Month: September 2022
Xiaomi 12T imminent, according to tipster; should the pricier iPhone 14 be worried?
Audio player loading… If the iPhone 14‘s eye-watering $799 / £849 / AU$1,339 starting price puts you off, you might want to pay attention to the Xiaomi 12T, an anticipated mid-range phone which is expected to debut very soon. This would be a lower-cost spin-off of the Xiaomi 12, as…
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Ethereum will use less energy now that it’s proof-of-stake
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, has switched to proof-of-stake, cutting its energy demands. The transition, which has been in the works since 2016, won’t change much for the average Ethereum user, but it sidelines miners. The switchover began on September 6th, when the Bellatrix upgrade was activated. It is now complete…
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Logitech’s latest webcams might help you raise your remote work game
Audio player loading… Further nurturing the remote work ecosystem, Logitech is launching two new mid-tier product lines to meet workers’ needs: the Brio 500 webcams and the Zone Vibe wireless headphones. The goal of these two product lines, according to Logitech (opens in new tab), is to offer “business-grade quality”…
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Apps That Tell You Your Friends’ Locations Are Now A Way Of Life
But, she said she would feel a loss. Location tracking is a specific type of experience. Snap Inc. certainly thinks so: It offers “a new way to see and explore the world… a completely personalized view of the landscape,” a spokesperson said. The map portrays a subjective rather than objective…
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EA’s CEO is following the money to more games with player-created content
EA sees a big opportunity in games that let players create their own content, CEO Andrew Wilson said at a Goldman Sachs conference on Tuesday, as reported by Axios. Games like Minecraft and Roblox with extensive player creation tools have become huge hits with enduring popularity, and it sounds like…
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Tesla is being sued over Autopilot and Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving predictions
Google’s getting wary of experimenting. 7 of the 14 projects at Google’s startup incubator Area 120 — where employees spent 100 percent of their time working on 20 percent projects — have been cut, according to TechCrunch, sending workers looking for spots on other projects to stay employed. Google’s change…
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