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Despite projections of memory shortages for PCs and phones, producers like Micron will proceed cautiously in adding new capacity, mindful of past downcycles
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (48+ words) Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal: Despite projections of memory shortages for PCs and phones, producers like Micron will proceed cautiously in adding new capacity, mindful of past downcycles This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared…...
Ubisoft closes its mobile-focused Halifax studio weeks after majority of the workers voted to unionize, as CWA Canada says it is "demanding information" (Chris Kerr/Game Developer)
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (76+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Chris Kerr / Game Developer: Ubisoft closes its mobile-focused Halifax studio weeks after majority of the workers voted to unionize, as CWA Canada says it is "demanding information" " Workers at the Canadian studio voted to unionize in December in…...
Techmeme: Roblox expands mandatory age estimations for chat features to all regions using Persona's tech, after a rollout in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands (Jay Peters/The Verge)
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (69+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Jay Peters / The Verge: Roblox expands mandatory age estimations for chat features to all regions using Persona's tech, after a rollout in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands" " After a user's age has been verified, they'll be able…...
Samsung says it expects memory chip supply shortages to raise prices across the electronics industry, including potentially among its own consumer products (Bloomberg)
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (68+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Bloomberg: Samsung says it expects memory chip supply shortages to raise prices across the electronics industry, including potentially among its own consumer products" " Samsung Electronics Co. expects memory chip supply shortages to raise prices across the electronics industry,…...
Nvidia brings its G-Sync Pulsar tech to four monitors, which reduces motion blur by using a "rolling scan" scheme that briefly pulses the monitors' backlight (Kyle Orland/Ars Technica)
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (67+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: Nvidia brings its G-Sync Pulsar tech to four monitors, which reduces motion blur by using a "rolling scan" scheme that briefly pulses the monitors' backlight" " Four new monitors promise "effective motion clarity of a…...
Asus redesigns the Zenbook Duo with a new "hideaway" hinge that shrinks the gap between the laptop's two 3K 144Hz Lumina Pro OLED displays to just 8.28 mm (Sam Rutherford/Engadget)
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (78+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Sam Rutherford / Engadget: Asus redesigns the Zenbook Duo with a new "hideaway" hinge that shrinks the gap between the laptop's two 3K 144Hz Lumina Pro OLED displays to just 8.28 mm" " This is the revamp that I've been waiting for." " The…...
Razer plans to invest $600M in AI over "the next couple of years", as the gaming peripherals maker unveils new AI products like headphones with built-in cameras (Dana Wollman/Bloomberg)
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (76+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Dana Wollman / Bloomberg: Razer plans to invest $600M in AI over "the next couple of years, as the gaming peripherals maker unveils new AI products like headphones with built-in cameras" " The maker of gaming keyboards and mice is planning…...
Intel unveils the Arc B390 integrated GPU, offering improved gaming performance, and says it will power gaming handhelds built by MSI, Acer, Microsoft, and more (Madeline Ricchiuto/IGN)
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (85+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Madeline Ricchiuto / IGN: Intel unveils the Arc B390 integrated GPU, offering improved gaming performance, and says it will power gaming handhelds built by MSI, Acer, Microsoft, and more" " Look out, AMD" " Last year, Intel had the best iGPU on…...
Lego unveils the Smart Play platform, with a brick powered by a custom chip that connects to compatible minifigures and tags for interactive lights and sounds (Jeremy White/Wired)
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (71+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Jeremy White / Wired: Lego unveils the Smart Play platform, with a brick powered by a custom chip that connects to compatible minifigures and tags for interactive lights and sounds" " The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this…...
How Japan's viral horse racing game Umamusume, developed by Cygames, passed 30M downloads in Asia, spurring anime adaptations, concerts, and new racetrack fans (Katria Alampay/Bloomberg)
1+ week, 6+ day ago (71+ words) [Techmeme permalink] Katria Alampay / Bloomberg: How Japan's viral horse racing game Umamusume, developed by Cygames, passed 30M downloads in Asia, spurring anime adaptations, concerts, and new racetrack fans" " With more than 30 million downloads, Umamusume: Pretty Derby has generated anime adaptations, live…...