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Retailer discloses popular hardware failure rates over four years of tracking

Retailer discloses popular hardware failure rates over four years of tracking

Four-year-old Filipino retailer Hardware Sugar has disclosed its earnings from its early years as a computer component seller. It’s a small store by no means comparable to Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy and the like, but it does provide insight into some of the more recognizable brands that have returned and the percentage failure rate of …

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The password is not dead yet.  You need a hardware key

The password is not dead yet. You need a hardware key

In August, the Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare was one of hundreds of targets in a massive wave of criminal phishing that successfully penetrated many tech companies. While some Cloudflare employees were tricked by the phishing messages, the attackers were unable to dig deeper into the company’s systems. Indeed, as part of Cloudflare’s security controls, each …

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Apple invents proactive and reactive assisted transcription app for FaceTime calls on Apple hardware, including MR headset

Apple invents proactive and reactive assisted transcription app for FaceTime calls on Apple hardware, including MR headset

On Thursday, Patently Apple discovered an Apple patent filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization relating to a new application of transcriptions and more specifically to the generation and assistance of conversational and environmental transcriptions. Apple’s patent describes techniques for generating transcripts and providing proactive and reactive assistance with transcripts. The app will be available …

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Leaked Google Pixel roadmap outlines the next few years of hardware upheaval

The smartphone industry is in a strange situation these days. Throughout 2022, we’ve seen bad news for manufacturers. Even though some big Android phones have hit the market, shipments have continued to drop amid turbulent economic times and consumers are holding on to older devices longer. These choppy waters are sure to shake up plans …

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Top 28M Sales PS5, XS Top 20M – Worldwide Hardware Estimates Nov 27 – Dec 3

by William D’Angelo posted 16 hours ago / 6,595 Views The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 932 599 units sold for the week ending December 3, 2022, as estimated by VGChartz. The Switch has now sold around 118.20 million unit life. The PlayStation 5 sold around 698,791 units to bring its lifetime sales …

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EnCharge AI emerges from stealth with $21.7 million to develop AI accelerator hardware

EnCharge AI emerges from stealth with $21.7 million to develop AI accelerator hardware

EnCharge AI, a company that builds hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge, emerged today from stealth with a $21.7 million Series A funding round led by Anzu Partners, with participation from AlleyCorp, Scout Ventures, Silicon Catalyst Angels, Schams Ventures, E14 Fund and Alumni Enterprises. Speaking to TechCrunch via email, co-founder and CEO Naveen …

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NS and XS sell over 1.2 million, PS5 over 1 million – Worldwide hardware estimates for November 20-26

by William D’Angelo posted 7 hours ago / 4,520 Views The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 1,298,185 units sold for the week ending November 26, 2022, as estimated by VGChartz. The Switch has now sold around 117.22 million unit life. This week, the Nintendo Switch also surpassed the lifetime sales of the PS4. …

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OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's new startup wants to launch a smartphone in the US to take on Apple

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s new startup wants to launch a smartphone in the US to take on Apple

The telephone of nothing (1). Nothing UK-based consumer tech company Nothing is looking to the US, with ambitions to take Apples iPhone. The startup, the hardware company of Carl Pei – co-founder of Chinese mobile phone maker OnePlus – is in talks with US carriers about launching a new smartphone in the US, Pei told …

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Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook review: Hardware isn't what's holding cloud gaming back

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming Chromebook review: Hardware isn’t what’s holding cloud gaming back

Advantages Excellent build quality Bigger, more expensive games and competitions Keyboard and trackpad feel premium The inconvenients No Ethernet port to minimize latency Keyboard layout is odd and unintuitive Might be bland for those who love “gamer aesthetics”. Gaming Chromebooks and cloud gaming have something in common: they’re still in their infancy. Cloud gaming has …

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See the ChromeOS hardware you're redesigning with new quick settings and more [Gallery]

See the ChromeOS hardware you’re redesigning with new quick settings and more [Gallery]

After nearly a year in development, ChromeOS’ Google Material You redesign is finally taking shape, bringing vibrant colors, a speedy settings overhaul, and more. We first spotted Google’s intentions to deliver a Material You redesign of ChromeOS in January. Since then, Google has been steadily working on the massive visual overhaul of Chromebooks, with the …

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