Apple announces new MagSafe silicone iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands in new colors
Following the updated MacBook Air laptops with M3 processors, Apple has announced new color options for MagSafe silicone iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands. The MagSafe silicone case is now also available in mint, sunshine, blue, and pink colors for $49.
Company that created Switch emulator settles lawsuit from Nintendo for $2.4 million
Last month, Tropic Haze, the creator of the Yuzu emulator for the Switch console, was sued by Nintendo, which claimed that Yuzu «promotes piracy on a colossal scale». Now, both parties have reached a mutual agreement on a monetary settlement and a permanent injunction. Tropic Haze will pay Nintendo $2.4 million.
The stolen Ferrari of «Formula 1*] pilot Gerhard Berger was returned after 28 years
London police have solved a car «hanging». The Organized Automobile Crime Unit has recovered a Ferrari 512M that thieves stole from Formula 1 pilot Gerhard Berger 28 years ago during the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.
Alan Wake 2 patch should improve performance with Nvidia GTX 10 graphics cards (GTX 1080 Ti may double the number of frames)
Alan Wake 2 is about to receive an important patch that will improve the compatibility of the game’s engine with older GPU architectures that did not have Mesh Shading support. When the game was released last year, it required Mesh Shading support to run at the desired performance level. In fact, this resulted in older cards, such as the GTX…
Pixel smartphones get a new generation call screen with Google Assistant artificial intelligence
Google has announced that some Pixel phones will have a next-generation call screen. There is a new button «Hello». When you press it, the system will launch Google Assistant, which will speak on your behalf.
Apple has announced new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs with M3 processors and old design. Price from $1099
Apple announced update of the MacBook Air series. Laptops in the old design are now available with a processor Apple M3. This chip was previously reserved for the more powerful MacBook Pro line and the latest iMac models, but now it’s also available in the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models.
Enthusiasts launch GTA: Vice City on TP-Link router
TP-LINK TL-WDR4900 v1 — is a very interesting Wi-Fi router. Instead of typical MIPS or ARM processors in conventional Wi-Fi routers, the WDR4900 is equipped with a PowerPC-based processor from NXP. This allowed enthusiasts to run an (almost) full-fledged GTA: Vice City game on it.
Nvidia CEO believes that artificial intelligence will be able to pass human tests in 5 years
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that artificial general intelligence could appear in five years. It will be able to pass human tests.
Apple iPhone SE 4 will have a frame like the iPhone 14 and a notched screen, — renders
Apple is working on the fourth generation of the iPhone SE, and with new renders, we have further confirmation that this relatively affordable smartphone will be based on the iPhone 14 model.
In 2023, every fifth new car in the world was electric, which curbed oil demand, — IEA
Without electric vehicles, solar, wind, and nuclear power, global emissions growth over the past five years would have been three times higher, according to an analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA). In 2023, every fifth new car in the world was electric, which curbed oil demand.
SpaceX has collected 2850 pre-orders for a flying car (eVTOL) for $300,000
Alef Aeronautics, a SpaceX-backed startup, said it has received 2,850 pre-orders for its futuristic Alef Model A electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
New Steam record — over 34 million simultaneous users
Valve’s Steam gaming platform continues to grow in popularity. It has set a new record for the number of simultaneous users. On March 3 at 16:00 Kyiv time on Steam there were 34,649,583 online users.
Meta threatens to delete all Oculus accounts at the end of the month. In order not to lose VR content, users need to switch to a Meta account
Meta has sent an email to Oculus users informing them that it will delete Oculus accounts on March 29, 2024 and make it impossible to reactivate or receive apps, in-store purchases, store credits, etc. The user will lose their achievements, friends list, and any content created with their Oculus account if they do not switch to a Meta account…
Court orders spyware maker Pegasus to hand over code to WhatsApp representatives
A US court has ordered NSO Group, the maker of the Pegasus spyware, to hand over its code and other WhatsApp spyware.
Anime fans revive the popularity of Blu-ray and DVDs
Production studios still regularly release their latest, greatest movies and TV series on DVD and Blu-ray. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that physical media is no longer as much of a priority as it once was for the big Hollywood players.
HDMI Forum does not allow AMD to open source HDMI 2.1 driver code
The HDMI Forum, the licensing group that oversees the HDMI standard, has notified AMD that it does not allow open source implementations of the HDMI 2.1 (or HDMI 2.1+) specification, blocking tools such as AMD’s FreeSync from working over HDMI connections at resolution/frequency combinations such as 4K at 120Hz or 5K at 240Hz.
Apple’s «Eco-friendly» FineWoven cases are so bad that Amazon has added a «Recently Returned» mark
Apple’s FineWoven cases for the iPhone 15 have already received several waves of criticism from users, but this time their poor quality has been noted by one of the world’s largest retailers. It turns out that they are so bad that Amazon had to add a warning label — «frequently returned» to FineWoven’s pages.
