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Watch AMD’s Computex 2021 Keynote Live Here at 7pm PT, 10pm ET Tonight

Home News (Image credit: AMD) AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su is set to deliver the Computex 2021 “AMD Accelerating – The High-Performance Computing Ecosystem” keynote tonight, May 31, 2021. Due to the global pandemic, Computex is an all-virtual event, but the activities, such as the AMD keynote, are scheduled to occur on Taipei time. As… Read more

Vilnius, Lithuania built a ‘portal’ to another city to help keep people connected

Weary of pandemic travel restrictions and aching to get out and see new people? The city of Vilnius, Lithuania has interesting solution: A real-time “portal” to another city. They really went all-in on the idea and the design; it looks quite a bit like something out of the erstwhile sci-fi movie/show Stargate. The city installed… Read more

PC Makers Intensify Chip Stockpiling to Fight Shortages

Home News (Image credit: Dell) PC sales in Q1 2021 tallied 83.981 million units, up 55.2% year-over-year, and all of the leading PC makers reported huge revenue gains for the first quarter. However, meeting the extraordinary demand was a big challenge for suppliers as pretty much every PC component suffers from ongoing shortages. Both Dell… Read more

Intel Secretly Launches 65W B-Series Tiger Lake Desktop CPUs (Updated)

Home News Intel Tiger Lake Processor (Image credit: Intel) Update 28/05/2021 3:13 pm PT: Intel has provided us with the following statement that sheds more light on the latest Tiger Lake desktop processors: “Intel has partnered with customers interested in expanding their product portfolio with enthusiast, small form-factor desktop designs. The Intel Core i9-11900KB processor… Read more

EK-Quantum Vector RE RTX 3080 GPU Block + Backplate Review

Introduction Oh my gosh, is this real? Do I actually have an RTX 3080 and a reference PCB card at that? After what seemed like an eternity, not only do I have a compatible GPU but several GPU blocks as well to begin a full GPU water block roundup here on TechPowerUp. There are entries… Read more

Acer’s Predator Triton 500 SE has a new 16:10 Mini LED display

There’s a new Acer Predator in town: the 16-inch Predator Triton 500 SE. It has a new subtle design with a touch of RGB as well as the latest chips from Intel and Nvidia. It also has a feature that I am much too excited about: a 16:10 display. Put this next to the previous… Read more

Acer’s new SpatialLabs tech brings 3D content to laptop screens

Acer has announced SpatialLabs, a new 3D technology that will debut on the company’s ConceptD laptops. I got a chance to try it. It’s not something we’ll realistically see on a consumer device anytime soon — but it’s pretty dang cool nonetheless. SpatialLabs is, according to Acer, “a suite of experiences empowered by cutting-edge optical… Read more

Dizo is Realme’s first sub-brand for AIoT products

Last week Realme revealed its plans to venture out its own TechLife sub-brand called “D”. Today, the sub-sub-brand is formally unveiled as Dizo. Dizo will venture into the Smart Home, Smart Care, Accessories and Smart Entertainment product categories aided by Realme’s supply chain, AIoT experience and industrial design. The new sub-brand will also benefit from… Read more

A courtroom artist’s view of the Epic v. Apple trial

Drawn by Vicki Behringer Eight of the artist’s favorite sketches from the three-week court proceeding On Monday, lawyers gave final statements in the Epic v. Apple case, finishing up just over three weeks of in-court proceedings that gave an unprecedented look at how Apple manages the iOS App Store. Both images and audio from the… Read more

Best retro record players 2021: Rekindle nostalgic sounds

(Pocket-lint) – Speak to any diehard music lover and you’ll always get the same answer: there’s nothing like vinyl. Forget about the new trends of getting the purest form of music, this is it. These record players age are modern in approach but have a retro style. You’ll find a lot of retro-styled options out… Read more

Elon Musk called lidar a ‘crutch,’ but now Tesla is reportedly testing Luminar’s laser sensors

A Tesla Model Y was photographed in Florida sporting rooftop lidar sensors made by buzzy sensor manufacturer Luminar. The sighting caused a bit of a stir among Tesla watchers, given Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s well-established disdain for the laser sensors commonly used by autonomous vehicle companies to create 3D maps of their environment. Even more… Read more

Virgin Galactic spaceplane VSS Unity completes successful flight

Virgin Galactic completed its first successful space flight in more than two years on Saturday, with its crewed VSS Unity spacecraft carried to an altitude of more than 44,000 feet before gliding safely back to Earth. Virgin’s VMS Eve carrier aircraft took off from Spaceport America in New Mexico at about 10:35AM ET with Unity… Read more

Time, money, and the new vaccination push

In the US, COVID-19 vaccines are free, but it turns out that money is still a big barrier to vaccination. See, even though the vaccines don’t cost a thing, it still takes time to go and get a shot and potentially recover from any side effects. For working adults, that may mean taking time off… Read more

China drives its rover on the surface of Mars

China became the second country to successfully deploy a vehicle on Mars on Saturday, and the first to do so on its inaugural visit to the Red Planet. Reuters reported that the solar-powered Zhurong rover drove down the ramp of its landing capsule on to the surface of Mars at about 10:40 AM Beijing time…. Read more

Here’s Anker’s apology after 712 Eufy customers had camera feeds exposed to strangers

Eufy has put out a statement apologizing for a glitch that occurred two days ago, allowing some Eufy home security camera users to see video from other users’ homes. The statement explains that it happened during a software update, but the company claims it only affected a small number of users: just 712 people across… Read more