Legends of Tech: Motorola Razr, That $10,000 386 PC, Slingshot Moon Photos

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech August 22 Legends of Tech III [Motorola Razr V3: The iPhone of Yesteryear](=.IRAzHJaX0-GjLXIfqUhNq_Nqf6hXZrOWwQsfQPpnEf0) Before smartphones became mainstream, the Motorola Razr was the spiritual predecessor to the iPhone, transforming phones [from a necessity into an object of desire](=.AyOkMZOO0YbQDXzKbC83o0qz3h4ORvJpjZ_DfPWQnog). =.0-G_KxZwYlZlPUOTDwbS5p5IQI-qdoBSJLO1WX3ayvg =.HhNmz_vbrnxgHPynQ12GzvEFBnEkXHeIucN3R2ahrFM Before smartphones became mainstream, the Motorola Razr was the spiritual predecessor to the iPhone, transforming phones [from a necessity into an object of desire](=.SrSvRBjpgRMnZ8mIe7F0ucDJg44ikKwcIIhOlhrPvag). =.y7KWNsnjuErdUYjhncPTE0GI0I1APfYDrnGPQV-p0dY Industry [Nothing to employees: Get back in the office 5 days a week or find somewhere else to work](=.F46C44W79Xn3xbRn9XDvBr3NiSF8b5f4D9pEF9uFivc) Pei made the announcement to his 450 employees in an internal email last Friday that he later shared on LinkedIn. He notes that when the company started... =.KmATbJAS6ipD7MoH4cLNjEQUs2FpA0-iSCftR2_NCKI Pei made the announcement to his 450 employees in an internal email last Friday that he later shared on LinkedIn. He notes that when the company started... It Still Works [Firaxis preserves the 33-year-old, $10,000 386 PC Sid Meier used to develop Civilization](=.Y1k6hNA6Zv7EFmKB5ssfgQcQLla413W9cqIVRz3D2w0) Firaxis Games has announced that the next installment of the Civilization series, Civilization 7, will land on PC and console on February 11, 2025. =.DNkA1wEH34Y-17GYi9hS3_GVtyLqBSY1dKFpVzmXvNQ Firaxis Games has announced that the next installment of the Civilization series, Civilization 7, will land on PC and console on February 11, 2025. Industry [Disney backpedals in effort to dismiss wrongful death case citing streaming service agreement](=.WARbuu6tG3Uh5kY8O66vqwei-FPaZzVEp2qLtZf7TYA) On Monday, Disney withdrew its arbitration request to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit out of court, allowing the case involving a woman who died from a severe allergic... =.M8Sd9dxTOSXQssY07u7kIajATABbykdbxTyBKdVqvtg On Monday, Disney withdrew its arbitration request to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit out of court, allowing the case involving a woman who died from a severe allergic... Space [First-ever slingshot around Earth and the Moon results in fantastic new photos](=.F0P4a_GoB6YSpxn4-62ybC1y5wKX9Bq06PMp9_kypRA) The ESA recently released new photos of the Moon's surface, captured during humanity's first attempt at a gravitational slingshot around both Earth and its natural satellite. The... =.Kd3FlZdim5HNGjzPLK8LbJ_02ZdFhqU6XxQ5WiWpBQg The ESA recently released new photos of the Moon's surface, captured during humanity's first attempt at a gravitational slingshot around both Earth and its natural satellite. The... 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The state is home to around 300 facilities, according to recent... =.zXJRZA3TFvC1iJbaPa1Cq-HzElJ-Ugb_w8RZpdLNOio The Commonwealth of Virginia, particularly Northern Virginia, hosts the largest data center market in the world. The state is home to around 300 facilities, according to recent... ChatGPT [ChatGPT cheating is endemic in schools, and no one knows what to do](=.uwnU4vFbie00qzrHhH7PKdrOEs9vg0gsGTTRfrZ8CWo) Half of teachers report that generative AI has made them more distrustful of students' original work. And they have reason to be suspicious if anecdotal evidence is... =.n7vGa-qik3gh7sK9kRlQqI-VU2khND9x8r-f_qApP8o Half