Month: July 2024
Google Chrome is dropping support for a key privacy system – but it could be for a good reason
Google has announced that it will cease to trust certifications from Entrust, a prominent certificate authority, starting November 1, 2024. The change, which will affect Chrome browsers from version 127 onward, stems from what Google describes as Entrust’s prolonged failure to adhere to compliance standards and address security issues. Google’s…
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AMD Ryzen 9000X3D could get full overclocking abilities, making life even more difficult for Intel Arrow Lake CPUs
AMD could offer gamers the chance to go further with juicing up next-gen Ryzen 9000X3D processors when they arrive, making them even speedier (in theory). Wccftech grabbed the scoop on this one, and asserts – without indicating the exact source, so add a hearty pinch of salt here – that…
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Don’t blame Slack for training its AI on your sensitive data
Slack has come under siege for using customer data to train its global AI models and generative AI add-on. Sure, requiring users to manually opt-out via email seems sneaky (isn’t avoiding email the whole point of Slack?), but the messaging app doesn’t bear all the responsibility here. The most popular…
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AI PCs. Is it all hype, should you switch, and if so, when?
The emerging landscape of AI PCs is set to transform how we work with our devices whether PC or laptop. There are both positives and negatives around this new technology and before embarking on an adoption program, it’s important to know the facts. What is an AI PC? AI PC’s…
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The Sony Walkman turns 45 – here’s why it’s still the most iconic gadget of all time
If you show a cassette tape to almost anyone under the age of about 25 and ask them what they think it does, they’ll stare blankly back at you like you’ve just asked them to open a tin of beans with a flip-flop. But with the original Sony Walkman –…
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Huawei succeeds where Microsoft failed miserably — HarmonyOS now on almost one billion devices, and China’s largest mobile phone manufacturer has completely eliminated Android
While Microsoft‘s venture into the smartphone operating system market ultimately ended in failure, Huawei’s HarmonyOS has proven to be a huge success and a genuine rival to Android and iOS, at least in its home nation. The operating system is found on over 900 million devices in China, and growing…
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