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Go read this report on how law enforcement can extract sensitive data from your car

A new report from The Intercept has shed light on a worrying new technology that lets law enforcement agencies extract personal data from people’s cars. It reports that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently made an order worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from Swedish data extraction firm MSAB which included iVe “vehicle forensics… Read more

Intel’s NUC 11 Essential Arrives With 10nm Jasper Lake CPUs

Home News Intel NUC 11 Essential (Image credit: FanlessTech) The specifications for Intel’s NUC 11 Essential (Atlas Canyon) device have emerged, courtesy of FanlessTech. The upcoming NUC utilizes the chipmaker’s 10nm low-powered Jasper Lake processors. Armed with Tremont cores, Jasper Lake checks in with thermal limits between 6W and 10W, so it doesn’t require any… Read more

Gigabyte Debuts Intel and AMD Powered Model X and S Gaming PCs

Home News (Image credit: Gigabyte / Aorus) Gigabyte has announced a pair of pre-built desktop gaming PCs, the Aorus Model X and Aorus Model S, both featuring top-of-the-range Intel and AMD CPUs alongside Nvidia RTX GPUs. What’s more, while the Model X is a standard-looking PC tower, the Model S comes in a 14L low-profile… Read more

What is HDMI QFT? The future of low latency gaming explained

Home Advice (Image credit: HDMI.org) It’s not an HDMI standard with much publicity right now, but HDMI QFT should be one you’re keeping an eye on if gaming is a priority. It may be one of the lesser talked about HDMI 2.1 features but this low latency technology has the potential to make your on-screen… Read more

Raspberry Pi CM4 Featured In 3D Printer Controller Board

Home News (Image credit: pkElectronics) The Raspberry Pi CM4 has made its way to the 3D printing world thanks to the latest project from pkElectronics. The CM4 module is featured as the main driver behind this custom 3D Printer controller PCB known as the Sigmoid S7P. This board does so much more than just control… Read more

ASRock Z590 PG Velocita Review: Network Speed, Ample USB

Our Verdict ASRock’s Z590 PG Velocita is a full-featured Z590 motherboard that includes three M.2 sockets, Killer based networking (including Wi-Fi 6E), capable power delivery, premium audio, and more. It’s a well-rounded mid-ranger for Intel’s Z590 platform. For Killer based 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E Networking 10 USB ports on rearIO Capable power delivery Against… Read more

Thermaltake The Tower 100 Review: Affordable ITX Weirdness

Our Verdict Although Thermaltake’s The Tower 100 isn’t the most practical case, it’s joyfully weird and doesn’t cost much. For + Unique new case design + Showpiece from all angles + Easily accessible top IO + Reasonable thermal performance + Affordable Against – Cheap build quality – Lacking cable management – Impractical build process –… Read more

Minisforum’s TL50 Mini PC Packs in Tiger Lake, Xe Graphics, Thunderbolt 4

Home News (Image credit: Minisforum) Minisforum has introduced its new ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) desktop PC that combines miniature dimensions with decent performance, rich connectivity, and upgradeability. The TL50 system packs Intel’s 11th Generation Core ‘Tiger Lake’ processor with built-in Xe Graphics and features two 2.5GbE connectors, a Thunderbolt 4 port, and three display outputs. The PC… Read more

Klipsch The Fives

Our Verdict The Fives offer sonic performance to match their lengthy feature list, if not exactly their ambitious moniker For Punchy presentation Good features set Versatile nature Against Uneven tonality Not the most organised presentation It’s not often we are presented with a product such as the Klipsch The Fives. They’re clearly a pair of… Read more

Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey is the first laptop to feature the RTX 3050 Ti GPU

João Silva 18 hours ago Featured Tech News, Laptop / Mobile Samsung Unpacked just took place this week and this time around, Samsung introduced a new gaming laptop – the Galaxy Book Odyssey. While we have seen listings and rumours about laptops equipped with an RTX 3050 Ti GPU, the Galaxy Book Odyssey is the… Read more

World’s widest plane nails ‘extremely successful’ second test flight

Stratolaunch, the aerospace firm founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, flew its behemoth carrier airplane named ‘Roc’ on Thursday for a second time. It was the company’s first flight under new ownership, coming two years after the twin-fuselage craft’s initial flight test. “Today’s flight, at first review, has appeared extremely successful,” Stratolaunch’s chief… Read more

Intel Motherboard Lands With 32 SATA Ports For Farming Chia

Home News Chia-D32H-D4 (Image credit: ZOL) Chinese motherboard manufacturer Onda (via ZOL) has launched the brand’s new Chia-D32H-D4 motherboard. The model name alone is enough to tell you that this motherboard is aimed at farming Chia cryptocurrency, which has already caused hard drive price spikes in Asia. Designed for mining, rather than to compete with… Read more

Apple AirPods 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Buds: Which wireless earbuds should you buy?

(Pocket-lint) – Apple and Samsung both offer their own wireless earphones. Apple’s earbuds come in the form of the AirPods, which now come in two flavours: regular and Pro. Samsung has multiple models too, but its bog-standard set is the Galaxy Buds. If you’re trying to work out which entry level wireless earbuds are best for… Read more

G-Technology ArmorLock Encrypted NVMe SSD Review: Your Phone is the Key

Our Verdict G-Technology’s ArmorLock Encrypted NVMe SSD is ready for almost any condition or abuse and comes with secure, always-on 256-bit AES-XTS hardware encryption. For + Competitive 10 Gbps performance + AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption + Rugged design + 5-year warranty Against – Single 2TB capacity – Bulky size – Costly Go to page: Features… Read more

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Powers 4K Digital Signage

Home News (Image credit: NEC/Sharp) Using a Raspberry Pi for digital signage is nothing new. The low cost and HD video output mean they are right at home powering the sort of digital signage that’s becoming more common around airports and even roadside advertising hoardings. The MPi4 NEC Media from Sharp NEC Display Solutions, spotted… Read more