The No.1 smartphone in the world in Q421
Apple accounted for 22% of worldwide smartphone shipments in Q4 2021, thanks to strong demand for the iPhone 13. Samsung took second place, down from the top spot in Q3 2021, with a market share of 20%. Xiaomi maintained its third-place position with a…
Why Nvidia Could Crush AMD Once Again in 2022
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) owned the discrete graphics card market in 2021, and its efforts to boost supply didn’t give rival Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) even an inch in this lucrative space. Jon Peddie Research points out that Nvidia was the…
Engineers are working on a new device that could streamline blood glucose measurement and insulin
MIT engineers are working on an app that that identifies and quantifies food content, which can aid in carbohydrate counting for people with diabetes. Credit: MIT News, stock images Before consuming a meal, many people with diabetes need to inject…
Microsoft Is Bringing Activision Blizzard Games To Game Pass
An image from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 depicting a skateboarder doing a kickflip over a handrail at Tony Hawk’s Birdhouse skatepark. Microsoft really out here tryna kickflip over the games industry. Alongside news that Microsoft is…
Bad news, PC gamers: Graphics cards and processors could get even pricier
If you were hoping to build or upgrade a gaming PC this year, then we have some bad news: processors and graphics cards are set to get more expensive across 2022. The reason for this, according to DigiTimes, is that chip manufacturer TSMC is planning to…
Watch Knox.biz honor the 40 Under 40 class of 2021 at Thursday’s virtual ceremony
Knox News and Knox.biz invite you to celebrate the 40 Under 40 class of 2021 at a virtual celebration Thursday. Presented by Lincoln Memorial University, the ceremony premieres at 7 p.m. and can be found on the Knox.biz Facebook page and the Knoxville…
Next online Alabama surplus property auction starts Jan. 20
MONTGOMERY — Laptops, office furniture, vehicles and other items are among the lots up for bid in the next state surplus property auction starting Thursday. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is…
Brave new home: 2022 will be remembered for how it redefined the smart home
Amazon “In the living room the voice clock sang,” reads the opening line of Ray Bradbury’s seminal short story “There Will Come Soft Rains.” At the time of its publication in 1950, the smart home was scarcely more than an…
Microsoft to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft Corp. announced plans on Tuesday to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc., the maker of immensely popular franchises including “Call of Duty” and “Warcraft,” for $68.7 billion. The companies jointly announced…
They Found a Way to Thematically Sort All of Wikipedia on a Laptop
A Faster Way to Sift Through Massive Datasets From its debut in 2003, topic modeling had an enormous impact. But as datasets grew larger, the algorithm struggled. Blei and Bach were discussing the problem one night at a bar, when they realized that…