The company said its first hardware generation will be based on its Xe microarchitecture, and will be called Alchemist. Formerly called DG2, it is the successor to its first Xe-based discrete GPU, the DG1, announced at the start of 2020. Alchemist will have hardware-based ray tracing, use artificial intelligence to power its super sampling, and have support for DirectX 12 Ultimate. It will come in desktop and notebook form factors....

As Apple said last week, iOS 16.1 is available for all supported iPhone models. The update includes changes to iCloud Shared Photo Library, Live Activities, Fitness+, Wallet, Home, Books, Clean Energy Charging for US owners, and bug fixes, as well as 20 security fixes. Live Activities provides real-time updates on the Lock Screen and for, iPhone 14 Pro, updates within the Dynamic Island. Now Live Activities is available from third-party apps....

Regular readers and Twitter followers know I’m primarily an Android user who regularly uses an iPhone for a month after Apple releases the newest model. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has made it two months as my daily driver, and I even bought the AppleCare Plus coverage because there is a lot to like in this phone and my SIM hasn’t left it since December. Also: iPhone 12 Pro Max review: Easily the best smartphone camera ever As a writer who covers smartphones, I’ve had the opportunity to also spend a lot of time with the new Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, and while that is a stunning device with some unique camera capabilities, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is better for my needs, and I did not purchase an S21 this year....

Also: Apple’s iPhone 14 is official: Goodbye Mini, hello Plus Then there was the 6.7-inch Pro Max model, standing tall over the rest of the lineup, offering the most battery life, and the largest display of the group. This year, however, Apple has changed its approach. The iPhone 14 Mini isn’t an option. Instead, Apple went with a more uniform iPhone 14 lineup. There are now two 6.1-inch models in the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, and then two 6....

Kuo believes there’s “significant downside risks” to Apple and the iPhone after worker protests at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou iPhone assembly plant and Covid restrictions. Kuo notes that market consensus was that Apple would ship 80 million to 85 million units of the iPhone 14 Pro series in calendar Q4 2022, versus the 70 million to 75 million Kuo is now predicting. “The production of the Zhengzhou iPhone plant was significantly affected by laborers’ protests, so I cut the 4Q22 iPhone shipments by about 20% to 70–75 million units (vs....

Yes, rusty. Well, oxidized connectors on the cable, but oxidation is just a fancy word for rust. I used to see this problem occasionally, maybe once every month or so, but over the past six months or so, I’ve seen dozens of examples of this problem causing iPhone charging problems. And before you ask, yes, the problem affects both third-party and genuine Apple cables. Is your cable affected? You can tell by looking at the gold fingers on the connector....

It depends on which iPhone 14 you buy. If you’re planning to buy the iPhone 14 or the iPhone 14 Plus, then you’ll be getting the same A15 Bionic chip that’s found in the current iPhone 13 lineup. If you go for the iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max, you’ll be getting Apple’s new A16 Bionic chip. Also: New iPhone 14 models compared Yes, you read that right....

Parents need to be very vigilant about the content that their kids view. It’s one of the reasons why parental control apps are so popular. Kaspersky Safe Kids is available for different devices, including iOS, macOS, Android, and PCs. We tested the Kaspersky Safe Kids app to determine its monitoring capabilities, app blocking, web filtering, and more. Here’s our full Kaspersky Safe Kids review. Kaspersky Safe Kids: Short Review Kaspersky is a Russia-based software developer known for its antivirus software....

There is currently an ongoing investigation over yet another data breach this year, this time at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (Kawasaki Heavy) is a 124-year-old multinational corporation employing more than 30,000 people, located in Kobe, Japan. The corporation is a global giant in heavy industrial manufacturing. Data Breaches Were Detected in June According to information from Kawasaki Heavy, data breaches were taking place as far back as June this year (update March 2022: article no longer available on source’s website)....

Do you sometimes find yourself wishing you had a second phone line to keep your actual phone number private? It may prove valuable when you want to send work texts, sell items on Craigslist, use a dating service, or even set up a new business. On the other hand, perhaps you’ve felt that the extra expense just wasn’t worth it, but a second phone number is now affordable with a $24....

