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Intel plans to use its facilities to create chips with competitive manufacturing processes

Intel executive director, Bob Swan , has made some striking statements to Toms Hardware where he assures that the company would be open to using its facilities and factories to create chips using a competitor’s manufacturing technology. That would mean using the company’s manufacturing capacity, the only one in the processor industry x 86 that… Read more

How to block a program's internet access in Windows 10 Firewall

Introduction to Windows Firewall with advanced security Although it is not usually a problem for an application to have access to the internet, and we are usually interested in having it, especially in the case of online games or browsers, among other programs, sometimes there are also occasions when we want to block internet access… Read more

heise + | Crash course: digitizing records and cassettes with Ocenaudio

Records and cassettes can be digitized and dusted off with little technical effort using the free Ocenaudio software. (Image: Martin Reche) Crash course: digitizing records and cassettes with Ocenaudio Hardware requirements and structure Preamplifier for turntable Selection of the recording program Set level and test recording Improve sound Export songs Analog Sound carriers are back… Read more

HiFiMAN HE400i 2020 Edition Review

Introduction and Specification HiFiMAN is well known for their value planar magnetic headphones, and today, we will take a look at the latest and greatest HE400i offering—namely, the 2020 Edition. The 2020 Edition incorporates the headband assembly we first saw on the HiFiMAN Deva. Another minor change that perhaps many DIYers will enjoy is the… Read more

Intel shows Rocket Lake-S and talks about Alder Lake

In addition to the presentation of Tiger Lake-H with four cores, 5 GHz and up to 35 W has Intel talked about other future processors. The launch of Rocket Lake-S in the first quarter was promised for all desktop users. So far, Intel has spoken of an IPC plus in the double-digit percentage range. This… Read more

Intel Teases Rocket Lake Core i9-11900K, Intends to Retake Gaming Crown With 19% IPC Increase

Home News (Image credit: Intel) Intel fired back at AMD’s Ryzen 5000 today at CES 2021 with its Rocket Lake-S flagship, claiming the new chip takes back the gaming performance crown. Intel says that its 14nm Rocket Lake processors will come to market this quarter with a 19% IPC increase born of the new Cypress… Read more

Minisforum Discrete GPU Mini PC Now Available For Sale

Home News (Image credit: Miniforums) In 2020, Minisforum, a company that focuses on Mini-PCs, started a crowdfunded campaign to launch its latest device, the Minisforum EliteMini H31G. The company is starting to send out the Mini PC to those who backed it and has now made it available for sale via its website. The H31G… Read more

TCL 20 5G and TCL 20 SE – The premiere of new, reasonably priced smartphones with Qualcomm Snadpragon series systems

TCL, known primarily for the production of TV sets, introduces two new mobile devices to its product offer, while this year’s line 20 will get a total of five smartphones. TCL 20 5G and 20 SE, which we will talk about in a moment, will be available in Polish stores at the end of January,… Read more

Archos X67 5G – the premiere of an armored smartphone with a huge battery with a good capacity of 8000 mAh

Contrary to appearances, there is not much going on in the segment of the so-called armored or, if you like – reinforced phones. The premieres of this type of equipment are rare, and the gems are like a medicine here. However, there are exceptions that offer more than the competition. As an example, we can… Read more

ARM Macs: Apple supposedly wants to solve Bluetooth problems soon

Apple seems to be tackling the Bluetooth problems with the new Macs with Apple Silicon: The manufacturer has confirmed to him that a “macOS fix” for the problem is in the works and could be published soon, how US professor Ian Bogost, who teaches Tech at the University of Georgia, reports. Since the first Macs… Read more

heise + | Bookmark management: Use bookmarks with multiple browsers

Bookmark management: use bookmarks with multiple browsers Web command centers Write start page with HTML direct matcher Read article in c’t 2 / 2021 The cryptic URL from the page in the company intranet with the deadlines; the address of this (what’s his name again?) blogger with the interesting political analysis; the collection discovered by… Read more

OnePlus Band – The premiere of an inexpensive, smart fitness band that is a direct competitor of the Xiaomi Mi Band

Numerous reports have been confirmed. The eponymous manufacturer today unveiled its own smart fitness band to track the activity and monitor the user’s health. OnePlus Band, because this is the name of the gadget, is nothing more than a response to the wildly popular Xiaomi Mi Band accessories. Interestingly, the OnePlus proposal is, at least… Read more

HP Elite x2 G8: Windows tablet with 3: 2 touchscreen, stylus and practical keyboard

With the Elite x2 G8, HP is presenting a Windows tablet in 3: 2 format with a stylus and practical keyboard at the CES 2021. The tablet optionally uses a 13 “display with a resolution of 1. 920 x 1. 080 pixels or a resolution of 3. 000 x 2. 000 pixels. In addition, buyers… Read more

Smart TV trends in 2021 – Gaming in the cloud, cooperation with mobile devices and artificial intelligence

For many people, linear television ceased to exist years ago. This does not mean that the receivers have disappeared from our homes. On the contrary, in the era of the development of utility technology, these devices develop at an unprecedented pace. The coronavirus pandemic is not without significance, which to some extent forced us to… Read more

Why Chamberlain built a $3,000 automatic garage door for your dog

My garage door opener is one of the most boring pieces of tech in my house, made by a company that’s 67 years old. The one I bought last year looks almost identical to the ones it released a decade ago. But for the past 16 months, a small band of developers at Chamberlain has… Read more