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to pave the way for smart devices with less heat and longer battery life as well as ultra low power high speed computing professor kab jin kim from the department of physics said this study is a case that proves we can implement and control the nonlinear dynamics of magnons the principle of information processing using magnetic vibrations in actual nano devices which had previously only been proposed in theory it will serve as an important foundation for the development of a new information processing paradigm using spin waves instead of electrons the findings have been published in the journal nature communications 181434506 story apple s foldable iphone is on track to launch in september 56 posted by beauhd on thursday april 09 2026 03 00am from the what to expect dept bloomberg s mark gurman says apple s foldable iphone is still on track for a september unveiling alongside the iphone 18 pro lineup 9to5mac reports the report notes that apple s stock took a hit earlier today after nikkei asia indicated the iphone fold was having serious production issues clearly sources within apple were motivated to share positive news via gurman not long ago gurman himself said that he was expecting an iphone fold release date that was a little bit later than iphone 18 pro that s still very possible but it sounds like apple is internally feeling optimistic about its targeted september launch the report continues while the complexity of the new display and materials may limit initial supply for several weeks apple is currently operating with a plan to put the device on sale around the same time or very soon after the new non foldable models the people said gurman adds an important qualifier still the release is six months away and production has yet to ramp up that means the timing isn t final 181419052 story amazon is ending support for older kindles 62 posted by beauhd on wednesday april 08 2026 04 00pm from the psa dept starting may 20th amazon will stop kindle store access for kindle and kindle fire devices released in 2012 and earlier after that date those devices will no longer be able to purchase borrow or download new content owners can still read content already on the device but if an affected device is reset or deregistered after the cutoff it can t be re registered the verge reports the complete list of affected devices goes all the way back to the original kindle that launched in 2007 with a full keyboard and scroll wheel amazon will be notifying affected users over email ahead of may 20th with an explanation of what their older devices can and cannot do pre 2012 kindle fire devices will be subjected to the same limitations as kindle e readers when it comes to books but other apps and amazon services on those devices won t be impacted for longtime users wanting to take the opportunity to upgrade to newer kindle hardware amazon will offer a 20 percent discount on new kindle devices and a 20 ebook credit that will be added to their accounts after upgrading valid until june 20th 2026 at 11 59pm pt their older purchases will be available on new devices as long as they log in to the same account they ve been using for the past 14 years or more 180914112 story united airlines can now boot passengers who refuse to use headphones cbsnews com 159 posted by beauhd on thursday march 05 2026 06 00pm from the no longer optional dept united airlines has updated its contract of carriage to require passengers to use headphones when playing audio or video on personal devices during flights travelers who refuse could be removed from the plane or even permanently banned from flying with the airline reports cbs news united notes that it will offer customers who forget theirs a free pair of wired earbuds don t worry if you forget your headphones for your flight the airline states on its website if they re available you can request free earbuds you d better hope your device still has a headphone jack further reading flying was already the worst then america stopped using headphones 180884998 story apple introduces iphone 17e with magsafe and a19 macworld com 31 posted by beauhd on monday march 02 2026 01 00pm from the new and shiny dept apple today announced the iphone 17e with support for magsafe and an upgraded a19 chip the base model also gets a bump to 256gb of storage at 599 and apple is equipping the device with its new scratch resistant ceramic shield 2 glass that s supposedly 3x more durable than the 16e macworld reports magsafe would normally mean significantly faster wireless charging speeds too the 16e is capped at 7 5w whereas recent iphones can wirelessly charge using magsafe at up to 22w or even 25w unfortunately the iphone 17e has not been given access to the full extent of magsafe s powers in this regard and has a limit of 15w that s the same as magsafe on the iphones 12 through 15 and remains an improvement on the 16e but is still disappointing it was also expected that the 17e would get a new processor as this is a standard upgrade for almost every refresh of almost every apple product the iphone 16e came with an a18 chip the 17 has an a19 which according to apple delivers exceptional performance for everything users do of course that depends on the user and their needs and it s important to point out that just like last year apple has chosen to use binned units of the chip in order to save money binned chips have failed manufacturing tests in some minor way and don t have the full complement of cores and although the cameras are still disappointingly few in number one on the front and one on the back the wording for the portrait mode has been updated from portrait mode with depth control the same as on the iphone 12 to next generation portraits with focus and depth control same as on the iphone 17 this appears to highlight the fact that you can change the focus point the 17e is available in white black and soft pink starting at 599 180865682 story memory price hikes will kill off budget pcs and smartphones analyst warns 62 posted by beauhd on friday february 27 2026 09 00am from the another ai casualty dept an anonymous reader quotes a report from the register ballooning memory prices are forecast to kill off entry level pcs leading to a decline in global shipments this year and a similar effect is going to hit smartphones analyst biz gartner is projecting a drop in pc shipments of more than 10 percent during 2026 and a decline of around 8 percent for smartphones all due to the ai driven memory shortage some types of memory have doubled or quadrupled in price since last year and gartner believes dram and nand flash used in pcs and phones is set for a further 130 percent rise by the end of 2026 the upshot of this is that the budget pc will disappear simply because vendors won t be able to build them at a price that will satisfy cost conscious buyers according to gartner research director ranjit atwal because the price of memory is increasing so much vendors lose the ability to provide entry level pcs those below about 500 he told the register pc makers could just raise the price of their cheap and cheerful boxes to above that level to compensate for the memory hike however price sensitive buyers simply won t bite he added another factor expected to add to declining fortunes of the pc industry this year is ai devices systems equipped with special hardware for accelerating ai tasks typically via a neural processing unit npu embedded in the cpu these