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Apple’s Latest ‘M2’ Chips Are in Mass Production

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Apple’s next chip, the as yet unnamed successor to the M1 has, according to Nikkei Asia already entered mass production, with ‘M2’ powered MacBooks appearing perhaps as soon as July. (Image credit: Apple) TMSC is the fab behind the silicon, pumping them out on its 5nm+ (N5P) process. It’s expected… Read more

Intel, Microsoft Team Up to Combat Cryptojacking

Home News (Image credit: Intel) Intel and Microsoft are collaborating on a new project to help enterprise and small business customers avoid security issues that may involve others using PCs on your network to mine cryptocurrencies, known as cryptojacking. The protection will be built into Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on systems using 6th Gen or… Read more

The tech some countries are betting on to reach new climate goals

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. At last week’s climate summit, there was a lot of talk about climate tech and how it could help countries meet their splashy new climate goals. A couple of the emerging technologies that got the most hype… Read more

Apple announces new $1 billion North Carolina campus and $80 billion additional US spending

Apple has announced new spending plans for the US, including the establishment of a 3,000-employee “campus and engineering hub” in North Carolina and the commitment of an additional $80 billion in investment across the country. Back in 2018, the firm said it would spend more than $350 billion in the US over the next five… Read more

Leaked Pictures Claim to Show Liquid-Cooled AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTX Graphics Card

Home News (Image credit: AMD) Two newly leaked images suggest that AMD considered building an extreme flagship for its Big Navi family featuring a liquid cooling system and called Radeon RX 6900 XTX. The Navi 21 GPUs already rank near the top of the best graphics cards, and also place high on our GPU benchmarks… Read more

Microsoft releases Office 2021 for Mac preview

Microsoft is releasing a preview version of Office 2021 for Mac and Office LTSC this week. While Office LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) is designed for commercial customers, both versions are perpetual versions of Office that don’t rely on subscriptions or the cloud. Microsoft announced its plans for Office 2021 back in February, and a Windows… Read more

Silicon Power UD70 2 TB Review

Introduction Silicon Power is a Taiwanese hardware manufacturer founded in 2003. In enthusiast circles, they are well known for providing high-quality flash storage products at reasonable pricing. Silicon Power’s various product lines include DRAM modules, SSDs, flash drives, and portable storage. Today, we are taking a look at the Silicon Power UD70, which is a… Read more

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU Die and Mining Performance Exposed in New Leak

Home News GA102-225-A1 (Image credit: VideoCardz) VideoCardz has shared a photograph of what appears to be Nvidia’s GA102-225-A1 die, which is reportedly going into the forthcoming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card. To put the icing on the cake, the publication also released a screenshot of the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti’s mining performance in Ethereum…. Read more

OnePlus’ gaming triggers for Android and iOS phones are now available in India

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau tweeted pictures of some attachable gaming triggers the company has created, and they’re made for more than just OnePlus’ phones. SlashGear and Android Headlines noticed them being teased during the unveiling of the OnePlus 9 back in late March, but they’re available online now in India from the OnePlus site for… Read more

Radeon RX 6900 XT Overclocked to 3.2 GHz, a New World Record

Home News (Image credit: der8auer) Der8auer, a star overclocker from Germany, has managed to set a new GPU frequency record with PowerColor’s custom-designed AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card. With the help of liquid nitrogen cooling, the specialist managed to boost the clock rate of 6900 XT, which made our list of best graphics cards thanks… Read more

Apple will now let you buy an M1 Mac Mini with 10-gigabit networking

The M1-powered Mac Mini can now be configured to included 10-gigabit networking, an option that the computer was notably missing compared to its Intel-powered counterpart (via 9to5Mac). The update to the 2020 computer seems to have come during Apple’s store update that came with the bigger product announcements today, including a new iMac and iPad… Read more

New iMac 24-inch (2021, Apple M1) vs iMac 27-inch (2020. Intel): Which is the best iMac for you?

(Pocket-lint) – Apple has revealed its new iMac – available in a single 24-inch size, it brings Apple’s own M1 processors to the iMac lineup as well as a new, thin-bezel design and seven colour finishes. Here we’re pitching it alongside the 2020 27-inch model featuring Intel processors. We’re expecting this version to be replaced… Read more

Cerebras Second-Gen Wafer Scale Chip: 2.6 Trillion 7nm Transistors, 850,000 Cores, 15kW of Power

Home News Image 1 of 10 (Image credit: Cerebras) Image 2 of 10 (Image credit: Cerebras) Image 3 of 10 (Image credit: Cerebras) Image 4 of 10 (Image credit: Cerebras) Image 5 of 10 (Image credit: Cerebras) Image 6 of 10 (Image credit: Cerebras) Image 7 of 10 (Image credit: Cerebras) Image 8 of 10… Read more

Apple announces thinner iMac with M1 chip and bright colors

Apple introduced a redesigned iMac today with a slimmer display, an Apple Silicon chip, and a case with bright, bold colors that throws back to the classic colorful all-in-one iMacs. Apple said the new iMac was designed from the ground up for the M1 chip. The new iMac has a 24-inch, 4.5K display with narrower… Read more

Crypto-Stealing Malware Starts Targeting Apple’s M1 Macs

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Researchers have discovered that the XCSSET malware has started targeting M1-equipped Macs via Xcode, The Hacker News reported Monday and has been updated to compromise accounts on various cryptocurrency trading platforms. Xcode is the integrated development environment (IDE) used to make apps for the iPhone, iPad, and other Apple hardware…. Read more