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China's foundries won't have access to modern chip equipment (image: Applied Materials)

Biden's AMD and NVIDIA chip export ban just the start as White House set to curb China's processor foundries

The White House is preparing to officialize the export ban of strategic processors and chip-making tools to China. The Commerce Department will soon publish a list codifying the restrictions on NVIDIA, and AMD AI processor as well...

Daniel Zlatev, 12 Sep 2022 15:26

Lei Jun with a Pilot prototype. (Source: Lei Jun via Xiaomi)

Rumor | Xiaomi's first car will be a 4-door electric sedan with in-house self-driving tech set to launch in 2024

Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun, is still backing his company to become as big in the automotive industry as it currently is in the consumer-tech space. It is now said to get started with a 4-door vehicle equipped with the OEM's very own au...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Sep 2022 15:21

Prime ministers and presidents next? (Image Source: TechZone360)

Chinese gaming company NetDragon appoints virtual humanoid robot as CEO

NetDragon Websoft is now under the leadership of Ms. Tang Yu, one of the most advanced virtual humanoid robots powered by AI. Apart from the usual managerial responsibilities, CEO Tang Yu can act as a real-time data hub and analyt...

Bogdan Solca, 08 Sep 2022 14:14

The H100 AI data center chips fall under the US export ban (image: NVIDIA)

Biden's national security NVIDIA and AMD AI chip export ban tanks their stock prices and may affect EV self-driving R&D

NVIDIA's monstrous Hopper N100 and A100 AI chips, as well as AMD's MI250 have gotten on the White House's export ban list on national security grounds. The loss of this particular Chinese server market may amount to a US$400 milli...

Daniel Zlatev, 01 Sep 2022 15:54

The ColorOS cabin of the future? (Source: SAIC)

OPPO unveils plans to become a smart car UI giant in China thanks to a new partnership with SAIC

SAIC is a Chinese state-owned manufacturer responsible for the vehicles sold under a plethora of brands in the country, Volkswagen, Audi, MG and Chevrolet included. The auto giant has announced that it plans to develop a universal...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 Aug 2022 15:59

ZTE AX3000 Pro router launches with Wi-Fi 6 support, high-gain antennae and NFC

ZTE has introduced the AX3000 Pro as its latest dual-band router that is available on Amazon. The device supports up to Wi-Fi 6 speeds over up to 160MHz channels thanks to a "winning" Qualcomm processor. Its new and award-winning ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 Aug 2022 19:06

ColorOS 13 makes a splash with new thematic, always-on display, performance-boosting and privacy-related features

ColorOS 13 has launched as OPPO's latest mobile device UI that brings the major Android 13 upgrade and more besides. They include undeniable echoes of its cousin, OnePlus' OxygenOS, in its new tweaks and features, the Bitmoji and ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Aug 2022 15:13

The Pentonic 700 goes live. (Source: MediaTek)

MediaTek Pentonic 700 is a new watch-party-friendly chipset for up-to-4K 120Hz, gaming-ready smart TVs

MediaTek's latest Pentonic chipset has debuted with an emphasis on remote group-watching and group-calling use-cases. It also features the up-to-date specs and features required to enjoy 4K gaming and content in general. The 700 i...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Aug 2022 14:00

Samsung goes to the 2022 Flash Memory Summit. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung UFS 4.0, the OEM's next-gen storage module for mobile devices, is officially in mass production

Samsung is currently at the Flash Memory Summit 2022 event to show its latest developments in memory and storage solutions off. One of these is the announcement that it has started producing flash modules based on the latest UFS 4...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 Aug 2022 18:54

TEAMGROUP launches the "world's first" vapor-chamber liquid-cooled SSD for industrial-grade computing

TEAMGROUP's latest PCIe M.2 SSD is pitched at high-performance, highly-demanding use-cases, yet is touted to stand out from this industrial crowd with a first-gen vapor chamber- (VC) equipped tube system. It incorporates in-house ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 30 Jul 2022 16:27

