EVGA wait please no don’t go wait please babe! Babe! - TechLInked July 7, 2023

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GOODBYE, OLD FRIEND…?

Rumour that EVGA is leaving the motherboard market

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/evga-is-allegedly-shutting-down-and-exiting-the-pc-business-2202844/

All TW mobo staff resigned, according to Korean overclocker safedisk https://coolenjoy.net/bbs/search4.php?bo_table=overclock&wr_id=862362

Resignations reportedly include Kingpin, overclocker behind “Kingpin” series products https://lmg.gg/t4aKx [Overclock3D]

EVGA Spain says “it’s just another day at the office”, EVGA says they’re “rumors” https://www.techpowerup.com/310955/evga-withdraws-from-the-motherboard-market

Last year they announced no more GPUs https://wccftech.com/evga-quits-nvidia-no-more-geforce-gpus-from-green-teams-top-aib-partner/

Gamers Nexus points out brand new PSU has only 3-year warranty and EVGA BIOS team said at least some members were leaving and that it’s “sad” https://youtu.be/UdbanI3rNwo?t=1111

 

FEELING GP-USED

Very few Nvidia AIBs interested in 4060 Ti 16GB

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/very-few-are-interested-in-rtx-4060-ti-16-gb-models-say-nvidia-aib-sources

According to Harware Luxx editor Andreas Shilling https://twitter.com/aschilling/status/1676939554673025032

Lukewarm reception of 4060/4060 Ti 8GB https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nvidia-rtx-4060-ti-16gb-launch-date-price-cuts/

Price cuts in Europe (week after launch) https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-rx-7600-and-nvidia-rtx-4060ti-4060-gpus-are-already-10-cheaper-in-spain

Some this will spread to US https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/rtx-4060-prices-have-already-dropped-in-europe-signaling-a-us-price-drop

 

GRANDMA’S QUILT HAS COMPETITION

Threads launches

70 million users in 2 days

https://insider-gaming.com/threads-70m-users/

It’s got rate limits too!!

https://twitter.com/ianzelbo/status/1677356333530587144

Elon threatens to sue Zuck over Threads

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66129215

The letter in question (sign off is “Very truly yours”) https://cdn.sanity.io/files/ifn0l6bs/production/27109f01431939c8177d408d3c9848c3b46632cd.pdf

Relevant Elon tweet https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1677042708756439041

Meanwhile Twitter is being sued again https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23784760/twitter-lawsuit-arbitration-laid-off-employees-jams-musk

Elon already apologized https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1592569305941807104

 

QUICK BITS

 

THERE IS NO APPLE, ONLY ZUUL

First 7 EU gatekeeper companies self-report for DMA

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_23_3674

Apparently Booking.com will meet criteria next year https://lmg.gg/bDX1m [Engadget]

Companies will be required to make messaging apps interoperable with rivals, not allowed to favor own services https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-google-apple-meta-microsoft-say-they-meet-eu-gatekeeper-status-2023-07-04/

 

AHHHHHH, THE FRENCH

French bill letting police spy on citizens through their phone cameras and mics is close to becoming law

https://gizmodo.com/france-bill-allows-police-access-phones-camera-gps-1850609772

https://www.wionews.com/world/orwells-1984-france-passes-law-allowing-police-to-remotely-activate-phone-cameras-microphones-to-spy-612916

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/07/06/france-set-to-allow-police-to-spy-through-phones_6044269_7.html

 

$1.7B FOR A WILL SMITH MOVIE?

Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot facing EU scrutiny

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/07/amazon-irobot-eu-antitrust-probe/

Worried this will restrict the “robot vacuum cleaner” market https://www.axios.com/2023/07/07/eu-antitrust-regulators-probe-amazons-17-billion-irobot-deal

Apparently not about letting Amazon look inside your home https://www.theverge.com/23293687/amazon-irobot-acquisition-purchase-smarthome-intelligence-privacy-analysis

 

TIME = MONEY, SPECIFICALLY $3,500

Vision Pro purchases may require an appointment, in-store fitting

https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/07/07/vision-pro-will-require-an-appointment-initially-only-in-apple-stores

So says Gurman https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-07/apple-vision-pro-headset-to-launch-in-us-stores-by-appointment

Also to teach customers how to use it https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/07/07/apples-3500-vision-pro-headset-reportedly-needs-in-store-fitting-to-buy/?sh=677d2831f5fa

 

YOU CAN TAKE THE DESIGNER OUT OF APPLE….

Former Apple design chief Jony Ive’s design firm collaborates on turntable

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/07/07/jony-ive-lovefrom-turntable-linn-design/

“A very gentle and modest project,” according to Ive https://lmg.gg/WOV9j (Fast Company)

It costs $60,000 USD https://www.linn.co.uk/ca/turntables/lp12-50