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Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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Back in September, AMD Radeon Technologies Group (RTG) chief Raja Koduri took a sabbatical following the launch of the Radeon RX Vega series of graphics cards. At the time, Koduri explained, "Vega was personally hard on me as well and I... Read more...
If you recently jumped on the Ethereum bandwagon, you might want to sit down for this news. A security vulnerability has been discovered in the Parity wallet service deployed by Parity Technologies. According to a security alert issued by... Read more...
Late last week, NVIDIA released a rather cryptic teaser trailer for an upcoming enthusiast graphics card. All that we could make out from the video were a dueling theme with red versus green (which we assumed to be AMD versus NVIDIA) and... Read more...
Samsung's long-running Galaxy Active series of smartphones have long been exclusive to AT&T. The most recent entry in the series, the Galaxy S8 Active, launched on AT&T's network back in early August. However, AT&T's Kung Fu Grip on the... Read more...
Intel dropped a bombshell on the tech industry yesterday when it announced an upcoming Core processor family that will incorporate AMD Radeon graphics on-package. Not even 24 hours after that original announcement, we're already getting... Read more...
If you've been having trouble accessing some of your favorite websites, or accessing the internet at all, you're not alone. It appears that Comcast's Xfinity internet service is experiencing nationwide outages that are affecting large... Read more...
If you're a big fan of OnePlus' family of Android smartphones, you'll be happy to know that the wait for the company's newest flagship won't be much longer. Some people are still trying to grapple with the fact that the OnePlus 5 was just released back in July, but nonetheless, its follow-up... Read more...
Are you in the market for a new smartphone? Perhaps you're looking to replace a long-serving Google Nexus 5 or a Samsung Galaxy S6. Google is looking to make your search for a new smartphone easier and make you a better-informed consumer... Read more...
This morning we have some historic and momentous news for you in the computing world and it is sure to rock long-standing factions that have stood behind Intel and AMD processors to the very "Core." Intel just announced today that it has... Read more...
It was just a few weeks ago when we were last talking about the massive gains that Bitcoin has made during 2017. Today, Bitcoin is still shooting skyward, sitting pretty at a record $7,555, despite China's apprehension towards the... Read more...
When it comes to AMD's Radeon RX Vega family of graphics cards, we haven't seen much [yet] as far as custom boards go. Sure, we've seen a custom board from ASUS and Gigabyte's Radeon RX Vega 64 GAMING OC, but that's about it. Thankfully... Read more...
While all of us in the tech world have been focused on Qualcomm's legal showdown with Apple over LTE modem payments, sharing confidential software with rivals, and royalty fees, it appears that there's another chapter in the story that is... Read more...
For Australians, access to truly high-speed broadband isn't exactly easy to find. We Americans might complain about broadband monopolies and slow internet speeds (especially in rural areas), but the United States still ranks 11th in the... Read more...
The Razer Phone isn’t the only big product release to come out of Razer this week; the company has also taken the wraps off two new peripherals that are targeted at hardcore gamers that need the perfect tool for every occasion. Those... Read more...
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month or so, you know that today marks the official retail release of Apple's iPhone X. The first hands-on reviews began filtering onto the internet earlier this week, and the iPhone X... Read more...
If you thought that the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti would be the last graphics card release from NVIDIA for 2017, then you might have been mistaken. Out of the blue, NVIDIA just posted a video teaser to YouTube that hints at an upcoming addition... Read more...
It seems like everyone is trying to cash in on the retro gaming craze these days. Nintendo made a run at embracing our nostalgic side last year with the introduction of the NES Classic Edition, which went on to be a blockbuster seller (it... Read more...
The legal spat between Apple and Qualcomm has just taken an interesting turn, and this time around, Intel has been drawn into the mix. Qualcomm has just sued Apple (again) and it alleges that the company violated a chip software license... Read more...
If seems as though every few weeks we receive word of a new flagship smartphone that is about to be released. One such device that has garnered quite a bit of attention recently is the OnePlus 5T. The OnePlus 5 was just revealed back in... Read more...
If you're looking for a hulking bruiser of a gaming laptop, ASUS is looking for your attention with its Republic of Gamers G703. This is a beastly machine that looks more like a desktop replacement than a truly portable machine... Read more...
The smartphone market is a tough nut to crack. Despite its immense resources and history in the mobile sector, Microsoft tucked its tail between its legs with Windows Mobile 10 and its Lumia hardware. Even Andy Rubin, the father of... Read more...
If you're a Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ owner and have been looking longingly from the sidelines as Google Pixel and Nexus users are chomping down on crunchy Android 8.0 Oreo goodness, your time will soon come. Samsung just recently... Read more...
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