JPEG turns 25 this year, a remarkable achievement when you think about how the latest smartphone becomes ho-hum in a matter of months. But to celebrate JPEG’s birthday, we might finally be seeing something better. That’s because the Joint Photographic Experts Group has begun work on a successor, called JPEG XL that at a minimum …
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Microsoft’s Surface Pro hasn’t changed a lot in recent years. After a year-and-a-half wait, the 2017 version was primarily a spec bump, with only minimal changes to the body and Microsoft’s trademark kickstand and stylus. The 2018 model merely added an optional LTE antenna for cellular connectivity. But according to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, a “heavily redesigned” Surface Pro 6 …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. While it wasn’t a surprise, the lack of any Mac hardware updates at last week’s Apple WWDC conference still disappointed potential MacBook, iMac and Mac Pro shoppers, many of whom have been waiting patiently for the company to release radically updated versions of some …
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Didn’t win one of Intel’s limited-edition Core i7-8086K chips during the sweepstakes? You can buy one now on Amazon or Newegg for $425, but only while supplies last. Intel announced the limited edition retro-inspired Core i7-8086K processor at Computex on June 6. The special chip is an homage to the original 8086 processor released 40 years ago. Even though it’s a …
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We keep hearing that voice is the next interface, but the tech world is still pretty darn obsessed with screens. At Computex in Taipei this week, the world’s biggest PC and gaming manufacturers have been showing off their latest kit, and there’s one overwhelming trend: Why have one screen when you can have two? Since the very first laptops started …
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Now playing: Watch this: Intel’s Tiger Rapids is the 2-screen notebook I’ve always… 1:15 Razer’s three-screen Project Valerie was a pipe dream; Intel’s two-screen notebook prototypes may never sit on your lap, but will likely be the basis for real products you can buy in the not-so-distant future. Intel’s “Tiger Rapids” prototype and other working models provide hints of what …
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It’s a big year for Intel. The company turns 50 this year (that’s a helluva lot in silicon years) and its original 8086 processor, the same one used in IBM’s original PC design, is turning 40. So to celebrate, Intel is turning positively Wonka-esque and giving away 8,086 brand new eighth-gen Intel Core i7 chips. As well as celebrating the …
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The biggest problem with jewellery is it looks pretty, but doesn’t do anything. Diamonds might take literally 1 billion years to form, but what have they unlocked for me lately? That’s why we invented smart jewellery. But the biggest problem with smart jewellery is it’s designed to be functional and understated — there’s nothing out there for the person who …
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Had your eyes on the high-end Google Pixelbook, but couldn’t justify spending $1,000 on it? Google just dropped the price of the Pixelbook to $749 as a part of its Father’s Day sale. The Pixelbook is one of the best Chromebooks on the market. It’s fast and well designed and feels great. You can use it as a laptop, open …
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More battery life. We all want it, but batteries aren’t improving, at least not quickly enough. So companies have to find battery savings elsewhere. But when it comes to laptops, chipmaker Intel may have just found a veritable jackpot. According to the company, Intel’s new Low Power Display Technology will let a standard lightweight laptop run up to 28 hours …
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