Apple’s new M4 chip launched alongside the new iPad Pro and the iPad Air, and what’s especially interesting is that it’s actually powering that iPad Pro as well. For the first time ever, Apple is launching a new SoC inside of an iPad instead of a laptop, and the timing is suspect. With Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite just around the corner and competitors in AMD and Intel closing in on the laptop space, Apple genuinely seemed, for arguably the first time, worried.
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We put too much faith in our web browsers, here's why we shouldn't
The web is a scary place if you think about it. Instant access to practically any human being in the world, with countless services and other things all within reach moments away simply on your smartphone, laptop, or computer. There's a lot you need to be careful of, and that includes the browser you actually use to access the internet. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read More...]
Blue Origin successfully sends tourists to the edge of space again after a long hiatus
Blue Origin is back in the space tourism game. Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company successfully flew six paying customers to the edge of space and back this morning, breaking its nearly two-year-long hiatus from crewed missions. This was Blue Origin’s seventh trip with humans on board. The mission — a quick jaunt to cross the Kármán line, or the boundary of space, about 62 miles above Earth — lifted … [Read More...]
Blue Origin successfully launches its first crewed mission since 2022
Blue Origin has successfully completed its NS-25 mission, resuming crewed flights for the first time in nearly two years. The mission brought six tourist crew members to the edge of space, including artist and former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight. In 1961, Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to be the country’s first Black astronaut candidate, but he never made to space until today. … [Read More...]
iPad Pro (M4, 2024) vs iPad Air (M2, 2024): Do you really need the Pro?
Apple overhauled its iPad range recently, with huge improvements and upgrades across the board. The new iPad Pro (M4, 2024) has fancy new OLED screens, new accessories, and the new M4 chip before it was put into a MacBook. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read More...]
What Is Cron Job?
Introduction Cron is a hypervisor for work schedules that executes assignments at predetermined intervals. These tasks, sometimes known as “cron jobs,” are usually performed to maximize management or security. Cron employment can be scheduled to begin every minute, every half hour, every day following the month, every quarter, every week, or at the intersection of these time intervals. Basics of … [Read More...]
How to use emojis on Windows
Language evolves over time. Not only do the definitions of words occasionally change, but terms and concepts are often added to the cultural lexicon. Sometimes, these additions arent even words; they're emojis. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read More...]
Indie developers are trying to make horse games that don’t suck. It’s not easy
Video game horses tend to play a fairly uncomplicated role, at least in mainstream titles. Like semi-sentient meat bicycles, they often exist as little more than a way to make the player travel faster, jump farther or occasionally defy the laws of physics. With the exception of Red Dead Redemption 2, an outlier beloved for its equine verisimilitude and breadth of riding-related activities, horses … [Read More...]
The smells and tastes of a great video game
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Image: Samar Haddad / The VergeAs video games and movies become more immersive, it may start to become apparent what sensations are missing … [Read More...]
Hollywood agency CAA aims to help stars manage their own AI likenesses
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of the top entertainment and sports talent agencies, is hoping to be at the forefront of AI protection services for celebrities in Hollywood. With many stars having their digital likeness used without permission, CAA has built a virtual media storage system for A-list talent — actors, athletes, comedians, directors, musicians, and more — to store their digital … [Read More...]
All the news about Blue Origin’s first crewed flight since 2022
Blue Origin hasn’t carried out a crewed launch since 2022, and is getting ready to do so once more after being required to implement 21 fixes required by the Federal Aviation Administration last year. Six human beings are flying aboard its New Shepard rocket today, including Ed Dwight, the first Black astronaut candidate, who was selected by US President John F. Kennedy, but never made it into … [Read More...]