of teachers report that generative AI has made them more distrustful of students' original work. And they have reason to be suspicious if anecdotal evidence is... Apple [Typing a specific combination of ordinary characters can crash your iPhone](=.LblMq46GIYQWdQF-27HotAHQ5eZkEXc6f6h3PMun_i0) Apple device users recently discovered a minor bug that causes the Settings screen and home screen to crash. While no serious issues have been reported so far,... =.3RjF-HvBCWkC3xJLMWXIPkmiEWupRyLHWjgLFWmKveM Apple device users recently discovered a minor bug that causes the Settings screen and home screen to crash. While no serious issues have been reported so far,... Mobile [Google Pixel 9 first reviews: all-day battery, a new design, and some AI tricks](=._Ml8MKkSToAGGYm3auKMZTg2KiHSoJ28d6Vb6veDiWc) The entire Pixel smartphone lineup has been redesigned, keeping their excellent cameras and featuring what Google claims is all-day battery life. Additionally, [all](=.jk0bT4s7Luqd0b9Bz6Hk4nCx_KNfZxvqF06ZHP9DpE0) [three](=.gptwPDjo9L1PU1avy0kwt1gULZ8FHkjFLz0W_QKEGl4) [models](=.nyOu6ov6JLgKut-M8hh1SmQ6kURIAXSLfe5MiTJtkjQ) now include AI features; however, they come at a higher price. =.jwR3dBdVu0NxwGwfmXQI5s2vF33kjNR3OYsOSkBrxok The entire Pixel smartphone lineup has been redesigned, keeping their excellent cameras and featuring what Google claims is all-day battery life. Additionally, [all](=.7RnxG1c5Qb29C4V9AnLXzY77btF4AL1fwYQnMsbnV2U) [three](=.gRU2ryGvz1f7rUHaeN9vgSCyG5B8k5lYNsg8qOVy03k) [models](=.ppqNgTjMG9BBpKblhzYxjLw2f2YZqYLpLBwdLCZPJpc) now include AI features; however, they come at a higher price. Security [AMD reverses course, releases microcode update to fix Sinkclose flaw in Ryzen 3000 CPUs](=.cAmzpOMGMyfG-OmDZFHX6MEcjRPPt9PZthcVJlZ47KA) Sinkclose is a potentially serious security vulnerability discovered by IOActive analysts in AMD's x86 CPU technology. This low-level bug affects all processors released by the Santa Clara-based... =.N5auAS1EiWtbgTx8ZEDm9Jq3sD47OlEyuvuwZlFiMmA Sinkclose is a potentially serious security vulnerability discovered by IOActive analysts in AMD's x86 CPU technology. This low-level bug affects all processors released by the Santa Clara-based... CPU [Intel Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" CPU surfaces with 5.7GHz clock speed](=.kYjde2XSllLN7CpWl98vhfexH_EgkJqM4gqV1Du3ji8) According to the listing, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU will offer a boost speed of up to 5.7GHz, which is about 500MHz lower than the... =.JdT5ND1DzDitg3BvVvUVW0CR92SCuaWXHRKvTJHpfoA According to the listing, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU will offer a boost speed of up to 5.7GHz, which is about 500MHz lower than the... Hardware [Nvidia is working with MediaTek to make G-Sync gaming monitors less expensive](=.Vu4pwEgaPND9bBgQqQy0oo9Ue-gsdThQA2HjQ1_MjYY) Nvidia and MediaTek announced their partnership during the ongoing Gamescom trade show in Cologne, Germany. When the original G-Sync tech arrived in 2013, it required a proprietary... =.6Y6djtSQsSnA_zToA_p8YbqxVXsOWOsELiBFXnpP2XE Nvidia and MediaTek announced their partnership during the ongoing Gamescom trade show in Cologne, Germany. When the original G-Sync tech arrived in 2013, it required a proprietary... Software [Visual Studio's latest release brings further improvements to GitHub Copilot AI](=.YxGINv8dql2ko9E5E-RBzzdp_D8jGscD0VBfvsLWlyQ) Among the changes in [Visual Studio 2022](=.OrKHQNW5N82fr7puJzEBSzWZQSRJQKFsXvRV8wtjFe4) 17.11.1, we find AI breakpoints to help you debug more efficiently, improved symbol recognition, and other productivity