Apple is slowly shifting its slew of computing systemstowards ARM-based processors— the new MacBook Pros with M1X chip being the latest. On the other hand, there are onlya handful of Windows laptops and desktopsthat use ARM-based processors. One of the keys to having more of these systems would be a robust app ecosystem. Last year, Apple introducedan ARM-based Mac Mini for developersto start porting their apps. If you’re a Windows app developer, there’s also a reference machine available for you, thanks to Qualcomm....

Google unveiled itsPixel 6 phones for 2021 last night. While the phone will arrive later this year, one of the highlights of the device was the company’s indigenous chip called Tensor. The company’s CEO Sundar Pichai tweeted the picture of this chip and said it has been “4 years in the making,” and built off of two decades of the firm’s computing experience. So excited to share our new custom Google Tensor chip, which has been 4 yrs in the making (?...

Last month, the streets of Austin, Texas bustled with live DJs, flying drones, and bands performing inside flower shops. The virtual streets of Austin, that is. For the second year in a row, South by Southwest went digital. This time, it featured an immersive recreation of downtown Austin in which attendees could strap on a pair of Oculus Quest headset to drink virtual beer, peruse a crypto-art gallery, and pop into a virtual selfie stand....

Noowis a relatively new media player which aims to be far more than just that. The Windows-only app serves all of your video and audio needs, your podcast needs, your file conversion needs, and even to a certain extent your torrent needs. The open source app is still in its early days but offers a wide variety of features, all wrapped up in a sleek UI that may have you ditching your trusted music and video players in exchange for Noow....

Billions of women spend billions of dollars every year on beauty. It’s an obsession for some, a daily practice for most and one of those industries that even the most tech savvy nerds can’t ignore. Funded by one million dollars from an army of all-star investors, Vu Nguyen co-foundedBeautylish, a social network for the beauty space, with entrepreneurs Nils Johnson and Sameer Iyengar. Investors include infamous SV Angel Ron Conway, Naval Ravikant, the Co-founder of Epinions....