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[0.06] It's a brand new week of news, [1.92] [2.08] or what us newsies call Brand News. [5.0] [5.4] In the news biz, [6.4] [6.64] you gotta save time as much as possible [8.62] [8.82] so you never miss a hot scoop. [10.58] [10.94] And that's why we always... [12.76] [12.76] My friend Mark Gurman has given more details on Apple's planned low-cost version [17.7] [17.7] of their upcoming Vision Pro headset. [19.6] [19.88] Don't worry, it's still expensive enough for you to flex on the poor people who can't afford it. [24.02] [24.7] While Gurman already claimed Apple would be using lower-resolution displays [28.1] [28.1] and replacing the M-series chip with an iPhone processor, [31.12] [31.5] he now also says that the EyeSight feature, [34.0] [34.36] the revolutionary feature that reveals lifeless simulacra of your eyes [38.4] [38.4] on the external screen when you interact with another human, [40.82] [41.14] or attempt to, will also be removed from the cheaper model. [44.24] [44.76] Notice I didn't say cheap, [46.0] [46.38] because apparently the company is looking to price the device somewhere between $1,500 and $2,500. [51.74] [54.78] Speaking of extra months, [56.6] [56.78] Gurman has also adjusted his prediction for when the new M3 MacBooks will launch [61.27] [61.27] from this month to early next year. [63.54] [63.96] Last time Apple launched new MacBook chips so early in the year was 2015. [67.52] [68.04] Maybe they should have delayed the iPhone 15 lineup too, [70.62] [70.72] since yet another issue has been found, [72.54] [72.84] this time affecting just the 15 Pro Max. [75.4] [75.74] Some new owners of the flagship iPhone [77.64] [77.64] are reporting screen burn-in on its OLED display on social media. [81.4] [81.54] I don't know, I'm starting to think that maybe focusing all that effort [84.7] [84.78] on engineering a $3,500 headset might not have been the best idea. [88.16] [88.68] Can the Vision Pro get burn-in? [90.08] [90.34] It burns onto your eyes. [91.86] [93.56] I'll never forget this 3D holo-memory. [96.3] [96.62] Intel has officially announced their 14th-gen Raptor Lake refresh chips [100.92] [101.02] just in time for them to be released on the 17th of October, [104.06] [104.4] or what us newsies call tomorrow. [106.54] [106.54] The launch includes three refreshed chips with K and KF versions of each [111.28] [111.56] that will all be releasing at the same price as their 13th-gen predecessors, [115.06] [115.72] despite predictions of a price increase. [117.42] [117.7] But I mean, can you blame them in this economy? [119.56] [120.04] When the milk restock is rebranded as Milk Premium? [123.04] [123.72] Unfortunately, price isn't the only similarity here. [126.74] [127.1] Core counts are the same as last gen across the board, [129.82] [130.08] save for the i7-14700K, [132.24] [132.62] but all the new chips have higher boost frequencies [135.12] [135.12] while staying within the same power envelopes as last gen. [137.84] [138.08] That's good. [138.38] [138.56] Intel also claims that the 14th-gen chips [140.6] [140.72] will have up to 23% better gaming performance [144.22] [144.22] than AMD's Ryzen 7000 X3D series chips, [147.8] [148.28] though according to Tom's Hardware, [150.26] [150.4] Intel's own benchmarks show an uplift of just 2% on average. [155.04] [155.22] For me, [155.74] [156.06] 2% only really matters if we're talking milk, which is delicious. [159.34] [159.88] Homo- or go home? [160.62] [160.96] Homo- or go home? [162.7] [162.78] That doesn't make sense to Americans, sorry. [164.54] [164.71] That's 3.25%, but yeah, it's still good. [167.16] [167.38] However, Intel also says their refreshed chips [169.92] [170.0] will have up to 54% faster creator workflow [173.78] [173.78] versus the Ryzen 9 7950X, [176.46] [176.76] which is basically a passing grade on an English exam. [179.28] [179.78] Intel