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Alibaba has presented its largest AI model, with a billion parameters. The question is whether at this point that means something

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The Chinese giant Alibaba has announced a new language model, the largest they have announced to date. It is called Qwen-3-Max and presumes that it has more than 1 billion parameters. The biggest. It is the last model within the series Qwen3 which was launched in May of this year and, as its name ‘Max’ indicates, it is the largest to date. Its size is given by the parameters, 1 billion to be exact, while the previous models of its series reached a maximum of 235,000 million. According to South China Morning Post (Which owner Alibaba), his model stands out in understanding of language, reasoning and text generation. Benchmarks. The results of the benchmarks place QWen3-Max ahead of competitors such as Claude Opus 4, Deepseek v3.1 and Kimi K2. If Gemini 2.5 Pro or GPT-5 does not appear, it is because they are models of reasoning and have only compared rapid response models. As they point out in Dev.toboth Gemini 2.5 Pro and GPT-5 obtain higher scores in mathematics and code, so reasoning models continue to have advantage in those areas. Qwen3-max-preview can already be tested free of charge. Benchmarks shared by Alibaba. Parameters. The parameters are all the internal variables that a model learns during training. In other words, it is the knowledge that the model has obtained from the data with which it has trained and allows it to interpret our requests and generate their answers. In theory, the more parameters, the model will have more and better capabilities. It also implies that it needs more computational power both to train and to execute the model. More does not mean better. The speech of the parameters remembers that of the megapixels with the first cameras. A 100 megapixel sensor will take larger photos than a 10 sensor, but there are other crucial factors that affect image quality such as sensor size or lens luminosity. Quality data. More parameters can be translated into more learning capacity and more resolution of complex tasks, as long as quality training data has been used. It is obvious: a language model that has been trained with redundant, incorrect or biased data will learn and continue to reproduce those errors in their operation. There are more. In 2022, the laboratory Deepmind from Google, discovered that many models were oversized in parameters but underlined in data. To demonstrate it they created the Chinchilla model with “only” 70,000 million parameters, but four times more data. The result was that it beat Gopher, a model with four times more parameters. Architecture. The architecture of the model is another decisive factor in order to achieve an efficient model; A standard architecture is not the same that forces the model to use its entire neuronal network, than one like Mixture of experts which consists of many smaller networks. It would be something like having an expert committee each with a specialty. In this way, the model can choose your expert for each query and not have to use the entire network. For example, with this technique, Mistral manages to use only a fraction of his parameters And so it is faster and cheap to execute. Image | Markus Winkler, via Pexels In Xataka | The ASML-Mistral alliance reveals the European plan B: if we cannot manufacture chips, we will at least control how they are manufactured

We thought we had seen everything in washing machines, but no. DREame just presented one with three drums

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We have already talked about The crazy trend to add more functionalities to the washing machine and thus charge us a fortune for them. Connected washing machineswith Integrated Voice Assistantswith Telephone functionwith one Extra door to add things halfway and now washing machines not with one, but with three drums. It is not a concept, it is called Tri-Drum and is one of the home products that Dreame has presented in Ifa. Three drums You have read well. Dreame’s new invention is a washing machine that has a large drum with 10kg capacity and two smaller additional In the upper part with capacity for 400 grams of clothes. Image: DREame For the large casting we will use the 10kg drum, but we need wash some loose garment that has been stainedwe can resort to the other two and thus use much less water. It can also come good If we don’t want to mix garments either because of the color, because they are very dirty, because we want to wear a different detergent or due to allergies or sensitive skin (for example washing the clothes of a baby). At the moment we do not know its price or if it will go on sale in Spain. It is not the first Although it seems a lie, there have been other similar ones. Hisense presented the triple washer at the IFA of 2017although we believe that It never got on sale. Here they bet on two additional drums at the top, one for baby clothes and one for underwear. This same year, Haier also presented his triple drum washing machine Within its Leader range with a design that reminds Mickey Mouse’s silhouette. This time, it is on sale in China by 4,999 yuan, some 600 euros to the current change. LG Twinwash. Image: LG A few years ago LG presented the Twinwashan additional drum that we can place our washing machine at the bottom and to which we access As if we opened a drawer. Here we talk about an accessory and the two drums are quite large, so it is different from the bet of Dreame, Haier or Hisense. In this case the idea is that we can put two large straps at the same timeone for light clothes and one for the color. It is not sold in Spain. Cover image | DREame In Xataka | We are experts in technology, but it is time to buy a washing machine and we suffer