The Keychron Q8 has keys that are based on a 65% keyboard that is split into right and left halves with a small gap in the middle. The two sides are angled in orientation and also slightly tilted upwards to follow the slanting keyboard design. True ergonomic keyboards I used before had some downward tilting as if I was hanging on a cliff edge, but I don’t see that kind of arrangement here....

In a report on Monday, Bitdefender’s Martin Zugec wrote that he saw attacks on Sunday against systems running the Windows operating system. These attacks were attempting to deploy Khonsari. Zugec told ZDNet that Khonsari is relatively new ransomware and is considered basic – compared to the sophistication of professional ransomware-as-a-service groups. “Most likely, it is a threat actor experimenting with this new attack vector. However, that doesn’t mean that more advanced actors are not looking at exploiting the Log4j vulnerability; they most assuredly are,” Zugec explained....

Scott had been holding up the vote as a way to force Vice President Kamala Harris to visit the US-Mexico border. He said he would refuse to confirm any Department of Homeland Security nominees until Harris went to the border, which she did last Friday. “This isn’t about Ms. Easterly. This isn’t about cybersecurity,” Scott said last week. Despite lifting his hold on her nomination, all of Congress is away for the July 4 holiday and Easterly will not be confirmed until after Congress returns on July 9....

The Mastering Linux Development Bundle shows you how to use Linux, from the basics to advanced uses. And you’ll learn from people who use the system every day. The Mastering Linux Development Bundle Deal Price: $20 | Original Price: $1400 Experts like internet advertising pioneer, John Elder, and experienced white-hat hacker, Atul Tiwari, have developed these courses to be self-paced, easy-to-review, and to encourage you to code along and experiment as you learn....

The Lenovo ThinkVision P32p-20 monitor typically retails for around $1000 outside of sales events. However, in Lenovo’s “You Pay What We Pay” sale – a promo based on the prices employers of the company are able to take advantage of – the monitor’s price tag has been slashed by 51%, or $535. As a result, you can pick up the monitor for $499. Use the e-coupon CYMONDAY. The Lenovo ThinkVision P32p-20 monitor is equipped with a 31....

The Lenovo clock comes with a four-inch smart LCD display that can show you not only the time, but the weather and your photos. You can wake up the alarm clock by saying, “Hey Google,” since it’s been designed with built-in Chromecast. Besides the Chromecast, it’s build to handle over 50,000 compatible devices across 5,000 brands, including Hue, Arlo, Google Nest, Apple, and more. If you’re just getting ready for bed and want some white noise to help you catch some sleep, you can always connect your smartphone to the clock to play some soothing sounds (or music or podcasts, too)....

The ThinkBook 15 is a powerhouse when it comes to your back to school or business needs. Its six-core AMD Ryzen 5 5625U Processor goes up to 2.3GHz but boosts up to 4.3GHz for when you really need the processing power. You’ll also get 16GB of RAM so any major spec-heavy tasks will perform smoothly on the laptop. With 15.6-inches of Full HD display at your fingertips, you can work on building amazing projects, be it a Microsoft Word document or a video for a class....

In a press release, Lenovo says the Slim 9i’s “Product carbon footprint is conducted in accordance with ISO 14067:2018.” For the unacquainted, the ISO 14067:2018 represents the rules and requirements that companies must abide by when calculating the carbon footprint of a product. The laptop was then certified by TÜV Rheinland, ENERGY STAR, and registered for EPEAT Silver in the US. Besides being the world’s first carbon-neutral certified laptop, the Slim 9i remains a premium, A....

The South Korean electronics maker said on Friday that it posted 20.4 trillion won in revenue and 1.5 trillion won in operating profit in the first quarter of 2023. Both revenue and operating profit dropped on a year-on-year basis but its operating profit figure is its third-highest quarterly figure to date. Also: Samsung posts worst quarterly profits in 14 years from chip downturn LG credited the performance on its “radical improvement on effectively managing the business structure and operational method....

Torvalds’s weekly Sunday wrap-up marked the progress in the Linux kernel but he has also taken the time to point out the thirtieth anniversary of Linux v0.01, which he uploaded from Helsinki on the evening of September 17, 1991. It is a notable anniversary because the Linux kernel has several valid ‘birthdays’, as ZDNet’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols detailed recently. It could be August 25, 1991 when Torvalds publicly announced Linux 0....