Arcfox' alphaS is released as the first-gen Huawei Inside electric car

Arcfox has announced that it is finally ready to "deliver" its alphaS, the world's first car to ship with Huawei Inside, a full smart car solution from the eponymous hardware and software OEM. The solution is rated to run the vehi...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Jul 2022 19:08

VW wants EV buyers to pay for self-driving mode only when they use it unlike Tesla's expensive Autopilot extra

Instead of adding autonomous driving software as a US$12,000 extra to your electric vehicle when ordered, Volkswagen wants it available as a metered service payable only for the time it's been in use. The add-on strategy is Tesla'...

Daniel Zlatev, 08 Jul 2022 17:05

Huawei launches the new XMAGE brand to compensate for the loss of its Leica mobile camera partnership

Leica has officially jumped ship to Xiaomi today (July 4, 2022) in terms of premium camera smartphone collaborations. Its former partner, Huawei, has responded by instituting something new called XMAGE, a spin-off of sorts from th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 Jul 2022 18:31

Samsung Foundry and Electronics execs show the first 3nm wafers off. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung formally launches 3nm chip production at a South Korean facility

Samsung has announced that it has successfully begun the process of manufacturing its inaugural chips of a 3 nanometer (3nm) architecture, projected to become the cutting edge of consumer processing power in 2023. The OEM already ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 01 Jul 2022 16:16

ARM unveils its latest CPU products. (Source: ARM)

ARM unveils the Cortex-X3, A715 and A510 Refresh as its latest CPU cores to make mobile devices faster, yet more economical

ARM has made the Cortex-X3 official today. With its up-to-25% performance boost over the X2, It will probably be a marquee core for next-gen flagship mobile SoCs; however, the OEM asserts that the equally new A715 and refreshed A5...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 30 Jun 2022 17:47

The Toshiba small laser projector measures 71 cm³ (~4.3-in³). (Image source: Toshiba)

Toshiba unveils palm-sized LiDAR with 300 m range for autonomous driving

Toshiba has revealed new LiDAR technology in the form of a palm-sized projector, measuring 71 cm³ (~4.3-in³). The device can be used to increase the detection range of an autonomous vehicle to 300 m (~984 ft). The company claims t...

Polly Allcock, 28 Jun 2022 12:27

TSMC officially debuts its latest N2 nanosheet-based chipset architecture, rated for a speed boost of up to 15% compared to the upcoming N3 platform

TSMC has outlined its latest semiconductor technology during its 2022 North America Technology Symposium. N2 is in fact the next generation on from the "cutting-edge" N3 and N3E FINFLEX architecture, on which the highly-anticipate...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 24 Jun 2022 17:05

RISC-V is making its way to scalable GPUs. (Image Source: Think Silicon)

Think Silicon showcases RISC-V-based NEOX low-power GPU for wearables, AI applications and data centers

Think Silicon's NEOX GPU is a scalable chip based on the RISC-V architecture that can integrate 4 to 64 cores and can be utilized in a wide array of devices including smartwatches, smart home IoT appliances, electric car dashboar...

Bogdan Solca, 23 Jun 2022 19:28

Amazfit Bip 3 and 3 Pro become official from just US$60

Amazfit has just officially announced the Bip 3 series as its latest new wearables. The 3 and 3 Pro have very similar specs, which include a 1.69-inch display, blood-oxygen measurements, 14 days of estimated battery life and ~60 w...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Jun 2022 19:49

Huawei might promote software over hardware in the Mate 50 series. (Source: Huawei)

Rumor | Huawei Mate 50 series will debut with HarmonyOS 3.0 and advanced AI for its cameras if nothing else

The latest Huawei Mate 50-series leak might cast aspersions on the possibility of an upgrade to the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus platform for these premium-tier phablets. In fact, the OEM is now tipped to try and detract from th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 08 Jun 2022 17:44

A Naver 1784 robot in action. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung and Naver collaborate on a first-gen corporate HQ to be run by robots connected to a private 5G-powered cloud

