Have you ever wondered why the extra day of the leap year falls on February 29, an odd date at the start of the year, and not at the end of the year on December 32?  There is a simple answer, and a slightly more complex one. Let’s start with the simple answer. Several ancient cultures, ...

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card has been the subject of plenty of rumors since at least last year, and the latest gives us two new surprising details on what we can expect from the possible next-gen graphics card. The RTX 5090 most likely will be based on the Nvidia Blackwell ...

In today's digital age, the use of mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices has become an integral part of our daily lives. However, the increasing exposure to blue light emitted by these devices has raised concerns about its potential impact on our health and well-being. Blue light ...

As commercial adoption of cloud technologies continues, cloud-focused malware campaigns have increased in both sophistication and number. A new report from Cado Security is based on analysis of real-world techniques employed by attackers using honeypot infrastructure. Last year Cado introduced ...

Samsung's new foldable phones will be the company's next flagship launch of the year. Given the increasing popularity of its foldable phones, it goes without saying that there's a lot of excitement for what the company will introduce this year. It was only a matter of time before ...

Comparison Products The Klevv CRAS C930 is in a tough spot with a lot of ample competition. The most popular PCIe 4.0 SSDs include the Samsung 990 Pro, the Solidigm P44 Pro (which is basically the same as the SK hynix P41 Platinum), and the WD Black SN850X. The C930 more directly competes with ...

Rumors of the Nokia phone name’s latest demise are not true, and more phones will be released by HMD Global, which owns the license to make them under the Nokia name. It’s news sure to please all fans of one of the most established, familiar names in mobile tech. Digital Trends clarified the ...

There has long been speculation about how Samsung would use its more than $60 billion cash reserves. The general perception is that the company would become active in the mergers and acquisitions space to buy some big company. However, Samsung hasn't made any major acquisitions since it bought ...

Imagine this: You just bought a new Galaxy S24, and to keep it safe from damage and screen scratches, you wrapped it up in a case and put a screen protector on it. Fantastic! Save for the fact that, now, haptic feedback barely feels like it's there, and the touchscreen isn't very responsive. ...

Over on Twitter, user @zephray_wenting recently documented his buying of a locked-down prison laptop on eBay, and subsequent attempts to jailbreak it into an actually-usable freedom-loving machine. The laptop in question, the Justice Tech Solutions Securebook 5, is outfitted with an 8th Gen ...

Earthquakes are one of the most powerful and destructive natural phenomena that can strike at any moment, causing widespread devastation and loss of life. These geological events are a result of the Earth's tectonic plates moving and shifting beneath the surface. Causes of Earthquakes ...

We have the solution to Wordle on February 25, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the answer yourself, right here. We’ve placed the answer at the bottom of the page, so we don’t ruin the surprise before you’ve had a chance to work through the clues. So let’s dive in, starting ...

On February 20th, The Register received word from reader Brian Ledbetter that he had purchased a prerelease copy of the IBM / Microsoft OS/2 Software Development Kit from eBay. Specifically, it was "Version 2.0 Prerelease 2 (for Prerelease 1 Users)", and an eBay user made the original listing ...

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags One UI 6.1 debuted with the Galaxy S24 lineup. Unlike previous .1 One UI updates, this one comes with several big features. Those big features are mostly all powered by artificial/advanced intelligence and are the reason why One UI 6.1 seems so special. ...

Inflation is a term that is commonly heard in discussions about the economy, but what exactly does it mean, and what causes it? In simple terms, inflation refers to the increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. It is a key economic indicator that ...

If you’re shopping for a new set of primo earbuds, a Bluetooth speaker, or a range of other devices, it’s likely that resistance to water, sweat, and dust is a factor you’re considering. Maybe you want to work out with your earbuds and are worried about sweat ruining them, or perhaps you’re having ...

If you’re looking to catch up on the week’s biggest tech news then you’re in the right place. We’ve got a handy update for you that’ll break down the most important events from the past week into easy-to-digest chunks. The standout story came from AT&T after it had a massive cell service ...