Dreame has presented washing machines, refrigerators and even ovens. The vacuum brand wants to become a home giant

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If we look at Dreame’s catalog we will see vacuum cleanerssome Robot cleaninga hair dryer or water dispensers, but above all vacuum cleaners. That has just changed. There is a trend of Chinese brands entering the world of large appliances and in Dreame they seem to have said “hold me the cubata” because They just entered fifteen new home categoriesincluding large appliance. Thus, suddenly. How many appliances have Dreame presented? Yeah Washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwasher, ovens … of everything. Dreame comes with a very ambitious home bet. Let’s see what everything they have presented: Audiovisual DREAME AURA MINI LED 4K TV S100 Dreame opens on audiovisual devices with DREAME AURA MINI LED 4K TV S100, a TV which stands out for the integration of more powerful speakers that, according to Dreame, is like having an integrated sound bar. There are also projectors, specifically three, all laptops. The Triple Laser Portable Projector T3 stands out for being able to become a screen of up to 100 inches with a very short run. They also have the T2 model that has a battery that lasts up to 2 hours and the T1, the most modest of the three. Within this category we also have the X4000 series monitor and the Home Cinema System Pano 5.1.2ch composed of twelve speakers, including sound bar and Subwoofer. Large appliances Tri-Drum Washer washing machine with three drums. PS: I love her. Xiaomi recently presented its range of large appliances And we already seemed ambitious, but Dreame goes even further. In the clothing washing section we have the L9 washing machine and dryer set, the Slimher washing machine, a mini washing machine and the craziest of all: A washer with three separate drums so that we can wash loose garments. DREAME Z-FERE refrigerator They have also presented not one, but two double door refrigerators, the Z-Fresh and Fizz Fresh. The two have A technology that reduces oxygen in the vegetable compartment To last longer. The Fizz Fresh also serves you water with fresh gas. I could not miss a dishwasher, the Z6000 that in addition to washing the dishes, the dry ones. There is even more. Two ovens, the Z6000Pro and Z6000 Steam-Boost, and two Airfryer, the Tasti AF30 and the Tasti DZ30, with double compartment. All ovens and airfryers have steam function so that the food is juicy and at the same time crispy. Air conditioning and others Dreame enters the air conditioning with the X-Wind, an air with a classic format, but with a dark gray design that does not go unnoticed. The most curious model is the Z Wind, a kind of tower that is attached to a corner, both vertically and horizontally. Although they already had some models in their offer, Dreame opens two new air purifiers, one of them with a humidifier function included. We also have a Organic garbage cube that adjusts the temperaturemoisture and avoid bad smells. Finally there is space for Home With home security cameras, smart locks, LED strips and connected bulbs. A blow to the table: here we are I do not remember a deployment of products as large as Dreame has just done in Ifa. We do not know how many of these products will arrive in Spainbut we talk about a brand that It began to be known in 2022 For selling vacuum cleaners in Amazon and suddenly sells dishwasher, ovens, washing machines and even air conditioners. A blow to the table. In addition to expanding their products, they have announced that by the end of the year They will open physical stores In several European cities, among which is Madrid. The truth is that Dreame has made a hole in the Spanish market in a short time and we can already find its products in most large areas. We will see how this bet comes out, but of course they are serious. Images | DREame In Xataka | A Chinese company that you do not know manufactures 35% of all microwaves in the world. Probably yours too

In 2015, the US revealed the meeting of two fighters with an “unknown object”. China has just presented it to the world