Samsung and Naver have partnered to present South Korea's first ever private 5G network. It exists to support a cloud that co-ordinates a new fleet of robots at the latter's new HQ. They are intended to move around the place by th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Jun 2022 18:09

AI might take your job, but at least it'll look cool doing it. (image source: Possessed Photography on Unsplash)

Gigapixel AI and 3 other ways artificial intelligence is shaping the future

We've all heard of deepfakes, search algorithms, and the AI-powered computational photography systems that enhance our cat photos, but those applications are just the tip of the iceberg. AI is becoming more and more present in ind...

Julian van der Merwe, 30 May 2022 10:34

The Watch GS 3 is coming to India. (Source: Amazon)

Honor Watch GS 3 Indian launch is teased on Amazon

The Honor Watch GS 3 is now officially slated to become available on the Indian market soon, thanks to a new Amazon.in preview page. The wearable is being teased in terms of its better attributes, its dual-frequency GNSS, new 8-ch...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 May 2022 18:31

NVIDIA completes its latest keynote. (Source: NVIDIA)

Computex 2022 | NVIDIA Studio laptop line-up for 2022 is showcased alongside the latest developments in creator apps

NVIDIA has come to Computex 2022 to show the latest Studio-approved PCs off, as well as what they can do with creator app from this OEM and its partners. They include the latest updates to Omniverse, a facility for 3D art or devel...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 24 May 2022 18:33

EZVIZ launches the new C8W Pro 2K outdoor security camera via Amazon

EZVIZ has announced pricing for its latest home security camera on its new Amazon page. The C8W Pro 2K is of the spherical outdoor form-factor for 360-degree coverage and AI-powered smart potential intruder detection and tracking....

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 May 2022 19:28

Honor teases the 70 series. (Source: Honor via Weibo)

Honor 70 design and camera specs leak in the course of the new smartphone series' launch announcement

Honor has now acknowledged rumors pointing to the launch of a 70, if not a 70 Pro, through the medium of a new video posted to Weibo. The clip hints at some advantages over their predecessors, not the least of which is what seems ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 May 2022 19:21

The ID. Buzz and Buzz Cargo. (Source: Volkswagen)

Volkswagen ID. Buzz European prices and first pre-order date are revealed

Volkswagen has finally announced a date on which pre-sales for the ID. Buzz and Buzz Cargo will begin. The first-gen electric mini-bus will be available to configure and order later in May 2022, albeit in European countries such a...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 May 2022 19:02

AMD Instinct MI300 HPC accelerator could be an exascale APU with an integrated Zen 4 CPU. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Instinct MI300 to be world's biggest x86 exascale APU with integrated Zen 4 CPU, CDNA 3 GPU, and shared HBM DRAM

AMD's upcoming Instinct MI300 HPC accelerator may turn out to be an APU instead of just a GPU. The MI300 is now being rumored to integrate a Zen 4 CPU, a CDNA 3-based GPU, and shared HBM memory to create what could be the world's ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 May 2022 10:24

Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot autonomous driving software will be available in Germany from May 17th. (Image source: Mercedes-Benz)

Mercedes-Benz offers Drive Pilot in EQS and S-Class models as Europe's first approved self-driving cars

Drive Pilot conditional self-driving technology from Mercedes-Benz will be available in Germany from May 17th. Owners of the S-Class and EQS models will have the option to buy the technology, making these the first vehicles in Eur...

