Kioxia's booth at FMS 2024 was a busy one with multiple technology demonstrations keeping visitors occupied. A walk-through of the BiCS 8 manufacturing process was the first to grab my attention. Kioxia and Western Digital announced the sampling of BiCS 8 in March 2023. We had touched briefly upon its CMOS Bonded Array (CBA) scheme…
An example of Apple Maps' Look Around function Apple is bringing Look Around to more areas, including an expansion of existing locations for the Apple Maps feature and into new countries, including Egypt, China, and Turkey. Apple's take on Google Street View, Look Around, already covers a large number of cities around the world, but…
When you buy a retail computer CPU, it usually comes with a standard cooler. However, most enthusiasts find that the stock cooler just does not cut it in terms of performance. So, they often end up getting a more advanced cooler that better suits their needs. Choosing the right cooler isn't a one-size-fits-all deal –…
After somehow shirking Apple’s App Store payment fees for years, Patreon informed its stable of creators this week that they will soon be subject to the same 30 percent fee as everyone else—and is offering a way to offset those costs. In a post to its site on Monday, Patreon explains, “Apple is requiring us…
AirPods Pro 2 get new features with iOS 18 The third developer beta for the latest AirPods Pro 2 software is now available for those testing out new features. Apple provides developer betas for nearly all of its platforms, even AirPods. These AirPods firmware betas aren't as common as the beta updates for the other…
A NeXT ID Polaroid of Steve Jobs, and his famous bomber jacket An auction selling a selection of Steve Jobs memorabilia has opened, with potential bidders able to spend thousands on checks, polaroids, and even a bomber jacket connected to the Apple co-founder. Apple memorabilia continues to be a major draw for collectors, and items…
Western Digital's BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND is being put to good use in a wide range of client and enterprise platforms, including WD's upcoming Gen 5 client SSDs and 128 TB-class datacenter SSD. On the external storage front, the company demonstrated four different products: for card-based media, 4 TB microSDUC and 8 TB SDUC cards…
HomeKit Insider Podcast On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, we break down the news from Google's special event, the launch of the Aqara FP1E presence sensor, and more smart home news. This week our guest host is Shane Whatley. He's a growing YouTuber who focuses on smart home content, particularly Apple Home. The…
Sadly backwards compatibility has struck again, this time with an attack leveraging AMD's TClose feature, which is designed to ensure compatibly with ancient devices that use the same memory addresses as SMRAM. … Source