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At the end of 2017 the New York Times launched One of that news that is remembered for what it could mean. A secret program of the Pentagon was revealed that was dedicated to investigating the threats raised by possible UFOs. And among all the information, the star news: the encounter of an unidentified object with two combat fighters (with video included). The origin of those strangers in the sky has never been confirmed. Until China has announced something. The echo of the “gimbal”. As we said, that object video called as “gimbal”, captured by A F/A-18 From the US Navy, he unleashed a global debate on inexplicable aerial phenomena and technologies beyond known military capacities. Today, almost a decade later, China, through the Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, has presented A tracing of what we saw in those images, an experimental take -off and vertical landing drone (Vtol) whose design, surprisingly, reminds that of that mysterious artifact: a fuselage With elliptical wing in closed ring -shaped, reinforced by vertical stabilizers and four rotors located at the binding points. One of the Chinese Experimental Drones in Test Flight in Zhengzhou, Henan Province The Chinese revolution in Vtol. At first glance it seems A flying spindle more than a conventional aircraft or quadcopter. However, in that unorthodox form an engineering is hidden that combines the best of multi -reliable and fixed -wing systems: maneuvering capacity and vertical support to operate from ships, irregular land or even aquatic surfaces, and at the same time aerodynamic efficiency in horizontal flight, thanks to a wing whose slope of support curve overcomes In more than 100% to that of a straight wing. Radical aerodynamics. Beijing researchers have that the annular wing channels high pressure flows and delays the loss, which allows stable to fly At low speeds or high attack angles, key conditions for military recognition missions in complex environments. The horizontal stabilizer mounted at the ends avoids internal turbulence and improves control. Plus: Tunnel tests and test flights confirmed that the device maintains the adhered flow even in extreme conditionsvalidating computational models that predicted a leap in benefits. A close look at DRON VTOL Chino Purposes. Its robust modular structure allows, on paper, integrate Optical sensors, thermal cameras, rescue equipment or supply capsules, which makes it a multipurpose platform for both military missions (battlefield supervision, maritime surveillance) and For civil applications (Environmental analysis, rescue in difficult access areas, light emergency transport). Limitations and margin of improvement. The great challenge is still The aerodynamic draginherent to the geometry of the closed wing. In that sense, researchers They have underlined that work to refine the profile to reduce pressure resistance and optimize the support/resistance ratio. Plus: They seek to perfect control algorithms to minimize unnecessary corrections that generate induced drag, and also study “more stylized variants designed to operate from war ships”, which would multiply its strategic value in naval operations. Of speculation to the battlefield. Thus, what for much of the world was A ufological unknowns A decade ago, China has now translated it into a tangible system, the result of the convergence of academic research and, of course, military pressure to reach the next generation of drones. If in the cold war the boldest experiments were on paper, today engineering (and China goes in the top positions) manages to validate designs that were just a few years ago as pure fantasy. The similarity with the “gimbal” is casual or intentional, but the truth is that the drone opens a different aerodynamic languageone in which the borders between science fiction and military development are blurred. Image | Handout, Pentagon, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics In Xataka | The Pentagon confirms the truth and shows for the first time three “secret” videos of alleged UFOs that had leaked In Xataka | The Pentagon has just published the study on the material found in 1947 from an alleged “extraterrestrial” ship

A Chinese firm has just presented a quadruped that challenges the limits. Boston Dynamics no longer has a clear path

