💻 A breakthrough technology could make CPUs 100x faster
📱 Minimalist Light Phone 3 adds a few bells and whistles
🎶 Spotify's HiFi feature may not be standalone tier after all
🍿 'Funny, intelligent' Ghostlight about to hit theaters 🕹️ Gameplay preview drops for Dragon Age: The Veilguard |
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A breakthrough technology could make CPUs 100x faster
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Flow Computing's parallel processing unit could boost many devices |
Finland-based Flow Computing has claimed that its proprietary tech, which it refers to as a parallel processing unit (PPU), can boost the performance of any CPU by up to 100 times, Digital Trends reported. Notably, the startup says that it's not only the best CPUs that can benefit -- it insists that all devices in need of high-performance CPUs will find huge benefits in using its PPU. Flow Computing only launched in January and has received a modest $4.3 million of funding to date, but it believes its PPUs could bring significant performance boosts even to smaller devices such as smartphones and watches ... |
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MSI Claw A1M is one hell of a gaming PC, with best-in-class power, cooling, and more |
Handheld and portable gaming is seeing a huge boon in innovation thanks to ultra-portable PCs from various manufacturers, and the market has grown quite competitive. That’s why MSI and Intel have teamed up to produce and optimize the MSI Claw A1M. The Claw is effectively a portable PC powered by an Intel Core Ultra processor, Intel Arc graphics, and Windows 11 Home. But what’s more exciting is that it’s equipped with many premium upgrades to improve gaming experiences vastly ... |
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The minimalist Light Phone 3 adds a few bells and whistles
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Light returns with the third iteration of its stripped-down smartphone that's designed to reduce distractions
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The Light Phone 3 retains its minimalist focus, but now comes with a few extras, including its first cameras — a 50-megapixel unit on the rear and an eight-megapixel lens on the front, Pocket-lint reported. The handset also sports a new 3.92-inch black-and-white OLED screen to replace the e-ink one, bringing better refresh rates. In other changes, the device now has a metal frame, 5G, an NFC chip, and fingerprint recognition. The Light Phone 3 can be preordered for $399, though its final retail price will likely be around $799. And it won’t start shipping until January 2025 ... |
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Spotify's HiFi feature may not be a standalone tier after all |
We still don't know when Spotify HiFi will roll out, though many believe it will land before the end of the year |
Following a report last month that Spotify was considering a standalone tier for its long-awaited HiFi feature with lossless audio support, a new report by Bloomberg this week now suggests it’ll be an add-on to its Premium plan. A source claiming to have knowledge of the matter told the news site that Spotify will charge subscribers an extra $5 a month to gain access to the lossless audio feature. Taking into account Spotify’s recent fee increase for the Premium plan to $12 for users in the U.S., it means subscribers wanting HiFi will have to pay $17 a month, about $3 less than what earlier reports suggested a standalone HiFi tier might cost ... |
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'Funny, intelligent' Ghostlight comes to theaters on Friday
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The highly rated dramedy opens in New York City and Chicago on Friday before rolling out to more theaters next week
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Directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson and starring Keith Kupferer, Ghostlight is about a construction worker who unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, with the drama onstage ending up mirroring his own life. Variety described it as a “sensitive” movie that “celebrates the power of theater to move audiences and actors alike,” while Deadline called it “a funny, intelligent, and yet at times almost unbearably sad movie” that “somehow never hits a false note.” The Hollywood Reporter found Ghostlight to be “a disarming dramedy about grief, theater, and finding your people,” while the Guardian, which gave it a 4/5 rating, called it a “charming tale” ... |
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BioWare shares gameplay preview for Dragon Age: The Veilguard |
Fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the game this fall
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A couple of days after BioWare released a trailer for the highly anticipated Dragon Age: The Veilguard, it’s put out a new video (above) featuring 20 minutes of gameplay. The content offers the first look at the game's action combat, the magical city of Minrathous, the player-character Rook, companions who are joining Rook's journey, and more, Game Informer reported. A notice at the start of the video says the footage is from software in development and takes place “very early in the game.” Importantly, it’s been edited “to avoid any major spoilers,” as well as for brevity. Dragon Age: The Veilguard hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC this fall ... |
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