Refreshes

Acer has debuted its latest laptops for its Aspire and Swift line of products at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. While the new devices each have their own features to offer, most of them have a couple of things in common: They're powered by Intel's new Core Ultra processors, the company's first chips with neural processing units that can accelerate AI tasks, and they come with dedicated keys that can summon Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant.One of the models now powered by Intel Core Ultra 7 processors is the Acer Aspire Vero,…

Last updated: December 4th, 2023 at 17:10 UTC+01:00 The number of times videos are viewed and liked on YouTube are two of the most important metrics for success on the platform. More views and likes on a video make the YouTube algorithm recommend that video to more users, and they also help users determine, at least to some extent, whether they should waste time on a video or move on to something else. And now, YouTube is making it easier to notice how many times a video has been viewed and liked, at least when…

If you weren’t already buying the Reddit IPO rumors, the internet’s beating heart of deeply niche microcultures just introduced a rebrand, refreshing its iconic logo and rolling out some new visual vibes. Reddit’s most obvious visual update is a new design for Snoo, the anthropomorphic red and white robot mascot synonymous with Reddit since its earliest days. Image Credits: Reddit Compared to the now-ancient initial version of Snoo, the new Snoo looks very slick. The new mascot replaces the flat design of the…

Microsoft is planning a mid-gen refresh for its Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, eyeing a release in 2024. A series of leaked court documents from the Microsoft vs. US FTC trial revealed a roadmap and concept images for its upcoming set of gaming systems, which also includes a new controller with gyro and haptic feedback. Codenamed ‘Brooklin,' the all-digital Xbox Series X boasts the same horsepower as the existing version, albeit lacking a disc drive. The console is cylindrically shaped and comes with a generous 2TB…

Apple on Tuesday unveiled its latest MacBook Pro models equipped with the company's latest M3 family of processors. The laptops are equipped with Liquid Retina XDR displays and are claimed to offer up to 22 hours of battery life. Apple is also touting the performance gains of the new chip lineup that comprises the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max. These chips are created using TSMC's 3nm process technology and offer support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing as well as a new memory feature called Dynamic Caching for improved GPU…

While Twitter is busy limiting the number of readable tweets and breaking its TweetDeck app, open source Twitter alternative Mastodon is celebrating the launch of a significant refresh of its Android app. The new app, released over the weekend, features a complete Material You redesign — Google’s design language for Android — as well as revamped features such as tab bars, settings, a compose screen, and more. Mastodon founder and CEO Eugen Rochko shared news of the update on the Mastodon blog, as the social network —…

Apple confirmed at its WWDC conference today that its largest and most powerful desktop will be receiving a few upgrades, including the M2 Ultra chip. While it's been through several aesthetic variations over the years, including the maligned "trashcan" model, for better or worse though, the Mac Pro will look identical to its cheese grater-like predecessor from 2019. This version, however, will support positioning as either a tower or a rack-mount.  Other lines of Mac products have moved away from using third-party…

Google has begun rolling out new personalisation features for its Chrome Web browser on desktop. The browser, that is estimated to be used by over 2.65 billion people from around the world, will now let community members experiment with more themes and colours. In order to suggest customisation options to the liking of the users, Chrome will track previous selections and show options accordingly. For now, these new customisation options are only reaching desktop users of Chrome.The new side panel on Chrome browser is…

Along with its new gaming laptop lineup, Acer also introduced new models and refreshed existing products in its Swift, Aspire and ChromeOS series at CES 2023. The Acer Swift Go 14 and Acer Swift Go 16 are the first models in the new thin-and-light series featuring high-resolution OLED displays, fast refresh rates, and the promise of an all-day battery life. The new Acer Swift X 14 is refreshed with Intel's and Nvidia's latest CPUs and GPUs, while the Swift 14 gets a new unibody aluminium design.Acer also introduced its…

As part of its monitor announcements at CES 2022 this week, Samsung is revealing a new addition to its Smart Monitor M8 offering. This new version of the monitor comes with a 27-inch panel with 4K resolution, allowing for a slightly smaller monitor that saves space while still providing a big enough screen to work with.Samsung already offers the Smart Monitor M8 in a 32-inch size for those that want something a little bigger. That being said, there are other reasons to consider this newer model. Just like the 32-inch, it…