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In a world where the focus seems to be in humanoids as Tesla optimus or the ‘nurse’ robot that already works in a Taiwan hospitala new generation of machines is winning its place. They are fast, resistant and are beginning to show that they can do much more than impress in videos. One of them has just run 100 meters as if their future depended on it, and is Chinese. Quadruped robots also compete. For years, the conversation about advanced robotics has been monopolized by biped figures. Robots that move as humans. But there is another way: that of robots that do not try to imitate us, but overcome ourselves in other areas. The quadrupeds, for example, have been demonstrating its usefulness in difficult terrain, repetitive tasks and, now also, in speed tests. A challenging career. It was just a moment, but it didn’t go unnoticed. How global aims aimduring a live broadcast of Chinese state television, a four -legged robot aligned on an athletic track prepared for something unusual: a 100 -meter race. When the stopwatch was launched, Black Panther II did, the new robot developed by the startup Mirror Me. He completed the route in 13.17 seconds, which is equivalent to an average speed of 7.6 m/s. In that same test, the robot sensors registered a peak of 9.7 m/s, and the company claims to have reached 10.9 m/s in previous internal tests. If that data is confirmed, we would be facing one of the fastest quadrupeds. Is it the fastest in the world? It depends on how you look. The figures invite to breastfeed, but it is always key to put them in context. Black Panther II reached 10.9 m/s in an internal test, which is equivalent to about 39.2 km/h. During the televised race, the registered peak was 9.7 m/s (34.9 km/h). Both figures exceed the official Wildcat,That according to the Boston Dynamics website reaches 30.6 km/h. For its part, the robot Cheetah – also from Boston Dynamics – reached 45.6 km/h (12.6 m/s) In laboratory tests. The demonstration, collected in an official video, was made on a running tape with external food and physical support to maintain balance. Even so, the data remains the highest technical reference registered by a quadruped. With that data, Black Panther II would be below the Cheetah – at least in tip speed – but clearly above Wildcat. In other words: it is one of the fastest quadrupeds ever built, although its brands have not yet been officially certified. For now, the formal title is maintained by the Hound robot, of the Advanced Institute of Science and Technology of Korea, which completed 100 meters in 19.87 seconds (about 18 km/h), As stated in the Guinness book. A young startup with very clear ideas. Mirror’s story didn’t start a long time ago. The company was founded in May 2024 in Shanghai by a group of professors and graduates from the University of Zhejiang. One of the founders is Jin Yongbin, a researcher at the Institute of Innovation in Humanoid Robots, while his partner, Wang Hongtao, is a university professor with trajectory in advanced robotics. In just one year, this startup has gone from developing robotic arms and mechanical hands to compete publicly with companies such as Boston Dynamics. Beyond the Black Panther II, Mirror already works on new prototypes. Among them, a fast bipedo in 2026 and a humanoid that, according to their plans, could act as a personal assistant for the year 2030. Images | Mirror me In Xataka | Elon Musk has updated Grok to look so much to him that AI is having hallucinations: Elon Musk is believed

LaLiga IP blocks threaten next season. So Cloudflare has presented an appeal in the Constitutional

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Cloudflare does not give up. The company, at a open war against LaLiga, has just presented According to Bandancha an appeal before the Constitutional Court with an objective: that cease IPS blocks Sorted by LaLiga. What happened. As they point out in this medium, Cloudflare has presented an appeal before this body to challenge the LaLiga order and “establish the illegality of the disproportionate blockages of LaLiga.” Amparo resource. As Point out The Constitutional Court of Spain itself is responsible for managing this type of judicial requests that aim to “protect the violations of the rights and freedoms” recognized in the articles of the Constitution. Adds to rootedcon. The RootedCon Organization announced on May 16 that there had been an appeal for amparo after “exhausted all the legal routes within our reach” to try to convince the judge of the “serious anomaly” that these blockages suppose. “That resource is joined by the one who has just presented Cloudflare, and revives a situation that remains without solving. A nightmare for users and companies. In March many users broke the Internet. We soon discovered the reason: LaLiga had begun to order indiscriminate blockages of IPS to fight illegal soccer broadcasts through IPTV services. There began a terrible situation in which They paid and pay fair for sinners. Worst of all, these problems threaten to continue in the future, although both cloudflare and rootedcon have tried to stop such blockages in the courts of justice. What will happen next season. LaLiga prepares for the 2025/26 season, and Everything points to keep the IPS blockages that have tormented users in recent months. The sentence (No. 310/2024, of December 18, 2024 of the Commercial Court No. 6 of Barcelona) in which this body will continue to be valid until season 2026/2027, which predicts more and more blockages not only next season, but also the following. The situation is unsustainable for thousands of users and companies Affected Cloudflare and rootedcon lost the first battle. Spanish justice dismissed in March the Nullity requests Independent filed by Cloudflare, Rootedcon and other plaintiffs against LaLiga. That was a hard varapalo for the legal battle of these entities, which have now attended the consitional court in the hope that the matter can finally be solved. LaLiga hid things. As revealed in Bandancha, in the appeal presented by Cloudflare it is indicated that “LaLiga did not inform the Court that the IP addresses she proposed to block were shared among thousands of websites”, something that has precisely been the great origin of the problem. In addition, they stand out, “LaLiga obtained the locking order without notifying the cloud service providers involved, hiding the foreseeable damage for the general public. Damage to third parties. The blockages supposedly violate the Criminal Code by causing damage to third parties and “make inaccessible computer data”, but instead of trying to affect less users and moderate, what they did in the last stretch of the season was intensified. These blockages cause thousands of websites domains to be inaccessible to users of different operators, and have affected media, business websites, Important resources For the operation of many websites and even public services Like the Madrid City Council. Waiting. In Xataka we have contacted those responsible for Cloudflare, but the company at the moment has not officially pronounced on this resource. From Rootedcon they already told us how they had confidence that the Constitutional Court offered a solution to the problem. Even so, if that resource does not progress, they said, “we do not rule out Europe.” This seems, can go for long, and in the meantime, IPS blocks will probably continue to torment us all. In Xataka | We knew that LaLiga IPS blocks have been massive and indiscriminate. What we didn’t know was to what extent

