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Starting on March 1, Apple will charge an extra $20 USD for replacing batteries on older products. If you’re planning on changing the battery on that old iPhone in your pocket, you better do it soon. The policy change was first discovered by a user on the Apple subreddit who noticed that replacing the battery […]

A new report has suggested that nuclear power could be a viable option to provide clean power to some of the world's largest data centers. Analysists at tech research firm Omdia argue that small modular reactors (SMRs) could become prevalent in future years, replacing the need for data centers to draw power from the grid with […]

The smart home has been one of the biggest themes of CES over the past decade – and we're expecting that to be the case again at CES 2023. Why? A big reason is because a new smart home standard called Matter has finally arrived – and it promises to be the glue that binds […]

The long-awaited move to non-binary DDR5 RAM is finally coming to market, offering a significant improvement over the current standard, with more flexibility and a focus on cost-effectiveness. One of the key advantages of the non-binary DDR5 RAM is its ability to step up in halves, unlike the existing format of doubling with which we […]

A recently discovered Sony patent describes a new device that could enable cloud gaming services when paired with a streaming stick. This potential streaming device could seemingly eschew the need for a PS5 console. The patent itself, discovered by VeryAli Gaming, shows that the device acts as a pass-through between your TV and streaming sticks […]

A new text-generating language model, combining Google’s own PaLM model and a technique known as Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback to create an open source tool that, in theory, can do anything OpenAI's ChatGPT can. For most, however, this will remain a theory. Unlike ChatGPT, AI developer Philip Wang’s PaLM + RLHF doesn’t come trained […]

(Image credit: Nvidia ) Nvidia is at CES 2023, and all eyes were on the GPU maker at its keynote event, which is now over. Last year wasn't the best for Nvidia – while it launched some new GPUs, such as the RTX 3090 Ti, and next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080, it also had […]

We've just finished watching Nvidia's big presentation at CES 2023, and we're pleased to report that a new GPU is in the works from Team Green – one that won't burn a hole in your pocket (or your PC case) like the RTX 4090. Yes, the hotly-anticipated RTX 4070 Ti is here, ready to provide […]

TVs are always one of the biggest parts of CES, and CES 2023 will be no different. Most of the biggest TV makers announce their major launches for the year at the event, and we'll be updating this guide to the best TVs of CES 2023 with all the most significant news as it's announced. […]

Over the course of 2022, more than 200 large public sector organizations in the United States were impacted by ransomware attacks.  Cybersecurity experts Emsisoft claims firms in the government, education, and healthcare industries were most affected, having scoured publicly available reports, disclosure statements, but also dark web leaks, and third-party intelligence.  In about half of […]