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4 reasons Dolby Vision 2 isn’t ready for prime-time yet
Summary The only announced content provider working on Dolby Vision 2 content is Canal+, so there’s nothing to watch at the moment. No compatible TVs are shipping yet, and even when they do arrive, you’ll need to spend a fortune on one with Vision 2 Max to get the full effect. Movies and TV shows…
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Faceoff — it isn’t even close
The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Ryzen 9 9950X competition is intense. The Core 9 285K ushers in a new era for Intel desktop CPUs, and questionable naming scheme aside, the Ultra 9 285K is the highest-performing offering from Intel’s latest Arrow Lake lineup of CPUs, even though its value proposition is clearly lacking….
Crucial’s latest external SSD is speedy, tiny, and spacious – but why isn’t it USB4?
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. Back in mid-2023, Crucial launched the X10 Pro, a tiny, slim USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20 Gbps) portable SSD with a black metal…
4 things you should be doing with your PC’s USB ports (that isn’t syncing your phone)
Summary If you need more space for Windows or Mac apps, USB-C monitors are increasingly common, and some of them can run entirely off your laptop’s battery. It’s almost mandatory to have an external SSD for backup, and I’d recommend putting your media libraries on SSDs as well. A quality Thunderbolt (or at least USB-C)…
The real value isn’t in the code – Jon Ayre
Time is money, money is value Okay, I’ll admit that calling your software worthless was a shameless clickbait tactic. However, I will assert that it’s not as valuable or indispensable as you might think it is. You need two things to solve a problem using software, skill and time. Skill. Of course, you can create…
Figma Sites Isn’t the Future (Yet)—But It’s Coming for WordPress and Framer Anyway
When Figma announced Sites, designers lit up like it was Christmas, WWDC, and Adobe’s funeral all rolled into one. Finally, they cried — a tool that would let me publish directly from Figma. No developers. No handoff. No middleman. Just click “Publish” and boom — you’re live on the internet. Some called it a Framer killer. Others whispered…
The Solution To Nintendo’s Ineffective Battle Against Piracy Isn’t Bricking People’s Switches
Nintendo’s crackdown on all things tangentially related to potential piracy continues, but this time the company is turning its ire on its customers, rather than those who might distribute hacks or ROMs or, um, join a Reddit. According to a change in the Nintendo Account User Agreement, as spotted by Game File’s Stephen Totilo, the…
Swapping LLMs isn’t plug-and-play: Inside the hidden cost of model migration
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Swapping large language models (LLMs) is supposed to be easy, isn’t it? After all, if they all speak “natural language,” switching from GPT-4o to Claude or Gemini should be as simple as changing an API key……
Bigger isn’t always better: Examining the business case for multi-million token LLMs
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The race to expand large language models (LLMs) beyond the million-token threshold has ignited a fierce debate in the AI community. Models like MiniMax-Text-01 boast 4-million-token capacity, and Gemini 1.5 Pro can process up to 2…
Why I don’t think Apple’s Studio Display isn’t worth it anymore
Summary There’s no HDR support or local dimming on the Studio Display The 60Hz refresh rate can limit your gaming experience The overpriced Studio Display lacks HDMI ports and height adjustability When the first Apple silicon iMacs were introduced, we had to say goodbye to one of the most beautiful displays that Apple had ever…
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