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CES 2022 will introduce HDMI 2.1a, another confusing new spec

The Verge

I’m kidding, of course. That’s because the HDMI Forum and HDMI Licensing Administrator (the two organizations that define and license out HDMI standards, respectively) run the standards as a set that contains all the previous standards. As TFTCentral explains , according to the HDMI Licensing Administrator, now that HDMI 2.1

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Google: Innovating in AI but can they catch up with cloud leaders?

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We track Google ( NASDAQ:GOOGL ) as a Tech Titan , of course. Google segment includes Internet products, such as Search, Ads, Commerce, Maps, YouTube, Apps, Cloud, Android, Chrome, Google Play, and hardware products, including Chromecast, Chromebooks and Nexus, which are sold by the Company. Research Team. For more see: Google.com.

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Nvidia is acquiring Arm for $40 billion

The Verge

Arm will operate as an division of Nvidia and will remain headquartered in the UK, and, will “continue to operate its open-licensing model, while maintaining its global customer neutrality,” the company said. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that Arm will change its current licensing model.

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Intel’s Thunderbolt 4 standard looks to raise the bar for USB-C devices

The Verge

Intel is also adding stricter hardware requirements that should make it more enjoyable to use Thunderbolt 4 laptops. The downside, of course, is that Thunderbolt cables and accessories cost far more than regular USB-C devices, driven in part by Intel’s licensing fees.).

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Switch hacker Gary W. Bowser given 40-month sentence, owes Nintendo $14.5M

GeekWire

Bowser, of course, shares his surname with the American name for Bowser, the traditional antagonist of the Super Mario Bros. Team Xecuter created modification devices and specialized hardware for use with various video game consoles, for purposes of modifying and occasionally “jailbreaking” them.

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The Lightning port isn’t about convenience; it’s about control

The Verge

It also means that Apple would lose out on the revenue it makes from every Lightning cable and accessory that works with the iPhone, Apple-made or not — along with the control it has over what kinds of hardware does (or doesn’t ) get to exist for the iPhone and which companies get to make them. An Apple-approved adapter. Apple is a $2.4

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Apple is now building the chip it needs to ditch Qualcomm like it ditched Intel

The Verge

This year, we kicked off the development of our first internal cellular modem which will enable another key strategic transition,” Apple hardware SVP Johny Srouji reportedly said, according to Bloomberg. It’s only a matter of time.

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