also announced their AI Assist overclocking plugin [182.8] [182.8] for their Extreme Tuning utility [184.2] [184.86] that uses AI algorithms to help you overclock your processor, [188.24] [188.4] which is helpful for people like me [189.98] [190.24] who have no idea what they're doing [191.58] [191.58] and just enter different numbers in to see what happens. [193.56] [194.28] It's like betting your computer on a hand of poker, [196.36] [196.54] but if you win, it just gets [198.16] [199.18] slightly faster. [200.26] [200.68] And if you lose, [201.3] [201.38] you smell burnt toast. [202.26] [203.22] It's a bad value proposition. [204.98] [205.38] AMD is being blamed by gaming handheld company GPD [209.48] [209.48] for the delay in shipping their new Win Max 2, [212.8] [212.96] because there's always a reason [214.16] [214.16] crowdfunded projects are not [215.98] [216.68] on time, ever. [217.74] [218.34] GPD has gone as far as to accuse Team Red [220.78] [220.78] of breach of contract [222.24] [222.54] because they didn't supply enough Ryzen 7 7840U APUs. [226.7] [227.04] Like all the best stories involving delayed products, [229.46] [229.82] GPD posted an update on the Win Max 2's Indiegogo page [233.18] [233.72] saying that AMD did not deliver enough of the chips [236.56] [236.56] to GPD's upstream supplier [238.6] [238.6] and therefore they didn't receive [240.46] [240.46] their expected second batch of APUs [242.44] [242.44] to fulfill backer orders. [244.0] [244.52] According to GPD themselves, [245.86] [246.06] all configurations with 32 gigs or 64 gigs of memory [249.38] [249.38] and two terabytes of storage are affected [251.94] [251.94] and GPD seems to have no estimate [253.8] [253.8] for when affected orders will be delivered. [255.42] [256.1] According to video cards, [256.94] [257.04] these sorts of posts from board and OEM partners are rare [259.9] [259.9] probably because most partners know to fear the Android [263.06] [263.06] known as Dr. Lisa Su and the laser beams she shoots from her eyes. [267.18] [267.84] Now it's time for quick bits brought to you by Delete.me, [270.26] [270.4] the company that specializes [271.58] [271.58] in keeping your personal data personal. 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[299.74] [300.18] If you want to get your personal information [301.72] [301.72] removed from search results on the web, [303.24] [303.32] go to join delete.me.com slash TechLink [305.34] [305.34] and use code TechLink for 20% off. [307.48] [307.48] With the calming regality of Mufasa's spirit, Simba. [312.34] [312.78] Now, [313.3] [313.7] it's time for quick bits. [316.14] [316.46] Is that okay? [316.84] [317.02] NVIDIA is hell-bent on pushing the envelope [319.6] [319.6] regarding what level of chunk [321.32] [321.32] is acceptable for graphics cards, [322.92] [323.22] but one intrepid modder has had enough. [325.68] [326.02] A Redditor going by TechTaxi [327.9] [327.9] slapped the cooler of a two-slot [329.9] [330.08] Gainward RTX 4070 Ghost OC [332.26] [332.26] onto the PCB of a Gainward RTX 4080 Phoenix GX, [337.18] [337.48] resulting in, astonishingly, a normal-sized graphics card. [342.02] [343.82] What? [344.35] [344.38] The smallest commercially available RTX 4080 [346.84] [346.94] is the two-and-a-half slot Asus ProArt model, [349.86] [350.2] but hopefully, [350.68] [351.04] the extensive performance data [352.52] [352.52] TechTaxi included in his post [354.32] [354.62] proves to NVIDIA that it is, in fact, [356.62] [357.12] still possible to make graphics cards [358.68] [358.86] that can fit in your freezer. [359.94] [360.83] That's the part where you ask me, [362.04] [362.34] why the freezer? [362.92] [363.08] And I say, Nuh-uh, shh. [364.86] [366.82] I'm not telling you. [368.38] [368.86] That's where I keep my GPUs. [370.36] [371.6] Google's VP of Engineering [372.98] [372.98] for Android, Dave Burke, announced in a Reddit AMA