Samsung today announced that it has started mass-producing the world’s first 512GB eUFS (embedded Universal Flash Storage) 3.1 storage, designed for flagship smartphones capable of shooting 8K videos. The company claims that its new eUFS 3.1 storage delivers nearly three times the write speed of the 512GB eUFS 3.0 mobile memory. The new chips can […]
Microsoft is officially closing all of its store locations across the globe in an effort to mitigate the risk of coronavirus. The company sent out an email to customers notifying them of the closures. Microsoft also stated that it would continue to pay employees while the stores are closed. The email Microsoft sent around stated: […]
Microsoft is revealing today that 1 billion active machines are now running Windows 10. “Today we’re delighted to announce that over one billion people have chosen Windows 10 across 200 countries resulting in more than one billion active Windows 10 devices,” says Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Modern Life and the Search & […]
Apple has been hit with a record-breaking fine for antitrust practices. French competition authority Autorité de la Concurrence has found Apple and its wholesale distribution partners Ingram Micro and Tech Data guilty of running a cartel for Apple products, and has fined the companies €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), €62.9 million ($70.2 million) and €76.1 million […]
Microsoft has published a deep dive into the console’s specs, including just what the company hopes to achieve with all that tech. To begin with, the semi-custom AMD Zen 2 processor runs its eight cores at 3.8GHz (3.66GHz with SMT in use), with one core set aside for basic system functions. The Xbox will also […]
SpaceX aborted the launch of 60 new Starlink satellites at the last second due to an engine power issue with the mission’s Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 rocket’s onboard computer triggered an abort just before a scheduled 9:22 a.m. EDT liftoff after detecting an issue with one of its nine Merlin 1D engines. The […]
Amazon says its Prime delivery service is experiencing delays, and it’s running out of stock due to the coronavirus outbreak, CNBC reports. Amazon said in a blog post that the problems are due to a “dramatic increase in the rate that people are shopping online,” leading to “delivery promises [that] are longer than usual.” Amazon […]
Apple’s still-unannounced Powerbeats 4 earbuds were spotted at a Walmart in Rochester, New York over the weekend. If you want near-undeniable evidence that this product is about to be officially announced, then here you are. Eddie spotted the redesigned Powerbeats in new packaging for sale in his local Walmart at Rochester, New York, , with […]
Announced on Saturday morning via an email, Apple will allow users to avoid their March payment interest free using a new program. This comes as another consumer facing gesture during the fight with the coronavirus outbreak. The email reads: “We understand that the rapidly-evolving COVID-19 situation poses unique challenges for everyone and some customers may […]
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will be widely available when Windows 10 version 2004 arrives. You’ll have to install it manually for a “few months” until an update adds automatic installs and updates, but that’s a small price to pay if you want Linux and Windows to coexist in peace and […]
Electronic Arts announced today that it is suspending all live events in its competitive gaming series, including the Apex Legends Global Series, EA Sports FIFA 20 Global Series, FIFA Online 4 Live Events, and Madden NFL 20 Championship Series, indefinitely. “This includes EA-operated events as well as third-party events run under license from EA,” the […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out a statement in the early hours of Saturday morning detailing Apple’s worldwide response to COVID-19. Among the steps taken is news that the company will close its retail stores worldwide until March 27th. The only exception is Greater China, which includes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, where the company […]
A MacRumors source with a largely positive track record has claimed that a refreshed MacBook Air will launch sometime the week of March 16th. It’s not certain what that tweak would entail, but it’s safe to presume Apple would use the more reliable, better-feeling scissor switch keyboard it introduced with the 16-inch MacBook Pro. A […]
Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, is stepping down from the board of the company. Gates previously served as CEO of Microsoft until 2008 when he stepped down from the position in order to spend more time on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates posted a statement on LinkedIn that said “I […]
US President Donald Trump today announced that search giant Google is in the process of creating a website focused on the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The website will act as a form of pre-testing triage and will help to give US citizens some much-needed direction in this challenging time. Google is building a website that will […]