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Nvidia RTX 3060 Pricing Skyrockets Before Launch

Home News (Image credit: Coreteks) According to a report, what was supposed to be Nvidia’s most “value-oriented” RTX 30-series GPU to date has succumbed to severe price gouging before launch. Like all new Ampere and RDNA2 products, it appears the RTX 3060 will be nearly impossible to purchase near MSRP. News outlet Corteks has revealed… Read more

Earfun Air Pro

Our Verdict By adding noise-cancelling to a budget wireless earbuds winner without compromising on its established sound, Earfun has another hit on its hands For Solid, accurate bass weight Effective noise cancelling Classy build and finish Against Harsh upper midrange Mention the name Earfun six months ago and you’d probably have been met with quizzical… Read more

Sophisticated hackers snuck sleeper malware into nearly 30,000 Macs

There’s a popular stereotype that Apple’s computers are largely immune to malware. Not only is is that incorrect, it appears that sophisticated hacker(s) might have been toying with the idea of a heist or drop nasty enough they’d have needed to cover their tracks. As Ars Technica reports, security researchers at Malwarebytes and Red Canary… Read more

Postmates workers are getting scammed out of their earnings by phishing schemes

Over at The Markup is an alarming story about a rash of phishing scams that have been targeting gig workers for Postmates. Drivers are receiving phone calls from people claiming to be Postmates employees, who urge the workers to give over their login details — usually under the guise that it’s necessary to keep a… Read more

Samsung forced to halt chip production in Austin due to power outages

Samsung has temporarily halted chip production at its facilities in Austin, TX in response to the region’s power outages brought on by Winter Storm Uri, the Austin American-Statesman reports. “With prior notice, appropriate measures have safely been taken for the facilities and wafers in production,” Samsung said in a statement, “We will resume production as… Read more

Samsung’s Chip Fabs in Texas Ordered to Shut Down Due to Power Shortage

Home News (Image credit: Samsung) In a development that certainly isn’t going to help the ongoing global chip shortage, according to a report from the Austin-American Statesman, Samsung has been ordered to completely shut down its fabs in Austin, Texas, due to power shortages in the state. The unprecedented move also impacts NXP Semiconductors and… Read more

Western Digital Launches WD Green SN350 M.2 SSD

Home News WD Green SN350 (Image credit: Western Digital) Western Digital has expanded its formidable SSD portfolio with the new line of WD Green SN350 SSDs. The drives, which adhere to the M.2 2280 form factor, will be available with capacities ranging from 240GB to 960GB. The SN350 is an entry-level SSD that slots perfectly… Read more

Google Pixel 6: rumours, leaks, specs and all of the news

Home Advice (Image credit: Google) Google’s Pixel handsets are some of the best smartphones money can buy. And unlike most of their rivals, they don’t come with crazy price tags. The most recent in the range, the Pixel 5, costs just £599 ($699, AU$999), which is very good value for such a well-specced handset. The… Read more

Samsung Galaxy Note 21 FE

In 2021, Samsung will likely introduce a Galaxy Note Fan Edition. LetsGoDigital has designed a snow-white Galaxy Note 21 FE especially for Valentine’s Day. We are already half-through February. The first high-end Samsung smartphones from 2021 went on sale last month, the Galaxy S21 series. Traditionally, it is now a matter of waiting till August… Read more

Hacked Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 Source Code Allegedly Sold

Home News (Image credit: CD Projekt Red) The source code files for Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and Gwent have apparently already been successfully auctioned off to an unknown party, according to well-known data security source vx-underground. That’s a quick turnaround after the initial hack hit news sources two days ago, which promised to leak and… Read more

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti rumours point to cut down specs

João Silva 1 day ago Featured Tech News, Graphics It seems that Nvidia has changed the specifications of the RTX 3080 Ti graphics card. As per a new report, both the GPU and the memory configuration have been modified, with the latter being the most affected. Earlier reports and listings suggested that the RTX 3080 Ti… Read more

This $300 Meowth turns a meme into a five-foot-tall plushie

The Pokémon Center is selling a Gigantamax Meowth that, while not true to size, is still pretty damn big. This Long Meowth measures 65 inches, which is just over five feet, and has a “dangerous smile.” A bad boy. Gigantamax Meowth is a 1:20 scale version of its Pokémon Sword and Shield counterpart, and it… Read more

Chinese Miners Using RTX 30-Series Laptops for Mining Power

Home News (Image credit: Weibo) Over this past week, Ethereum has skyrocketed to nearly $1700 in value (at the time of writing), making Ethereum very profitable to mine once again. But due to the shortage in graphics card supplies right now, desperate Chinese miners are apparently turning to RTX 30 series laptops as a new… Read more

Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Tachyon Motherboard Lands Overseas at $600

Home News Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Tachyon (Image credit: Geizhals) Gigabyte’s Z590 Aorus Tachyon has yet to debut in the U.S. market, but the overclocking-oriented motherboard has already emerged at overseas stores. Tto Austrian retailers, (as spotted via momomo_us), have listed the Z590 Aorus Tachyon for €509 (~$612.59). Deducting the 20% VAT rate would bring the… Read more

Listen to this amazing remaster of Super Mario World’s soundtrack

Fans are remastering the soundtrack to Super Mario World, creating uncompressed versions of the original tracks that were never possible on the Super Nintendo hardware. The Super Mario World Restored project is ongoing, but you can already listen to nine tracks from the original game over on The Brickster’s YouTube channel. As The Brickster explains… Read more