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- Micron Reveals Plan To Bring GDDR7 Memory To Market For Next-Gen GPUs
- Micro Center Launches Exclusive AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 3D V-Cache CPU For Budget Gamers
- If Meteor Lake CPUs Are Cancelled On The Desktop Someone Needs To Tell Intel
- Microsoft Previews Windows Copilot AI Assistant, How To Try It Out
- Pokémon Go Dev Axes 230 Workers And Pulls The Rug From These 2 Games
- A Death-Defying Planet That Shouldn't Exist Leaves Astronomers Totally Bewildered
- Google Pixel 7a Android Phone Review: Near Pixel Perfect
- $100K For An iPhone? Okay, The Apple Tax Is Getting Out Of Hand
- LockBit Ransomware Gang Takes $70M Chip Shot At TSMC After Alarming Security Breach
- Where To Buy NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4060 Starting At $299
- NVIDIA's GPU Roadmap Teases When To Expect GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs
- MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming X Review: Goosed-Up Graphics
- Steam Summer Sale Slaps Down A Significant Steam Deck Discount
- This ASUS ROG Ally Mod Lets You Install Full-Size M.2 SSDs If You're Daring
- VMware Warns Of Massive Spike In Attacks From 8Base Ransomware Gang
- Apple iPhone 15: Thinner Bezels, USB-C And Everything We Know So Far
- Astronomers Finally Hear Universe's Gravitational Wave Background, Why It Matters
- Samsung's Galaxy A25 5G Phone Flaunts A Familiar Design In Leaked Renders
- Maingear's New MG-1 Silver Gaming PCs Pack An RTX 4060 And Won't Decimate Your Wallet
- ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 Nears 4GHz In Wild Overclock Run
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All News for June 2023
Every major graphics product out right now uses either GDDR6, GDDR6X, or HBM3 memory, and the latter option only really exists for super-computing chips like NVIDIA's Hopper H100, AMD's Instinct MI250X, and Intel's Data Center GPU Max. GDDR6 and GDDR6X are the standards of our day, and they're really the same...
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For folks building PCs on an extremely tight budget, the current-generation platforms from both AMD and Intel are still pretty expensive. Socket AM4 systems can be had for half the price or less, and they still offer great performance in games and productivity applications. Of course, the fan favorite AM4 CPU for...
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Intel's Linux engineers have pushed Meteor Lake-S (MTL-S) driver code for implementation in the Linux kernel. The publication of this code is interesting to see for two main reasons: it shows Intel is busy working on implementing support for its latest advanced processor architectures in Linux, and there have been...
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Microsoft is all-in with generative AI. After adding ChatGPT to Bing, Microsoft announced at the Build conference in May that the AI tool was coming to Windows 11 as "Copilot." Now, the first version of Copilot is rolling out. However, it won't arrive on the version of Windows 11 most people are using. If you want an...
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Niantic, the creator of the immensely popular Pokémon Go game, informed its employees that it would be laying off 230 employees and shutting down two of its other titles. Founder John Hanke said the decision came due to the studio's "expenses [growing] faster than revenue."
Niantic is a company whose vision is to...
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A Jupiter-like planet has escaped what should have been certain death at the hands of its sun. Exoplanet 8 UMi b, named Halla, which closely orbits its host star Baekdu, survived a period of murderous stellar transition that would have typically consumed and annihilated close-in planets.
Our very own Sun will one...
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Google Pixel 7a - Starting at $499 The Google Pixel 7a gives you almost all the goodies from more expensive Pixels at a lower price. Class-leading cameras Sharp, bright OLED screen with 90Hz refresh Streamlined software with great features Wireless charging on board Good build quality with IP67 certification Sharp, bright display with 120Hz...
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High-end smartphones have gotten stupid-expensive over the years with premium models routinely commanding more than $1,000. Some phones have even approached $2,000 (we're looking at you, foldables). But those are bargain prices compared to what Apple's iPhone is bringing in these days. Not the iPhone 14 or even the...
