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How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

The University of Minnesota’s path to banishment was long, turbulent, and full of emotion On the evening of April 6th, a student emailed a patch to a list of developers. Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I suggest you find a different community to do experiments… Read more

MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC: all the audio file formats explained

Home Advice Organising your digital music collection, you might be struck by the number of different audio file formats in your library. Almost everyone’s heard of MP3, but what about OGG, AIFF, MQA or DSD? If the list leaves you wondering whether all those songs studied at different universities to get such official-looking letters after… Read more

Klipsch The Fives

Our Verdict The Fives offer sonic performance to match their lengthy feature list, if not exactly their ambitious moniker For Punchy presentation Good features set Versatile nature Against Uneven tonality Not the most organised presentation It’s not often we are presented with a product such as the Klipsch The Fives. They’re clearly a pair of… Read more

Starfield reportedly targeting 2021 release; will be Xbox exclusive

Mustafa Mahmoud 13 hours ago Console, Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Starfield is the next big game from Bethesda Game Studios. Teased all the way back in 2018, nothing else has been shown from the game, leading many fans to assume it to be a long ways away. According to one leaker however, Microsoft… Read more

AMD is ramping up GPU production to fight shortage

João Silva 20 hours ago Featured Tech News, Graphics The current GPU shortage has been quite troublesome – it’s really hard to buy a GPU nowadays, especially if you’re trying to buy it at MSRP. However, AMD wants to change that in the coming months. According to AMD’s Q1 2021 earnings call transcript, AMD CEO,… Read more

AMD Zen 5 ‘Strix Point’ APU to be based on 3nm node and hybrid core architecture

Home / Component / APU / AMD Zen 5 ‘Strix Point’ APU to be based on 3nm node and hybrid core architecture João Silva 2 days ago APU, Featured Tech News We’re still some ways off from seeing AMD launch its Zen 5 architecture, but nonetheless, the rumour mill is churning out some early information…. Read more

Apple says old Magic Keyboard is ‘functionally compatible’ with new 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but warns of imperfect fit

Apple’s upcoming 2021 refresh of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro — which will feature an M1 processor and a new Mini LED display — will work with the 2020 model of the 12.9-inch Magic Keyboard case after all. But it’s not going to be a perfect fit. According to a newly added note to an Apple… Read more

X86 Exodus? Apple’s M1 Chip Lures PC Users to Arm-Powered Macs

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Apple executives said Wednesday that roughly 50% of the Mac and iPad sales in the second quarter of 2021 were to people who’d never owned those devices before. Much of that growth has been attributed to the M1 system-on-a-chip, the release of which led the Mac to enjoy the best… Read more

Lime is bringing its electric mopeds to New York City

Lime’s bright green electric mopeds are coming to New York City. The company that’s better known for its electric kick scooters will initially roll out 100 mopeds in Queens, Brooklyn, and Lower Manhattan. It’s the second US market for Lime’s mopeds, after first launching them in Washington, DC. (The company is also operating a fleet… Read more

Apple AirPods 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Buds: Which wireless earbuds should you buy?

(Pocket-lint) – Apple and Samsung both offer their own wireless earphones. Apple’s earbuds come in the form of the AirPods, which now come in two flavours: regular and Pro. Samsung has multiple models too, but its bog-standard set is the Galaxy Buds. If you’re trying to work out which entry level wireless earbuds are best for… Read more

Returnal review: A incredible PS5 blast from almost nowhere

(Pocket-lint) – As the world continues to be gripped by a pandemic not seen in generations, it comes as no shock that gaming has been affected like just about everything else. Games release schedules have been adversely hit in particular, with fewer releases, especially of a triple-A standard. Thank the heavens for Returnal, then. Not… Read more

Spotify’s library redesign makes it easier to find your downloaded content

Spotify is trying again to make its Your Library tab easier to navigate. It’s introducing dynamic filters, a new grid view, the ability to pin content, and different sorting options. The changes are coming to all users across iOS and Android over the coming week. The filters will likely be the most useful change, with… Read more

Returnal is dark, challenging, and the perfect PS5 showcase

We’re nearly six months into the life of the current generation of game consoles, but there are still vanishingly few high-profile exclusives that show off what the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X can do. After getting through the initial wave of launch titles, I’ve spent most of 2021 using my PS5 to play Fortnite…. Read more

The UAW wants to unionize EV startup factory workers

The United Auto Workers union is “laying the groundwork” to organize factory workers that will build electric vehicles for startups like Rivian and Lucid Motors, president Rory Gamble told CNBC. “That’s a given. We are formulating plans to go out to all these start-ups to give these workers a voice,” he said. “In today’s world,… Read more

Beefing over beef is a distraction the climate movement can’t afford

Lately, it seems like forgoing red meat has become an unfortunate proxy for environmental credentials. Epicurious, for example, just announced that it will no longer publish articles or recipes with beef in a decision it calls, “not anti-beef but rather pro-planet.” And then there are headlines like “Why do some green activists eat meat?” Meat-eating,… Read more