Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Bloomberg has reported that chip architecture company Arm Holdings PLC is terminating its licensing agreement with Qualcomm Inc., and has sent the U.S. firm a 60-day cancellation notice. If the cancellation goes through, Qualcomm could be forced to stop selling Arm-based chips — which includes the majority of its smartphone...
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You can now design custom Spotify playlist cover art, right in the app
Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends Personalizing your Spotify playlist by uploading your own covert art image is a great way to put a visual stamp on your audio mix, but now, you can design that cover art right in the app. Starting today as a beta feature in English in 65 markets, the “Create Cover...
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip could tip a new PC CPU
Image: Qualcomm Qualcomm just launched its new Oryon CPUs and the Snapdragon 8 Elite at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui. While these chips might be designed for phones and not PCs, the next-gen Oryon CPU core within those chips could be headed to PCs in a future iteration of the Snapdragon X Elite. Referring to...
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5 Of The Strangest Aircraft Designs That Took To The Skies
Jared Ortega/Shutterstock On Dec. 17, 1903, the Wright brothers successfully flew the first powered aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. That was a world-changing innovation that’s been built upon ever since, and in the 120-plus years mankind has taken to the skies, thousands of airplane designs have been attempted. Of course, not every plane designed...
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Former Bethesda developer says studio could squash more bugs before release
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: Bruce Nesmith, a designer for several major Bethesda productions over the past few years, left the studio in 2021. Despite his departure, he still has plenty to say about his former employer, game development practices, and the persistent...
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Mistral releases new AI models optimized for laptops and phones
French AI startup Mistral has released its first generative AI models designed to be run on edge devices, like laptops and phones. The new family of models, which Mistral is calling “Les Ministraux,” can be used or tuned for a variety of applications, from basic text generation to working in conjunction with more capable models...
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Instagram’s latest feature is a digital business card for your profile
Instagram is rolling out a new “profile card” feature that is essentially a digital business card for your profile. The official launch comes a few months after the Meta-owned social network was spotted testing the feature with select creators. The new two-sided profile cards are designed to make it easier for users to share their...
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TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen
Forty new variants of the TrickMo Android banking trojan have been identified in the wild, linked to 16 droppers and 22 distinct command and control (C2) infrastructures, with new features designed to steal Android PINs. This is being reported by Zimperium, following an earlier report by Cleafy that looked into some, but not all variants...
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AMD Epyc 9005 “Turin” processors launch with up to 192 Zen 5c cores
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: AMD has launched the fifth generation of its Epyc server processors, codenamed “Turin.” The lineup includes 27 SKUs and introduces significant advancements with the new Zen 5 and 5c core architectures. These new chips will compete in the...
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GPD’s powerful dual-OLED laptop is now available to order
Image: GPD It’s now easy enough to find a laptop with a spiffy, super-vibrant OLED screen. But two OLED screens at once? That’s the stuff of science fiction — and, well, Lenovo’s weird Yoga Book 9i. But if you’re looking for a more conventional laptop design with a keyboard that just happens to go double-barrel...