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DIYer Builds Bootleg AMD Threadripper Laptop

Home News (Image credit: YouTube) Putting an AMD Threadripper HEDT chip inside a laptop might sound strange, but someone was determined to make it a reality. As spotted by Hackaday, Jeff from the Excursion Gear YouTube channel went the extra mile with his DIY laptop, by including a 16-core, 32-thread AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper 1950X. To… Read more

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL – Low-profile DRAM memories in two color options up to 32 GB and 3600 MHz

Corsair has launched a new version of its popular Vengeance DRAM series – the Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL. The premiere DDR4 memory will initially be available in kits up to 128 GB (4x GB) and frequencies up to 3600 MHz and in two color versions: white and black. In the near future, there will… Read more

Corsair’s Vengeance RGB Pro RAM Drops Down In Height

Home News Vengeance RGB Pro SL (Image credit: Corsair) Corsair has expanded its formidable memory portfolio with a new series of high-performance memory kits. The Vengeance RGB Pro SL checks in with a lower profile and slightly revamped look. Measuring 51 mm tall, the original Vengeance Pro RGB didn’t always fit under some of the… Read more

The 3 phases of a ransomware attack and how to protect yourself. Ivanti's advice

Chris Goettl, Director of Product Management for Security Products by Ivanti, analyzes the steps necessary to launch a ransomware-type attack, highlighting the countermeasures to be taken at each stage, including recovery from backup by Alberto Falchi published on 21 January 2021 , at 14: 41 in the channel Security Ivanti Ransomware is one of the… Read more

Redmi pledges allegiance to Dimensity 1200, promises a gaming phone in 2021

Mediatek introduced two new chipsets yesterday, the Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100, and Redmi has revealed it will launch the first phone with the mightier platform. The announcement was made by brand CEO Lu Weibing who also confirmed on his Weibo profile that a gaming Redmi phone is also in the works and should arrive… Read more

Beware of SMS messages with WhatsApp codes: the Postal Police reports a scam in progress

Very high level of attention on SMS : a scam in progress relies on trust in the sender (who is in their address book) to have a 6-digit code sent to be entered in WhatsApp, which enables the theft of the account. Here are some further explanations. by Alessandro Bordin published 21 January 2021 ,… Read more

Issues with Chip Packaging to Affect Supply of Client Processors in 2021

Home News (Image credit: JCET Group) Demand for client PCs, consumer electronics, servers, and other high-tech equipment is driving sales of various processors and in the recent quarters semiconductor supply chain has failed to meet demand for chips. Not only do foundries not have enough capacity to build silicon for their clients, but lead times… Read more

Best Beats wireless headphones 2021: Bluetooth Beats for every budget

Home Best-buys Best Beats wireless headphones Buying Guide: welcome to What Hi-Fi?’s round-up of the best Beats wireless headphones you can buy in 2021. Beats had already established itself as the headphone make of choice for youngsters, athletes and hip-hop artists alike, but since it was bought by Apple in 2014 the brand’s profile has… Read more

Netflix confirms Shuffle Play feature will officially launch this year

Netflix’s Shuffle Play feature, which the company was spotted testing last year, is getting a widespread launch in the first half of 2021. Variety reports the company made the announcement as part of its latest financial results. In its testing phase, Shuffle Play has worked by picking content based on your viewing history, helping you… Read more

What DDR4 memory would you like in CPU tests? A short survey on the new measurement procedure

The holidays are getting closer, the holidays are getting closer … Maybe not just such traditional holidays, but slowly a great event for equipment enthusiasts is approaching, because on the horizon there are already Intel Rocket Lake processors (Core 11 Gen ). In turn, the recent debut of AMD Ryzen processors 5000 meant that I… Read more

Chrome 88 is here: Without Flash and FTP support

With Chrome 88 Google has finally banned Flash from its browser. This means that even corporate customers are no longer able to access or offer Flash content – Google has been advising them to switch since 2017. Adobe itself has ended support for Flash. In addition, FTP support is to end. According to Google, usage… Read more

AWS SDK for Go: Second version packages service clients as individual Go modules

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released the second major version of its Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Go programming language. According to the publisher, user feedback from the first version was incorporated and new features of the language were taken into account. Modularize service clients The revised modularization is new: Version 2 of the… Read more

Twitch: Who were your favorite streamers in 2020? Find out with Recap

The 2020 was undoubtedly a special year, but for many people Twitch was the service with which to spend their days at best. Hence, the livestreaming platform launches a special initiative to thank its users: Recap arrives. by Pasquale Fusco published 19 January 2021 , at 18: 51 in the web channel Twitch Many of… Read more

Asus GPU Tweak 3 in Open-Beta, Ready for RTX 30 and RX 6000 Series GPUs

Home News (Image credit: Future) Asus is currently in the process of updating its homebrewed graphics overclocking utility, GPU Tweak, from version 2 to version 3 (or, because Roman numerals are still cool apparently, from version II to version III). Overclocking and tuning is a great way to eke a bit more performance, or potentially… Read more

Realme X9’s slim profile teased by company CEO

Realme will launch a new X series, and we know from internal sources it will be Realme X9. Madhav Sheth, CEO in India and Europe, has posted a photo on his Twitter, revealing a slim profile of the phone – it will be as thick as six credit cards, stacked on top of each other…. Read more