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New Intel DG1 Discrete GPU Pops Up: D-Sub Output Meets Low Profile Design

Home News (Image credit: Gunnir) Intel introduced the Iris Xe discrete graphics processor months ago, but so far, only a handful of OEMs and a couple of graphics card makers have adopted it for their products. This week, VideoCardz discovered another vendor, Gunnir, that offers a desktop system and a standalone Intel DG1 graphics card with… Read more

Redbox still exists, plans to go public

If you live in a major metropolitan area with great high-speed internet, you will be forgiven for forgetting Redbox exists. But the company that rents new releases from big red kiosks at grocery stores is still alive and kicking, and Variety is reporting it intends to go public after it was acquired by the special… Read more

Building the ultimate retro computer

Although I assembled it myself, and its software all comes from an open-source DIY project, in many ways my MiSTer is the most versatile computer I own. It’s a shapeshifting wonderbox that can change its own logic to make itself run like countless other machines as accurately as possible. From old arcade boards to early… Read more

Watch composer Yuzo Koshiro play his iconic chiptunes through an NEC PC-88

It’s not hard to listen to your favorite video game soundtracks online. Just load YouTube or some other music streaming services, and search there. But that experience pales in comparison to hearing (and seeing) that music played through the hardware it was originally composed on. Legendary gaming composer Yuzo Koshiro has been posting nostalgia bombs… Read more

PSA: phones, MagSafe or not, should be kept away from your pacemaker

When it comes to whether MagSafe-enabled iPhones are safe around pacemakers or other implanted medical devices, Apple and medical device makers have the same advice: it should be okay, but it’s best not to risk it. MacRumors spotted an update to one of Apple’s support documents, where the company advises that iPhones should be kept… Read more

QuoVadis: HTTPS error due to a revoked certificate

An insufficiently communicated certificate change obviously leads to problems. Heise Security is currently receiving a lot of messages about errors when establishing HTTPS / TLS connections. The cause is apparently a revoked intermediate certificate from QuoVadis Intermediate CA. The following certificate is affected: QuoVadis Global SSL ICA G3 Obviously (on the server?) This must be… Read more

Clock Tuner For Ryzen 2.0: the utility for the Zen 3 CPUs is coming

Thanks to this tool, at the debut in January 2021, it will be possible to intervene in the optimization and tweaking of the AMD Ryzen series CPUs 5000 with a very high level of intervention of Paolo Corsini published on 29 December 2020 , at 16: 41 in the Processors channel Zen RyZen AMD Threadripper… Read more

Best ultrawide monitors 2021: Top 21:9 picks for gaming and working from home

(Pocket-lint) – Picking up a top ultrawide monitor can transform your desk setup, whether you want to use the screen for gaming or working from home. Before you toss your old CRT monitor onto the trash heap, though, it’s important to understand what you’re getting with an ultrawide monitor. Essentially, these wider screens let you… Read more

Raspberry Pi Zero Squeezed Into Nintendo Christmas Ornament

Home News (Image credit: Retrocution) This exciting holiday project comes to us from a maker known on Reddit as Retrocution. This holiday, Retrocution decided to use a Raspberry Pi to turn a NES-shaped Christmas tree ornament into a functioning retro gaming console. To create the project, Retrocution essentially squeezed a Raspberry Pi Zero inside a… Read more