TSMC and Intel continue to make life very difficult for Samsung

Samsung is facing intense competition in the semiconductor market, largely due to TSMC’s increasing competitiveness as well as Intel’s comeback. The supply glut in the memory market and resulting price declines have already been quite painful for the company. It didn’t help that Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s absence due to his legal troubles prevented Samsung […]

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Zuckerberg Calls Apple’s DMA Compliance Changes ‘Onerous’ and ‘Difficult to Seriously Entertain’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has criticized Apple’s compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulation, which forces Apple to let third-party developers create alternative App Stores and use their own payment systems, amongst other things. Speaking to investors on Thursday during Meta’s Q4 earnings call, Zuckerberg called Apple’s new rules “so onerous” that he […]

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown preview — A precise, difficult Metroidvania with a ton of great potential

A lot of people grew up on the Prince of Persia series, but I was not one of them. I was vaguely aware of the franchise in my childhood, but I never actually played any of the games myself. So, color me surprised when I found myself paying attention to the reveal trailer for Prince […]

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Microsoft makes it difficult to enable or disable the sidebar in Edge in favor of Copilot.

What you need to know Microsoft recently shipped Edge 118 to the Stable Channel. The update featured a host of improvements and fixes, but it also shipped with a subtle change to the location of the toggle for turning the sidebar on or off. The toggle is now located under the Copilot settings. To enable […]

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iFixit takes apart an Apple Watch Ultra, finds it difficult to repair.

When iFixit took apart the iPhone 14 it discovered that Apple has redesigned the internals to make the phone easier to repair, earning it a decent score of 7/10 on the repairability rating. The new Apple Watch Ultra has four exposed screws holding the back panel – does that mean that the new $800 smartwatch […]

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Galaxy S22 FE cancellation leaves a gap that’s difficult for Samsung to fill

Samsung had us spoilt for choice over the past few years. It felt like every quarter, fans were looking forward to a big new device launch from the company. You had the Galaxy S flagships at the start of the year, following by the Galaxy Note and foldables in the second half and the “Fan […]

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Halo Infinite dev explains why modern games are more difficult to make

If you’ve ever wondered why video games are harder to create than they used to be, you’re in luck: 343 Industries’ Senior Community Manager, John “Unyshek” Junyszek, recently offered some insightful answers. Responding to an inquiry about why games take longer to develop but feel like they offer less content compared to previous generations of […]

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