Without absolutely no complex, Xiaomi has presented its Xring 01 chip. It promises to be a squeak for Apple and Qualcomm

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Xiaomi Xring 01. This is the name that receives the first Xiaomi processor. One that, despite assuming an important milestone for China, has not been manufactured in the home country of the manufacturer. This beast is pure muscle, and behind it is the giant behind the Qualcomm and MediaTek chips: TSMC. The first devices with this chip are the new Xiaomi 15s Pro and the Xiaomi Tab 7 Ultra. We are going to tell you everything about this chip, and how are the devices that start this new stage for the company. This is how Xiaomi money earns – they attract you and catch you Xiaomi is seriously with its processor Has rained enough since Xiaomi implemented his C1 arises in the Xiaomi Mi 5C. It was an experiment to compete against the 600 range of Qualcomm, but it was in a simple anecdote, since the company did not launch its own chipset. Xring 01 is manufactured in the second generation TSCM nanometers process, which we find in processors such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. But it is not like at all: it is a chip with a unique architecture of ten nuclei. The main cluster is composed of two X925 nuclei to 3.9 GHz. It is followed by a four -core cluster A725 to 3.4 GHz, next to another with two of these nuclei at 1.9 GHz. To finish the low consumption tasks, there are two last 520 to 1.8 GHz nuclei. The GPU comes is the Immortalis G925, presented at the end of 2024 by ARM. Summarizing: 2 x 3.9GHZ Cortex-X925 4 x 3.4GHZ Cortex-A725 2 x 1.9GHZ Cortex-A725 2 x 1.8GHZ Cortex-A520. GPU ARM IMMORTIALIS G925 According to Xiaomi, the performance of this chip is higher than that of the Apple A18 Pro, Not only in gross terms, but also in thermal efficiency (at least mounted in the Xiaomi 15s Pro), one of the keys for sustained performance can be high. According to the data they have given, its chip exceeds 3,000,000 points in the test. Slightly above what Qualcomm elite usually achieves. Xiaomi 15s Pro The new high range of Xiaomi lands with the Xring 01 chip, a design practically identical to that of the Xiaomi 15 Pro, and a triple camera configuration. Its battery, at least in China, will be 6,100MAH with fast charge of 90W and 50W wireless. The screen is 6.73 inches, with Quad HD resolution (2K), AMOLED technology and a peak shine of 3,200 nits. His cameras, with Lenses signed by Leicaare 50 megapixels for the main sensor, another 50 for the ultra wide angle and … Guess (yes, 50 megapixels) for teleobjective. The price of the device in China? From 675.07 euros for the version with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. At the moment, there is no news about his possible arrival in Spain. Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra Next to the Xiaomi 15S Pro, the company has presented the first tablet with its new star processor, Pad 7 Ultra. It is a dart that points directly to iPad Pro with M4 Chip Already the best Samsung tablets. It arrives with 14.2k panel of 14 inches, Amoled, and with a battery of no less than 12,000mAh that carries 120W. Equipa the same Xiaomi 15s Pro chip, Xiaomi Tab 7 Ultra 12/256 GB: 5,699 yuan, about 700 euros to change Xiaomi Tab 7 Ultra 12/512 GB: 5,999 yuan, about 735 euros to change. Xiaomi Tab 7 Ultra 16 GB/1 TB: 6,799 yuan, about 834 euros to change Xiaomi Watch S4 As a surprise and complement to his watch and his tablet, Xiaomi has also told us about the Xiaomi Watch S4 Xring, the first watch to equip THE NEW CHIP Xring T1 (not 01). It has its own 4G modem, and is designed to be used with ESIM cards. It is the first time that Xiaomi presents its own chip for smart watches, although it has not detailed its architecture as in the case of the smartphones processor. In development …

