A modder has managed to convert an operating system that resembles Linux into a function on an unmodified Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), demonstrating impressive retro-tech innovation....
The Windows ecosystem was traditionally designed to treat users fairly, offering unprecedented openness and software backward compatibility that turned a "simple" OS into a major force in the technology and computing world. However, fairness, compatibility, and openness are now somewhat obsolete concepts, as Big Tech proactively...
Firefox 127 has introduced privacy tweaks that are causing user dissatisfaction, particularly due to changes like the separation of normal and private windows on the taskbar and the closing of private tabs when the main instance closes on iOS....
Notorious cybercriminal Intelbroker has made another eyebrow-raising claim on dark web forum BreachForums following its report of breaking into AMD last week. A day later, the group said it also compromised Apple, stealing its source code for internal tools, including AppleConnect-SSO, Apple-HWE-Confluence-Advanced, and...
Former Oculus designer and founder of ModRetro, Palmer Luckey, is set to release a new retro handheld gaming device later this year, aiming to compete with the Analogue Pocket. This comes as great news for tech enthusiasts, as it adds another option in the FPGA-based market....
The December 2022 patent describes a GPU design split across multiple GPU chiplet sets. Each chiplet has a frontend die paired with several other shader-engine dies. The clever part is that these GPU chiplets can flexibly combine in various configurations.Read Entire Article
Microsoft, Qualcomm, and several other PC vendors will launch a series of laptops next week that Microsoft is promoting as a new foundation for Windows on Arm and the emerging AI PC trend. However, Arm claims that the inaugural Copilot+ PCs violate its intellectual property rights.Read Entire Article
Instagram has long been accused of stealing features from platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter/X. It appears that the company has looked to YouTube for its latest idea: unskippable ads that you have to watch for a period of time before being able to scroll further....
The PC Manager app has been kicking around the Microsoft Store since late 2022, but it's an optional download and not something that comes pre-installed with Windows 11. As such, it hasn't exactly been a mainstream hit – the app only has around 200 reviews as of writing. But as...Read Entire Article
EA has tried this before, with predictable results. In 2020, EA Sports UFC 4 included full-screen ads for the Amazon Prime series The Boys that would appear during 'Replay' moments. These were absent from the game when it launched, with EA introducing the ads about a month later, thereby preventing them from being highlighted in...