Polly Allcock, 10 May 2022 14:52

Just 1 title that might see a new owner soon. (Source: Sqaure Enix)

Square Enix puts Tomb Raider, its studio and much more up for sale in favor of new blockchain projects

Embracer Group has confirmed that it plans to acquire the IP of a plethora of games, Tomb Raider and Deus Ex included, not to mention the relevant studios, in a deal worth US$300 million to Square Enix. These proceeds are slated t...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 May 2022 16:50

The next generation of mobile storage chips. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung announces next-gen UFS 4.0-based storage for the mobile devices of the future

Samsung has just previewed the latest in its storage solutions for hardware such as smartphones, tablets. The OEM has indicated that these new chips could help these devices use and transfer data up to twice as fast as their prede...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 May 2022 18:30

The impending EVO flagship earbuds. (Source: 1More)

1More claims its upcoming flagship TWS earbuds will become its most advanced yet on their launch

1More has now set a date for the launch of its next TWS earbuds, which, as the OEM claims, will challenge enthusiast-grade wired headphones for audio quality. The EVO buds are touted to debut with an upgraded internal design for h...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Apr 2022 14:54

Vivo touts the V1 Plus as a second-gen in-house ISP that improves low-light performance and dynamic range for the new X80 smartphone series

The Vivo X80 series of Android smartphones is now official, which means their V1 Plus (or V1+) image signal processor (ISP) is as well. This chipset is exclusive to the new devices, and is rated to augment some aspects of their ba...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 Apr 2022 14:03

The new Sweeva vacuum cleaner. (Source: TCL)

TCL Europe unveils its latest smart home line-up

TCL has announced a range of electronics designed to make the user's home life "easier" today (April 12, 2022). They include the latest generation of its Sweeva robotic vacuum cleaners and Breeva air purifiers. They are joined by ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Apr 2022 18:38

The new Lambda Tensorbook, designed specifically for deep learning and AI development. (All images via Lambda)

Lamba and Razer announce the Tensorbook, a powerful and sleek new laptop designed for machine learning

Lambda, a company known for building deep learning-focused PCs, and Razer have teamed up to release a new version of the Tensorbook, a slim laptop with machine learning chops. The notebook is packed to the gills with hardware desi...

Sam Medley, 12 Apr 2022 15:00

Dell launches its latest Optimizer. (Source: Dell)

Dell claims its latest version of its Optimizer makes its latest enterprise PCs as intelligent as possible

Dell has packaged its latest PCs for business with its Optimizer, a suite of AI services designed to deliver "productivity without disruptions". They include features that might admittedly be more welcome than ever before, Intelli...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 31 Mar 2022 15:00

Elon Musk says closing nuclear plants now is 'total madness,' calls Biden's leadership 'ancient' in a talk about the future

In a wide-ranging interview, Tesla's Elon Musk confirmed his belief that Germany should not only stop closing its operational nuclear power plants, but should also reopen the ones it already closed as a stopgap solution on the way...

Daniel Zlatev, 27 Mar 2022 21:49

The H100 GPU is launching in Q3 2022. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia unveils H100 Hopper compute GPU and Grace superchip architectures

The H100 Hopper is Nvidia's first GPU with PCIe 5.0 specifications and support for HBM3 VRAM. This model is up to 6 times faster in FP workloads and offers considerably higher scalability compared to previous gen Ampere models. Nv...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Mar 2022 19:33

Qualcomm will help Square Enix will work on new XR projects. (Source: Qualcomm)

Qualcomm announces a new, up-to-US$100 million Snapdragon Metaverse Fund alongside a new XR partnership with Square Enix

Qualcomm has unveiled a new program by which it will invest as much as US$100 million in developers or companies involved in the metaverse industry. The new fund is associated with other projects including Snapdragon XR Platforms,...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 Mar 2022 18:04

John Bernal's Tesla 2021 Model 3 hit a bollard while Full Self Driving Beta was engaged. (Image Source: AI Addict on YouTube)

Tesla fires employee for posting genuine driver assist bungles on YouTube despite actually having no such policy

A Tesla employee, John Bernal, was fired last month after he put up a video on his YouTube channel showing some of the problems with the company's Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta software. Though Tesla didn't mention specifics in wri...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Mar 2022 04:03

BMW has revealed that it will bring Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities to some vehicles by 2025. (Image source: BMW)

BMW vehicles will have level 3 autonomous driving tech by 2025

BMW has announced that it will bring level 3 autonomous driving technology to some vehicles in the second half of 2025. The company is developing its Automated Driving technology with Qualcomm and Arriver.

