Goodbye, Skype: How the legend of the 2000s came to an end
Today, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger rule the world of convenient messengers. Signal is also gaining popularity. And we have gradually begun to forget how in the early 2000s, everyone who had a computer used «ICQ». Gradually, ICQ turned into something from the long-forgotten past, and in 2024, the messenger ceased to exist. Now Skype…
Foldable Apple iPad Pro will get Face ID under the screen and an 18.8" display without notches and folds, ─ insider
So far, Apple has not presented any foldable device that would retain its functionality after being bent. The company has been working on a foldable iPad Pro or MacBook with a huge 18.8-inch display for some time now, but has not yet released any finished models for users. According to a new leak, one of the first foldable iPad Pro or MacBooks may…
NVIDIA RTX 5060 is up to 20% slower than Ti — specifications have been released online
Yesterday’s source leaks about RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5050 has added information about the NVIDIA RTX 5060 graphics card in the same format. That is, the key characteristics are now known.
Sony to improve graphics on PS5 Pro with FSR 4 and AI upscaling
Today, the $700 PS5 Pro is already capable of delivering sharper, smoother, and more stable graphics than a regular PS5, especially if you sit close enough to the screen. But starting in 2026, Sony plans to integrate a new AI upscaling technology that will make games even more detailed. It will be based on FSR 4 from AMDwhich is used in the new RX…
Radical changes in Xbox: insider talks about turning the console into a PC, former CEO — about its cancellation
Microsoft’s Xbox game console seems to be on the verge of transformation. Various sources speak of at least a change in the format of its existence.
Apple M3 Ultra processor with Mac Studio Pro outperforms new M4 Max chips by 38%
Last week, Apple introduced new Mac Studio and MacBook Air with a significant performance boost. It was expected that the company would announce the M4 Ultra chip for Mac Studio, but instead, the M3 Ultra, Apple’s most powerful processor to date, was unveiled. The first performance tests show a significant increase in graphics power in the…
NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti and 5050 specs leaked — the latter has GDDR6 memory and almost half as many CUDA cores
More and more data confirms NVIDIA’s plans to release the RTX 5050. The entry-level budget graphics card is expected to be released within weeks, not months. It will compete with the Intel Arc B580 — depending on what happens with prices.
Micron reveals world's fastest PCIe 6.0 SSD with more than 27GB/s read speed
Micron and Astera Labs joined forces at DesignCon 2025 to demonstrate the world’s first PCIe 6.0 SSDs using the Astera Scorpio PCIe 6.0 network switching device. Combined with two Micron PCIe 6.0 SSDs and an Nvidia H100 GPU, the device achieved sequential read speeds of more than 27GB/s on each drive — twice the speed of the fastest PCIe…
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT video card became the best-selling on Amazon
As early as Friday, March 7, specialized sites noticed that AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT was heading for leadership on Amazon. Now it has already happened.
Don't ask ChatGPT: the audit found that the top 10 chatbots provide «pro-Kremlin» answers in 33% of cases
Researchers NewsGuard found that 10 leading generative artificial intelligence tools, including ChatGPT, broadcast statements by the specialized pro-Kremlin propaganda network «Pravda» in 33% of cases.
Google secretly collects information from Android devices — even before apps are launched
Google secretly collects and stores large amounts of data from Android device owners. This applies even to those who have never used the company’s apps.
Intel announces new vPro processors for AI computers with up to 20 hours of battery life
During Mobile World Congress 2025, Intel announced its «most powerful line of commercial AI computers ever». These PCs are based on the company’s latest processors, including Intel Core Ultra 200U, 200H, 200HX, 200S, and the Intel Core Ultra 200V series.
7 interesting gadgets of MWC 2025: Xiaomi photo module, smartphone with a rotating bezel, and more
Mobile World Congress is underway in Barcelona, Spain. Many recent high-profile announcements have been made at MWC 2025, but less notable gadgets are no less interesting.
Cats improve quantum computing with their qubits — how it works
Scientists have found an effective solution problems of quantum computing.
Apple iPhone 16e disassembled by iFixit — large battery and no software locking of components
With the iPhone 16e, Apple has improved its repairability, but some challenges remain. The increased battery capacity and less wear and tear will be helpful to users.
