EVs won’t truly go mainstream until there’s a Kia Seltos of EVs
EVs are gaining in popularity, but they're still expensive, and the cheaper ones offer serious compromises. We need a better alternative......»»
Intel rumored to launch its first discrete gaming GPU at CES 2022
Intel's first attempt at a mainstream gaming graphics card, the Intel Xe-HPG DG2, is in the works. The GPU is likely to be released in 2022 during CES......»»
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop Review: 4GB of VRAM Goes Backwards
The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti is a mainstream GPU for gaming laptops, sitting below the RTX 3060 in the product stack, and offering us a follow up to last year's GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1650 for laptops......»»
Everything AMD’s new AM5 socket reveals about Zen 4
Renders of the upcoming next generation of AMD processors have been revealed. The images show a retention socket that resembles Intel's mainstream LGA......»»
HP Moves 3D Printing to the Automotive and Manufacturing Mainstream
Volkswagen's use of 3D printing shows great promise for enduring parts and a more sustainable future......»»
Norby raises $3.8M for an all-in-one creator marketing platform
Early in the pandemic, Nick Gerard, Steven Layne, and Samantha Safer Valentine had a hit on their hands. In the era before Zoom fatigue set in, the trio launched Mainstream Live, a website and newsletter that curated live virtual events across platfo.....»»
OnePlus will let users disable "performance optimizations" with OxygenOS 12 update
The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro were taken off Geekbench's benchmark list a couple of weeks ago for their dodgy performance, brought to light by AnandTech's review of the OP 9 Pro. They discovered that most mainstream apps weren't able to properly utilize th.....»»
Repairable, Modular Framework Laptop Begins Shipping
"Are you old enough to remember when laptops had removable batteries?" asks CNET. "Frustrated by mainstream laptops with memory soldered to the motherboard and therefore not upgradable?" "The 13.5-inch Framework Laptop taps into that nostalgia, add.....»»
Intel Core i9 11980HK Review: The Fastest Tiger Lake CPU
The Core i9-11980HK is the top processor in Intel's mobile stack, so let's find out how it performs against Ryzen 9 and the more mainstream Core i7-11800H which is often available in the same systems......»»
Crypto startup Phantom banks funding from Andreessen Horowitz to scale its multichain wallet
While retail investors grew more comfortable buying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2021, the decentralized application world still has a lot of work to do when it comes to onboarding a mainstream user base. Phantom is part of a new cla.....»»
Study highlights media"s important role in debunking COVID-19 misinformation
A study by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that as the type of COVID-19 misinformation rectified by Singapore's mainstream news media evolved over the course of the pandemic, the role played by the media in debun.....»»
TSMC dossier (1): 3 pillars to foundry"s competitiveness - process technology, customer relationship and industry ecosystem
Mainstream media including Wall Street Journal and the CEO of TSMC's rival GlobalFoundries have all pointed out that having TSMC manufacture a majority of semiconductor chips is the biggest risk to the global supply chain. The claim has merit. TSMC d.....»»
Increasing battery range by 30%, FTEX"s powertrain solution boosts EV efficiency
Electric vehicles (EV) have been regarded as the mainstream of next-gen automobiles. According to the statistics by DIGITIMES Research, with a global annual growth rate of 19% in 2020, electric vehicles will hit the tens-of-millions scale by 2025. Gl.....»»
Police Arrest Three For Posting 10 Minute Movie Summaries On YouTube
AmiMoJo shares a report from TorrentFreak: Police in Japan have arrested three individuals who uploaded so-called "fast movies" to YouTube. These edits of mainstream movie titles, that use copyrighted content to reveal entire plotlines in around 10 m.....»»
Taiwan makers ready for bigger presence in automotive supply chain?
Automotive electrical/electronic architecture (EEA) has accelerated the realization of the future vehicle, and now the mainstream traditional car makers and technology car makers are taking different approaches. Taiwan's supply chain has made some ac.....»»
After 30 years, ‘Crossing the Chasm’ is due for a refresh
"The chasm," a difficult transitional period from visionary early adopters to mainstream customers has been one of the canonical foundational concepts to product-market fit for the past three decades. Jeff Bussgang Contr.....»»
ProtonMail gets a slick new look, as privacy tech eyes the mainstream
End-to-end encrypted email service ProtonMail has refreshed its design, updating with a cleaner look and a more customizable user interface — including the ability to pick from a bunch of themes (dark and contrasting versions are both in the mi.....»»
Western Digital Debuts NVMe PCIe Consumer SSDs
So long SATA? The company announces new PCIe SSDs for ultra-fast storage in the mainstream consumer space......»»
Flash Storage Is Mainstream at HPC Organizations
Most HPC data centers use at least some form of flash storage to accelerate their workloads, according to a recent survey from DataDirect Networks......»»
What is ray tracing, and how will it change games?
Nvidia made real-time ray tracing mainstream and now the RTX 3080 and AMD RX 6800 XT are taking the tech to the next level. Here's what you need to know......»»
Correcting misperceptions about, and increasing empathy for, migrants
Many mainstream depictions of immigration at the southern border of the United States paint a dark picture, eliciting imagery of violent gang members and child trafficking. But how many undocumented immigrants are really involved in this kind of acti.....»»