUI 13 based on Android 12, and it runs on Qualcomm’s allegedly more efficient Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 flagship processor,…
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The phone is terrible for cloud gaming
The promise of cloud gaming is that you can do it from anywhere using any device with internet access and a good enough browser (each cloud gaming service seems to have its own requirements on the browser front). You should be able to play super demanding games whether you’re on…
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Meta to shutter its Novi digital wallet, drawing a line under Libra
Audio player loading… Meta is set to shut down its Novi digital wallet on September 01, the company has announced, effectively drawing a line under the Libra project. Novi, which underwent a small pilot in the US and Guatemala towards the end of last year, used Paxos Trust Co’s USDP…
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China is doubling down on Linux in a bid to leave Windows behind
Audio player loading… China is now one step closer to eliminating Windows from its government endpoints, an effort it has been pursuing for more than two decades now. As reported by The Register, the country has been laser-focused on switching to Linux (opens in new tab) entirely amid conflict with…
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The Morning After: The next Apple Watch may detect if you have a fever
The next Apple Watch may have a body temperature sensor to warn you when you’re coming down with a fever, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Series 8 won’t provide an exact reading, but it could notify you to see a doctor or use a dedicated thermometer. The feature has…
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