MIT’s new computer chip design lets you clip on parts like LEGOs
This kind of reconfigurable design could reduce electronic waste and allow one chip to be used for multiple applications.
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Why you want Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip inside your next phone
The Qualcomm 888 chip has a 5G modem built-in and some serious photographic firepower.
Follow along with Apple’s last 2020 product announcement event
Apple has one more announcement to show off before we say goodbye to 2020.
Acer’s updated gaming laptop has a sliding keyboard that reveals its cooling system
A glass panel reveals the heat pipes and a vapor chamber.
GoPro’s new action camera fixes an annoying quirk with video stabilization
GoPro’s digital image stabilization got a big bump in its latest camera update.
Google developed its own mobile chip to help smartphones take better photos
The Google Pixel 2 does a lot of processing work on each photo as part of its HDR+ platform.
You don’t need an Xbox One X, but you’ll probably like it
The most powerful gaming console in the world might be too fancy for your TV.
This Guy Built A Room-Sized Computer Because He Felt Like It
A man in Cambridge England has built a massive processor, or megaprocessor, in order to make the functioning of computers “less opaque.” The computer, built from 40,000 transistors, takes up an entire room and weighs over 1,000 pounds.
Do Computers Die Of Old Age?
Nothing lasts forever, not even electronics. “People assume electronic components will not age,” says Bianca Schroeder, a computer scientist at the University of Toronto. Without moving parts, electronics seem unlikely to wear out. Yet even a standard memory module comprising little more than a capacitor and a transistor can begin to dodder. “It’s kind of […]
Turning Idle Machines Into A Global Supercomputer
Artificial intelligence, or machine learning as it’s also referred to, is starting to touch more products we use on a daily basis. Take Google’s new Photos product as an example. Using AI, Google scans photos uploaded to your device and identifies objects in the picture. Then it makes that data searchable by the user. It’s […]