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AMD breaks the world record for 16-core CPUs in Cinebench with a 7950X on LN2
Posted on Saturday September 24, 2022
His score of 48,235 points in R23 is about 8,000 points ahead of second place --an i9-12900KS overclocked to 7 GHz also on LN2. It's about 11,000 points or 30 percent higher than the leaked scores of factory-clocked 7950Xs, and nearly 20,000 points higher than the regular scores of the 5950X. Continue Reading »
Nvidia's Jensen Huang once again claims Moore's Law is dead
Posted on Saturday September 24, 2022
"Moore's Law is dead," Huang declared during a Q&A session with the media when asked about the rising GPU prices. Continue Reading »
Intel's Core i9-13900K tops the single thread performance charts
Posted on Saturday September 24, 2022
The recently published single-thread benchmark score of 4,883 leaves little doubt regarding the new Intel flagship's capabilities. The 24-core i9 processor's eight performance and 16 efficiency cores can reach as high as 5.8GHz thanks to Intel's Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) technology. The new architecture, combined with the i9's TVB technology,... Continue Reading »
This Netgear USB adapter adds plug-and-play Wi-Fi 6E to PCs
Posted on Friday September 23, 2022
Netgear recently introduced a USB adapter that makes Windows PCs compatible with Wi-Fi 6E networks. The attachment could significantly boost bandwidth and connection reliability while everybody waits for Wi-Fi 7, which tech companies have only recently started demonstrating. Continue Reading »
"Refurbishing" process for these crypto miners is to blast GPUs with a pressure washer
Posted on Friday September 23, 2022
A video posted to Twitter allegedly shows Vietnamese cryptocurrency miners preparing used graphics cards for resale by washing them with a high-powered jet nozzle. Mining crypto with the power of multiple GPUs has become less profitable since "The Merge," so cryptopreneurs are preparing to offload much of their equipment. Continue Reading »
RTX 4090 hits 2.85GHz boost clock in Cyberpunk 2077 demo
Posted on Friday September 23, 2022
Nvidia sent RTX 4090 review samples to some publications, bundled with a demo video showing Cyberpunk 2077 running on the GPU. Metrics in the demo show the press just how well Nvidia's new flagship handles the game. It also demonstrates DLSS 3's effects on performance, heat, and energy consumption. Continue Reading »
City of London Police arrest alleged GTA VI leaker with assistance from FBI and NCCU
Posted on Friday September 23, 2022
The teenager suspected of being behind this week's massive Grand Theft Auto 6 leak is in custody in the UK. The City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old Oxfordshire resident suspected of hacking Rockstar and Uber. Police officials say they were aided by the UK's National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU). Continue Reading »
Apple Music named primary Super Bowl halftime show sponsor in multi-year NFL deal
Posted on Friday September 23, 2022
The deal represents a shift in strategy for Apple as the company rarely sponsors events it does not control. The last time it lent its name to an event was in 2016 to advertise for the Apple Watch. Continue Reading »
Project Caviar: Google is promoting new royalty-free audio and video codecs
Posted on Friday September 23, 2022
Google has a plan to compete with the most recent and popular standards for audio and video contents controlled by Dolby, and it is internally known as "Project Caviar." During a presentation held behind closed doors for hardware manufacturers, Caviar was described as a means to create a "healthier, broader... Continue Reading »
Facebook users are suing Meta for tracking them through a loophole on iOS
Posted on Friday September 23, 2022
Despite being past its prime, Facebook remains one of the most downloaded programs on the App Store. Apptopia stats show that users downloaded the Facebook app over 416 million times across all devices in 2021. While it may not match TikTok's astounding 656 million downloads, Facebook's numbers are still outstanding... Continue Reading »