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Latest News - February 2020
- Mozilla To Enable This Controversial Security Feature In Firefox By Default
- Wyze Band Wearable Featuring Activity Monitoring And Integrated Alexa Revealed
- Best NVIDIA And AMD GPUs For High Refresh Rate Gaming
- Google Apologizes After Failed Server Update Bricks Nest Cameras For 17 Hours
- Samsung Confirms Mysterious ‘1’ Notifications Triggered A Customer Data Breach
- Alleged AMD Radeon 'Big Navi' Specs Monster Rocks 5120 Cores, Up To 24GB HBM2e
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Unlocked Hot Deal Adds Free Galaxy Buds, DUO Pad Wireless Charger
- Samsung 16GB LPDDR5 5,500 Mbps DRAM Enters Production For Flagship Phones
- Polestar's Precept EV Concept Trades Stodgy Volvo Image For Sharp, Futuristic Design
- Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 Leaks Hint At New Weapons Coming To The Game
- Google Stadia TouchStadia Hack Removes Controller Requirement For Android
- Apple's First Arm-Powered Macs Rumored For 2021 In Dramatic Shift Away From Intel
- Apple AirPods X Generation Over-Ear Headphones Could Launch In March For $399
- Sony's Next-Gen PlayStation VR Controllers Potentially Detailed In This Patent Filing
- Here's How To Bring The Windows 10X UI Experience To Your PC Right Now
- Microsoft Xbox Series X Confirmed With Beefy 12 TFLOP AMD Radeon RDNA 2 GPU And Hardware Ray-Tracing
- Sony PS5 DualShock 5 Controller Patent Leak Hints At Biofeedback Tracking
- Lenovo's New ThinkPad X13, ThinkPad T-Series Tap Brawny 10th Gen Intel Core, AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs
- Lenovo ThinkPad L-Series Laptops, Yoga Convertibles Refreshed With 10th Gen Core vPro, Wi-Fi 6
- Intel Cascade Lake Refresh Xeon Processors Boost Performance Per Dollar To Thwart AMD EPYC
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All News for February 2020
As far as Mozilla is concerned, its Firefox browser is becoming more secure by being the only one to enable encrypted DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default for users in the United States. The gradual rollout has already begun and will continue over the new few weeks, so long as no major issues rear their ugly...
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Wyze's latest product has been unveiled, and it's a wearable that can track activity and includes an integrated Alexa digital assistant. Wyze Band is also able to integrate with and control other Wyze devices with a tap, and control other Alexa-enabled devices as well. Along with controlling those devices, the Band...
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It doesn't matter if you're playing Call of Duty, Counterstrike, Fortnite, or StarCraft, there's usually a benefit to having the highest frame rates possible when playing games competitively. That requires a couple of things, namely a very fast PC and a 120 - 144Hz or other high-refresh rate gaming monitor. Today, we'll look at the PC components...
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Google's Nest family of smart home devices are quite popular due to their vast capabilities and ease of use. A number of these products depend on Google's cloud services to provide livestreaming and video recording functionality, but customers were let down in a big way yesterday.
The company performed what should...
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A few days ago, some Samsung device owners reported receiving a mysterious "1/1" push notification on their smartphones, from the company's Find my Mobile app. Initially, Samsung explained it as a "message sent unintentionally during internet test[ing]" and said there was "no effect" on user's devices. However...
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Anticipation is running high for AMD's second-generation Radeon DNA (RDNA 2) graphics architecture, the one that will underpin the so called 'Big Navi' GPU. Will it dethrone NVIDIA's competing Turing lineup, or be competitive with upcoming Ampere parts? Those questions will be answered at a later date. In the...
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The Samsung Galaxy S20 family is sure to be one of the most popular smartphone releases this year, and with preordershaving already kicked off, now is the time to start scouting for incredible deals. Saving a few bucks here and there is paramount with a device like the Galaxy S20, as it has a starting price of $999...
