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BOE showcases world's first 500Hz+ gaming monitor
The new prototype is a 27-inch oxide FHD 500 Hz+ display said to be the world's highest refresh rate display, reports GizmoChina. Currently, that BOE's monitor is a prototype designed for demonstration purposes only. BOE has not stated if it will be making a 500Hz+ gaming panel for the mass market anytime soon. According to reports, this monitor uses a high mobility Oxide backplane, supports 8Lane eDP output, true 8bit output, and has a 1ms response.
Mark Zuckerberg's cryptocurrency dream gets over
"Despite giving us positive substantive feedback on the design of the network, it nevertheless became clear from our dialogue with federal regulators that the project could not move ahead. As a result, the best path forward was to sell the Diem Group's assets, as we have done today to Silvergate,a said Diem Networks CEO Stuart Levey.
Meta took down 22mn pieces of bad content in India on FB, Insta in De
Meta also received 534 reports for Facebook through the Indian grievance mechanism from December 1-December 31, and responded to all of these reports, spanning from fake profiles to harassment/abusive content and hacked accounts. Of the other 95 reports where specialised review was needed on Facebook, Meta took action on 28 of those.
Microsoft stops biggest ever DDoS cyber attack in history
The DDoS attack with a throughput of 3.47 Tbps and a packet rate of 340 million packets per second (pps), targeting an Azure customer in Asia, originated from approximately 10,000 sources and from multiple countries across the globe, including the US, China, South Korea, Russia, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Iran, Indonesia and Taiwan.
Sony Xperia 1 IV major specs revealed ahead of official announcement
According to the Weibo source (ZACKBUKS), the phone will have upgrades to the main lens and telephoto lens this time around, reports TechRadar. The Xperia 1 IV camera equipment is listed as the same ultra-wide sensor (Xperia 1 III: 12 MP Sony Exmor RS IMX36312) while both the main lens and telephoto camera get upgrades. It is likely the MP configuration will be 12MP + 12MP + 12MP output.
Panasonic announces high-quality lens with cost-effective manufacturing
With the latest technology, Panasonic will be capable of delivering an array of lenses, including diffractive lens, the world's first highly hermetic frame-integrated lens without using adhesive. "In addition to realizing low-cost by newly developed glass molding method and mold processing technology, Panasonic is now able to offer a variety of lenses such as diffractive lens, the world's first highly hermetic frame-integrated lens without using adhesive," the company said in a statement.
HP's 11-inch tablet with rotating camera launched
The device is available for $499 while the package that includes the keyboard accessory will cost $599, reports GizmoChina. The HP 11-inch Windows tablet comes with an 11-inch screen, which has a resolution of 2160 x 1440 pixels. The tablet has an 84.6 per cent screen to body ratio and supports 100 per cent of the sRGB colour gamut. Under the hood, the HP tablet features an Intel Pentium Silver N6000 processor, which has four cores and up to 3.2GHz of CPU clock speed.
iOS 15.4 may finally bring 120Hz animations to all apps
It looks like Apple was able to squash the Core Animation bug that would not allow animations to go beyond 60 fps, reports GSMArena. It is impossible to confirm, right now, if all apps will run at 120 frames per second automatically. In addition, the iOS 15.4 beta added a new feature designed to allow Face ID to be used with a mask and without an Apple Watch for authentication.
Windows 11 adoption happening twice as fast as Windows 10
According to XDA Developers, the January usage report published by AdDuplex shows that Windows 11 has almost doubled its user base since November 2021. In the two months since the last report, back in November, Windows 11 has nearly doubled its usage share to 16.1 per cent. In November, it was at 8.6 per cent. Users are adopting Windows 11 much quicker than expected, which is twice as fast as they adopted Windows 10.
'Delete Spotify' message appears mysteriously on Spotify itself
The social media accounts of the alt-rock band tell that they're particularly not the fans of the audio streaming giant, Spotify's payment policies, or its stance on Joe Rogan, as per 'Variety'.
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