Ai Mode, Project Beam, I see 3, the Project Aura, Jules glasses and everything presented in a Google I/or 2025 loaded with ambition

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Google has taken the heavy artillery in the war to lead the development – and the business – of artificial intelligence. The American giant has done so in his annual developer conference, which more than this has been a demonstration of strength, a showcase where he has presented some of his most innovative advances. Next, we review all the products that Google has presented this Tuesday, May 20. If you want to deepen any of them, next to each name you will find a link with all the information. Gemini Ultra, I see 3 and image 4: a subscription for those who want everything Gemini Ultra is the new most complete artificial intelligence subscription of Google. It costs $ 249.99 per month And, for now, it is only available in the United States. Includes access to tools such as video generator I see 3the FLOW editing app and the Deep Think mode of Gemini 2.5 Pro, which has not yet been officially released. Subscribers also obtain improvements in notebooklm and whisk, storage of up to 30 TB in the cloud, YouTube Premium and access to the chatbot gemini directly from Chrome. Some of the most advanced functions are driven by the technology of Project Marinerwhich gives “agricultural” capacities agents. Deep Think: an AI that takes time to respond better Deep Think is a new mode of reasoning of the Gemini 2.5 Pro model which allows the AI ​​to consider several possible answers before deciding on one. It seeks to improve accuracy in complex tasks and advanced benchmarks.It is currently only available for a small test group through Gemini’s API. Google states that he is carrying out security evaluations before launching it publicly. Ai Mode and Search Live: This way Google wants to redesign the search Ai mode It is a new experimental function for the search for Google that allows you to ask complex questions, with multiple elements, from an AI -based interface. It is launched this week in the United States and is able to handle sports, financial data and offer options such as “tested” virtual. Throughout the summer Search Live will arrive, a function that will allow asking questions based on what the mobile camera detects in real time. Gemini in Chrome and detection of synthetic content Gemini is integrated into Chrome as navigation assistant to help understand the web pages content and execute tasks. Gmail incorporates custom intelligent responses and a new function to clean the inbox. Google has launched Synthid detectora verification system that uses invisible water marks to identify content generated by AI. BEAM: 3D video call with simultaneous translation Beam, formerly known as Project Starlineconvert video calls into almost face -to -face conversations thanks to a six -chamber matrix and a light field screen. It offers headquarters to the millimeter and video to 60 frames per second. It includes real -time translation in Google Meet, preserving the voice, tone and expressions of the original speaker. Jules: Google agent to program without touching the keyboard Jules is Google’s new assisted programming agentdesigned to compete with platforms such as cursor, Windsurf or Codex. It is able to generate tests, update dependencies, write changelogs in audio and correct bugs while the user continues to work on other things. It works without plugins or additional facilities and is available in Public Beta for US users. Android also present at the event Android premieres new tools to find phones and lost objects, and also a new design language called Material 3 Expressive. Google showed its new glasses livedeveloped with Xreal and based on Android XR. The demo included interaction with Gemini by voice, simultaneous translation and overlap of real -time information. The project is called Project Aura and seeks to bring Android to the XR world with a practical and ornaments. Images | Google In Xataka | Smart glasses do not have to be an armed one. Google has it clearer than ever

Steve Jobs presented an emulator in 1999 to turn any Mac into a playstation. Sony did not even grace

