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Next-Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Might Be Coming Soon

Home News (Image credit: AMD) AMD’d next-generation Ryzen Threadripper might be coming soon, according to the latest patch notes for the popular HWiNFO diagnostic suite. Realix, the developer behind HWiNFO, said earlier today that the upcoming version of the software will improve its work with AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro as well as “next-generation Ryzen Threadripper”… Read more

Amazon apologizes for lying about pee — and attempts to shift the blame

Amazon has issued a rare public apology — but not to its workers, and with no real admission of guilt. Over a week ago, the company was caught publicly lying to Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) that its workers never feel the need to pee in water bottles (which is, in fact, a well-documented issue at… Read more

Dish is begging authorities for help with T-Mobile’s CDMA shutdown looming

Dish Network issued a new letter to the Federal Communications Commission this week, as reported by Axios, highlighting the urgent situation it faces if T-Mobile moves ahead with its planned January 2022 CDMA network shutdown. “We believe that T-Mobile’s actions raise significant competition and public interest concerns,” the letter states. It would be a blow… Read more

Louqe Raw S1 Review: the Future of Minimal Mini-ITX

Our Verdict Although Louqe’s Raw S1 lacks a few basic amenities, it’s a stunning display of ITX minimalism, design, and craftsmanship. For + Stunning minimalist design + Excellent Thermal Performance + Very compact, even by Mini-ITX standards + Oozes quality from every corner + Easy Mini-ITX + PCIe 4.0-Capable Riser Cable + No RGB Against… Read more

Study Shows How Fragile Semiconductor Industry Still Is

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published a report today detailing the, well, semiconductor industry’s weaknesses as the entire world attempts to figure out how to respond to the ongoing chip shortage. Many enthusiasts probably know the biggest issue: The semiconductor industry relies on many companies… Read more

Supreme Court says Facebook text alerts aren’t illegal robocalls

The Supreme Court has unanimously decided that Facebook text message alerts don’t violate laws against unwanted auto-dialed calls. The court ruled that a lower court defined illegal “robocalls” too broadly and that the term should only apply to systems that generate lists of numbers and call them indiscriminately, not a system that simply stores numbers… Read more

Best PC gaming headsets 2021: The best wired, wireless and surround sound headsets around

(Pocket-lint) – Setting out on a mission to find the very best gaming headsets was a daunting task. There are a multitude of options out there – wired, wireless, closed and open cup designs, stereo and surround sound headsets, oval and round earcups, leather and material finishes, the list goes on and on. A lot… Read more

Unizyx CEO Reportedly Says Networking Chip Supply Is at a 30-Year Low

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) It might be time to add another supply issue to the list. Unizyx CEO Gordon Yang said the company is suffering the worst networking chip shortage in 30 years, DigiTimes today reported, and that it will likely have to raise its prices as a result. Unizyx offers a wide array… Read more

Cisco CEO Expects Chip Shortage to Last Longer than a Year

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Here’s some bad news: Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins told Yahoo Finance Live today that he thinks it could take “a couple years” for the ongoing chip shortage to finally end. Here’s some worse news: Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger agreed with Robbins. “We can’t build fabs overnight,” he told Yahoo, “it… Read more

9 brilliant albums recorded in self-isolation

Home Features (Image credit: The Streets) Novelty of working from home wearing a little thin? Children climbing the walls? Missing those carefree double-kisses and bear hugs from relatives and acquaintances? Or are you feeling something else? Whisper it lest she disappear, but might that something actually be the muse descending? “An artist is always alone… Read more

Google’s AI reservation service Duplex is now available in 49 states

More than two years after it initially began trials, Google’s AI-powered reservation service Duplex is now available in 49 US states. This looks like it’ll be the limit of Duplex’s coverage in the US for the time being, as Google tells The Verge it has no timeline to launch the service in the last hold-out… Read more

Ubiquiti is accused of covering up a ‘catastrophic’ data breach — and it’s not denying it

Ubiquiti, a company whose prosumer-grade routers have become synonymous with security and manageability, is being accused of covering up a “catastrophic” security breach — and after 24 hours of silence, the company has now issued a statement that doesn’t deny any of the whistleblower’s claims. Originally, Ubiquiti emailed its customers about a supposedly minor security… Read more

Computex 2021 Cancels Onsite Exhibition as COVID-19 Makes Travel Impossible

Home News (Image credit: Grzegorz Czapski / Shutterstock.com) The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) announced yesterday the cancellation of Computex 2021’s onsite exhibition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead the many companies that show off their upcoming products at the event will have to do so via #COMPUTEXVirtual, an online gathering set to start… Read more

New Sky Q update adds voice search for Disney+ content

Home News (Image credit: Sky) One of Sky Q’s greatest strengths these days is its aggregation of content from third-party apps such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+. There is a downside, though: it can take longer to get to the content you want. That’s an issue that Sky is constantly looking to address… Read more

The FTC is letting Qualcomm off the hook with a tortured statement

Four years after accusing Qualcomm of abusing monopoly power to charge phone makers additional licensing fees for its modems — and seven months after seemingly losing that battle in a federal circuit court — the Federal Trade Commission has decided to throw in the towel. It’s no longer planning to appeal to the Supreme Court,… Read more