Month: August 2024
Anker’s new super-powered chargers can fuel all your phones, MacBooks, laptops, and anything else from a single plug
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they just want more power, specifically more places to plug your phone, laptop, and any other gadget into without needing to find a swathe of wall-based power outlets. Enter a quartet of Anker Prime charging devices. This foursome of chargers is designed…
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Fujifilm X-T50 review: A big improvement (for a lot more money)
Fujifilm’s X-T30 II is one of my favorite cameras, as it offers many of the capabilities of the higher-end models for a lot less money. So I was particularly excited when the company launched the X-T50, which is like a miniature version of the $1,700 X-T5. It shares many features,…
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You can dial in the power output on Anker’s new desktop charger
Anker announced several additions to the company’s Prime line of chargers today, including a new desktop version that allows the power output of its six USB ports to be customized through a control dial. As a result, connected devices get exactly as much power as they need. The new $169.99…
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Breaking the 1000-core barrier: Ampere unveils roadmap for a 512-core CPU as battle for cloud-native market — but is it already too little too late for the lone Arm chip vendor?
Ampere Computing unveiled its AmpereOne Family of processors in 2023, boasting up to 192 single-threaded cores, which at the time was the highest in the industry. Now, Ampere, founded in 2017 by Renée James, ex-President of Intel, is looking to push the boundaries further with its announcement of the AmpereOne…
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Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales
Shortly after Humane released its $699 AI Pin in April, the returns started flowing in. Between May and August, more AI Pins were returned than purchased, according to internal sales data obtained by The Verge. By June, only around 8,000 units hadn’t been returned, a source with direct knowledge of…
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‘Industry’ tackles the impact of overhyped tech in its ambitious third season
If you miss the colorfully profane world of Succession, a show where most characters would gladly sell their souls for power and money, then you should be watching HBO Max's Industry. While they share some similarities — both come from British creators and follow a cadre of anti-heroic characters into…
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