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Latest News - August 2020
- MediaTek Announces First Modem For Intel 5G Laptops
- Intel Confirms Tiger Lake 11th Gen CPU Launch For September’s 'Something Big' Event
- AMD Achieves Highest Market Share Percentage Since 2013 Thanks To Ryzen And EPYC Transformation
- Google Pixel 5 Rumored To Flaunt Fast 120Hz Display When It Launches This Fall
- Pikmin 3 Deluxe Headed To Nintendo Switch In October With New Missions
- Ninja Makes Surprise Return To Twitch, But Is This His Long-Term Streaming Play?
- Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2 Gets Official With Larger 120Hz Primary Display And Snapdragon 865+
- Microsoft Explains Why Chromium Edge Browser Was Crashing With Google Set As Default Search Provider
- Logitech Launches G923 Racing Wheel With Advanced TrueForce Feedback System For Sim Fans
- SpaceX Conducts First Successful Hop Flight Of Revolutionary Starship Mars Rocket
- Samsung Unveils Galaxy Note 20 And Note 20 Ultra With Precision S-Pen And UWB Support
- Samsung Unpacks Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Tab S7 5G Tablets, And Galaxy Buds Live With ANC
- Microsoft Flags Windows 10 Hosts File Telemetry Data Blocking As Security Threat
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Reportedly Discontinued As Ampere Ramps For September Launch
- Update: Samsung Denies Interest In Countering NVIDIA's Bid For Arm Acquisition
- Netgear Leaves 45 Popular Router Models Unpatched In Wake Of Critical Remote Code Execution Security Flaw
- Motorola One Fusion+ Is U.S. Bound As $399 Google Pixel 4a Competitor
- Take-Two Boss Tries To Justify NBA 2K21 Price Hike On Xbox Series X and PS5 Consoles
- T-Mobile Lights Up World's First Standalone Nationwide 5G Wireless Network
- ASUS ROG Phone 3 Review: Fastest Android On The Planet
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All News for August 2020
It was almost a year ago when Intel and MediaTek announced they were partnering to deliver 5G modems for future Windows PCs. Fast forward to today and the two companies have more news to share, on the 5G front—in collaboration with Intel, MediaTek has developed and received certification for its first 5G modem to come from this partnership.
MediaTek's
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Back in mid-July, Intel sent out a teaser asking the press to "drop in", as it would "have something big to share" on September 2nd. Given what we already know about Intel's processor roadmap, and what we've seen by way of leaked benchmarks (which have increased in frequency over the past few weeks), we reasonably...
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you already know that AMD has been making some serious gains in the processor market thanks to its Zen processor architectures. AMD had the fortune of putting forth a highly scalable and multi-threaded beast with designs like Zen 2, while Intel has been...
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A new rumor is making the rounds that claims the Pixel 5 will have a massive 6.67-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The rumor originated with Ross Young, an analyst and insider within the display industry. It's important to point out that Young doesn't specifically say the screen is for the Pixel 5, but it's...
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A well-loved Wii U game is making a comeback. Pikmin 3 Deluxe will be available on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch on October 30th, 2020. The game still retains all of its original charm with several new features.
Pikmin 3 Deluxe will include its original content and all of the subsequent DLCs. There are...
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After a year away from Twitch, mega streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins returned to his old stomping ground today, where he teamed up with Dr. Lupo to play some Fortnite. It was a notable return because Ninja has not been on Twitch since he inked a lucrative deal to stream exclusively on Microsoft's now-defunct Mixer...
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Samsung has officially announced its true, powerhouse flagship smartphone. No, we're not talking about the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, but rather the Galaxy Z Fold 2. This is the follow-up to last year's problem-prone Galaxy Fold, and Samsung is hoping to make a bigger splash in the folding smartphone with improved...
