Proton email app is out of beta and available for Windows and macOS
The Proton desktop email application has left beta and is now available to all paid users on Windows and macOS. At the same time, Proton is also releasing a beta version of the app for Linux.
Google, Apple, and Mozilla release Speedometer 3.0 — a benchmark for browsers
Speedometer has long been Google’s favorite benchmark because it «best reflects the real world» compares JavaScript performance. Now available in Speedometer 3.0.
Microsoft releases Work Graphs API that enables advanced GPU-based rendering
Microsoft has released a new Agility Software Development Kit that provides new features. Agility SDK 1.613 includes Shader Model 6.8 and support for Work Graphs API. The latter is an important feature that will facilitate the use of rendering on GPU drivers, offloading the CPU. GPUs will be able to generate work for themselves «on the fly». This…
AMD updates FreeSync specifications, FHD monitors will support 144 Hz
First introduced in 2015, AMD’s FreeSync technology has undergone several changes. The company offered its technology as an alternative to NVIDIA G-Sync and VESA VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) for tierless operation, synchronizing the monitor refresh rate with the capabilities of the GPU.
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.
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.
‘It’s gotten worse’: review site Yelp evaluated changes Google has made to comply with EU law
Google is currently testing a new search result design for flights, trains, hotels, restaurants, and groceries in the EU, which was supposed to give smaller businesses more traffic. Instead, the review site Yelp claims that the changes have had the opposite effect.
No, Google won’t «kill» Gmail in 2024 — what the abandonment of Basic HTML will really change
A message went viral on social network X claiming that Google will shut down Gmail in August this year, proving it with a screenshot of a supposedly official Google email. Of course, this is fake, and Google has «killed» the basic HTML look of Gmail, as it planned to do in January.
A significant update to iMessage (two forms of end-to-end encryption) puts it on par with Signal
iMessage is undergoing significant changes, making it one of the two messaging apps best prepared for the upcoming advent of quantum computing, along with Signal or perhaps even more resilient.
Reddit social network allows Google to use its content to train artificial intelligence for $60 million a year
Social platform Reddit has signed a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search giant’s artificial intelligence models. According to sources, the contract with Google (Alphabet) is worth about $60 million per year.
The Signal messenger will keep your phone number private, and you can change your username
The Signal messenger is known for its privacy-related settings, despite the fact that before it was not possible to completely hide your own phone number. However, now Signal announcedYou will be able to create a unique username (not to be confused with your profile name) that you can share with others using a link or QR code — without having to…