Xerox buys Lexmark for $1.5 billion — printer biz consolidation deal requires approval from US and Chinese regulators
Xerox is buying Lexmark for $1.5 billion, pending approval from regulators in China and the U.S.
UK trials ‘game changing’ drone swarm killing weapon that costs 13 cents a shot — RFDEW uses radio waves to down drones
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has announced successful trials of a ‘game-changing weapon that can take down a swarm of drones using radio waves.’
Nothing Phone 3 Leak Suggests A Snapdragon And Camera Upgrades
It’s been a while since we heard from Nothing, a smartphone manufacturer founded by former OnePlus leader Carl Pei. The company’s Nothing Phone 2a launched in early 2024, and Pei has promised a third-gen phone of some sort would come in 2025. A new leak points to three devices coming down the pike, and they’ll most likely be moving to Snapdragon
Raspberry Pi Pico streams real-time video to Nintendo’s Game boy Color
Game Boy Color gets some limited video streaming capabilities thanks to Raspberry Pi Pico and a custom, open source software solution.
Nvidia App performance issue gets ‘fixed’ with release 11.0.1 — but all it has done is turn off Game Filters by default
The Nvidia App has been updated with a new release, from version 10.0.x to 11.0.1. The significant change here is that users should not experience the disappointing gaming performance loss (up to 15%) witnessed by those who installed prior releases.
AMD Strix Point-powered 3-in-1 OneXPlayer X1 Pro pre-orders live, starting at $1,399 — Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, a 2.5K 120 Hz touch display, and up to 64GB of RAM and 4TB of storage
OneXPlayer has announced the 3-in-1 X1 Pro powered by AMD’s Strix Point APUs with pre-orders now open.
South Korea mulls creating ‘KSMC’ contract chipmaker to compete with TSMC, requires a $13.9 billion investment
South Korea wants to replicate Taiwan’s success by establishing KSMC, a government-funded chipmaker.
Samsung And Sega Team Up On Speedy Sonic-Themed MicroSD Cards
Samsung is releasing a new set of Pro-branded microSD storage cards in collaboration with Sega (which is considering a Netflix-style game subscription), which will ship in four different capacities, each one featuring a different character from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It’s a logical pairing, with the Sonic character’s trademark trait
Fanless ICE Cooling Solution Is Unveiled For Silent Thin And Light Laptops
With the rapid progress of technology, we’ve quickly learned that computers are absolutely dependent on thermals being under control. This can mean either with more efficient parts, like the newest generation CPUs, or it can also mean more efficient cooling methods. Ventiva is one such enterprise that is innovating in the cooling space.
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AMD Teases Radeon RX 9070 XT RDNA 4 GPU Design Ahead Of CES
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is right around the corner and, as is typically the case, we’re expecting a bevy of product announcements. That includes new generation GPU launches from both AMD and NVIDIA, after Intel beat both of them to the punch with its Arc B580 Battlemage release. As CES draws closer, we may have our first look at