HP confirms problems with ProBooks bios update that bricks laptops
A recent bios update from HP appears to cause problems with ProBooks. HP users report on the manufacturer's forum that their notebooks sometimes refuse to boot after trying to install the update. HP confirms the problems to…
Android CEO leaves position during reorganization within Google
Dave Burke, one of Google's top people in Android development for ten years, is going to do something different within the company. His departure is part of a reorganization within Google, which will merge the operating systems and…
X has started hiding likes on profiles
X has started hiding users' likes. Anyone who visits the profile of another user can no longer see what that person has liked. Under posts you can still see how many likes the message in question has received.The change has now been…
ChromeOS gets Android kernel and frameworks
Google will provide ChromeOS with Android's Linux kernel and frameworks from its mobile operating system. This should make it easier to build new functions and make phones and laptops work better together.This starts with the…
Samsung app appears to confirm AirPods-like design for Galaxy Buds3
The Samsung Members app has shown icons of the Galaxy Buds3 and Buds3 Pro. These seem to confirm that the earbuds seem to have an AirPods-like design, unlike previous generations.
Galaxy Buds3 Pro leak
The icons appear between products in…
Stability AI releases lighter version of Stable Diffusion 3
Stability AI has released a lighter version of Stable Diffision 3. The model, called Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, has two billion parameters and can run on graphics cards that consumers can have at home.
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
The Medium…
YouTube seems to be experimenting with injecting ads into video itself
YouTube appears to be experimenting with injecting ads into the video stream, rather than having them as separate videos. That is what the maker of SponsorBlock claims. The consequences for ad blockers are unknown.SponsorBlock, among…
Google Drive starts sending emails as reminders for unopened files
Google Drive has started sending out emails as reminders that customers still have files that have been shared with them but haven't yet been viewed.
Google Drive Digest emails
Google calls it Drive Digest, reports Google. Customers…
SK hynix will start GDDR7 mass production in the first quarter of 2025
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix will begin mass production of GDDR7 memory in the first quarter of next year. The company confirms this to AnandTech. Memory makers Micron and Samsung will start doing this this year.SK hynix demonstrated…
Owner Tile-trackers reports data breach in which customer data has been stolen
Tile owner Life360 reports that a hacker has obtained user customer data. This includes names, addresses and Tile identification numbers. Tile tracker location data, payment information and passwords have not been stolen, the company…