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NVIDIA's RTX 3000 cards make counting teraflops pointless

September 5, 2020
Teraflops have been a popular way to measure “graphical power” for years. The term refers to the number of calculations a GPU can perform, but while it’s been on spec sheets forever, more recently the teraflop has gone mainstream, appearing in marketing messages found in the launch of consoles like the Xbox Series X. With GPU core counts reaching five figures, it’s nice to have a…
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Lidar is dull on iPads, but could go beyond AR on the iPhone 12 Pro

September 5, 2020
While many of Apple’s investments in innovative technologies pay off, some just don’t: Think back to the “tremendous amount” of money and engineering time it spent on force-sensitive screens, which are now in the process of disappearing from Apple Watches and iPhones, or its work on Siri, which still feels like it’s in beta nine years after it was first integrated into iOS. In some…
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After 27 years, 'Doom' and 'Doom 2' get widescreen support

September 5, 2020
Later this year, Doom and Doom 2 will turn 27 and 26 years old, respectively. Yet id Software still somehow found time while working on the new expansion for Doom: Eternal to update the two games (via Polygon). The update adds substantial enhancements across all the…
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Android Auto Wireless is now available in Russia

September 5, 2020
Out of the countries where Android Auto is supported, there have been two major holdouts that have not allowed Android Auto Wireless — Japan and Russia. Today, it seems Android Auto Wireless has now become permitted in Russia. Last month, Google shared that Android 11 is…
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The RetroBeat: Leave Super Mario Sunshine alone, ya goombas

September 5, 2020
Earlier this week, Nintendo finally announced Super Mario 3D All-Stars for Switch, a compilation with Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. But while 64 and Galaxy are often the subject of universal praise, Sunshine can be a bit more divisive. So…
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It will cost $1.8 billion to pull Huawei and ZTE out of US networks, FCC says

September 4, 2020
Removing Chinese equipment will cost small carriers as much as $1.8 billion, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission. The report estimates that as much as $1.6 billion of the cost would be eligible for federal reimbursement — but Congress has yet to appropriate the necessary funds. Significant national security concerns have been raised about the use of Huawei and…
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