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Latest News - October 2018
- Microsoft Pulls Windows 10 October 2018 Update After File Deletion Fiasco
- AMD Threadripper WX Dynamic Local Mode Promises Huge Gaming Performance Boost
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, 2920X Arrive October 29 Along With Performance Boosting Dynamic Local Mode
- Nintendo Game Boy Case Patent Turns Smartphones Into Portable Consoles
- California Bans Comically Weak Default Passwords For Internet-Connected Devices
- Google's Third-Gen Chromecast Leaks Again In Updated Smart TV Kit
- Apple Watch Series 4's Hyped Fall Detection Put To The Test By A Stunt Woman
- Acer Swift 3 Laptop Review: Affordable And Accelerated With Optane
- Qualcomm 7nm Snapdragon 8150 Beast Mobile Chip Hits Bluetooth SIG Labs For A Cameo
- Samsung Guidance Highlights Record $15.5 Billion Profit In Q3 Likely Bolstered By OLED
- Windows 10 October 2018 Update Goes Rogue For Some Users Deleting Critical Files
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme Debuts With RGB-Infused Custom PCB
- Amazon Alexa App Gets Major Overhaul With Simplified Smart Device Controls
- ASRock, ASUS, MSI, And EVGA Let Loose With Intel Z390 Motherboard Details For Intel 9th Gen
- Apple Proprietary Software Can Brick These Macs After Undergoing Third-Party Repairs
- LG Confirms Plans For Folding Android Smartphone To Battle Samsung And Huawei
- NHTSA To Accelerate Autonomous Vehicle Rollouts With Rules Rewrite
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX Game Ready Drivers Bring DirectX Raytracing For Windows 10 October 2018 Update
- 2.5 Geeks Webcast: Custom RTX 2080s, HP Spectre Folio, LG V40, Origin Max-Q Gaming Laptop!
- ASUS ROG Gaming Phone With 90Hz HDR Display And 2.96GHz CPU Is Likely Launching In US October 18
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All News for October 2018
The latest release of Windows 10 brings a lot of great near features to the table, including a long overdue enhancement of the OS' dark mode (which now applies itself to the file manager and context menus) and an integrated Your Phone...
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Yesterday we talked about a software update AMD is rolling out for its top tier Ryzen Threadripper processors, one that will flip a switch called Dynamic Local Mode (DLM) for improved performance. What we didn't discuss is the potential...
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AMD has been on a roll with its Zen-based processors. The company’s first-generation Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper, and EPYC processors provided the first real challenge to Intel dominance in years. AMD is again giving Intel a scare with its...
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Nintendo is riding a wave of nostalgic gaming right now, and that wave is bringing in the money. The Nintendo Switch continues to sell well, and Nintendo's small, retro consoles like the NES Classic and SNES Classic are very popular with...
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In recent years, we've seen a number of garden variety consumer electronics devices -- including routers and webcams among others -- that have been sucked into zombie botnets to wreak havoc around the globe. Many of those devices were...
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Google just can't seem to keep a handle on all the leaks surrounding its upcoming October 9thhardware event. The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have leaked so much that about the only thing that remains a mastery are the flagship Android Pie...
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The Apple Watch Series 4 launched last month and packed in lots of features that make it one of the most appealing wearables on the market. A few of the big features of the smartwatch include ECG capability to detect abnormal heart rates...
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There's a wide range of ultra-premium laptops on the market at the moment. However, many of them are simply out of reach for the average mainstream consumer due to budget constraints. There are more budget friendly options though, such as...
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If you were to gut just about any flagship Android phone, you would find Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 system-on-chip (SoC) sitting inside. It's still the top mobile part in Qualcomm's stable. That will change with the introduction of the...
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Samsung is plowing through any pessimism that might exist among financial analysts, and heading towards record quarterly profits, according to the South Korean electronic maker's third quarter guidance. While the official numbers are still...
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Earlier this week, Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update to the public. Over the coming weeks, it will be pushed out automatically via Windows Update, but those that wanted the update right away had two...
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Slowly but surely, Gigabyte is expanding its lineup of GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and GeForce RTX 2080 graphics cards based on NVIDIA's recently launched Turing architecture. The notable new entries fall under the company's Aorus gaming brand and...
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Amazon's Alexa companion app for iOS and Android is the central hub for discovering, setting up, and controlling Alexa smart devices installed within your home. However, no one could credibly describe the app as being easy to use or that...
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We are getting oh-so-close to the launch of Intel's 9th generation Core processors, and as that date approaches, motherboard makers appear to be bursting at the seams with excitement. ASRock has come out and formally introduced its Z390...
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Apple is often frowned upon in the tech world for many reasons, one of the major reasons being its famously closed ecosystem. Apple has often gone out of its way to ensure the use of approved accessories and software as well as ensuring if...
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LG is a company with a history of flexible display panels, as witnessed by the G Flex in 2013, which was then followed up by the G Flex 2 in 2015. While those smartphones had a fixed curve in the display, the company has confirmed plans to...
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Autonomous autos are coming to the masses, eventually, but right now only a handful of states and cities allow the testing of autonomous cars on public roads. To accelerate the rollout of driverless cars, more testing needs to be performed...
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Last month, NVIDIA officially launched its next-generation gaming graphics cards with the release of the GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. To coincide with the launch, NVIDIA made available GeForce Game Ready WHQL-certified 411.63...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware’s Two And Half Geeks, Marco, Chris and Dave chat about custom GeForce RTX 2080 cards from ASUS and others, HP’s brand-new sleek and leather-clad Spectre Folio 2-in-1 laptop, the bodacious...
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Android may have already celebrated its 10th birthday, but the idea of an Android handset built specifically for gaming has only recently started to take hold. It's a relatively new market, and ASUS is planning to jump into feet first with...
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In case you haven't noticed, we are in the midst of a core war, with the enthusiast segment serving as the primary battlefield. It's within the high-end desktop (HEDT) space that AMD and Intel like to flash their biggest and baddest guns...
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Microsoft has begun pushing out its October 2018 Update for Windows 10, which introduces a bunch of new features and upgrades, including a dark mode theme for Explorer. Unfortunately for some users, the update is not arriving as expected...
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