Apple Is Now Calling Its AR/VR Headset Operating System ‘xrOS’
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Apple seems to be getting close to the launch of its much-hyped AR/VR headset, as it’s reportedly settled on a name for the operating system. Noted Apple soothsayer Mark Gurman is reporting it’s going to be xrOS.
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Intel Graphics Chief: GPUs With a Single Power Cable Are the ‘Sweet Spot’
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It looks like Intel won’t be competing head-to-head with the RTX 4090 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX anytime soon. In an interview about the company’s plans for Arc GPUs in India, its graphics chief dished on how it sees the market as a whole. In the interview, Raja Koduri, who famously left AMD to head up Intel’s nascent Visual Computing Group, said he sees midrange GPUs as the company’s future.
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Who Should (or Could) Be Twitter's CEO After Elon Musk
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Twitter CEO and owner Elon Musk is on the hunt for a successor.
"I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!," Musk tweeted on Dec. 20. "After that, I will just run the software & servers teams."
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Priced at $1,000 Overseas
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Rumors of Nvidia lowering the $899 price of the unlaunched RTX 4080 12GB, now 4070 Ti, might have been greatly exaggerated.
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'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Does Episode 1 Hit Disney Plus?
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch returns to Disney Plus this Wednesday, as season 2 of the CGI animated series kicks off with a two-episode premiere. It brings back the genetically enhanced titular clone squad introduced in The Clone Wars' final season, after they fled the Empire and became mercenaries.
The show kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 4, and we'll get episodes each week until March 29. Star Wars fans' Wednesdays will be packed in March, since The Mandalorian season 3 begins that month.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile Is as Fast as a Desktop RTX 3090
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Nvidia announced the mobile versions of its Ada Lovelace architecture, but already the flagship RTX 4090 mobile has appeared in an online benchmark–and this time it might be just as impressive as the desktop version. In the benchmark, the mobile 4090 is actually faster than a desktop RTX 3090, if only by a hair. That’s still quite the achievement for a mobile chip, and it bodes well for the rest of the mobile lineup.
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Golden Globe Nominations 2023: Check Out the List Before Next Week's Awards
Awards season is here again to celebrate the best of the best in film and TV. The Golden Globes isn't considered the most prestigious awards ceremony but still offers an opportunity to distill the shows and movies that deserve your viewing time.
The three-hour ceremony is scheduled to air Tuesday, Jan. 10, kicking off at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Comedian Jerrod Carmichael is set to host.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and Radeon RX 7900 XT Top Sales Charts
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Despite being dismissed as too expensive or irrelevant in the states, both GPUs are topping the charts in Germany.
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Intel Boosts DX9 Performance on Its Arc GPUs by 43%, Drops Price of A750
Nintendo Switch Surpasses Game Boy, PS4 in Lifetime Sales
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This makes the Switch the third best-selling console of all time.
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