Arm’s GPU upscaling could be just the thing Snapdragon PCs need

From PC World: Nvidia, AMD, and Intel have all latched onto AI-powered techniques as a way to enhance their graphics capabilities. Now Arm has entered the arena, shipping a new Arm Accuracy Super Resolution (Arm ASR) technology that’s based on something AMD previously developed.

Arm ASR was...

HyperX Adds Bluetooth to Cloud 3 and New Cloud Jet Dual Headsets

From CNET: HP announced a slew of products at its Amplify conference this week, most of which range from refreshes to vaguely newish models. But one update worth discussing is the HyperX Cloud 3 S Wireless, successor to the popular and excellent Cloud 3 Wireless, as is the addition of a new $80...

Alphabet's Potential Starlink Rival Becomes Its Own Company

From PC Mag: Project Taara, a potential Starlink rival, is spinning off from Google’s parent Alphabet to become its own company.

On Monday, Taara officially graduated from Alphabet's “Moonshot factory” after operating as a research project for at least five years. The new company is recruiting...

Oops! Microsoft’s latest Windows update removes Copilot from PCs

From PC World: Last week’s March update for Windows 11 24H2 was already causing problems for users, but now it appears to be a headache for Microsoft itself… because it’s inadvertently uninstalling the Copilot AI assistant that the company has been pushing over the past few years.

According to...

iPhone 17 Air Is All In on Thin, Report Says

From CNET: Rumors are heating up that Apple is developing an ultrathin iPhone 17. Bloomberg is reporting that a 6.6-inch iPhone 17 Air will join the lineup, sized between the 6.3-inch iPhone 16 Pro and the 6.9-inch iPhone 16 Pro Max. Apple initially considered making the 17 Air even larger – at 6.9...

Roblox’s new AI model can generate 3D objects

From The Verge: Roblox is launching and open-sourcing Cube 3D, the first version of its foundational AI model for generating 3D objects.

“With Cube, we intend to make 3D creation more efficient,” Roblox says in a press release. “With 3D mesh generation, developers can quickly explore new creative...

Qualcomm Takes New Stab at Handhelds With Next-Gen Snapdragon G Chips

From PC Mag: Smartphone chip vendor Qualcomm is making a new push to power gaming handhelds with its next-generation Snapdragon G Series chips.

The processors span three models; the most powerful is the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, which promises 30% faster CPU performance and a 28% increase in graphics...

Microsoft Is Paywalling Notepad and Paint, but Only AI Features

From CNET: For the first time, some features in longstanding Microsoft apps Notepad and Paint will require a paid subscription. As reported by PC World, some newer features that have been added to apps that use AI, such as an image generator in Paint and AI rewriting of text in Notepad, will require...

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