NASA will use Drone.UA robots to prepare for lunar exploration — the manufacturer was spotted at CES-2025
The other day, the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation announced that Ukraine’s Drone.UA had delivered a batch of ground robots to NASA, and now Forbes Ukraine revealed some details of the cooperation.
Cortical Labs launches world's first commercial biocomputer with human brain cells
Cortical Labs‘ CL1 Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI), the world’s first computer to combine human brain cells with conventional chips to form a neural network, has been launched into commercial production.
The Oscar-winning animated film «Flow» made in a free 3D modeling program
The other day took place 97th ceremony of the world’s main film award — «Oscar-2025». Quite unexpectedly, «Flow» became the best animated film, beating the hits «Inside Out 2» and «Wild Robot». Thus, the Latvian authors proved that it is possible to create decent animated films even without the big budgets of world-famous studios.…
No country for old men: AMD Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards support only UEFI systems
AMD announced on its website that RX 9070 series graphics cards (RDNA 4) will require computers with UEFI. This means that the BIOS will no longer be supported.
Eutelsat instead of Starlink: Ukraine may get a new satellite internet service
Emotional statements, media leaks and the instability in relations between the US and Ukraine that has emerged in recent weeks have raised concerns about the future of Starlink satellite communications in our country. Satellite Internet from Elon Musk’s company plays an important role in meeting the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And…
NVIDIA partners are testing RTX 4090 with 96 GB of memory and will launch production soon, — insiders
The information about the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 96 GB graphics card seems fantastic against the background of release of the RTX 50 generation Blackwell, but it is confirmed by several sources.
Native Copilot for Windows released: new design, voice control, and more
Microsoft has finally released a full-fledged native version of Copilot for Windows. This happened almost a year after the company turned it into a regular web application. This week, members of the Windows Insider program got access to the updated Copilot, built using native XAML. It has a new sidebar and an improved interface.
First NVIDIA RTX 5070 benchmarks — 4070 Ti / Super performance
Reviewers have published the first tests of the RTX 5070 FE graphics card, which will be conditionally available tomorrow. This is the second time NVIDIA has positioned the card as accurately as possible relative to the previous generation.
AMD demonstrates ray tracing on Radeon RX 9070 XT — the demo did not impress commentators
AMD’s technical demonstration showcases achievements new Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics cards in ray tracing. But halos, artifacts, and «soap» are not very exciting.
NASA shows the moment of breaking the sound barrier — in a special image of the XB-1 jet flight
Boom Supersonic and NASA published a special photo taken during the flight of the XB-1 jet aircraft, which demonstrates the moment of breaking the sound barrier.
Microsoft fixes «annoying» bug in Copilot that gave tips on how to activate pirated Windows 11
It turns out that to find tips on how to activate pirated Windows — you just need to ask Copilot, Microsoft’s main AI chatbot, about it.
HMD introduces Amped Buds — headphones that charge your smartphone
HMD has presented a fresh look at wireless headphones. During MWC 2025, the company showed the Amped Earbuds model. Their feature is a case with Qi2 reverse charging function.
«Intel's board to be fired, Pat Helsinger to be rehired», — former CEO Craig Barrett
Former Intel CEO Craig Barrett believes that the company should not divide its business into two parts.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite will get 18 cores, 48 GB of memory, 1 TB SSD and support for video cards — leak
German resource WinFuture shared new important features of the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processor. This is a next-generation chip for Windows PCs.
DeepSeek opens 3FS — file system code for AI training servers
During Open Source Week, DeepSeek made its Fire-Flyer Fire System (3FS) parallel file system publicly available. According to the company, 3FS reaches 7.3 TB/s aggregate read speed on its own server data clusters, where it has been used since 2019.
Lenovo unveiled Yoga Pro 9i with NVIDIA RTX 5070 from $1799 and ThinkPad with new Intel and AMD chips
At Mobile World Congress 2025, Lenovo expanded its Aura Edition laptop series with the introduction of the Yoga Pro 9i, and updated several ThinkPad devices.
Lenovo laptop with a solar panel, AI Ring, and other technical wonders of the company for MWC 2025
On the eve of Mobile World Congress (MWC), Lenovo is presenting a number of concepts, including a solar-powered Yoga, ThinkBook Flip with an 18.1″ sliding screen, and more.