Polly Allcock, 15 Mar 2022 16:48

Photonic data paths are key for next gen AI applications. (Image Source: Luminous)

Luminous Computing to build the most powerful AI supercomputer with silicon photonics technology

The next gen AI applications require computing power that cannot be provided by traditional hardware. In order to solve this problem, Luminous Computing is building a supercomputer based on silicon photonics and optical pathways t...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Mar 2022 18:04

Volkswagen holds a general premiere for its first-gen ID. Buzz

Volkswagen has now completed its event for the long-anticipated all-electric adaptation of its iconic mini-bus, although the actual global launch onto the market of the ID. Buzz and Buzz Cargo has understandably been delayed. Howe...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 09 Mar 2022 20:28

Inflection is an AI-focused software company aiming to make human-computer interactions easier. (Image source: Milad Fakurian via Unsplash)

Inflection AI wants to make it easier for humans to talk to computers

A new AI-focused software company, Inflection, has been co-founded by Mustafa Suleyman, Reid Hoffman and Karén Simonyan. The company aims to use AI to make human commands to devices more conversational.

Polly Allcock, 09 Mar 2022 13:55

Google's Soli radar sensor has multiple applications, such as the ability to know when a human is looking at a device. (Image source: Google)

Google is working on new technology for devices to read human body language

In a recent video, Google has shared information on its Soli radar sensing technology that it hopes will make devices less interruptive by reading subtle human signals. The same technology is already used in the Pixel 4's Motion S...

Polly Allcock, 03 Mar 2022 11:31

The Snapdragon X70 5G modem uses AI for enhancing throughput and power efficiency. (Image Source: Qualcomm)

MWC 2022 | Snapdragon X70 5G modem-RF system uses AI smarts enhance 5G and improve power efficiency, offers 10 Gbps peak downlink speeds

At MWC 2022, Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon X70 5G modem-RF system featuring a dedicated AI processor to enhance key network parameters and power efficiency. The Snapdragon X70 supports all commercial 5G bands from 600 MHz...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 28 Feb 2022 14:50

AI-generated images are convincingly close to real photos, a new study finds. (Image source: Geralt on Pixabay)

Unsettling study claims that humans can no longer differentiate between AI-generated and real faces with certainty

A new study has claimed that photos of human faces created using AI technology are shockingly close to real images. Upon asking people to point out the fake pictures from a pool of fake and real photos, researchers found that, in ...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 Feb 2022 20:05

3rd-gen EPYC is virtually available now. (Source: AMD)

Amazon releases its latest virtual cloud servers based on third-gen EPYC processors

The latest, cloud-based Amazon Web Services (AWS) are based on AMD's server-grade silicon and is rated to run even the high-performance computing (HPC) necessary for scientific research on a cloud. The company asserts that its lat...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Feb 2022 23:10

Experts who reviewed videos shared by Tesla owners using ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode have raised safety concerns. (Image source: Tesla)

Videos of Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' mode raise concerns for experts

A recent study of footage of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' software, captured by Tesla owners, has left some experts with concerns for its safety. However, many vehicle owners taking part in the autonomous driving Beta defended the ...

Polly Allcock, 13 Feb 2022 19:05

AI

Biden's AMD and NVIDIA chip export ban just the start as White House set to curb China's processor foundries

Rumor | Xiaomi's first car will be a 4-door electric sedan with in-house self-driving tech set to launch in 2024

Chinese gaming company NetDragon appoints virtual humanoid robot as CEO

Biden's national security NVIDIA and AMD AI chip export ban tanks their stock prices and may affect EV self-driving R&D

OPPO unveils plans to become a smart car UI giant in China thanks to a new partnership with SAIC

ZTE AX3000 Pro router launches with Wi-Fi 6 support, high-gain antennae and NFC

ColorOS 13 makes a splash with new thematic, always-on display, performance-boosting and privacy-related features