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Just under five years ago, chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, otherwise known as TSMC, was hit by the WannaCry ransomware, thereby crippling production and shutting down plants. Now, the company has purportedly had its data stolen in a new attack thanks to an affiliate of the ransomware gang...
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It took a country minute, but there's finally a mainstream graphics card available at retail that's based on NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace architecture, the GeForce RTX 4060 starting at $299. Technically you could call the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti a mainstream SKU as well. Fair enough, but as far as being the most affordable GeForce RTX 40 series product
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What's driving demand for NVIDIA GPUs? Intel and AMD have the #1 and #2 supercomputer spots, respectively, and prices on the company's gaming graphics cards are falling as PC gamers are underwhelmed by mediocre generational improvements since Ampere, launched in 2020. Despite those factors, the company is selling GPUs...
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MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming X: Starting At $329 The MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming X takes NVIDIA's reference specs and gooses them up a bit for a minor increase in performance. Efficient, Low Power Competitive In Its Class Compact Form Factor Cool And Quiet Minimal Overclocking Only DP 1.4 Price Premium For Small OC NVIDIA officially launched...
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Today's the day, PC gamers. The day we all both dread and delight—the start of another legendary Steam Summer Sale. There are tons of killer discounts on PC games, of course, and we'll tell you about some hand-picked deals on some darn-good games in a moment. First up, though, let's talk about these Steam Deck price...
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Someone has managed to squeeze a full-fat 2280 M.2 SSD inside the new ROG Ally with some clever drilling. Photos of the mod demonstrate that upgrading the Ally to 2280 formfactor SSDs is surprisingly easy to do and doesn’t require massive alterations to the chassis to support the larger drive size. All you need is a...
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With threat actor groups like Blackcat (ALPHV) taking the spotlight, other groups can fly under the radar doing their dastardly deeds. Such is the case with 8Base, a relatively unheard-of ransomware gang that is making waves as one of the most active ransomware groups this summer.
First cropping up in March of...
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With the official announcement from Apple about the new iPhone 15 lineup just around the corner, there are plenty of leaks and rumors to whet the appetite of those awaiting the new generation of iPhone. From thinner bezels to USB-C, fans of the iPhone have a few things to look forward to.
Apple is expected to...
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Scientists have used exotic stars to hear the universe's gravitational waves in what they call a "cosmic symphony". The team was made up of more than 190 scientists from the US and Canada using pulsars to search for gravitational waves over a period of 15 years.
The large group of astrophysicists employed large...
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New renders of the upcoming budget Samsung Galaxy A25 5G seems to confirm that the Korean company isn't swaying too far from its successful predecessor, for better or for worse.
Slated to launch later this year, the next Samsung Galaxy A-series may be carrying over more than some customers may appreciate. According...
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As is customary when there's a graphics card released, PC makers unveil system configurations featuring the shiny new part, which in this case is NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4060. The boutique builders at Maingear used the affordable GPU launch as a springboard for all-new entry level MG-1 Silver gaming PCs, including Shroud...
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Overclocking expert Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch is jubilant after achieving a world record GPU clock speed on a GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. In addition to achieving a stable 3,945MHz GPU clock, a world record GPUPi v3.3 32B result was scored.
You can be forgiven for feeling some déjà-vu today, as the RTX 4090...
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Elgato has just shifted to a freemium model for its Stream Deck Mobile application, which brings the functionality of its Stream Deck accessory to smartphones and tablets in virtual form. Previously available only in subscription form, iPhone and iPad users now have access to a basic free version akin to the Stream...
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Did you know that you can play Sega Genesis games on your Nintendo Switch without jailbreaking it? It's a bit of a weirdly-hidden feature, but if you subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online and include the Expansion Pack add-on, you get access to emulated versions of classic titles from the Nintendo 64, the Game Boy...
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