Category: Tech and Innovation Insights

Micron recently unveiled its 2650 client SSD, the first to be made using 276-layer 3D NAND, a new record for the company. The Gen 9 NAND offers the fastest IO speed in the industry at 3.6GBps, which Micron claims is 50% faster than competitive NAND shipping in an SSD and with up to 99% better read and 88% better write bandwidth. It’s also 73% denser and has up to a 28% smaller board area compared to competing products. The TLC (3 bits/cell) 2650 SSD uses a PCIe gen 4 interface…

Before artificial intelligence takes over the world, it seems it’ll beat us at table tennis first: Google has reported on a robot making use of its DeepMind AI that is now able to play ping-pong to an “amateur human level” of performance. The DeepMind lab is where Google works on some of its most advanced AI tech, and we’ve previously seen plenty of practical DeepMind experiments: everything from AI adding audio to silent videos,  to discovering new materials. In a new paper, Google’s researchers say their table tennis robot was…

Every year, TV brands update their lineup with the latest models, but there are not always advancements in spec or tech. The previous generation of sets are gradually phased out, but they often don’t carry many differences from the new generation, and end up selling for discounted prices.   2023 had an amazing crop of TVs, with serious advancements in QD-OLED (so much so that at one stage OLED seemed to be over) and even brighter and punchier-looking conventional OLEDs, thanks to the introduction of micro lens array (MLA) tech…

It’s a great time to consider upgrading to one of Sony’s excellent flagship full-frame cameras this week thanks to an impressive range of discounts at Adorama. The retailer currently has record-low prices on the Sony Alpha a7 IV, the Sony Alpha a7R V, and a deal that’s just $100 from the record-low on the A7R III. With three excellent choices, there are plenty of options here to bag a serious discount on some of the best mirrorless cameras on the market.  If you’re looking for a superb all-rounder, then the…

House of the Dragon season 3: key information – Announced in mid-June– No release date confirmed by HBO– Expected to start filming in early 2025– Numerous cast members expected to return– Should pick up right after the season 2 finale– Likely to be more action-packed than its predecessor– Will be the second-to-last entry in the show’s four-season run Send a raven to all who don’t know, because House of the Dragon season 3 is on the way. That’s right, the Game of Thrones prequel series is getting another installment, and…

Just in time for a new school season, Best Buy is having a huge Apple on best-selling devices including AirPods, iPads, MacBooks and more. I’ve gone through Best Buy’s Apple sale and hand-picked the 9 best deals with prices starting at just $74.99. • Shop Best Buy’s full Apple sale The back-to-school sale season is one of the best opportunities of the year to score huge discounts on Apple’s most coveted gadgets. Best Buy’s Apple sale proves just that with record-low prices that you typically won’t find outside of holiday…

Lenovo ThinkStation P2: 30-second review Like Dell and other volume PC makers, Lenovo follows Intel’s silicon highway obsessively, and the ThinkStation P2 Tower is a classic example of where that can lead them. Delivered in a clean and compact mini-tower case, the P2 we reviewed came with the Intel Core i9-14900K processor, the absolute zenith of the Core series. A 14-generation Raptor Lake processor, until Core Ultra came along, this was Intel’s top desktop processor and the one by which all others were judged. However, the narrative here escaped Intel’s…

Discovering how to mute a tab is vital if you don’t want to be plagued by loud, unexpected video ads on websites.  All popular web browsers let you control the audio of individual tabs for more customized browsing. Whether for work or listening to music/podcasts without disturbance, muting a tab is handy for a distraction-free browsing environment.  In this guide, we’ll show you how to mute tabs on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Opera, and Safari. And if you want to optimize your browsing experience further, consider our roundup of…

While there’s a stream of new Netflix movies to choose from every month, this time I found myself going back to my favorite creature feature World War Z after it became available on the best streaming service. Despite watching the blockbuster hit at least three times before, World War Z still manages to get my heart pounding at every nail-biting twist and turn as the zombies unleash a ferocious attack across the globe. So, you can understand my surprise when I discovered that the highest-grossing zombie movie of all time…

One of the trends with flagship smartphones in recent years is that they’ve a tendency to jump up in price by a hundred or so dollars or pounds when a new generation gets released.  Whether you see this as cynical profiteering by big brands or just a reflection of increasing costs of raw materials and production, it can sting to see a phone you may have been eagerly waiting for come in at a higher price than you expected; we saw this with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. And…