MSI may have some high-end gaming monitors up for grabs, but unfortunately, some are apparently more desirable than others. A Reddit thread exposed that MSI won’t be allowing firmware updates for a large portion of its QD-OLED monitor lineup, and the customers are not happy. MSI is fairly new ...

The market for AI in cybersecurity is expected to reach more than $133 billion by 2030 according to a new report from Techopedia. There's both a positive and negative impact from AI use. Hackers using AI has fueled a huge rise in cybercrime, expected to reach a massive $9.22 trillion cost to ...

After posting record financial results for the year and the quarter as well as providing guidance that beats expectations of financial analysts, Nvidia's added $250 billion to its stock market value, the largest single-day gain ever on Wall Street, reports Reuters. As a result, Jensen Huang, chief ...

Catching up with just about every other messaging app currently available, WhatsApp has finally expanded the range of text formatting options it offers. Before you get too excited, though, temper your expectations -- you're not being given access to a word processor-like options. Joining the ...

Mozilla released Firefox 123 a few days ago, and it comes with a new feature. The browser now supports Tab Previews, but you can't access it directly from the Settings. The feature is quite similar to Tab Preview that is available in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, Opera, and Brave ...

Has your Windows 11 'Show Desktop' button gone AWOL? You're not alone! A recent update from Microsoft has shifted its AI assistant Copilot to the right of your taskbar, causing your trusty shortcut switch to get lost in the process. However, there's no need to panic! It's easy to fix and ...

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Fit 3 today. It is an affordable fitness tracking band that succeeds the Galaxy Fit 2, which was launched in 2020. The Galaxy Fit 3 brings several improvements in design and feature set. It features a 45% bigger screen, more health-tracking features, and more ...

On Tuesday, speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries launched a bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, and Jeffries, a New York Democrat, each appointed 12 members to the Task Force, which will be ...

In an interview with Game File that reportedly took place before the recent Xbox podcast, Phil Spencer reaffirmed Xbox's commitment to physical media. This may ring insincere in light of the continued growth of Game Pass for Xbox and PC giving mass access to games for a subscription fee, but ...

In the second half of this year, Samsung is expected to launch its next-generation foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and the Galaxy Z Fold 6. Both smartphones are expected to bring battery life, design, and performance improvements. The batteries of both upcoming foldable phones have ...

Design collaboration between the IP developers and foundries is crucial for maximizing performance and minimizing power consumption of circuits. On Tuesday, Arm and Samsung announced that they would jointly optimize the design of Arm's next-generation high-performance Cortex-X and Cortex-A ...

An automated manual transmission (AMT) contains simplistic gear sets like a manual transmission. Then, it goes hi-tech and uses the vehicle's onboard computers to control servo-actuated clutch and shifter operation. Compared to other types of automatic transmissions, especially CVTs, some AMTs ...

Microsoft made a significant investment in Windows 10 Mobile, including acquiring Nokia to produce its own handsets. Despite the strengths of the tiled mobile operating system, it was unable to compete with the dominant iOS and Android platforms. While Windows 10 went on to become a hugely ...

According to previous reports, Apple has been developing a new iPhone SE. However, there was barely anything else we knew about the smartphone. That’s changing today. A new report from Korea sheds light on the launch timeline of the phone and reveals details about the device's display and the ...

Fumaric acid is a versatile dicarboxylic acid that’s often used as a precursor for biodegradable plastics like poly(butylene succinate) and poly(propylene fumarate), which have potential applications in medicine and packaging. However, most of the fumaric acid produced today comes from ...

Samsung continues its Eco-Friends line of accessories this year and has announced new designs for the latest Galaxy S24 series. The company has announced a whopping 57 cases for the Galaxy S24, S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. More specifically, the Eco-Friends case range for the Galaxy S24 series ...

