New generation of working memory – DDR5 represents a big step forward
DDR5 is the next generation of working memory that is also coming to the desktop. The fifth generation of double data rate synchronous dynamic random-access memory is an important advancement in working memory and brings many improvements…
Steam Game Festival with 500 playable demos starts next week
Valve has announced that a new Steam Game Festival will start on February 3. During this festival, users on Steam will be able to play various demos of indie games for a week. The event ends on February 9.It is the fifth time that Valve…
DuckDuckGo activates anti-tracking technology in its mobile apps
DuckDuckGo will activate Global Privacy Control, or GPC, by default in its apps. This anti-tracking technique sends a signal to websites not to sell the visitor's data to third parties.In a blog, DuckDuckGo announces the update for its…
LG’s smartphone division lost $751 million in 2020
LG's Mobile Communications division suffered a $751 million loss last year, the Korean company announced. LG confirmed during the announcement of the annual and quarterly figures that it would reconsider its position in the smartphone…
Cryptocurrency trader Coinbase wants to go public via ‘direct listing’
Cryptocurrency trader Coinbase goes public. The company does this through a direct listing, and not through an initial public offering. This allows Coinbase to sell shares to traders itself.The company writes in a blog post that it opts…
Diagram shows AMD Navi 23 GPU with 8GB Gddr6 for Tesla infotainment system
A diagram that has appeared on the internet and allegedly came from Tesla shows an AMD Navi 23 GPU that is believed to be part of an infotainment system. The diagram mentions the presence of 8GB Gddr6-vram.The Navi 23 block diagram…
Developers limit Linux 5.10 LTS kernel support to 2 years for now
The Linux 5.10 LTS kernel will receive shorter support than previous kernel versions. Version 5.10 will be supported until 2023 unless the developers are promised more help.Linux developer Greg Kroah-Hartman writes that in a message to…
Motorola demonstrates wireless charging of a smartphone from one meter away
Motorola shows in a video how it can wirelessly charge a smartphone at a distance of one meter from the charging station. The company calls its wireless charging technology Motorola One Hyper.Motorola demonstrates in a video on Weibo how…
Apple had the largest share in the smartphone market at the end of 2020 thanks to iPhone 12
Apple had the largest market share in the delivery of smartphones at the end of 2020, followed by Samsung. That is what research bureaus IDC and Canalys calculate. Viewed over the whole of 2020, Samsung occupies the top…
Xiaomi shows wireless charger that works from a few meters away
Xiaomi introduces its Mi Air Charge technology. The Chinese manufacturer claims that wireless charging with a power of 5W is possible at a distance of several meters. The technology would also allow multiple devices to be charged…