If you’ve been away from your news feeds in the past week, you missed out on quite a bit. Not only did we get a torrent of leaks surrounding the Snapdragon X and the Nintendo Switch 2, but we saw technology used in cool and strange ways. As such, here is a quick rundown of all the interesting things that happened this week.
Source: xda-developers.com
iPhone 16 Pro Display Tipped to Offer 20 Percent Increase in Brightness Compared to iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 16 Pro is expected to arrive later this year as the successor to the iPhone 15 Pro and the company's next-generation smartphones could feature an upgraded display, according to a tipster. While Apple's Pro handsets can go up to 1,000 nits of brightness, the purported iPhone 16 Pro models could offer a 20 percent increase in brightness for standard dynamic range (SDR) content, along with … [Read More...]
Critical Next.js Vulnerability Let Attackers Compromise Server Operations
Two new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Next.js, related to response queue poisoning and SSRF on certain Next.js versions. These vulnerabilities have been assigned CVE-2024-34350 and CVE-2024-34351, and their severity has been given as 7.5 (High). The Response queue poisoning vulnerability exists due to inconsistent interpretation of crafted HTTP requests, which are meant to be … [Read More...]
Microsoft Directed to Pay IPA Technologies $242 Million in Cortana Patent Lawsuit
Microsoft must pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million, a federal jury in Delaware said on Friday after determining that Microsoft's Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent.The jury agreed with IPA after a week-long trial that Microsoft's voice-recognition technology violates IPA's patent rights in computer-communications software.IPA is a subsidiary of patent-licensing … [Read More...]
gcTime in TanStack Query explained
I had a bit of a tough time understanding gcTime in TanStack Query. So I decided to write this post for myself. When you fetch data using Tanstack Query, the data is cached so that the following requests can be served from the cache. This is done to avoid unnecessary network requests. As long as a query is being actively used, the cached data will be kept in memory. What about inactive queries? … [Read More...]
Top OTT Releases This Week: Murder in Mahim, Doctor Who Season 14, and More
This week's OTT releases have thriller elements at the very core. Whether it is JioCinema's crime mystery Murder in Mahim – based on the plight of homosexuals in India - or Apple TV's sci-fi series Dark Matter, you'll be glued to your screens in anticipation of what follows next. The former carefully dissects the homophobia-ridden social fabric of our society, and the latter delves deep into the … [Read More...]
Apple's next AI push could come with the help of OpenAI
In some respects, Apple has fallen behind when it comes to AI. But the brand looks to be making a big push this year, with new M4 chips and the promise of big things that will hopefully be revealed in great detail at its upcoming WWDC event set to take place in June. While we were a bit in the dark about what to expect, we now have some intel that shows that Apple may be partnering with OpenAI to … [Read More...]
Scammers found planting online betting ads on Indian government websites
Some Indian government websites have allowed scammers to plant advertisements capable of redirecting visitors to online betting platforms. TechCrunch discovered around four dozen “gov.in” website links associated with Indian states, including Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Mizoram and Telangana that were redirecting to online betting platforms. Some of those websites belong to state police and … [Read More...]
Doctor Who: The Devil’s Chord review: Is this madness?
The following includes spoilers for “The Devil’s Chord.”For a show about time (and space) travel interwoven with British pop culture since its start in 1963, a trip to visit the Beatles is an obvious premise. So obvious that this is the second time we’ve had a “what if” episode hinging on the Fab Four’s cultural impact. After all, both the Beatles and Doctor Who became global cultural exports as … [Read More...]
Intel vPro vs AMD Ryzen PRO: What are the key differences and which one's better?
Picking the right laptop or desktop PC to handle your day-to-day workloads isn't exactly an easy process. From choosing the right processor and display to figuring out the amount of RAM and storage you need, there are plenty of things to mull over. While you're navigating through all these components, picking all the right parts for your laptop or PC, you'll also come across the terms 'Intel vPro' … [Read More...]
The Ultimate Guide to Web Development Frameworks: Unraveling the Web's Architectural Pillars
Introduction In the realm of web development, frameworks reign supreme as the architectural pillars that shape and structure the web applications we use daily. They are indispensable tools that empower developers to construct robust, scalable, and maintainable web solutions with relative ease. This comprehensive guide aims to demystify the world of web development frameworks. We will embark on an … [Read More...]