NVIDIA Unveils New RTX 3050 with Reduced VRAM and Lower Power Consumption
February 03, 2024 – In a recent announcement, NVIDIA has unveiled a new iteration of its RTX 3050 graphics card, notable for a significant reduction in its video memory to 6GB. This latest RTX 3050 6GB variant is equipped with the smaller GA107 core, specifically the GA107-325 model. It boasts 2304 CUDA cores, 64 tensor…
Apple Vision Pro Headset Hits Market, Faces First Accident on Launch Day
February 03, 2024 – In a highly anticipated move, Apple today launched its inaugural headset, Vision Pro, in the United States, priced at a starting point of $3499, equivalent to roughly 25,000 yuan. Regrettably, the premium device suffered its first fall on its release day. A Twitter user, iupdate, shared images of his Vision Pro…
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Claims Top Spot in DXOMARK Screen Rankings with Impressive 155 Score
February 01, 2024 – The renowned evaluation agency DXOMARK has recently unveiled the screen score for Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24 Ultra. According to the report, the Galaxy S24 Ultra achieved an impressive overall screen test score of 155, topping the global screen rankings on DXOMARK. This places it ahead of various other…
Qualcomm Extends Apple Modem Deal to 2027, Dashing Hopes of In-House 5G Chip for iPhones
February 01, 2024 – Qualcomm has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, reporting revenues of 99.35billionandnetincomeof27.67 billion. In a related development, MacRumors reports that during the earnings call, Qualcomm disclosed an extension of its modem chip licensing agreement with Apple until March 2027. This two-year extension of the existing…
New Samsung Union Emerges, Uniting Four Subsidiaries with Over 13,000 Members
February 01, 2024 – In a recent development, it has been reported that four subsidiaries of the Samsung Group – Samsung Electronics DX (Device Experience), Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Samsung Display, and Samsung Biologics – have come together to form a unified labor union known as the “Samsung Cross-Enterprise Union.” With a membership exceeding…
HMD Global Announces Debut of First-Ever HMD Phone, Marking the End of an Era for Nokia
February 01, 2024 – In a recent announcement, Jean Francois Baril, the CEO of HMD, revealed the launch of the company’s own-brand smartphones, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey. According to reports, HMD is set to unveil its first-ever HMD-branded smartphone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in February. This move also signifies…
Apple Adds 2012 MacBook Pro to List of Vintage Products, Marking End of an Era for CD/DVD-Equipped Macs
February 01, 2024 – Apple has recently updated its list of vintage and obsolete products worldwide, with the notable addition of the MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) model, marking the last Mac sold by the company to feature a built-in CD/DVD drive. First released in June 2012, this particular 13-inch MacBook Pro continued to be…
Facing the Specter of Mediocrity: ByteDance CEO Calls for Heightened Crisis Awareness
January 31, 2024 – In the annual all-hands meeting for 2024 at ByteDance, CEO Liang Rubo delivered a speech where he repeatedly emphasized the need for a “sense of crisis” and included “strengthening this sense of crisis” as one of the company’s yearly objectives. Liang candidly admitted that his greatest concern stems from the fear…
iPhone 16 Series to Maintain Familiar Design, Major Changes Anticipated in 2025
January 31, 2024 – Recent reports suggest that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 series will not feature any significant design overhauls, according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities. In his report, Kuo anticipates that the tech giant is unlikely to introduce a radically redesigned iPhone until 2025 at the earliest. This delay also…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s US$55 Billion Compensation Plan Rejected by Delaware Court
January 31, 2024 – News emerged on the 31st that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s US$55 billion compensation plan has been rejected by the Chief Justice of the Court of Chancery in Delaware, following raised by Tesla shareholders. The judge opined that the massive stock option award granted to Musk by Tesla in 2018 was unfair,…