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Spice up your daily pandemic walk with these apps

Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge As you may have heard one or two times, we’re now roughly a year into COVID and pandemic lockdown life. To fill the void in our lives that was once occupied by social gatherings, visiting family, and breathing indoor air freely, many of us have turned to new hobbies… Read more

Apple Discontinues iMac Pro Workstation: Get It While Supplies Last

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Apple is about to discontinue its iMac Pro all-in-one workstation. The system is currently only available in the default configuration while supplies last, and no replacement is planned, at least for now. Apple confirmed that it is discontinuing the iMac Pro in an interview with MacRumours. The company said that no… Read more

Biostar Injects Some Juice Into AMD’s Radeon RX 6700 XT

Home News Biostar Radeon RX 6700 XT (Image credit: Biostar) Evidently, not all reference Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics cards will arrive with the same clock speeds — Biostar (via VideoCardz) has listed a reference design that flaunts a small factory overclock. Biostar refers to the graphics card as “VA67T6TEL9 Ver. RX6700XT M,” although it’s… Read more

Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo Review

Introduction We have with us the Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo, the company’s top custom-design RTX 3080 offering available in the North American market. The AMP Holo is positioned a notch above the RTX 3080 Trinity, which we had a chance to review last year. For the most part, the card retains the design… Read more

Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo Review

Introduction We have with us the Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo, the company’s top custom-design RTX 3080 offering available in the North American market. The AMP Holo is positioned a notch above the RTX 3080 Trinity, which we had a chance to review last year. For the most part, the card retains the design… Read more

A Silicon Valley school is using virtual escape rooms to evaluate prospective students

Applying to an elite middle school sounds like a stressful experience, and I’m sure COVID-19 doesn’t help. With things like open houses, campus tours, and in-person interviews off the table, applicants have fewer chances to experience their prospective schools — and admissions offices have fewer chances to meet their prospective students. One San Jose private… Read more

Next Raspberry Pi CPU Will Have Machine Learning Built In

Home News (Image credit: Future) At the recent tinyML Summit 2021, Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton teased the future of ‘Pi Silicon’ and it looks like machine learning could see a massive improvement thanks to Raspberry Pi’s news in-house chip development team. It is safe to say that the Raspberry Pi Pico and its RP2040… Read more

GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Listing Implies Ray Tracing on the Cheap

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Asus has seemingly confirmed specifications for the mobile GeForce RTX 3050 Ti. As spotted by momomo_us, the graphics card, which Nvidia has yet to confirm, will be available in a cheaper configuration of Asus’ TUF Dash 15 gaming laptop. Early this year, the SKU was listed with an “NVIDIA GeForce… Read more

Tesla launches a social platform and is closing its forums

Tesla has launched a new social platform of sorts on its website geared at letting owners and fans of the brand “[t]ake actions on behalf of Tesla and the movement for cleaner energy.” The new microsite — called the “Tesla Engagement Platform” — already features information about how Nebraska residents can help support the company’s… Read more

Report: Apple to bring 10.9-inch OLED iPad Pro, OLED Macbook Pro next year

Apple is looking to bring an OLED iPad Pro to market next year. Per a Digitimes report, Apple will use a 10.9-inch OLED panel for its 2022 iPad Pro. The report says that Apple is also planning a 12.9-inch OLED iPad Pro and even an OLED 16-inch MacBook Pro to follow later on in 2022…. Read more

Silicon Power UD70 M.2 SSD Review: Low-Cost PCIe Gen3 Speed

Our Verdict While not the best looking M.2 NVMe SSD we’ve come across, Silicon Power’s UD70 is a responsive PCIe 3.0 SSD with an attractive price point. For Competitive performance Single-sided form factor AES 256-bit hardware encryption 5-year warranty Against Low endurance ratings Slow write speed after write cache fills Go to page: Features and… Read more

YouTuber Builds M1-Equipped iMac

Home News (Image credit: Luke Miani) Apple said it expects to switch the entire Mac product line over to its own silicon by the end of 2022. YouTuber Luke Miani didn’t want to wait that long for the company to update the iMac, however, so he decided to build one with an M1 chip himself…. Read more

Intel Copies AMD’s Memory Overclocking Approach With Rocket Lake CPUs

Home News CPU IMC : DRAM Clock (Image credit: Chiphell) Intel’s 11th Generation Rocket Lake processors aren’t due until March 30. However, some retailers are already shipping out orders. One user from the Chiphell forums has gotten his hands on a retail Core i7-11700K, and it would appear that Intel is using a similar memory… Read more

PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 Revel Epic-X RGB Review

Introduction We have with us the PNY GeForce RTX 3070 XLR8 Revel Epic-X RGB graphics card. The XLR8 (reads “accelerate”) line of graphics cards by PNY targets the gaming and PC enthusiast community and comes with the trust creative professionals associate with the PNY brand. PNY is a major vendor of professional visualization graphics cards… Read more

Cooler Master ML360 Sub-Zero Review: Frigid Temps for LGA1200

Our Verdict The Cooler Master ML360 Sub-Zero appeals to enthusiast system builders burdened with deep pockets, seeking sub-ambient temps and ease of installation. It does well, but also comes with some distinct caveats. For Easy install Single digit (or lower) idle temps can be possible New high-flow pump Against Expensive Supports only LGA1200 Under sustained… Read more