The current memory market, worth $165bn a year, is dominated by DRAM and NAND flash. The former is fast with excellent endurance but is volatile, requiring constant refreshing of data. The latter on the other hand, is non-volatile, retaining data when unpowered, but is slower and has poor ...

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander captures an image high over Australia as it heads toward the moon. There’s much debate as to whether the dot to the left of Earth is the second-stage booster (which is seen more clearly in the first of the four images) or the moon, or something else … Intuitive ...

As many companies are discovering, a multi-cloud environment can offer improved workload portability, purchasing power and increased innovation velocity, as well as other significant benefits. However, managing a multi-cloud environment can be challenging. From complex integrations to ...

On the boarding and the signposts ‘Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-operative’. But ever on our lips and at the weir ‘The eelworks’. — “Eelworks” by Seamus Heaney Gerard McCourt is a seventh-generation eel fisherman who works the waters of Lough Neagh For Gerard McCourt, there is a lot ...

I spend quite a bit of time with my laptop out and about, at places where there are other people. And no matter where I go, I can't help but notice other people trying to sneak a peek at my screen. I can hardly blame them; after all, we've become so conditioned to looking at screens. Short of ...

Some of the oddest cosmic phenomena are short but tremendously powerful bursts of radio waves, which, in a fraction of a second, can give off as much energy as the sun does in a year. Known as fast radio bursts, these incredibly bright flashes of energy are thought to be related to dying stars ...

Google kickstarted the Android 15 conversation on February 17 by releasing the first developer preview of the next version of the operating system, and users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets have unsurprisingly begun to wonder if their devices will get Android 15. Google will take ...

Have you ever wondered how your brain manages to switch gears when life suddenly changes the rules of the game? Researchers have now shed light on this very process, revealing that a key brain chemical plays a pivotal role in helping us adapt to new situations. By combining brain imaging ...

“Do you think you could sum up the essence of all you’ve learned in one sentence?” That was the question my friend Jim Collins, the famed leadership author, suddenly asked me as we were hiking up a mountain a few years ago. “You’ve been wandering around the world for the last 45 years,” he ...

OPINION: Apple hasn’t exactly slouched with the past few generations of iOS, introducing prominent new features like customisable lock screens that refresh the feeling of even old iPhones. However, previous updates could pale in comparison to what Apple has planned for iOS 18 if rumours are ...

Progress with Intel’s Battlemage graphics cards might be looking a bit shaky, going off a new update from a YouTube leaker. This is Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID), a regular source of leaks from the GPU world (and CPUs, plus consoles too), who has a new video out which digs into a few topics. One ...

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags   Last updated: February 16th, 2024 at 15:12 UTC+01:00 More details have emerged about Samsung's agreement with TFL (Transport for London) for the Circle to Search-inspired subway map the company had installed at key locations around ...

The people have spoken (voting is closed), and celebrities and fan-favorite stars behind the buzziest music, TV shows, and movies of 2023 will take center stage in Santa Monica on Sunday at the 49th People’s Choice Awards, the first to be held in February amid Hollywood’s wider awards season. ...

OpenAI breaks new ground as the AI giant has revealed its first text-to-video model called Sora, capable of creating shockingly realistic content. We’ve been wondering when the company was finally going to release its own video engine as so many of its rivals, from Stability AI to Google, ...

  Despite their relatively steep price tags, 5K monitors have gained substantial popularity among various creative professionals, including photographers, videographers, filmmakers, and graphic designers. These displays not only deliver exceptionally sharp and detailed imagery, but also ...

If you've been irritated by the positioning of the Copilot button in Windows 11, the newly released KB5034765 update is for you. This month’s patch for Windows 11 not only boosts security and fixes numerous bugs, it also sees the button for accessing Microsoft's AI-powered assistant moving. It ...

OpenAI has announced that it has started testing the ability for ChatGPT to remember things that users discuss with the chatbot, which will save users from having to repeat information and help the chatbot make more helpful conversations to offer a better user experience. The company is referring ...