Tag: computing
WhatsApp working on a way to stop users from screenshotting your profile pic
Meta may be releasing yet another layer of privacy protection to WhatsApp that will prevent people from taking screenshots of your profile photo on the service. This upcoming feature was discovered in the most recent WhatsApp beta on Android by WABetaInfo. It’ll be housed within the Privacy section of the…
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Here’s how not to get phone-scammed out of $50,000
The incredible, heart-wrenching, frustrating tale of a respected financial expert getting phone scammed out of $50,000 has sparked a good bit of incredulous and outraged reactions, but I’m more interested in ensuring – wherever you stand on the veracity of this tale – that you don’t end up similarly scammed.…
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AMD’s next-gen Zen 6 ‘Medusa’ processor might be an absolute beast of a chip
AMD‘s next-gen “Medusa” processor is shaping up to be a mighty big chip if recent rumors are to be believed, though it’ll still be a very long time before we even get close to seeing it. The forthcoming processor architecture, shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Olrak29, shows the CPU…
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Acer’s latest Swift laptops have AMD 8040 chips with Ryzen AI support
Acer unveiled a pair of AMD Ryzen 8040 series laptops on Tuesday. Unsurprisingly, given their chips’ dedicated neural processing units (NPU), the company is marketing the 2024 Acer Swift Edge 16 and Swift Go 14 as AI workhorses. The Windows 11 machines support OLED displays, Radeon 780M graphics and 32GB…
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AMD Zen 5 processor rumor sets stage for epic end-of-year battle with Intel
AMD’s hotly-anticipated Zen 5 CPUs could launch at the end of this year, lining up closely with Intel’s Arrow Lake release – which could spell trouble for Team Blue and edge AMD further towards hard-earned desktop supremacy in the best processors ranking. Chinese tech outlet UDN reports that AMD’s Zen…
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Intel leaks suggest innovative battery boosting laptop chips and a new 14th-gen top dog CPU are on schedule
It’s been a busy old time for Intel leaks, and another couple have just popped up. One is for Team Blue’s incoming Lunar Lake laptop CPUs which are set to be great news for battery life, and another has arrived pertaining to the rumored refresh for the Raptor Lake Refresh…
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