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Sandra Rivera smiles as she holds an Intel Sapphire Rapids wafer.

Intel has 500 bugs to fix in its next supercomputer chips

Intel's long-awaited 4th gen Xeon scalable Sapphire Rapids superchip is delayed yet again after 500 bugs were found, requiring 12 steppings to fix.
Computing News
Internals of Surface Laptop Studio.

Intel could give us Wi-Fi 7 devices long before Apple gets around to it

Intel is planning to introduce Wi-Fi 7 sometime in 2024 just as Apple turns to Wi-Fi 6E for its upcoming devices.
Computing News
Apple VR Headset Concept by Antonio De Rosa.

Apple’s AR/VR solution might require two Apple Watches to work

The upcoming Apple AR/VR headset may require two Apple Watches to use. At $199 a piece for the cheapest Apple Watch, that's pricey.
Wearables Computing
AMD Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards over a black background.

AMD just gave your GPU a 92% performance boost — for free

The Adrenaline 22.7.1 driver update gives AMD Radeon GPUs a whopping 92% performance boost, along with some quality-of-life improvements.
Computing News

The best Linux distros for gaming

Linux distros are smooth, slick, and intuitive interfaces, and some are made just for gamers. Here are the best Linux distros for gaming.
Computing Best Ofs
A concept drawing of a Best Buy small format store.

Best Buy’s new retail store looks like a true Apple Store competitor

Best Buy's new small store is only 5,000 square feet and features finely curated display models laid out in a spacious interior.
Computing News
The Higole mini PC in someone's pocket.

This throwback mini computer puts a Windows 11 PC in your pocket

The Gole Higole PC is an entire desktop PC that fits in your pocket.
Computing News
a black vapor cooled M.2 SSD from Team Group

Industrial-grade vapor-cooled SSDs are now a thing

Taiwanese company Team Group created an industrial-grade vapor-cooled M.2 SSD with sustained read/write speeds up to 3500 MB/s.
Computing News
A stylized composite of the Twitter logo.

Oh great, now our Twitter data is for sale on the dark web

A list of 5.4 million Twitter users' emails and phone numbers just showed up for sale on the dark web.
Computing News
A hand grabbing a graphics card.

High-end Nvidia RTX prices are dropping, but why?

The Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3090 Ti are hundreds of dollars cheaper today than 10 days ago. Here's why.
Computing News
A black Samsung 2nd generation Smart SSD

Samsung’s 2nd-generation SmartSSD can process data right on the drive

Samsung's second-generation SmartSSD cuts processing time by 50% and reduces power consumption by up to 70%. It also frees up to 97% of CPU utilization.
Computing News
Two windows laptops sit on a wooden table.

Windows 11 now stops brute force cyberattacks right in their tracks

Windows 11 now blocks brute force attacks with an Account Lockout Policy. Windows will automatically lock down accounts after 10 failed login attempts.
Computing News
An Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics card seen from the side.

The upcoming Nvidia RTX 4090 appears to be the fastest GPU ever tested

The Nvidia RTX 4090 scored 19,000 on a 3D Mark Time Spy Extreme benchmark test, making it the fastest GPU ever tested.
Computing News
An open Dell G16 laptop with its lid open.

Dell’s new G16 is a larger, more powerful budget gaming laptop

The new Dell G16 gaming laptop is a beast of a machine that takes on Dell's own Alienware line in features.
Computing News
A man sits at his couch using the M2 Macbook Air.

Reviewers agree: The M2 MacBook Air has a heat problem

Tech journalists and YouTube reviewers who got their hands on the new M2 MacBook Air voiced concerns with the overheating machine.
Computing News
MacBook Pro connected to Apple Studio Display.

This highly anticipated Mac release may have been delayed until 2023

Apple is working on a 27-inch mini-LED display with pro-motion technology, but you can't get it yet.
Computing News
The M2 MacBook Air sitting on a desk.

The M2 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are not as different as you think

Both machines have similar benchmark scores on Geekbench but outperform the M1 by more than 20%.
Computing News
Backside of the the Asus Zenbook Pro 16X.

ASUS’ weirdly impressive laptop could be about to launch

The Asus Zenbook Pro 16X just launched in Europe, which means this unique powerhouse laptop could arrive in the U.S. soon.
Computing News
A red Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 sits open on a table.

Chrome OS will help reduce battery drain — eventually

An upcoming Chrome OS feature will help preserve Chromebook battery life, but you'll have to wait for it.
Computing News
A digital illustration of the Apple M2 chip with a pink and orange color scheme.

Apple’s M2 outperforms AMD’s Ryzen 7 in gaming, but not much else

The latest tests from HardwareUnboxed surprised everyone when the M2 outperformed the Ryzen 7 6800U GPU in gaming, but was lackluster in CPU benchmarks.
Computing News
MacBook Air with M2 chip seen over a purple background.

The new M2 MacBook Air will be available this week

The new M2 MacBook Air will be available for order beginning Friday, July 8, according to an Apple press release.
Computing News
faceless hacker in a black hoody

AstraLocker ransomware dev has change of heart, shuts down

The person who made the AstraLocker ransomware virus has shut down the malware and given the decryption keys to Virus Total.
Computing News
A small GPD Win Max 2 laptop being held by two hands while playing a game with a Viking on the screen

GPD Win Max 2 is the handheld gaming laptop you’ve been waiting for

Shenzhen GPD just revealed the Win Max 2, a handheld gaming laptop packed with power. 
Computing News
The Linksys Hydra 6 dual-band mesh WiFi 6 router.

Oh great, new malware lets hackers hijack your Wi-Fi router

A new report finds hackers are targeting home Wi-Fi routers to gain access to all your connected devices. 
Computing News
Facebook Deepfake Challenge

FBI: Deepfakes are being made using your data to apply for jobs

Hackers are stealing PII to apply for remote jobs and then using deepfakes to pass the interview.
Computing News
A person onstage at an Apple event with two Pro Display XDR monitors behind them, with the rear of the monitors in view.

Looks like Apple invented a dual Pro Display XDR stand

Apple received a patent for a dual display stand with the ability to perfectly balance two Pro Display XDR screens without getting in the way.
Computing News
A digital illustration of the Apple M2 chip with a blue and purple color scheme.

A much more powerful Apple M2 chip could launch later this year

Apple's upcoming M2 and M3 chips will be 3nm and TSMC has the contract to produce them.
Computing News
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Microsoft just turned the Edge browser into a gaming powerhouse

Microsoft added new features for gamers to its popular Edge browser, including a new gaming feed and cloud gaming.
Computing News
blonde woman with an expressionless face looks at camera while laser lights scan her features

Microsoft quits its creepy, emotion-reading A.I.

Microsoft announced it will stop the distribution of its emotion-reading A.I. and heavily restrict its facial recognition software.
Phones Computing
The MacBook Pro with the default wallpaper, which hides the notch.

Here’s when we might finally get OLED MacBooks

Apple may start shipping MacBooks and iPad Pros with OLED displays as early as 2024, according to a new report.
Computing News
Photoshop running on a MacBook Pro.

Photoshop may be coming to the web for free, but there’s a catch

Adobe plans to offer a free web-based version of its popular Photoshop software to everyone, but right now it’s only available in Canada.
Phones Computing
The Modos Paper Laptop with the lid open.

The Paper Laptop could be the e-paper device you didn’t know you needed

The Modos Paper Laptop is part e-paper and part laptop, allowing users a calmer and more humane computing experience, the company says.
Computing News
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