PlayStation 5 Update Improves 120Hz TV Support, Additional Controls
Sony has added several features, including improved 120Hz functionality in their latest PlayStation 5 firmware update.
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Apple To Start Randomizing Device Serial Numbers
Apple devices will eventually have randomized serial numbers. Previously, their serial numbers contained details such as the location, date and time the devices were produced. Future Apple devices will contain a randomized 10-12 digit (first it will be 10) serial number that does not provide such details. The move will hopefully reduce fraud by making…
Clubhouse Starts Rolling Out Payments Feature For Creators
The drop-in audio chat platform Clubhouse has been rolling out the ability to accept payments to content creators. They started by offering the feature to 1,000 users during its test period, and now they are rolling it out to more than 60,000 users in the United States. The feature enables users to accept payments such…
Brave, Other Top Privacy Browsers Blocking Google’s New FLoC Trackers
DuckDuckGo, Brave, and Vivaldi move to block Google’s FLoC tracking method, questioning its privacy benefits.
Why Are Apple’s M1 Processors Such A Big Deal?
Apple’s M1 processors are making waves in the news. Here’s why people are so excited and what it could mean for the PC industry.
Green Bitcoin Mining Company Iris Increases Its’ Fundraising Round To $40M
Australian data center provider Iris has doubled its fundraising round to $40 million AUD ($30.7 million USD) ahead of its Initial Public Offering (IPO). The company provides data center services for computing applications requiring high performance and efficiency, such as machine learning, genomics and research, rendering and visualization, mining, and more. They do so using…
The Bitcoin Privacy Conundrum: Is Bitcoin Private?
How Bitcoin is from a privacy standpoint, and how to protect your transaction history from prying eyes.
Cardano Set To Roll Out Smart Contracts And Native Token Creation
The Goguen update is being rolled out on the Cardano blockchain. It will enable the creation of smart contracts and native tokens.
Secure Your Wallet: How To Protect Your Bitcoin From Thieves
Bitcoin is designed with security in mind. However, there are various ways in which thieves may steal your Bitcoins. Understanding how Bitcoin works is a crucial first step to protecting it — please read the article explaining how to set up a wallet, as that clarifies how it works. Your Private Key: What Thieves Want…
Understanding Electric Motor Efficiency
The efficiency of electric motors isn’t the most exciting topic, but it significantly affects your electric bill. Efficiency can be calculated by dividing an electric motor’s power output (in Watts) by its power consumption. The efficiency of common (not all motors) electric motors varies broadly from a measly 10% to 95% efficiency. Being a transducer…
Analog To Digital Conversion: What’s An ADC?
Analog to digital conversion is the process whereby an analog signal is converted to a digital one. This is done using a device called an analog to digital converter (ADC). An analog to digital converter periodically takes voltage samples of an analog signal (for example: a battery’s voltage), and then converts that to a digital…
Ethereum Wallets Demystified: How They Work
Ethereum wallets are fairly simple to create and operate. However, they are radically different from banks and other custodial financial services. Banks rely on identification and debit cards to determine that you are the account owner. This is an identity-based authentication concept because it is largely hinged on identifying yourself to the bank — which…