A scientific journal retracts an article with an AI-generated illustration of a rat «with a disproportionately large genital organ»
An open-access article that contained bizarre, artificially intelligent-generated images of rat genitals, unclear graphics, and captions
Google Chrome will allow you to search even with a «poor» connection
Google announced three features for its Chrome browser that are aimed at «improving» search results. The third one is particularly interesting — it’s an attempt to improve the search engine’s performance when the Internet connection is «poor, although it’s not clear to what extent.
Samsung Galaxy Flip6 compact foldable smartphone has appeared on renders. It should be slightly thicker than its predecessor
Immediately after Samsung Galaxy Fold6 design publications it was the turn of its smaller «brother» Flip6. Its design has also become known to the public thanks to OnLeaks and SmartPrix. The likely date of the presentation is in July.
ASUS Zenbook DUO dual-screen laptop has started selling in Ukraine for ₴108.500
ASUS has announced the launch of the Zenbook DUO (2024), an ultraportable laptop equipped with two 14-inch OLED touchscreens with up to 3K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. With a detachable full-size Bluetooth keyboard, this device offers a variety of uses.
Microsoft is working with Nvidia, AMD, and Intel to improve upscaling in PC games. The joint project is called DirectSR
Microsoft has introduced a new Windows API designed to enable game developers to seamlessly integrate AI-powered ultra-high-resolution scaling features from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel.
The latest patch (2.12) for Cyberpunk 2077 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series is out
CD Projekt RED has released Cyberpunk 2077 2.120 update, which the developers have labeled as patch version 2.12. He will be the last to play, this time almost certainly.
Cloudflare opens source code for Pingora Rust Framework
Cloudflare announced about opening the Pingora source code under the Apache 2.0 license. Pingora — is an asynchronous, multi-threaded Rust framework for building programmable network services and has long been used inside Cloudflare for its ability to handle large volumes of traffic, and now Pingora is becoming open source software that can help…
Intel and ASML reach milestone «First Light» for state-of-the-art chip manufacturing tool
ASML and Intel said that the latter has achieved significant success with ASML’s latest High-NA lithography system by turning on the light source and making sure that the light flux hits the substrate. This indicates that the light source and mirrors are aligned correctly, which is a critical step in the growth process. «First light»…
The modder added a USB-C port to the Apple AirPods Max headphones. Now he’s selling a kit that anyone can use to do this
Apple is gradually abandoning the Lightning connector and switching to USB-C after The European Union forced it to do so. Many accessories, iPads, and even iPhones now use USB-C, the AirPods Max headphones are still stuck with Lightning. However, engineer Ken Pillonell (who implemented USB-C in the iPhone and AirPods before Apple) installed a USB-C…
US White House urges developers to avoid C and C++, use «memory-safe» programming languages
The U.S. government recommends abandoning C or C++ programming tools. In a new report, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) urged developers to use «memory-safe programming languages». The advice is a step toward «protecting the building blocks of cyberspace».
Remedy acquires rights to Control game franchise from 505 Games for €17 million
Remedy Entertainment and publisher 505 Games announced on an agreement under which all rights to publish, distribute, market and otherwise exploit Control, codename Condor, Control 2 and all future Control products revert to Remedy.
Telegram channels will only be able to monetize ads using the internal cryptocurrency Toncoin
Pavel Durov has announced significant changes to the Telegram Ads service, which allows Telegram channel owners to monetize their ads. However, only in the Toncoin cryptocurrency associated with the platform.
The Netherlands has contracted 9 DITA software systems for Ukraine from the Czech Republic
The Netherlands has contracted 9 DITA air defense systems for Ukraine from the Czech Republic. The weapons are part of a large Dutch order for Ukraine. The order will be fulfilled by 2 arms manufacturers in the Czech Republic, including 100 modernized T-72 battle tanks.
Honor is developing a smart ring to compete with Samsung Galaxy Ring
China’s Honor is working on a smart ring, the company’s CEO George Zhao said the day after Samsung officially announced its Galaxy Ring.
Tesla will introduce a new generation of Roadster at the end of 2024. It should be a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX
According to Elon Musk, Tesla will present a new generation of Roadster by the end of 2024. In his opinion, the presentation will have a chance to become the most impressive product demonstration of all time. This is a Tesla/SpaceX collaboration.
OpenAI accuses The New York Times of hacking ChatGPT to file a copyright infringement lawsuit
OpenAI has claimed that The New York Times «paid someone to hack into OpenAI products such as ChatGPT to set up a lawsuit» against the leading AI vendor. In the lawsuit filed, OpenAI claims that «100 examples in which a particular version of OpenAI’s GPT-4 model allegedly generated several paragraphs of Times content in response to user…
Final design of the Samsung Galaxy Fold6 foldable smartphone on renders
Samsung is not preparing to launch its new foldable phones until July or August. But already now, a leak has shown a design similar to the final Galaxy Fold6.
