Tag: personal computing
Apple updates the $329 iPad with an A12 Bionic chip
Apple is updating its entry-level iPad with an updated chip. The 8th-generation tablet includes Apple’s A12 Bionic chipset, which the company says doubles graphics performance over the A10 processor that was in its previous entry-level iPad model. Th… Source
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SoftBank is reportedly close to selling ARM to NVIDIA
SoftBank might be close to finding a buyer for ARM, and it won’t surprise you who the bidder might be. Wall Street Journal sources say SoftBank is close to a deal to sell ARM Holdings to NVIDIA for “more than” $40 billion. The two have reportedly bee… Source
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Microsoft is reportedly working on a midrange Surface laptop
We're about to delve headfirst into a busy season for product announcements, as Apple has set its next big event for next week. If it sticks to the template of previous years, Microsoft will probably hold an event within the next month or so too, and… Source
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Researchers created a Game Boy that doesn’t need batteries
The original Game Boy was no slouch when it came to battery life. With four simple AA batteries, you could play games like Tetris and Super Mario Land for about 10 to 15 hours. That was something that made the Game Boy so much more appealing than its… Source
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After 27 years, ‘Doom’ and ‘Doom 2’ get widescreen support
Later this year, Doom and Doom 2 will turn 27 and 26 years old, respectively. Yet id Software still somehow found time while working on the new expansion for Doom: Eternal to update the two games (via Polygon). The update adds substantial enhancement… Source
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Apple pushes iOS 14’s updated ad anti-tracking feature to 2021
Apple's iOS 14 promises to be one of the company's most significant software updates in years. Between additions like widgets and the App Library, there's a lot coming with iOS 14 that will likely change how you interact with your iPhone. But few of… Source
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