Month: July 2024
Why business technology needs to feel like consumer-grade technology
In today’s digital age, the line between personal and professional technology, and indeed, our own personal and professional lives, is becoming increasingly blurred. Employees are no longer willing to settle for clunky, outdated business tools when they are accustomed to sleek, user-friendly consumer-grade technology in their day-to-day lives. As a…
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Check out NASCAR’s first electric race car prototype
NASCAR unveiled its first prototype electric racer this weekend at the Chicago Street Race. The $1.5 million electric crossover (per AP) was developed in partnership with ABB, Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota to call attention to sustainability efforts under the NASCAR Impact program and show what EVs are capable of. It…
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This is the chip that could feature in the world’s largest SSD — Kioxia launches 2Tb NAND chip and key partner Pure Storage may use it in its 150TB SSD DirectFlash modules
Japanese memory giant Kioxia says it has begun sampling shipments of 2Tb QLC devices, utilizing its eighth-generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology. This new chip will be used in SSDs, servers, and other forms of digital storage hardware that require high-capacity, high-efficiency memory components. Kioxia’s BiCS FLASH technology expands…
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Apple Intelligence and a better Siri may be coming to iPhones this spring
Siri will finally get better in spring 2025 when Apple makes its Apple Intelligence AI system available to everyone via its iOS 18.4 update, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in the latest Power On newsletter. That’s more specific than Apple has been — so far, it’s only said the flagship…
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Samsung Galaxy AI could soon offer real-time translations in WhatsApp
Live Translate is part of the Galaxy AI suite of features developed by Samsung, offering real-time translation between languages, and it’s expected to expand into third-party apps in the near future – with WhatsApp in line to be one of the first apps to benefit. According to reliable tipster @UniverseIce…
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The Apple Watch Series 10 may get an Ultra-sized screen
Here’s some potentially good news for Apple Watch owners who have Apple Watch Ultra screen envy: the Apple Watch Series 10 — may get the same size screen as the company’s 49mm outdoorsy watch. That’s in addition to other possible improvements, like a thinner case and a new chip that…
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