VAST Data and Nvidia today unveiled a reference architecture that promises to accelerate storage performance when servers based on graphical processor units (GPUs) access petabytes of data.
The reference architecture is intended to make it simpler to integrate all Flash storage system dubbed Lightspeed with DGX A100 servers from Nvidia. That effort should yield more than 170GB/s of throughput for…
Weekly poll: are you getting a Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra or are you sitting this one out?
January 21, 2021
Pre-orders for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 trio went live this Friday. You can check this article for the prices of the three flagships in the US, Europe and India. Keep in mind that pre-orders get freebies and if you don’t want a TWS headset and a smart tag, you can wait a bit…
A new report today echoes earlier ones that this year’s iPhones – possibly named the iPhone 12S – will have a smaller notch.
We’re expecting the design of this year’s models to be very similar to the iPhone 12, but a MacOtakara report earlier in the month suggested…
New data provided by a trade-in website shows that an iPhone trade-in gets you twice as much as trading in a comparable flagship Android smartphone a year after you bought it. Both comparisons are calculated as a percentage of the purchase price, to ensure that they are like-for-like …
The difference tails off slightly at two years, but the used iPhone is still worth very much more than the…
The analysts at Consumer Intelligence Research Partners are out with a new report today highlighting expectations for Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2021. Apple is set to report its fiscal Q1 2021 earnings next week, and CIRP expects strong results driven by the iPhone 12…
Although Chrome dominates the mobile browser space on Android, Mozilla’s Firefox is a decent alternative with added — but limited — support for third-party extensions that make it a potential candidate for your browsing needs.
Adding new extensions has been a bit of…
Sony Xperia 10 III renders hint at a familiar design
January 21, 2021
Sony may still be struggling to maintain a foothold in the smartphone space, but that isn’t stopping the release of new devices. Renders of the upcoming Sony Xperia 10 III have been shared online showcasing a familiar design and hinting at some internal inclusions.
Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka @OnLeaks) shared a series of high-quality renders over on his official Voice page alongside some of the…
OnePlus and Oppo merge hardware R&D teams
January 21, 2021
According to a brand-new report, OnePlus and Oppo have merged their respective hardware R&D departments, with Oppo taking charge of the entire recruitment process.
For those unaware, OnePlus and Oppo all fall under the jurisdiction of BBK Electronics — along with…
Electric bicycles projected to outsell cars in Europe, and it’s sooner than you’d think
January 21, 2021
Electric bicycles already make up the largest growth sector in the bicycle market (and in some places, the only growth sector in the bicycle market).
Now new figures indicate that the rapid growth in e-bikes could see them eventually outsell cars in Europe.
Electric…
A Tesla Model S electric sedan was turned into a two-door convertible by luxury Italian design house Ares, and unlike previous attempts to make convertible Tesla vehicles, it actually looks pretty good.
Tesla convertibles
Tesla currently doesn’t produce any convertible cars.
The automaker’s very first car, the Tesla Roadster, was a convertible, but many people have been wanting a convertible…