Card game Balatro from a single developer raises $1 million in eight hours
Balatro — is a poker-themed game in the style of roguelike from a single developer, published by the British publisher PlayStack, which reported that sales of the game exceeded the $1 million mark within eight hours of its release last week.
The first trailer for F1 24 — racing game will be released on May 31
EA Sports showed the first trailer for F1 24, as well as said the game’s release date at the end of May. The trailer footage doesn’t show any changes in the series, just alternating between racing track footage and stylized ones.
SpaceX reveals the cause of Starship anomalies that caused delays from the FAA
Three months after preliminary launch of the Starship launch vehicleThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed an investigation into the incident, which resulted in the loss of a launch vehicle and upper stage in the final phase of flight.
Consumers have called Apple’s FineWoven cases «trash», they’re flaky and delaminate
Apple announced new FineWoven covers during the announcement of the line iPhone 15However, since then they have received a lot of complaints. Almost immediately, the covers, which are 68% made from recycled materials, began to be sold at a discount. Now a new wave of user criticism.
Samsung introduces new HBM3E 12H memory chip with «highest capacity» for AI
Samsung Electronics announced a new high-bandwidth memory chip that has the «highest capacity» in the industry. The South Korean giant claims that the HBM3E 12H «increases performance by more than 50%».
R5 E-Tech — Renault’s new electric car with a wicker baguette basket for €25,000. This is a remake of the classic model
Renault SA’s R5 E-Tech electric city car is relying on price and technological offerings, such as a digital voice assistant, to compete for the mass European market with Chinese rivals.
Windows 11 does not yet support Wi-Fi 7 and USB4 2.0, but Microsoft will soon fix it
Windows 11 does not currently support USB4 2.0 and Wi-Fi 7, despite the fact that the first Wi-Fi 7 certified devices are already on the market. Microsoft has already started integrating support for the technology, which the Wi-Fi Alliance introduced last month.
Tecno announced Pova 6 Pro smartphone (6000 mAh and 108 megapixels), augmented reality glasses and a portable game console, as well as a dog robot
At MWC, Tecno not only announced the Pova 6 Pro gaming smartphone, but also expanded its product range beyond the smartphone industry. In Barcelona, the company presented Pocket Go, a wireless augmented reality gaming set, and Dynamic 1, a robotic dog.
BYD has released the YANGWANG U9 electric coupe with 1300 hp and air suspension that allows you to «dance». Price — from $233,500
BYD’s Yangwang brand has announced in Shanghai the U9 electric supercar, the second production car of the new brand after the U8 SUV. There will be only a 2-seater version with a starting price of 1.68 million yuan ($233,500), reports Chevpost.
Google adds Gemini artificial intelligence to «Messages» and AI text summarization to Android Auto
Google announced a number of updates for Android before MWC, including Gemini integration with Messages and AI text summarization for driving. Messages users will be able to access Google’s chatbot without leaving the messaging app. Gemini in Messages will be able to perform basic tasks, such as writing messages and helping you plan events,…
A smartphone with a 28,000 mAh battery — 28 mm thick and weighing more than half a kilogram has been released under the Energizer brand
Almost five years ago Energizer was trying to sell a smartphone, or rather a power bank with 18,000 mAh with a built-in phone. Now, Avenir Telecom (which owns the Energizer brand) has done it again, only this time they’ve put the smartphone in a 28,000 mAh battery. This is what is called progress.
Lenovo at MWC 2024: a laptop with a transparent screen, a new line of laptops with a Copilot button, and software for combining different devices
At MWC 2024, Lenovo presented Project Crystal — a laptop with a transparent screen (for some reason, they are popular in sci-fi movies) and a touch panel instead of a keyboard. The manufacturer also showed a line of more traditional ThinkPad and ThinkBook computers, but with a key for calling Microsoft Copilot artificial intelligence that is…
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth became the second game in the series according to Metacritic rating
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has become the second highest-rated installment of one of the longest-running franchises of all time on Metacritic with 93 points at the time of writing. Only Final Fantasy IX — has 94 points.
HBO has renewed the series True Detective for season 5
HBO has renewed the series «True Detective». The 5th season will be directed by Issa Lopez, the director of the previous season with the subtitle Night Country.
Amidst mixed reviews of the series «Avatar: The Last Airbender», it became known that the same name movie will be a sequel to the animated series
The new movie «Avatar: The Last Airbender», which will be released in cinemas on October 10, 2025, will continue the action of the Nickelodeon animated series. This became known from the official page of the animated series in Instagram. Meanwhile, the Netflix series of the same name received mixed reviews: critics on Rotten Tomatoes created a…
Elon Musk accuses Google of «insane racist, anti-civilization programming of its artificial intelligence»
Elon Musk confronted Google after it suspended the Gemini image generation function because some users on social media reported that the artificial intelligence constantly generates images of people of color in an inaccurate historical context.