Apple postpones «smart» Siri, AI assistant «moves» to iOS 20, — Mark Gurman
Apple had grand plans for «conversational» Siri and its AI features, but not everything is going according to schedule, an insider says.
AMD unveils Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 graphics cards priced at $599 and $549
AMD has officially introduced new gaming graphics cards Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 on the RDNA 4 architecture.
Apple-1 desktop PC starting at $300,000 and other technical treasures of the company are up for auction
Unique Apple products, vintage devices, prototypes, and documents signed by Steve Jobs often sell for thousands of dollars. And now RR Auction has put up for sale a new batch of rare Apple products.
You just don't need it: Apple explains the lack of MagSafe in the iPhone 16e by the unpopularity of wireless charging
An Apple representative said that the target audience iPhone 16e charges phones exclusively with a cable. I wonder why MagSafe is in other iPhones, though — is the audience so different?
It is 10 times faster than GPT-4o: Inception Labs unveils Mercury — the first diffusion speech model
For a long time, there have been active discussions about finding a better architecture for large language models (LLMs) that could become an alternative to transformers. It seems that California-based startup Inception Labs already has a promising solution. The company has introduced Mercury, the world’s first diffusion-based large language…
OpenAI has launched GPT-4.5, but with limited access — because «GPUs are out»
OpenAI presented GPT-4.5 is the largest AI text chat model to date, which is currently available with limitations in a trial version, but will be made available to the public soon.
Cable with alarm for NVIDIA RTX 5090 — enthusiast creates safer 12V-2x6 power connector
One of the owners of the video card developed a PCB for the NVIDIA RTX 5090 power cable that signals when one of the wires is too high.
Xiaomi 15 Ultra flagship priced from $895 — global release expected on March 2
Xiaomi 15 Ultra was released in two-color and monochrome versions, with a 5410 mAh battery, which were the main intrigues on the eve of the launch.
Google Translate «upgraded» with artificial intelligence — with explanation of grammar, regional features and change of translation styles
Soon, Google Translate may receive new artificial intelligence features that will allow users to interact with translations and get additional context (cultural and regional, in particular).
Apex Legends voice actors are forced to train the AI that will replace them
AI integration in the gaming industry has reached a new level — Electronic Arts makes Apex Legends voice actors work on their future firings.
Neural shaders under the microscope: where NVIDIA's generative future will take us
With the release of the new generation of RTX Blackwell, NVIDIA quietly and without much fanfare showed where graphics will go next. Not only for games but also for other areas. Today we continue the topic that was set in Previous articleand try to understand why we will need neural shaders and the latest technologies […]
Amazon unveiled Alexa+ - personal voice AI assistant for $19.99 per month will keep an eye on your dog
Amazon has updated its website alexa.com and the Alexa mobile app so that Alexa+ subscribers can use the new, advanced AI-powered voice assistant.
NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti will come in 16GB and 8GB variants and consume 180W, — new leak
New data confirm two memory configurations NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti and reveal some details, including connectors and power supply.
AM4 forever: AMD releases six new Ryzen 5000G processors
AMD has quietly added 6 new processors to its Ryzen 5000G series aimed at budget consumers. These chips are designed for older motherboards with the AM4 socket.
Bypassing sanctions: DeepSeek FlashMLA improves the performance of NVIDIA H800 AI chips by 8 times
China may have found a way to circumvent the restrictions on the supply of powerful AI chips. DeepSeek FlashMLA technology multiplies the TFLOPS of the NVIDIA Hopper H800.
OpenAI has started deploying GPT-4.5 for ChatGPT Pro subscribers, public release is expected in the coming days
ChatGPT Pro subscribers have started receiving offers to try out GPT-4.5 — a new and not yet officially presented OpenAI artificial intelligence model.
Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google make premium AI features free — programming, deep analysis, and voice communication
Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google have announced major updates to their AI tools — they are now more widely available.
ASRock updates BIOS to fix issues with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D — company says «spreading misinformation»
Beta version BIOS 3.20 for ASRock motherboards should fix the problems with a «small proportion of AMD Ryzen 9000 series». The manufacturer believes that rumors of problems are exaggerated.
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