Category: computing

Windows 11 is spiking in popularity – even if Windows 10 remains way more popular, and Windows 7 just refuses to die

Windows 11 has never been more popular – and, well, that’s not saying all that much, but in fairness, it seems the operating system may finally be reaching a turning point where adoption could speed up meaningfully. The question is: why might this be happening? We’ll come back to discuss…

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Raspberry Pi takes a shot at AI with a camera and on-device processing

Raspberry Pi has joined the world of AI with a new camera that processes visual data with AI models on the device. The $70 Raspberry Pi AI Camera was built in collaboration with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS).  The camera embeds Sony’s IMX500 intelligent vision sensor to process images with…

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Can Apple beat Meta’s smart glasses by adding cameras and AI to AirPods Pro?

After Meta made AI wearables a centerpiece of its announcements at Meta Connect 2024, the question arises of how its rivals will respond. In particular, there’s a lot of rumors flying around about what Apple has planned in response to the upgraded Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses and upcoming Orion smart…

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, October 1 (game #212)

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages…

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Intel’s fix for its Raptor Lake problems might lower performance by 6.5%, but there’s more to the story

It’s no secret that Intel has been experiencing major issues with its 13th and 14th-gen desktop processors for nearly a year now, which has been slowly tanking some of its best processors — especially the Core i9-13900K and Core i9-14900K — in terms of performance. And now there’s a new…

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Gamers beware: the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU is low in stock with hiked-up prices—but there’s hope on the horizon

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which is our choice as one of the best processors in the market period, beat out two of the best Intel processor options when it comes to pure gaming ability. Its reputation has made the chip a hot commodity, and its price has been skyrocketing…

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