last week [376.88] [377.14] that the Pixel 8 and other OEMs [379.0] [379.08] will be able to support lossless [380.74] [380.74] audio output over USB-C. [382.56] [383.02] According to Burke, while Android 14 supports the feature in software, [386.4] [387.14] any Android phones need [388.76] [388.76] baked-in hardware support [389.98] [389.98] to make the magic happen. [391.14] [391.52] Something Burke didn't mention [393.1] [393.1] is the Pixel 8's support [394.78] [394.78] for display over USB-C, which it has. [398.0] [398.36] At least, [398.7] [399.14] if you root your phone [400.2] [400.2] to get around the block [402.42] [402.46] that Google put on it for some reason. [404.38] [404.46] Why? [404.78] [405.44] Someone needs to organize an intervention [407.38] [407.38] for Google to address their addiction [408.94] [408.94] to killing features and services. [410.48] [410.96] They're like Dexter over here. [412.0] [412.14] It's not healthy. [412.74] [413.28] We're concerned. [414.14] [414.92] Another interesting bit from Mark Gurman's recent revelations [418.26] [418.26] concerns an Apple system [419.88] [419.88] that will allow retail store staff [422.2] [422.2] to wirelessly update sealed iPhones. [424.76] [425.02] The system consists of a pad-like device [427.2] [427.2] that will turn on iPhones [428.44] [428.44] even inside unopened boxes, [430.58] [431.06] run an update, [431.78] [432.12] then turn the phone back off. [433.42] [433.64] It feels somehow perfectly Apple [435.98] [435.98] to know that Tim Cook got his engineers [437.94] [437.94] to create groundbreaking new tech [439.54] [439.62] so your mom won't have to update [441.0] [441.0] her new iPhone on Christmas. [442.12] [442.46] Because that's like half the morning gone. [444.0] [444.14] If you can't keep your mom happy, [445.52] [445.94] Tim Cook will. [446.58] [447.86] Come on, Barbara. [448.7] [449.0] We're going to Denny's. [449.96] [452.8] A brand new RTX 4090 Founders Edition [455.96] [455.96] graphics card has been killed by a literal bug. [458.94] [459.38] You know, the kind with wings and six legs. [461.26] [461.68] You'd see more of them if you went outside. [462.98] [463.18] In a senseless kamikaze attack, [465.22] [465.3] an insect somehow crawled [467.12] [467.12] under this card's AD102 GPU chip. [470.56] [470.66] Like the actual GPU. [471.44] [471.86] Luckily, the card was brought back to life [473.72] [473.72] by the removal of the bug [475.0] [475.0] and the repair of a minor component. [477.16] [477.4] But sadly, [477.94] [478.42] the bug did not survive. [479.58] [479.94] Funnily enough, the first known computer [481.8] [481.8] bug was also an actual insect. [483.72] [484.28] Back in 1946, [485.12] [485.56] the Harvard Computation Lab suffered a [487.58] [487.58] metaphorical bug when a moth got [489.76] [489.8] trapped inside a relay. [490.62] [492.48] What the heck was that? [492.92] [492.96] What is this, Techquickie? [493.72] [493.96] And telehealth platform Simple Practice [495.96] [496.18] is warning patients that [497.86] [497.94] Apple's new video reactions [499.6] [499.6] in FaceTime might result in [501.54] [501.54] call participants accidentally adding [503.62] [503.62] a heart emoji or virtual confetti [505.92] [505.92] during an awkward moment. [507.64] [507.64] The reactions are enabled by default [509.5] [509.88] and eight of them can be set off [511.66] [511.88] just by hand gestures. [512.82] [513.62] It might be nice to get two thumbs up [515.74] [515.78] from your therapist for managing to take a shower [517.88] [517.88] today, but a round of virtual fireworks [520.24] [520.24] just makes it seem sarcastic. [521.3] [522.66] Great job! [523.7] [524.14] Nice! Oh god, where's my next client? [526.66] [528.8] But I'm not being sarcastic when I say you should come [531.9] [531.9] back on Wednesday for more tech news. [533.62] [534.82] Shower or not, we don't care. [536.96] |