systems were predicted to take the market by storm but they require more memory to support ai processing and vendors like to mark them up to a premium price historically downgrading specifications was the way to go when prices were being squeezed but that s difficult here atwal said the thinking was that the average price of ai pcs would fall this year and lead to more adoption said atwal but that s not happening the lack of killer applications isn t helping either 180834372 story openai s first chatgpt gadget could be a smart speaker with a camera 55 posted by beauhd on saturday february 21 2026 06 00am from the what to expect dept openai is reportedly developing its first consumer hardware product a 200 300 smart speaker with a built in camera capable of recognizing items on a nearby table or conversations people are having in the vicinity it s also said to feature face id style authentication for purchases the verge reports in addition to the smart speaker openai is possibly working on smart glasses and a smart lamp the information reports apple may also be working on a smart lamp but openai s glasses might not hit mass production until 2028 and while openai has made prototypes of gadgets like the smart lamp the information says it s unclear if they ll be released and that openai s devices plans are in early stages 180616794 story openai cfo says annualized revenue crosses 20 billion in 2025 24 posted by beauhd on monday january 19 2026 07 50pm from the would you look at that dept according to cfo sarah friar openai s annualized revenue surpassed 20 billion in 2025 up from 6 billion a year earlier with growth closely tracking an expansion in computing capacity reuters reports openai s computing capacity rose to 1 9 gigawatts gw in 2025 from 0 6 gw in 2024 friar said in the blog adding that microsoft backed openai s weekly and daily active users figures continue to produce all time highs openai last week said it would start showing ads in chatgpt to some u s users ramping up efforts to generate revenue from the ai chatbot to fund the high costs of developing the technology separately axios reported on monday that openai s policy chief chris lehane said that the company is on track to unveil its first device in the second half of 2026 friar said openai s platform spans text images voice code and apis and the next phase will focus on agents and workflow automation that run continuously carry context over time and take action across tools for 2026 the company will prioritize practical adoption particularly in health science and enterprise she said friar said the company is keeping a light balance sheet by partnering rather than owning and structuring contracts with flexibility across providers and hardware types 180550365 story wi fi advocates get win from fcc with vote to allow higher power devices arstechnica com 35 posted by beauhd on thursday january 08 2026 06 10pm from the better and faster dept an anonymous reader quotes a report from ars technica the federal communications commission plans to authorize a new category of wireless devices in the 6 ghz wi fi band that will be permitted to operate at higher power levels than currently allowed the fcc will also consider authorizing higher power levels for certain wireless devices that are only allowed to operate indoors the fcc said it scheduled a vote for its january 29 meeting on an order to create a new category of unlicensed devices that can operate outdoors and at higher power than previously authorized devices these so called geofenced variable power gvp devices operating on the 6 ghz band will support high data rates suitable for ar vr short range hotspots automation and indoor navigation and overcome limitations of previous device classes by allowing higher power and outdoor mobility the fcc said they will be required to work with geofencing systems to avoid interference with fixed microwave links and radio astronomy observatories fcc chairman brendan carr attributed the fcc s planned action to president trump in a press release titled president trump unleashes american innovation with 6 ghz win that s consistent with carr s relatively new stance that the fcc takes orders from the president despite his insisting during the biden era that the fcc must operate independently from the white house while many of carr s regulatory decisions have been criticized by consumer advocates the 6 ghz action is an exception michael calabrese of new america s open technology institute told ars that increasing the power levels for wi fi connections to peripheral devices such as ar vr is a big win for consumers and a change that has been long advocated by the wi fi community carr said that the fcc will vote on an order that expands unlicensed operations in the 6 ghz band so that consumers can benefit from better faster wi fi and an entirely new generation of wireless devices from ar vr and iot to a range of innovative smart devices it will do so through a set of forward looking regulations that allow devices to operate at higher power while protecting incumbent users including through geofencing systems a draft of the order said the planned additional power will enable composite standard power lpi access points to increase indoor coverage and provide more versatility to american consumers the fcc will also seek comment on a proposal to authorize lpi access points on cruise ships 180447185 story ios 26 3 brings airpods like pairing to third party devices in eu under dma macrumors com 15 posted by beauhd on tuesday december 23 2025 10 10pm from the dma ftw dept under pressure from the digital markets act apple s ios 26 3 adds airpods style proximity pairing and notification support for third party accessories in the eu the changes will roll out to european users in 2026 macrumors reports the digital markets act requires apple to provide third party accessories with the same capabilities and access to device features that apple s own products get in ios 26 3 eu wearable device makers can now test proximity pairing and improved notifications here are the new capabilities that apple is adding proximity pairing devices like earbuds will be able to pair with an ios device in an airpods like way by bringing the accessory close to an iphone or ipad to initiate a simple one tap pairing process pairing third party devices will no longer require multiple steps notifications third party accessories like smart watches will be able to receive notifications from the iphone users will be able to view and react to incoming notifications which is functionality normally limited to the apple watch notifications can only be forwarded to one connected device at a time and turning on notifications for a third party device disables notifications to an apple watch 180058062 story ask slashdot are there any good android tablets out there 129 posted by beauhd on wednesday november 12 2025 07 20pm from the show and tell dept longtime slashdot reader hadleyburg writes for a user with an android phone and who s happy to stick within the google ecosystem an android tablet might seem like the more obvious choice over an ipad of course ipads are a lot more popular and asking about android tablets is likely to invite advice about sticking with what everyone else has the slashdot community on the other hand being a discerning and thoughtful crowd might have some experience in this area and be willing to share the pros and cons they have 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