The first chips with AMD’s new 3D V-Cache technology have arrived … for servers. AMD says its new EPYC 7003 Milan-X chips have up to three times as much L3 cache as previous-gen processors. And the same technology is coming soon to desktop processors, starting with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor which should arrive in about a month.
In other recent tech news from the Internet, Imagination Technologies has released an early version of an open source graphics driver for some of its PowerVR GPUs, there is a new project to create a mobile operating system powered by web technologies taking over where Mozilla Firefox OS abandoned (it even uses Mozilla’s Boot2Gecko software as a starting point), and almost eight years after Apple stopped selling iPods, hardware hackers kept portable music players alive … and taught them new tricks.
Here’s a roundup of the latest tech news from the internet.
iPod modders have opened up Apple’s classic music players to add storage upgrades, Bluetooth audio transmitters, USB-C ports, personalized cases, and even a Taptic engine to add haptic feedback. https://t.co/VaCcKoFAj1
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Imagination Technologies has released an early version of a PowerVR Volcano driver for the open source Mesa graphics stack, which could be the first step in bringing better Linux support to some Chromebooks and tablets. https://t.co/Th9qu9arDD
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Capyloon is a work-in-progress operating system designed around web apps. It is based on Boot2Gecko, Mozilla’s open source software used for the now defunct Firefox OS, and features a custom UI and set of web apps and a Tor Privacy Toggle. pic.twitter.com/717mz7ZS77
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P3 Clicker is a DIY, open source set of buttons for the GPD Pocket 3 Mini Laptop that uses the modular port section to add 3 buttons (and an ATtiny85 microcontroller), allowing you to access power and volume buttons in tablet mode. Still under development. https://t.co/wOts1dJRWb
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The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build will show a watermark that lets you know if you are running the OS on hardware that does not meet the minimum system requirements. Could finally make his way to Win11 Stable. https://t.co/zp2J0ht9a8
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Vivo X Note deleted (by Vivo), with a 7-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, 12GB RAM, up to 512GB storage, 5,000 mAh battery and four rear cameras. https://t.co/GvWC8gLyS4
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People who use the Apple TV app on an Android TV or Google TV device can no longer rent or buy iTunes movies and TV shows with these devices. Instead, you go to options to pay with an iOS device or other streaming device. https://t.co/Gto01mGJVx
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AMD’s new EPYC 7003 Milan-X server processor is the first chip that has 3D V-cache, which stacks cache to allow 3X as much L3 cache (up to 768MB). V-Cache will come to desktop chips next month with the launch of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 96MB L3 cache. https://t.co/BWTIQnXplh
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