Category: gear

Windows XP source code leak sheds light on Microsoft’s OS history

[ad_1] We’ve asked Microsoft for comment, although it already said it was “investigating the matter.” The Verge claimed the code was legitimate, with Ronin Dey and others also supporting those beliefs (via Windows Central). One version of the code leak also includes code for MS DOS, Windows CE, Windows Embedded and Windows NT, although those […]

US slaps trade restrictions on China’s top chipmaker

[ad_1] The Department didn’t directly comment on SMIC, but told Reuters it was “constantly monitoring and assessing” possible threats to US security and foreign policy. SMIC, meanwhile, appeared to have been caught by surprise. A spokesperson said the chip giant hadn’t received any official word of restrictions and reiterated denials of any military link. The […]

Lucid shows off an Air EV running the quarter-mile in 9.245 seconds

[ad_1] Lucid Motors has made performance a selling point of its upcoming EV, and is directly challenging Tesla’s Model S. It’s already promised the Lucid Air will be capable of sub-10-second quarter mile times, and even showed a prototype’s 9.9-second run down the drag strip. Then Elon Musk opened up pre-orders for the triple-motor ‘Plaid’ […]

Watch Amazon’s entire new hardware event right here

[ad_1] If you have to see the Ring Always Home Cam in action to believe that Amazon made a flying security drone for your house, then check out the video of its hardware event. The live stream wasn’t available publicly yesterday, but now you can click through the highlights on a YouTube stream (or just […]

Roland’s WM-1 turns your instruments into (MIDI) cord cutters

[ad_1] Let’s face it, when you start building out a fleet of synths, cable management can quickly become an issue, with all those wires connecting everything creating an inescapable rat’s nest. Enter Roland with its new WM-1 Wireless MIDI adapter. It’s a combination 2.4GHz and Bluetooth dongle you plug into your MIDI-compatible instrument that allows […]

How ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ became a ‘living game’ with Azure AI

[ad_1] After a bit of investigation, Neumann realized that Bing Maps’ data set essentially covered the entire planet. The only problem? It was all in 2D. After using some of that data to build a flyable 3D version of Seattle, Neumann turned to the Azure team to craft a machine learning method for converting the […]

The next generation of wearables will be a privacy minefield

[ad_1] But if you’re among those who believe Facebook already knows too much about our lives, you’re probably more than slightly disturbed by the idea of Facebook having a semi-permanent presence on your actual face.  Facebook Facebook, to its credit, is aware of this. The company published a lengthy blog post on all the ways […]