PanArab

PanArab , 17 days ago to Technology in Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry

EVs are cheaper to fill up than internal combustion engine cars, even in oil rich countries - Changan Eado EV, 9 Saudi Riyal (2.4USD) to drive 460km (287.5miles) - . I want to get an EV eventually, I just want to know how well can they handle +50C temperatures.

PanArab , 23 days ago to Technology in Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements

One has to wonder how many clock cycles are wasted to render the watermark

PanArab , 1 month ago to Technology in Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

If Microsoft does that I'm wiping out my laptop and going back to Linux*

* only reason I moved away is I bought a new laptop to replace my 2010 Mac mini that ran LinuxMint, and the laptop came preloaded with Windows 11 and I decided to just keep using it as-is as I liked the UI.

Fun fact: it is not an entirely new idea. Microsoft did something similar with Active Desktop in Windows 98 but was later removed.

PanArab , 1 month ago to Technology in China orders telcos to rip out American chips by 2027

I'm glad my country went with Huawei. It is good to have cheap alternatives to Western technology and the West is forcing China to develop in this area, so it is a win for everyone.

PanArab , 1 month ago to Technology in China orders telcos to rip out American chips by 2027

Trump rocked the boat and Biden did nothing except double down.

PanArab , 1 month ago to Technology in China orders telcos to rip out American chips by 2027

Whoever can become independent of the other's chips will win. Who will remove the other first from its supply chain? I have my guesses but it will be interesting to watch it play out.

PanArab , 1 month ago to Open Source in A German state is ditching Windows and Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions

If all they are using their PCs for is word processing and intranet webapps, perhaps they don't need Windows anymore. It is not like ActiveX is supported anymore.

PanArab , 3 months ago to Technology in Bluesky got 1 million new users

There’s a bridge in development that should be interesting https://www.docs.bsky.app/blog/feature-bridgyfed

PanArab , 3 months ago to Technology in Apple's Vision Pro lacks any real vision

I forgot this thing exists.

PanArab , 3 months ago to Technology in Chips aren't getting cheaper to make — the cost per transistor stopped dropping a decade ago at 28nm

Really looking forward to mass produced 16nm chips. Flooding the market is just what’s needed to make them more affordable

PanArab , 4 months ago to Privacy in Not even Notepad is safe from Microsoft’s big AI push in Windows

Which text editor do you use?

PanArab , 4 months ago to Technology in The Mighty Cybertruck Keeps Getting Stuck in the Snow

Also snow tires make a huge difference in the snow

PanArab OP , 4 months ago to Technology in 2024 will be a crucial year for evolution of HarmonyOS ecosystem: Huawei - Huawei Central

I foresee a lot of people that would rather China spy on them than the US.

PanArab , 4 months ago to Technology in Rumors swirl that TSMC chairman Mark Liu was forced to retire over Arizona fab debacle. TSMC is getting ready to pull the plug on the US fab, since US gov has not given any of the promised subsidies.

I know it is in the title but can this really be it for the CHIPS act? This is bad performance even by the US standard. I’m not sympathetic I just didn’t think the failure will be so decisive and so early.

So what’s next for CHIPS and fabrication in the US?

PanArab , 4 months ago to Technology in Rumors swirl that TSMC chairman Mark Liu was forced to retire over Arizona fab debacle. TSMC is getting ready to pull the plug on the US fab, since US gov has not given any of the promised subsidies.

The US was trying to scam TSMC. So what happens next? Will TSMC still build its fab in the US?