Altium the creators of the PCB design software for the electronics industry has this week rejected a $3.9 billion takeover bid from U.S. peer Autodesk Inc (ADSK.O). But has kept the door open for a higher offer as its shares reached near six month highs. Altium rejected the approach "at the current … [Read more...] about Altium PCB software company rejects Autodesk $3.9 billion takeover bid
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Razer and ClearBot partner to reduce ocean plastics
Razer has this week announced it has partnered with Clearbot, the company responsible for creating the AI-powered, self-driving, ocean trash-collecting robots that can detect and collect trash from water. "We are on a mission to clean our rivers and oceans globally, using Clearbot." "Meet the … [Read more...] about Razer and ClearBot partner to reduce ocean plastics
AMD FSR technology coming to Xbox Series consoles?
Rumours are circulating that AMD and Microsoft may make available AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution technology on the latest Microsoft Xbox Series X and S consoles. A Microsoft spokesperson revealed to the IGN website : "At Xbox, we’re excited by the potential of AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution … [Read more...] about AMD FSR technology coming to Xbox Series consoles?
pyRTOS real-time operating system (RTOS) for CircuitPython
CircuitPython users may be interested in a new real-time operating system (RTOS) created for the CircuitPython platform the aim of providing a pure Python RTOS. pyRTOS was modeled after FreeRTOS, with some critical differences and should also work in MicroPython, as well as being used in standard … [Read more...] about pyRTOS real-time operating system (RTOS) for CircuitPython
Evernote receives new task management tools
Evernote has this week released a new update bringing with it new task management tools, aptly named Tasks. With Tasks, your notes and to-dos no longer have to be managed in two separate places your to-dos can live inside your notes, complete with priority flags, due dates, and reminders to help you … [Read more...] about Evernote receives new task management tools
New Twitter Blue subscription service launches
Twitter is launching its new paid subscription service, Twitter Blue, it will be made available in Australia and Canada at first with more countries coming in the future. For a monthly fee $3.49 CAD or $4.49 AUD, which should be $2.99 when it launches in the US, you get a range of extra … [Read more...] about New Twitter Blue subscription service launches
Pop!_OS 21.04 Beta unveiled by System76
The development team at System76 has released the Pop!_OS 21.04 Beta version this week, allowing users to try out the new COSMIC desktop in the company's Linux distribution. Designed to be easy-to-use and highly customizable, the latest Pop!_OS 21.04 Beta is now available for download via GitHub … [Read more...] about Pop!_OS 21.04 Beta unveiled by System76
Samsung Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G get official
Samsung has launched its latest notebooks, the Samsung Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G, both devices come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7C Gen2 and a Qualcomm Adreno GPU. The Galaxy Book Go comes with LTE and the Galaxy Book Go 5G comes with 5G connectivity, there is a choice of 4GB or 8GB of … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G get official
Facebook Messenger API for Instagram being made available to developers
Facebook has announced that it has made its Messenger API for Instagram available to developers, this will be done in stages. This new feature will allow brands and businesses to offer messaging with their customers on Instagram, you can see more details below. Instagram is not only a cultural and … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger API for Instagram being made available to developers
International Space Station (ISS) Astro Pi 2020-2021 update
Today the Raspberry Pi Foundation in collaboration with ESA Education has announced the successful deployment of 9,408 programs created by young people and run on the two International Space Station (ISS) Astro Pi computers powered by Raspberry Pi mini PCs. 14,054 young people from 24 countries … [Read more...] about International Space Station (ISS) Astro Pi 2020-2021 update
Apple to announce homeOS at WWDC 2021 next week
It looks like Apple will be launching a new operating system at WWDC 2021 next week, the new OS is called homeOS. A new job listing at Apple has mentioned the yet to be announced homeOS along with iOS, watchOS and more, you can see the text from the listing below. You'll get to work with system … [Read more...] about Apple to announce homeOS at WWDC 2021 next week
Huawei Watch 3 smartwatch unveiled
The new Huawei Watch 3 smartwatch is now official, the device comes with a 1.43 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 466 x 466 pixels. The new smartwatch comes with HarmonyOS 2.0 and it features 2GB of RAM and 16GB of included storage, the device also comes with a range of sensors. Advanced … [Read more...] about Huawei Watch 3 smartwatch unveiled
