Power amplifier startup Falcomm to close $4M, taking on Qualcomm and Broadcom

Smartphones are equipped with a range of chips that perform various functions. Among them, there’s a semiconductor chip called the power amplifier that is responsible for conditioning and amplifying the signal through the antenna. Energy efficiency in power amplifiers is a feature that is becoming more crucial as app makers make increasingly energy-intensive services. Falcomm, … Read more

From hype to hibernation – what happened to the NFT crypto art craze?

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Three years in, and the 2020s are already shaping up to be a decade to remember, producing plenty of fads such as the cryptocurrency phenomenon and NFTs.Ā  NFT stands for ā€œnon-fungible tokenā€ which doesn’t help clarify a whole lot. But, what happened to them? NFTs are actually unique digital entities which exist on a blockchain … Read more

Threads adds easy profile switching to its mobile apps

Meta-owned Twitter rival Threads has finally added a way to switch between multiple accounts without logging out. The social networking app announced Thursday that users can now swap accounts on its mobile apps by long pressing on the profile icon in the bottom right. Users can tap on the ā€œAdd profileā€ option after the long … Read more

Baldur’s Gate 3 players still haven’t found a secret 2-hour section, according to Astarion’s voice actor

Update – September 21 Larian Studios has debunked the ongoing theories surrounding a viral Twitch clip featuring Baldur’s Gate 3 voice actor, Neil Newbon, who said there was hidden content yet to be found in the game.Ā  Yesterday, it was reported that Newbon – who plays Astarion – had revealed in one of his regular … Read more

Asus sells the largest microLED monitor ever for a cool $200,000 — but it’s only 4K and a low refresh rate

Asus is pitching its massive 135-inch MicroLED professional-grade monitor to those in the creative industries, including post-production professionals and VFX artists – but its size may be offset by a couple of limitations. The ProArt Cinema PQ07 delivers near-infinite contrast ratios, just like OLED displays, but unlike the current mainstream display standard, it isn’t hampered … Read more

Plantiga Technologies’ AI-powered footwear sensor pod aims to reduce injury risks

Plantiga Technologies, a Vancouver-based movement analytics company, wants to help people improve rehabilitation and reduce injury risks through an artificial intelligence-powered monitoring sensor pod that can be embedded into shoes, orthotics or insoles to analyze users’ movement patterns.Ā  Plantiga is participating in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, and while it’s been around for a … Read more