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January 1999. MacWorld Expo de San Francisco With Steve Jobs on stage. After a presentation loaded with video games and focused on how well those video games run in front of the PC versions, Jobs made Una of the most controversial presentations that have been seen in a scenario of a company of Apple’s reach: that of a PlayStation emulator. Steve’s goal was for each MAC to become a PlayStation I could run games like ‘Crash Bandicoot‘, something possible by the hand of a company called Connectix and of a software called Virtual Game Station. In an ecstatic Sony for the success of their console, they should not give credit to what was being affirmed in one of the most projection events worldwide. The punishment for the creators of the emulator? Be bought … by Sony. Turn each mac into a playstation In 1998, the field of video games for Mac was … Campo. In PC you could enjoy the Lucasarts great adventuresof ‘Warcraft‘, from’ Devil ‘, De’Age of Empires II‘And that same 1998 jewelry was born’Starcraft‘ either ‘Half life‘, But the situation in Mac was very different. There were some projects, yes, and companies like Bungie had interesting games such as ‘Marathon’, but the PC win was incontestable in the entertainment segment. A young programmer named Aaron Giles came up with one thing. Hey, if the MAC has a CD reader and the USA PlayStation CD, Why couldn’t a PlayStation game into a Mac? Giles worked for Connectix, a company founded in 1988 with a very curious story. They developed pioneer software for Mac, but with each new version of Mac OS, Apple ‘stole’ those functions that they had developed to include their own. What Apple did was buy Shareware versions of the same concept that Connectix developed, and so they did not have to make deals with the Connectix itself. Not only did they do hardware: they also took the mac from the sleeve Quickcamone of the First webcam in historythat They sold to Logitech in 1998. But the emulation was the strong point of this company and the focus of many of the developers of the same. Let’s go back to the history of Giles. The programmer began working on the project in 1998 and the truth is that, being able to read Sony’s games with a standard CD-ROM reader, the hardware part was solved. “Only” You had to focus on emulating the bios And the PlayStation environment, but by January 1999 I already had it ready. Thus, on stage, Jobs announced to the world the Game Station virtual emulator, or VGS. “Our goal is to have the best game platform in the world,” said Jobs, who showed below a photo of a playstation. “This is another video game console, the most popular at this time. Wouldn’t it be great if we could also play some of your games?” With that lapidary phrase, Jobs presented the Connectix product adding that it was an emulation software that would sell for $ 49 and that “turn your Mac into a Sony PlayStation.” Less than half of what cost a PlayStation. I imagine Sony’s executives spitting the sake when they learned that Jobs had said that. Hallucinatory “There are hundreds of games that can reproduce from the PlayStation,” said Jobs, who gave way to a Phil Schiller – world marketing director of Apple products – that did not reduce the enthusiasm or tone. Steve giving way to Phil before playing ‘Crash Bandicoot 3’ “This is very cool,” Phil began. The possibility of using a Mac, my MAC, to execute all the great playstation games quickly and economically only putting the game is a fantastic idea ” AND, Neither short nor lazy, he began to play ‘Crash Bandicoot 3’. “It is Sony’s most popular game at this time,” said Phil without cutting off a little (something that today is absolutely unthinkable) and … he began to play. That title had come out just a few months before and ran at 100% speed in a Mac (after a couple of pulls) simply by putting the CD and running VGS. The question was how. How they had been able to emulate perfectly in a IMAC G3 At 233 MHz an RISC processor at 33 MHX, being this of a completely different architecture. And the most impressive is not that, but Giles got it without using a Sony code line. Before continuing I will summarize How an emulator works. It is something that recreates the hardware and system of a console on another platform. In this case, a program that recreates a PlayStation in a MAC. The emulator makes “translator” In real time among the game instructions, which are designed for consoles hardware, to the instructions of the host device. It is something that consumes many resources because you must do a double job, but the really complicated thing is to emulate the BIOS. BIOS means Basic Input Output Sustm and is the essential software of the console that controls the start and interaction between the hardware and that console. For VGS to work, he had to emulate that bios. Giles contacted Sony to help them with the BIOS of PlayStation and, before the Japanese refusal (and an cessation and withdrawal letter by Sony), the programmer did something as absurd as great: thoroughly investigate the machine, study the original bios and rewrite it from scratchlike an own bios. It was absurd because it was a titanic task, but also great because Sony couldn’t do … nothing. Sony’s disbelief That same 1999, Connectix launched VGS for Mac and most games ran fantastically on Apple computers. There were characteristics, such as the vibration of the PlayStation command, which did not work, but it was something that impacted allowing, for 49 dollars, all the owners of a Mac have, in practice, a playstation. For sale of games it would not go wrong because a window of potential users opened, but as we said before, Sony should … Read more

