There are plenty of folks out there who'd prefer a practical gift to an offbeat one this holiday season. Apple's AirTags are handy little devices that could help you find and recover lost items, and so they make for great holiday gifts (as long as your intended recipient is an iPhone user). Now is a good time to pick up a few AirTags as a pack of four is on sale for $80. That's $19 off the regular … [Read more...]
API User-Experience Design for Beginners
As APIs continue to play a pivotal role in modern software ecosystems, the importance of mastering their user-experience design cannot be overstated for developers.Unlike conventional UI design, which focuses on end-user interactions, API UX revolves around enhancing the experience of developers engaging with backend services. The primary objective of API UX design is to simplify the inherent … [Read more...]
OnePlus 12 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will be available globally January 23
The OnePlus 12 has officially launched in China and now the company’s most powerful phone is coming to the rest of the world. OnePlus has announced global availability for January 23, including the US. All told, the company ways the phone will be available in 50 markets worldwide. If you’ve been intrigued by the company’s latest flagship smartphone, you won’t have long to wait until getting your … [Read more...]
Asus and ASRock reveal AMD's Ryzen 8000G 'Hawk Point' desktop APU specs
AMD is expected to announce its Ryzen 8000G 'Hawk Point' desktop APUs in late January, but recent leaks have revealed quite a bit about them already. Last month, a report from a Persian tech blog revealed the specifications and benchmarks of several SKUs in the upcoming lineup, and now a couple of new leaks have seemingly not only confirmed those details, but even added a bit more info … [Read more...]
Google announces next step in plan to phase out cookies
Google is testing Tracking Protection for Chrome as a feature that limits cross-site tracking. This new feature is part of Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative to responsibly phase out third-party cookies, which involves creating new tools for sites that serve essential functions and granting developers time to adapt. The introduction of Tracking Protection begins with a small subset of … [Read more...]
Instagram launches customizable ‘Add Yours’ templates
Instagram launched a new feature where you can create customized “Add Yours” templates with GIFs, images and text, allowing you to make your own meme-able Stories for followers to participate in. To create an Add Yours template, start uploading a Story and add elements like a GIF, custom text or an image from the gallery. Then tap on the “Add Yours Templates” sticker and select which elements you … [Read more...]
Pitch Deck Teardown: Metafuels’ $8M climate tech seed deck
About 2% of the world’s CO₂ emissions comes from pressurized, jet-powered sausages careening through the air. Earlier this week, I covered one startup, Metafuels, that thinks it has a solution for reducing aircraft emmisions. I was able to talk the company’s founders into giving me the pitch deck for their $8 million seed round as well so we could do a deep dive into the materials the company used … [Read more...]
This Gigabyte Mini-ITX motherboard just hit its lowest price ever at 24% off
If you've been thinking about building a console-sized PC, chances are, you've been looking for a good Mini-ITX motherboard. While there are a lot of great Mini-ITX motherboards on the market, Gigabyte's B760I Aorus Pro is a great option, now coming in at a price that's quite affordable, while also packing lots of features. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down to return to his startup roots
Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down from the real estate tech company, according to an SEC filing. In a statement, Wu said: “After ten years, I am called to get back to my startup roots and create and build again. I’m humbled by this accomplishment and grateful for all my teammates who helped shape the product, culture, and company.” Wu will remain an advisor to the company and the board. … [Read more...]
JavaScript Boolean's, Truthy/Falsy Values, and Numeric Operations
In JavaScript, Boolean's are a fundamental data type used to represent truth values: true or false. Boolean's are crucial for control flow, conditional statements, and logical operations in your code. Boolean Primitives JavaScript has two Boolean primitives: true: Represents a true or affirmative value. false: Represents a false or negative value. Example: let isTrue = true; let isFalse = … [Read more...]
Why the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i is the coolest product of 2023
There were a lot of great products that debuted in 2023, from cool concepts to refined versions of product staples. But we're currently at an inflection point in consumer technology where new form factors and product concepts are starting to become reality. In an industry where most of the best smartphones and greatest laptops look the same year in and year out, that's been refreshing. … [Read more...]
Samsung HW-Q990C soundbar review: An all-inclusive Atmos setup
Shopping for a home theater setup typically means buying a soundbar, subwoofer and rear speakers separately. Some companies may include a sub with the soundbar, but you don’t always get everything you’ll need for the most immersive sound in the same box with high-end models. Samsung includes all of those additional speakers with the HW-Q990C soundbar ($1,900), though you’re obviously paying a … [Read more...]
Nanoleaf’s smart holiday string lights are over half off
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OSI Model
Have you ever considered how information moves from one computer application in a device to another computer application in another device? This article is about the OSI Model, which I found interesting enough to write about.This is a pretty big article but i learned a lot while writing this. Let's understand the OSI Model of the Internet : The Basics: OSI model was developed by the International … [Read more...]
Intel's CEO swipes at NVIDIA's AI strategy, calling it "shallow and small"
We're still recovering from all the cool Meteor Lake laptop announcements made at Intel's "AI Everywhere" event, but Intel's CEO is still fired up. In a recent statement, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger launched an attack on NVIDIA's AI technology, calling its field of expertise "shallow and small" compared to his own. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Creating a CI/CD Pipeline with Docker and GitHub Actions: A Step-by-Step Guide
We all love shipping new features and building stuff – probably the main reason we're programmers!And web development doesn't have to be any more complicated unless... something breaks. When something breaks, it can bite you for two reasons: You must find what broke and when – this is quite challenging. It could be that the thing that doesn't work now has been broken for weeks or even months, but … [Read more...]
Startups must embrace sustainable scaling strategies
Baris Guzel Contributor Baris Guzel is an engineer with work experience in top-tier investment banking and venture capital. He is a partner at BMW i Ventures, where he has led investments and supported many companies as a board director/observer. Brian Wei Contributor Brian Wei is an associate at BMW i Ventures, where he focuses on … [Read more...]
Best QD-OLED monitors in 2023
There's never been a better time to upgrade your monitor than now with the current slate of QD-OLED monitors on the market. The best QD-OLED monitors will improve your visual experience whether you are a gamer, a creator, or even just a daily user. QD-OLED, or quantum-dot organic light emitting diodes, is a hybrid display technology that looks to combine the best qualities of OLED panels, and … [Read more...]
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: ScreenLink
ScreenLink works as an open-source alternative to the screen capture tool, Loom, and it enables users to create and share screen recording demos for customers, support teams, and more in minutes. Users can easily create tutorials and presentations through screen recording, and they can record from their camera and microphone alongside their screen for more engaging and personable … [Read more...]
Cruise layoffs, exosuits, and why French startups are bubbling up
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, our weekly news roundup. And this is the very last regular Equity episode of the year. Yes, we still have a lot planned for you, but expect more special interviews, guest … [Read more...]