Month: October 2024
Intel and AMD chips are under attack from a new generation of Spectre threats
It seems as Spectre still haunts Intel and AMD processors after cybersecurity researchers found new working speculative execution attacks. To improve their performance, modern processors try to “guess” what tasks to do next. Speculative execution attacks abuse this mechanism to trick the computer into leaking private information, like passwords or…
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The Morning After: We test Canon’s new EOS R5 II
If you’re after a high-resolution mirrorless camera, most folks in the know will point you to the Sony’s A1. Canon, annoyed at not being everyone’s first choice, is fighting back with its new EOS R5 Mark II, a 45-megapixel mirrorless with plenty of bells and whistles. Engadget’s Steve Dent knows…
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DJI tipped to launch its first 360-degree camera to rival Insta360 and GoPro
Not content with tussling with GoPro in the action camera space, DJI is reportedly preparing to launch its first-ever 360-degree camera to take on Insta360. @JasperEllens on X (formerly Twitter) leaked a US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing that seemingly certifies the DJI Osmo 360 (see below), which would almost…
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Apple’s AirPods Pro hearing health features are as good as they sound
Apple announced a trio of major new hearing health features for the AirPods Pro 2 in September including clinical-grade hearing aid functionality, a hearing test, and more robust hearing protection. All three will roll out next week with the release of iOS 18.1, and they could mark a watershed moment…
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Apple AirPods Pro 2 With Hearing Aid Feature Review: A Promising Step
Apple takes on hearing loss, and its first product is a big step in the right direction. Source
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The iPad mini 7 may have fixed Apple’s long-standing ‘jelly scrolling’ problem
In our iPad mini (2021) review, we didn’t notice any major issues with the display on the sixth-generation version of the tablet, but the slate did attract complaints about a ‘jelly scrolling’ problem – which Apple has now apparently fixed with the iPad mini 7. If you’re new to the…
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