MediaTek Pentonic 700 is a new watch-party-friendly chipset for up-to-4K 120Hz, gaming-ready smart TVs

Samsung UFS 4.0, the OEM's next-gen storage module for mobile devices, is officially in mass production

TEAMGROUP launches the "world's first" vapor-chamber liquid-cooled SSD for industrial-grade computing

Arcfox' alphaS is released as the first-gen Huawei Inside electric car

VW wants EV buyers to pay for self-driving mode only when they use it unlike Tesla's expensive Autopilot extra

Huawei launches the new XMAGE brand to compensate for the loss of its Leica mobile camera partnership

Samsung formally launches 3nm chip production at a South Korean facility

ARM unveils the Cortex-X3, A715 and A510 Refresh as its latest CPU cores to make mobile devices faster, yet more economical

Toshiba unveils palm-sized LiDAR with 300 m range for autonomous driving

TSMC officially debuts its latest N2 nanosheet-based chipset architecture, rated for a speed boost of up to 15% compared to the upcoming N3 platform

Think Silicon showcases RISC-V-based NEOX low-power GPU for wearables, AI applications and data centers

Amazfit Bip 3 and 3 Pro become official from just US$60

Rumor | Huawei Mate 50 series will debut with HarmonyOS 3.0 and advanced AI for its cameras if nothing else

Samsung and Naver collaborate on a first-gen corporate HQ to be run by robots connected to a private 5G-powered cloud

Gigapixel AI and 3 other ways artificial intelligence is shaping the future

Honor Watch GS 3 Indian launch is teased on Amazon

Computex 2022 | NVIDIA Studio laptop line-up for 2022 is showcased alongside the latest developments in creator apps

EZVIZ launches the new C8W Pro 2K outdoor security camera via Amazon

Honor 70 design and camera specs leak in the course of the new smartphone series' launch announcement

Volkswagen ID. Buzz European prices and first pre-order date are revealed

AMD Instinct MI300 to be world's biggest x86 exascale APU with integrated Zen 4 CPU, CDNA 3 GPU, and shared HBM DRAM

Mercedes-Benz offers Drive Pilot in EQS and S-Class models as Europe's first approved self-driving cars

Square Enix puts Tomb Raider, its studio and much more up for sale in favor of new blockchain projects

Samsung announces next-gen UFS 4.0-based storage for the mobile devices of the future

Camera comparison: These Android smartphones take the most beautiful pictures

1More claims its upcoming flagship TWS earbuds will become its most advanced yet on their launch

Vivo touts the V1 Plus as a second-gen in-house ISP that improves low-light performance and dynamic range for the new X80 smartphone series

TCL Europe unveils its latest smart home line-up

Lamba and Razer announce the Tensorbook, a powerful and sleek new laptop designed for machine learning

Dell claims its latest version of its Optimizer makes its latest enterprise PCs as intelligent as possible

Elon Musk says closing nuclear plants now is 'total madness,' calls Biden's leadership 'ancient' in a talk about the future

Nvidia unveils H100 Hopper compute GPU and Grace superchip architectures

Qualcomm announces a new, up-to-US$100 million Snapdragon Metaverse Fund alongside a new XR partnership with Square Enix

Tesla fires employee for posting genuine driver assist bungles on YouTube despite actually having no such policy

BMW vehicles will have level 3 autonomous driving tech by 2025

Luminous Computing to build the most powerful AI supercomputer with silicon photonics technology

Volkswagen holds a general premiere for its first-gen ID. Buzz

Inflection AI wants to make it easier for humans to talk to computers

Google is working on new technology for devices to read human body language

MWC 2022 | Snapdragon X70 5G modem-RF system uses AI smarts enhance 5G and improve power efficiency, offers 10 Gbps peak downlink speeds

Unsettling study claims that humans can no longer differentiate between AI-generated and real faces with certainty

Amazon releases its latest virtual cloud servers based on third-gen EPYC processors

Videos of Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' mode raise concerns for experts

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