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Latest News - May 2021
- Intel Alder Lake-S Is Coming, So Get Familiar With ATX12VO Power Supply Specs
- Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Roadster Breakneck Acceleration With Optional SpaceX Tech
- Netflix Reportedly Eyes Entry Into Red Hot Video Game Market
- Private Data From 100 Million Android Users At Risk Due To Cloud Leak
- Apple M1 Macs Choking On GIFs? There's An Apparent Memory Leak
- Snap Is Scooping Up WaveOptics For Half A Billion Dollars In A Major Bid To Bolster AR
- Insurance Agency Hit By Ransomware Reportedly Paid $40 Million To Recover Files
- Apple Silicon M1 Hot Deal Roundup: Mac mini, 24-inch iMac, MacBook Air And MacBook Pro
- Alleged AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Navi 23 Graphics Card Spied In Leaked Photo
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti And RTX 3070 Ti Launch Dates Allegedly Revealed
- Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeons Confirmed With Alder Lake's Golden Cove Core Architecture
- What To Expect As Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes The Stand Today In Epic App Store Court Battle
- New Google Pixel 6 Pro Photo Leaks Confirm 6.7-inch Display And Periscope Camera
- Sony's PS5 Has Reportedly Outsold Xbox Series X/S 2-to-1 Since Launch
- 2.5 Geeks - Crypto And Gaming GPUs: Let's Solve This Problem, Plus A Special Guest
- Cybercriminals Spend 11 Days On Average Embedded Within Vulnerable Networks Before Attacking
- Geil Cranks It Up With 32GB DDR5 Modules Overclocked To 7200MHz For Alder Lake And Zen 4
- Ford's F-150 Lightning Has Already Surpassed 20K Reservations As EV Hype Explodes
- Apple's Federighi Throws macOS Under The Bus To Promote iOS' Secure Walled Garden
- Here's How To Get NBA 2K21 For Free This Week On PC Just In Time For Playoff Season
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All News for May 2021
Intel has promised to launch its Alder Lake-S processors before the end of the year (rumor has it this will happen in November), and with it come some exciting things, such as a heterogeneous architecture, DDR5 support, and PCI Express 5.0. If things go to plan, you can also expect single-rail power supply design...
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We all knew that the second-generation Tesla Roadster was going to be a performance monster aimed at crushing any potential competitor. At the time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that the Roadster would be capable of going from a standstill to 60 mph in just 1.9 seconds. However, Musk confirmed this week that the...
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Traditional media, like TV and movies, have speed aside somewhat for video games becoming a popular way for people to spend time. According to new reports, typically traditional media company Netflix is eyeing a foray into the video games market.
Today, The Information reports that Netflix has been looking to hire an...
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Cloud-based additions to mobile apps have become commonplace, but they are not always the best thing for consumers or developers. According to new research, by either misconfiguration or simple lack of security best practices, some mobile app developers have left the personal data of over 100 million people at...
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Apple has garnered a lot of praise for its M1 SoC, which is quickly spreading throughout its entry-level Mac family, and even the iPad Pro. While the performance and efficiency aspects of the chip are unquestionable, there have been questions raised about some particular aspects of the Apple Silicon...
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Snap is making a big play in the land of augmented reality by agreeing to acquire WaveOptics for a bit over $500 million when all is said and done. News of the pending acquisition comes just a day after Snap introduced its next-gen Spectacles, which are lightweight glasses with AR capabilities for the first time...
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Earlier this year, one of the largest insurance providers in the U.S. was hit by a ransomware attack that managed to cripple its network and exfiltrate data. According to people familiar with the situation, CNA Financial Corp. out of Chicago, Illinois, paid $40 million to wrest control of its network back in...
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Apple Silicon kicked off in a big way late last year with the arrival of the M1 SoC. The M1 is a fast and efficient processor that initially graced the 13-inch MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini. More recently, its footprint expanded to include the 24-inch iMac and iPad Pro.
Today, we've got some deals for you on...
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It is no big secret that AMD will eventually get around to fleshing out its Radeon RX 6000 series with lower tier models at more affordable price points. Exactly when, at what specific price points, and the specifications are questions that will be answered in due time. For now, however, we can at least look at what...
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Earlier this week, we brought you the news that the upcoming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti will likely be announced at Computex 2021 on May 31st. Given the lingering effects of COVID-19, the NVIDIA keynote will take place virtually, rather than being held in person.
We now have new information regarding...
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Intel talked a little bit about Sapphire Rapids, its next generation Xeon Scalable processor lineup, during its Architecture Day 2020 event last August. While it has always been assumed Sapphire Rapids will leverage Intel's upcoming Golden Cove architecture, just like Alder Lake, this has never been officially...
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There could be fireworks today, or it could end up being a boring round in the latest bout pitting Epic Games versus Apple. Either way, Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to take the stand today and field questions from lawyers in the high profile lawsuit Epic Games filed against Apple over the company's App Store...
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A week ago, we got our first look at the upcoming Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro courtesy of renders commissioned by Jon Prosser. The Pixel family of smartphones has never been thoughts of as "fashion-forward," but the new Pixel 6 lineup looks to have a design flair that wasn't present in previous generations.
Today...
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During the pandemic, many people have had nothing better to do than play video games in their downtime, and the market is showing that trend. Console sales are up tremendously, and even though there has been a lasting chip shortage affecting production for all brands, the Nintendo Switch is outpacing both the...
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In this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks, we invite Andy from eTeknix to join us for a lively discussion about crypto-mining and GPUs, limited or unlimited hash rate products, shortages, and how the industry should best solve this problem?!
Show Notes:
01:52 - HotHardware Destiny 2 Talon Gaming PC Giveaway With...
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After a cybercriminal manages to breach a network, it is not all about immediately attacking the target. New research shows that these black hat hackers may lie dormant or lurk on a network for around 250 hours on average before an attack kicks off or they are detected. This means that organizations should know that...
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Do you think memory makers are antsy for next-gen platforms from AMD and Intel to arrive? There is no doubt about it, as evidenced by the suddenly steady stream of DDR5 announcements we are seeing. Geil is the latest the beat its chest over its DDR5 efforts, with the company touting fast kits that exceed JEDEC...
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Ford’s F-150 has been the best-selling pickup truck in the United States for the past four decades. So, it should come as no surprise that when Ford officially revealed the all-electric F-150 Lightning last night and began taking reservations, that there would be a lot of interest.
Ford CEO Jim Farley said in an...
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The antitrust trial between Apple and Epic Games continues today, and Apple is stepping up its defense of iOS, even if it means knocking some of its other products. Last week, the company made an interestingly timed announcement about how the App Store prevented $1.5 billion in fraud through 2020. Now Craig Federighi...
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When online storefronts like Steam and the Epic Games Store bless customers with free games, they are usually getting on up there in age. However, the Epic Games Store is bucking that trend today by giving away a red-hot, current-generation title that is very relevant now in the sports world due to NBA playoff season:...
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Everything old is new again. The Destiny 2 Vault of Glass (VOG) raid officially launches on Saturday, May 22nd. Here is everything you need to know to prep for the Vault of Glass raid.
What We Know About the Vault of Glass Raid
Vault of Glass (VOG) was the first raid that was available in Destiny. Bungie has...
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Google is throwing its weight behind Matter, a new protocol that aims to simplify smart home setup and adoption through a single standard with broad industry support. That support is the key to making Matter, well, matter, and during its multi-day Google I/O developer event that is currently in progress, Google...
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