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Samsung on Tuesday announced it has begun mass producing 16-gigabyte (GB) low power DDR5 (LPDDR5) mobile DRAM packages that will the next generation of premium smartphones. The memory maker is the first the mass produce these parts, just as it was when it began mass producing 12GB LPDDR5 packages in July of last...
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Volvo's Polestar division is looking to make a name for itself in the electric vehicle business, and its latest concept is sure to turn some heads. Roughly a year after the rather "interesting" Polestar 2 was first unveiled, the company is back again with the more daring Precept concept.
In a world that is...
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Some details have leaked about future update plans for Fortnite. The leaks come right on the heels of a major update for the game that brought Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 2, to players. The information comes from Fortnite data miner Hypex. The leaker claims that Epic has already tested the v12.10 update and v12.20...
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One of the big draws for the Google Stadia service is that you can play video games on numerous platforms, including mobile. One catch for those wanting to play on tablets or smartphones is that you need a controller connected to your device. A new touchscreen controller app called TouchStadia has debuted that can be...
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The Arm-powered Mac – it’s an elusive hardware beast that has been rumored for around 4 years or so, with new reports resurfacing roughly every six months. It seems inevitable that Apple will ditch Intel as a processor supplier as it strives to bring more hardware design in-house, but it’s always been a question of...
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It seems as though Apple is getting ready to launch a set of over-the-ear headphones under its AirPods label, with a premium price tag attached. It is not entirely clear what is going on, only that a product database listing at Target points to a new AirPods (X Generation) item, priced at $399. If that is the case, it...
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A new patent has turned up from Sony Interactive Entertainment that appears to show new virtual reality motion controllers. The controllers look a lot like the Valve Index, leading to speculation that the Sony patent is highlighting a PSVR 2 controller. The patent is titled "Controller Device" and talks about an input...
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Microsoft is presumably putting the final touches on Windows 10X, a special version of Windows designed for dual-screen devices like the Surface Neo. Some of Windows 10X's colorful design language will probably land on the regular version of Windows 10 as well. While we wait, there are two ways to bring the Windows...
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Microsoft Xbox Series X Confirmed With Beefy 12 TFLOP AMD Radeon RDNA 2 GPU And Hardware Ray-Tracing
Microsoft spilled the beans on its next-generation Xbox Series X game console last year, letting us know that it would be powered by a 7nm AMD Ryzen 3000-class processor and Navi graphics. It was also revealed that the console would bring a revolution in a game loading times thanks to its ultra-fast solid-state drive...
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Fancy new features could be headed to next-generation game controllers. As it pertains to the DualShock 5 for the Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 console, biofeedback could be part of the package, allowing the controller to detect the player's heartbeat and even if their level of sweat. For what purpose? Increased...
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Lenovo is back again for another round of notebook/convertible refreshes including its popular T-Series and X-Series families. All of the systems are either powered by Intel Comet Lake processors or in some instances, the latest mobile APUs from AMD.
In the case of the ThinkPad X13 and X13 Yoga, Lenovo has trimmed...
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Even though Mobile World Congress (MWC) ended up being cancelled due to concerns arising from the coronavirus outbreak, companies are apparently still timing product announcements for the when the event would have taken place. Or at least that is true for Lenovo, which unveiled new and refreshed ThinkPad L-series...
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When it comes to its highly profitable Xeon Scalable server processors, Intel has been on the defensive as of late versus its chief rival AMD. While INTC has an overwhelmingly large lead in server processor market share, it also is looking to protect that lead with the release of its Cascade Lake Refresh processors...
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Sony has announced a new flagship smartphone called the Xperia 1 II. The strange name marks the second edition of the device that first launched roughly a year ago. Highlights of the new Xperia 1 II include the claim of being the world's first smartphone with up to 20 fps continuous shooting capability. The camera...
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Yesterday, we brought you a hot deal on AMD's previous generation Ryzen 5 2600X processor, which rang up at a low, low price of $99 at MicroCenter -- $50 off its usual asking price. MicroCenter also has some other compelling deals for AMD enthusiasts looking for something on the complete opposite end of the spectrum...
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