Month: December 2024
I downsized my phone after using a big phablet for years – it’s a breath of fresh air, but it just makes me want a new iPhone SE
My thumbs are pretty chunky for the size of my hands. This is admittedly a bizarre thing to lead with but it has a lot to do with how I’ve fared with different smartphones. Over the last 15 years, phones have swelled to meet shifting habits. With streaming on mobiles…
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Apple’s new BFF, Broadcom, reveals three hyperscalers want to deploy 1,000,000 GPUs or XPUs by 2027; something that will make Nvidia wince
Broadcom is rumored to have an ongoing partnership with Apple to help it build its own AI chip TikTok parent company, ByteDance, OpenAI also reportedly in the picture The move comes as hyperscalers look to reduce their dependency on AI chips from Nvidia Nvidia has ridden the generative AI boom…
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Tech’s biggest winners in 2024
In recent years, reflecting on the past 12 months has seemed to bring back nothing but woe. Surprisingly, though, 2024 saw a higher number of candidates for good things in tech than bad. In spite of the continued AI onslaught, widespread dissatisfaction and worldwide political conflict, there were some bright…
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LG found a new job for your standing lamp
LG is bringing a lamp that doubles as a small garden to CES 2025. The “indoor gardening appliance” is designed for apartment dwellers or anyone whose otherwise backyard-challenged to enjoy the benefits of homegrown produce. During the day, LG says the lamp with a circular lampshade shines LEDs in five…
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TP-Link and NR routers targeted by worrying new botnet
Researchers discovered multiple vulnerable endpoints being targeted by a new Mirai variant The endpoints are assimilated into a botnet and used for DDoS attacks The vulnerabilities used in the attack are years old Mirai, an infamous botnet targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices to use in Distributed Denial of Service…
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Samsung will let you disable annoyingly-bright HDR content across all apps
Loading up HDR photos and videos can be a great way of showcasing the fancy display on your new phone and testing just how bright it can get. But sometimes, especially at night, you might not want your screen to crank into overdrive with blinding highlights just because someone posted…
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