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Microsoft Explains Why Chromium Edge Browser Was Crashing With Google Set As Default Search Provider
Something weird and seemingly fishy was going on with Microsoft's retooled Edge browser, whereby changing the default search engine from Bing to Google was causing it to crash. Was that by nefarious design? The answer is no, even if some people will never believe it. Instead, the culprit turned out to be a change in...
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Logitech is launching a premium racing wheel for current-generation game consoles and PC, with the promise of supporting next-generation consoles (Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5) as well. Built for "maximum realism," the new G923 Racing Wheel and Pedals accessory aims to deliver a bona fide driving experience through...
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SpaceX hit another milestone this week with an early prototype of its Starship rocket taking flight for the first time. The company posted a short clip to YouTube that shows the unfinished rocket light its Raptor engine and take to the sky. Eventually, later versions of the spacecraft will use multiple Raptor engines...
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Samsung just announced the brand-new Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, along with a host of additional wearable and tablet products, at its latest Galaxy Unpacked Event. The new Galaxy Note 20s bring with them an array of enhancements and improvements over previous generation offerings -- including even the...
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While the stars of today’s Galaxy Unpacked event is no doubt the new Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (you can read our coverage here), Samsung has also announced a number of other products that complement its flagship phones. Although we haven’t heard a peep about the Galaxy Z Fold 2, the company has given us...
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Windows 10 has come under fire recently for a who laundry list of problems with the May 2020 Update. Microsoft has been working overtime to address all of the outstanding issues, but new ones seemingly pop up every week. Now a new issue has presented itself with Windows 10 over the past few days, and it is drawing...
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I would not say it has been a good, long run for the GeForce RTX 2070 Super, but it has certainly been a good run, albeit a short one. As in, the card is just under a year old, and there is already chatter that NVIDIA is discontinuing the SKU. The reason? To make room for a new generation of graphics cards based on...
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It is not a foregone conclusion that NVIDIA will end up acquiring Arm, a move that would send shockwaves through the technology industry. That's because NVIDIA may not be the only suitor. Samsung is reportedly interested in buying a stake in Arm as well, albeit a relatively small one (as opposed to acquiring the...
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About two months ago, a high-severity security flaw was disclosed that impacted 79 different Netgear router models. The security flaw's disclosure came seven months after it was first reported to Netgear, giving it a total of nine months to patch the security issues. Despite having plenty of time to address the...
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The ink is barely dry on Google’s announcement of its new mid-range Pixel 4a smartphone, which is priced at $399, and now Motorola has revealed that its [previously] international market-only One Fusion+ is coming to the United States. Not surprisingly, primary specifications for the One Fusion+ and the Pixel 4a are...
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At least one publisher is planning to charge a premium for games released on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X (some of them, anyway), compared to what the same titles will go for on current-gen consoles (Xbox One and PlayStation 4). As such, pricing for NBA 2K21 has been set at $69.99 for the PS5 and Xbox Series X...
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T-Mobile, America’s third-largest wireless carrier, is flexing its muscles when it comes to 5G connectivity. Last month, the company announced its latest Un-carrier initiative which gets customers 4 lines of unlimited 5G data for a reasonable $100 per month.
Today, T-Mobile is doubling down with the announcement...
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Since its inception, ASUS has gone the extra mile to bill the ROG Phone as a gaming-first smartphone, and not simply another high-end handset with a flagship processor and fast refresh rate. Now in its third iteration, the ROG Phone 3 takes what we liked about the previous two models and improves upon the brand's gaming-oriented features,...
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As expected, Apple today unveiled a refresh of its 27-inch iMac, even though it may not appear at first glance that anything has changed with regards to its outward appearance. Although one change that has been made which is definitely visible – if you select a $500 option – is a new nano-texture matte glass covering...
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Late last month, we learned that Microsoft will be rolling its Project xCloud game streaming service into its popular Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription service. Cloud game streaming will be a "free" add-on to the package that already includes an Xbox Live Gold subscription and access to over 100 console and PC...
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