by Devin | Nov 16, 2023 | AI, Apple, Computers, Hardware, Server, Software
This week was big for both NVidia and Microsoft. Both companies demonstrated new “custom” designs catered to AI processing. These companies know that hardware is sexy, yet most people will never touch these components. Hardware excites people and companies...
by Devin | Nov 6, 2023 | Apple, Computers, Hardware, Intel, macOS, OS, Software, UI / UX
The Touch Bar was wrong. It was bad design that attempted to replace the function keys with a tiny OLED display. Initially, it even replaced Escape key. Apple did not enhance the functionality or features and was fully committed to its use for autocomplete while...
by Devin | Sep 18, 2023 | Apple, Hardware, VR
As with everything tech, it starts with hype. Unity announced a new pricing model that charges the developer on a per-install basis for all Unity-powered games. Yes, that appears to mean that when a gamer installs the game, the developer is charged. Unity, as a...
by Devin | Sep 14, 2023 | 5G, Apple, Gadgets, Google, Hardware, Internet, iOS & iPad OS, macOS
Apple’s iPhone 15 announcement was boring, yet important. It confirmed the switch to USB type C, USB 3.0 support on 15 Pro, and hardware for AV1 decoding. These are welcome additions, especially for those of us who have been spoiled by Android phones and the...
by Devin | Jun 9, 2023 | Apple, Computers, Hardware, Intel, Software
Every few years, a new video compression technology has the chance to go mainstream. Hardware-accelerated decoding for playback usually comes first, then hardware allows for accelerated (near real-time) encoding for content creation, and finally major corporations...
by Devin | May 2, 2023 | Apple, Computers, Gadgets, Hardware, Intel, OS, UI / UX, Windows
Worldwide PC sales are down so far this year and those looking to build PCs have plenty of parts availability, including the promotion-laden RTX 4070 that NVidia has allegedly paused producing, supposedly due to poor sales. Apple has also reportedly paused...