enhancements. =.ESfktrE5xX-lqZXBu8gQZ6U_7mEncmqvIXqAppcABTM Among the changes in [Visual Studio 2022](=.ON3vEglXeaTxng5_ALPUtLTh1AQhdjvITXMnjkZjl3U) 17.11.1, we find AI breakpoints to help you debug more efficiently, improved symbol recognition, and other productivity enhancements. Gaming [The Atari 7800+ is a modernized version of the 1986 console with HDMI and wireless controllers](=.hotgSDdTVmXO6q7F3aBqsBfWaW3OwbHo25jSqTX19s0) For the unfamiliar, the original Atari 7800 landed just a few years after the video game crash of 1983. Atari mandated that developers submit games for approval... =.-4R8Y3KO4oln3-Misb1ypIpkV68-d7CEGCLLwh45rhg For the unfamiliar, the original Atari 7800 landed just a few years after the video game crash of 1983. Atari mandated that developers submit games for approval... Gaming [Valve bans keyboard automation in Counter-Strike 2](=.SXTVdPCDWMvIwgznyl0UL4IBJ26EXAJn9jfrFehvrX4) For those not up to speed, Razer caused a bit of a stir in the competitive gaming community when it added support for a feature called Snap... =.qBwtjedjnRmvNKQJYjN2A209eEk49j6kyRyhsnsZ9m4 For those not up to speed, Razer caused a bit of a stir in the competitive gaming community when it added support for a feature called Snap... Industry [America's first sodium-ion battery gigafactory is coming to North Carolina](=.zI5v4fNHhbMlegSGzldZpCxrHyaPnIikD_3anD9qjdc) Natron has announced that it will invest nearly $1.4 billion to construct a massive 1.2 million-square-foot facility in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The factory, slated for the... =.KHyR5TRQPo0yk3_kb6LRv5iJkO9bZB5Yhd9MnSiO4Xs Natron has announced that it will invest nearly $1.4 billion to construct a massive 1.2 million-square-foot facility in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The factory, slated for the... Gaming [New study shows gaming can actually improve your mental health](=.WPp06pmS0-6XQFbbPrUcKMTsJHj2BWZVck1nBIu_xYk) The study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, was carried out by a team of health, behavior, and economic specialists in Japan. The aim was to discover the... =.qtScJ15Eb1OhOG_d9MxknhyLnAexVfdDFL66qAWW_8E The study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, was carried out by a team of health, behavior, and economic specialists in Japan. The aim was to discover the... Software [Microsoft security update breaks dual-boot Linux systems using Secure Boot](=.pkcuQZtVYNJfckMn82dHjZBsG8jWE-7hp1ByUpuwUf8) Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for August 2024 includes a fix for a security vulnerability in the Grub2 boot loader, which is used by many Linux operating systems. Tracked... =.6_itrxZPLD0_9wYkSivc8srE4z-vj7KvkJ6y788M-t8 Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for August 2024 includes a fix for a security vulnerability in the Grub2 boot loader, which is used by many Linux operating systems. Tracked... Trivia [Where in the world were waterproof phones the norm in the 2000s?](=.dJ7m1SDC8FmwIRlCUkgHAn2TW4ZfYQlF2sFH6lkYNgY) The trend got started after the habit of taking phones into the bath... and dropping them into water =.RxSFoeqIy-YJKtTBWzF5Kg2rLQ4lWitGA7tF9DHkA3o The trend got started after the habit of taking phones into the bath... and dropping them into water Tech Culture [The Pirate Bay TV series set to premiere in Sweden this November](=.toe8R3xY9el5ySgCXFdkDG25E5DR3I936O_T3fQ5DxI) This November, the notorious file-sharing site The Pirate Bay will make its debut as a television series on Swedish public broadcaster SVT. The series, which dramatizes the... =.E9yD5DjbRLlLUwznk8NGMLnM1f_TCdGdYT2G6smqCVA This November, the