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Number Representations in Computer Hardware, Explained

FEATURE By Abdulrahman Mahmoud, June 13, 2024, 1:05 AM TechSpot Tech Culture 158k

Welcome to a fundamental area of computer design: how numbers are represented in hardware! This can ultimately mean the difference between a blazing fast machine and a costly $475 million bug – Pentium 4, anyone?

Upgrading to a New iPad: 2024 iPad Air vs. My Old iPad Pro

FEATURE By Rob Thubron, June 10, 2024, 6:05 AM TechSpot Mobile 110k

The thing with every new iPad is that it is, in essence, pretty much the same as the last one. Does that make upgrading a waste of money?

Industry Mobile

"Un-contract" customers enraged as T-Mobile unlocks its price-lock with new rate hikes

The provider left itself a fineprint loophole to its promise to "never" raise rates on loyal customers

By Cal Jeffrey, June 12, 2024, 2:02 PM 38 comments 87k

Security

Disgruntled ex-employee deletes 180 test servers, costing company nearly $680,000

Go to jail, go directly to jail

By Shawn Knight, June 13, 2024, 1:54 PM 17 comments 77k

AI Tech Culture

Artificial beauty? Exploring the world of AI models in the inaugural Miss AI pageant

Welcome to the future

WTF?! In news that will likely elicit the use of the Professor Farnsworth "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" meme, this month will see the inaugural "Miss AI" beauty pageant take place. Judges – two human and two virtual models – will choose an AI-generated model in a competition that will be handing out thousands of dollars in prizes.

Full story By Rob Thubron, June 13, 2024, 6:54 AM 13 comments 60k

Tech Culture

YouTuber's wild fireworks stunt with Lamborghini and helicopter could result in 10-year prison term

An ill-advised stunt

By Zo Ahmed, June 10, 2024, 9:38 AM 14 comments 44k

Tech Culture Apple

Apple Watch helps track down Florida airport worker accused of stealing luggage

The watch was traced to the worker's home

By Rob Thubron, June 10, 2024, 8:12 AM 37k

Hardware

MSI shows off hot-swappable PCIe Gen 5 SSD expansion card that looks like a video card

Hot-swappable via the rear I/O panel

By Shawn Knight, June 11, 2024, 1:24 PM 15 comments 31k

Science Space

Scientists investigate strange cosmic signal with unusual repeating pattern

It's probably not a countdown

By Rob Thubron, June 10, 2024, 7:16 AM 27k

Gaming Hardware

PlayStation architect Mark Cerny discusses the evolving console, how PS5's design choices impact PC gaming

"We're not trying to build a low-cost PC"

By Daniel Sims, June 11, 2024, 8:41 PM 13 comments 22k

Hardware

This startup claims its chip can boost any CPU's performance by up to 100x

Parallel Processing Units supposedly inaugurate the "SuperCPU" era

By Daniel Sims, June 12, 2024, 8:01 AM 20 comments 21k

Science Space

3D-printed engine by Indian startup takes rocket four miles into the sky

It's the world's first rocket engine to be 3D-printed in a single piece

By Zo Ahmed, June 14, 2024, 7:39 AM 19k

Hardware Industry

Snapdragon X Elite's first real-world benchmarks can't even beat an older iPhone, but a fix may be out soon

Galaxy Book4 Edge benchmarks disappoints

By Zo Ahmed, June 14, 2024, 6:15 AM 17 comments 17k

Hardware Gaming

Intel still doesn't know what is causing Core i9 desktop CPUs to crash

Earlier reports that they had a fix were incorrect

By Skye Jacobs, June 15, 2024, 11:52 AM 8 comments 17k

Gaming Software

Massive Epic Games leak hints at highly anticipated PC releases, including new Turok game

PC port of The Last of Us Part II is also included in the leak

By Zo Ahmed, June 13, 2024, 8:12 AM 16k

Gaming Industry

Valve faces $843 million lawsuit in UK for allegedly overcharging 14 million gamers

The 30% commission fee is under the spotlight once again

By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2024, 10:31 AM 28 comments 16k

Electronics

Hisense's 100-inch folding laser TV brings the ultimate cinema experience to your home

It costs nearly $4,000

By Zo Ahmed, June 14, 2024, 8:44 AM 16k

Apple Car Tech

Apple's radically upgraded CarPlay will power every screen on supported cars

A deep glimpse into what the next-gen CarPlay will look like

By Zo Ahmed, June 11, 2024, 12:47 PM 8 comments 15k

Gaming

Nightdive's Humble Bundle includes nine remastered classics for $20

Doom 64, Turok, Forsaken, and more

By Shawn Knight, June 12, 2024, 11:06 AM 15k

Industry Hardware

Revolutionary 2Tb 3D QLC NAND flash memory die teased by Western Digital

Limited to AI and data center markets initially

By Zo Ahmed, June 15, 2024, 8:57 AM 15k

Electronics Tech Culture

HP CEO: The number of printed pages is down, hybrid work is killing the print industry

Hardware is being used for longer, too, but couldn't that be a good thing?

By Alfonso Maruccia, June 10, 2024, 8:41 AM 16 comments 14k

Hardware Gaming

Nvidia RTX 50 "Blackwell" GPU configurations surface, not all SKUs will get GDDR7

GeForce RTX 5000 graphics cards could launch later this year

By Kishalaya Kundu, June 11, 2024, 10:32 AM 14k

Mobile Electronics

Researchers develop tiny "Superman vision" chip that can see through walls

This tiny chip could let your phone pull a Clark Kent and see through walls

By Zo Ahmed, June 13, 2024, 6:15 AM 12k

Security Software

Microsoft's latest security update fixes a nasty remote code execution bug in Windows Wi-Fi driver

June's Patch Tuesday is mandatory for users travelling with their Windows PCs

By Alfonso Maruccia, June 13, 2024, 12:03 PM 12k