Tablets are still more alive than ever. Samsung has presented the new Galaxy Tab S10 Fe to prove it

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Samsung has just announced by surprise its two new tablets to compete in the mid-high range. The small sisters of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S10+ They are the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Fe and Galaxy Tab S10 Fe+, two models that cut in some of their technical specifications to adjust the price as much as possible. Technical sheet of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Fe and Galaxy Tab S10 Fe+ Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Fe (10.9 ”) Galaxy Tab S10 Fe+ (13,1 ”) Dimensions and weight 254.3 x 165.8 x 6.0 mm, 497 g (Wi-Fi), 500 g (5g) 300.6 x 194.7 x 6.0 mm, 664 g (Wi-Fi), 668 g (5g) SCREEN 10.9 inches LCD 90 Hz 13.1 inches LCD 90 Hz PROCESSOR Exynos 1580 Exynos 1580 Memoirs 8 GB + 128 GB 12 GB + 256 GB MicroSD to 2TB 8 GB + 128 GB 12 GB + 256 GB MicroSD to 2TB BATTERY 8,000mah 45w 10.090MAH 45w Rear cameras 13 MP 13 MP Front camera 12 MP ultra wide angle 12 MP ultra wide angle Operating system Android 15 One UI 7 Android 15 One UI 7 Connectivity 5g Wifi 6 Wi -Fi Direct Bluetooth 5.3 5g Wifi 6 Wi -Fi Direct Bluetooth 5.3 PRICE Not available Not available The screens. Both tablets share technology, betting on a humble LCD instead of AMOLED technology. The panel update frequency is 90Hz, and visibility is complemented with 800 nits. The only difference between both tablets is the size: the Tab S10 Fe galaxy has 10.9 inches and the Plus model rises to 13.1. Performance and battery. These two almost twin sisters arrive with the processor Exynos 1580accompanied by 8 + 128 GB base and expandable memories up to 12 + 256 GB, a higher range configuration. This processor is oriented to mid -range devices, it is composed of an eight -core architecture (1 Cortex A720 + 3 Cortex A720 + 4 Cortex A520) with a maximum frequency of 2.9 GHz. It should perform more than left over for the day to day. The battery is another big difference between both models, with 8,000mAh for the Galaxy Tab S10 Fe and 10.090MAH for the Plus variant. Both share a fast charge of 45W. Software. Both tablets land with Android 15 and the latest version of One UI. As it is already a classic in Samsung, these tablets will have functions such as Circle to Search, draft objects, a new better face oriented function oriented to group photos, and some of the functions of the views in models of the Galaxy A family and Galaxy S. They have not transcended details about how many years of support these tablets will have. The cameras. The tablets are tablets, and mobile phones are almost pocket cameras, so do not expect the configuration of a Galaxy S. Without too many surprises, we find a 12 megapixel rear camera, next to a great angle sensor of 13 megapixels for the front camera. The extras. Both models land with IP68 resistance to water and dust, the possibility of incorporating Dual SIM (through a physical sim and an ESIM, there is no double physical tray), it is compatible with Samsung accessories including the S-PEN, and they are 5G Sub-6 tablets, so we will have full spectrum connectivity. Versions and price of LAs Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Fe and Galaxy Tab S10 Fe+ Samsung’s new tablets will be put up for sale tomorrow, April 3, and will be sold in gray, silver and blue colors. There is no price announced for the moment Image | Samsung In Xataka | Best tablets (2025). Which to buy and 9 recommended models for all pockets and needs

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