notorious file-sharing site The Pirate Bay will make its debut as a television series on Swedish public broadcaster SVT. The series, which dramatizes the... [Tiny "fan-on-a-chip" introduces solid-state cooling for smartphones and beyond](=.YUyYv_cro79yzkmcxMWe9Jeawj4EGMHSZZ18uaEhtho) =.Fbev2qLOjryu7lhKoTKyaX75kmMhGmFphO9Y6-OPf1o The xMEMS XMC-2400 µCooling chip measures just 9.26 x 7.6 x 1.08 millimeters and tips the scales at less than 150 milligrams. According to xMEMS, it's 96... [Microsoft confirms it is killing Windows Control Panel in favor of the Settings app](=.UjP4o95yLvTdzCMuwNeyw5HngDtIZYZKme0RywVTVDU) =.H_fUX1z6Qz__OxcJraKSn9setGXbxxSK7U16uyW_b9U In a blog post this week, Microsoft announced that "the Control Panel is in the process of being deprecated in favor of the Settings app, which offers... [AMD just spent $4.9 billion to buy hyperscale server maker ZT Systems](=.WKEknXE0Hi9Vjix5IvOaCWKOiTHs2-FIj_z0YD_eK1g) =.MkA7NJWaFBDXJoteJ9Fk0dBdPY7M9lfanhfbcHv0HTk AMD has agreed to acquire ZT Systems, an AI infrastructure company, for $4.9 billion in a cash and stock transaction. This acquisition is a strategic move by... [Nvidia AI NPCs to debut in a mech fighting game next year](=.NphglufG-JC7B3qaKms7HkWISCdWVPHsAquA9BJ6q0k) =.fEeC92knRtobSEJQ7tCUTWatchEgItsQg4CzRU8t9Y0 The first title set to feature ACE is Mecha Break, an upcoming online mech battle game releasing on the PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 in... [GitHub Copilot Autofix claims to identify and resolve security issues in your code](=.escKSM57LBr2cPv0l1Ku4k8KYc5p67rrWEgP9AhoHd8) =.fhAmnLoct6nrrKkEy6f0So9KXdi5vdItFuj_HYph9h0 GitHub aims to assist with its newly available Copilot Autofix tool. Now integrated into GitHub Advanced Security, this AI-powered feature is designed to help developers address code... [Sneaky phishers are using web apps to trick Android and iOS users into installing malware](=.OMYIKFlPZ0rYVjWuXLRuMJ64Llz8omWgZoC3mM1249s) =.ymF4UqTP8RcjqA-pkAMqHveWnpUErQL4kuygyExFLCo Installing apps from unofficial channels on both iOS and Android is now more difficult than ever. While iOS outright forbids it, Android is more lenient, allowing you... [Internet Archive preserves classic radio show on early computing technology](=.osM3cfavq5NiyVpuIG3nbZOwqlZ7O4wBxiMpNZNKbOs) =.ZvSFK4s5vRk--QmHmBgFsuG5K53P7u76uaiOpQfMQVA Archivist Kay Savetz recovered 53 episodes of The Famous Computer Cafe (TFCC), a 1980s radio show about the emerging world of computers and technology that aired from... [Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing X of discrimination over return-to-office policy](=.fp2vinSUq7xkoXpJVvnixgvJmByo86qeoXf9etDmLV8) =.bjil7-7_HKJSF9L8JDJ12DBoQUwTnrz5RrZ15K6s18A Musk famously hates the idea of work-from-home or even hybrid work, demanding that all employees at his companies spend a minimum of 40 hours a week in... [Black Myth: Wukong smashes Steam concurrent single-player record](=.PJipFrtyTT_Sw95Pu6tzEoWoqDdB9B_OdZDpJCLlxlY) =.m1WBU1ce3nxo7Fv10jUqvvqMMx9dNfH2VLJ29fNMl9A At the time of writing, Black Myth: Wukong has amassed a staggering 2,223,179 concurrent players on Valve's platform following its Tuesday launch. That's an achievement that puts... [AMD B850 and B840 chipsets are delayed, might debut in early 2025](=.daYYD-L3A7or9407uhTT6pqbngien3x-cGJRLUOgaSA) =.YrP6HiDoSUwS_g1QsTexcgthKHE7k4tiJ7_IwMSVGo4 After interviewing motherboard manufacturers at Gamescom 2024, ComputerBase reports that AMD's next lineup of mid-range chipsets likely won't begin shipping until next year. B850 and B840 models... 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