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Intel 12th-Gen Alder Lake Release Date, Benchmarks, Specifications, and All We Know

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Intel’s 12th-Gen Alder Lake chip will bring the company’s hybrid architecture, which combines a mix of larger high-performance cores paired with smaller high-efficiency cores, to desktop x86 PCs for the first time. That represents a massive strategic shift as Intel looks to regain the uncontested performance lead against AMD’s Ryzen… Read more

Parler’s CEO has been fired

After his social media platform was largely wiped off the web, Parler CEO and co-founder John Matze says he has been fired by his company’s own board of directors, according to a memo obtained by Fox News and a text message confirmation he sent to Reuters. Parler, of course, is the social network that found… Read more

Meet Andy Jassy, Amazon’s next CEO

Andy Jassy speaking at the 2019 CERAWeek ConferencePhoto: Getty Images The exec helped Amazon soar in the cloud, and now he’ll determine the company’s future Amazon is getting a new CEO for the first time in its 27-year-history: cloud computing chief Andy Jassy, who will be replacing co-founder Jeff Bezos later this year. Jassy, currently… Read more

Ruark R3

Our Verdict While we thought its radio sources need a little tonal attention, the highlights here are playback from CD, from streaming music services and Bluetooth. For Compact music system Endless paths to music CD and streaming Against Edgy sound on radio sources Variable results for ‘3D audio’ Sound+Image mag review (Image credit: Future) This… Read more

Epson EpiqVision EH-LS300B

Our Verdict Epson’s EH-LS300 UST projector is practical for everyday use, with some limitations, as well as for truly immersive bigscreen movie nights. For Powerful bright image Free-to-air TV catch-up services Convenient way to get a really large picture Against No Netflix or Prime support No Ethernet 1080i/50 and 576i/50 issues Sound+Image mag review (Image… Read more

Huawei’s HarmonyOS appears to just be a forked version of Android

HarmonyOS is Huawei’s alternative operating system that was created after the company was banned in the US and lost its Android license. The reality is the operating system is less of a new alternative and more of a slapdash fork of Android 10, according to a new report from Ron Amadeo at Ars Technica. HarmonyOS… Read more

Free Open Source GPU Under Development for RISC-V

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The days of open-source GPUs may soon be upon us. The RISC-V architecture enables small companies to develop purpose-built processors and microcontrollers without paying a royalty. There are numerous free and commercial IP building blocks for RISC-V-based system-on-chips (SoCs), but the portfolio lacks a graphics option. This will change in a… Read more

Apple iPhone 12 Mini

Our Verdict The iPhone 12 Mini delivers a hugely satisfying iOS experience in a tiny package For Excellent OLED picture Entertaining sound iOS as slick as ever Against Battery life not outstanding No charger supplied If you have big hands, big pockets and a ‘bigger is better’ outlook on life, then the iPhone 12 Mini… Read more

Philips 65OLED935

Our Verdict Philips has produced a brilliant OLED television, but the partnering soundbar isn’t quite at the same level For Tidy and appealing build Punchy HDR and SDR pictures Fabulous 4K detail Against UI a little dated Mediocre motion processing Sonically short on dynamics Combining a television with an integrated soundbar can be a double-edged… Read more

Philips 4K HDR TV choices compared: OLED 806, 856, OLED+ 935, MiniLED 9636 and more

(Pocket-lint) – Philips frequently refreshes its TV lineup, with new designs and updates, and 2021 will be no different. A new range of Philips OLED TVs are coming soon. While, at the top end of its LED TV range, it will also introduce Mini LED tech for the first time. Here then are Philips’ top… Read more

Ring’s new $60 video doorbell is its smallest and cheapest yet

Amazon’s Ring has debuted its latest video doorbell, the (blandly named) Ring Video Doorbell Wired which, at $59.99, is the cheapest and smallest doorbell that the company has ever offered. As the name implies, there is one major limitation of the new Ring Video Doorbell Wired — unlike its pricier siblings, it can only be… Read more

Philips introduces 9000 series – its first Mini LED TVs

Home News (Image credit: Philips) Not one to be left behind, Philips has introduced its own set of Mini LED TVs to arrive in the shops this year. The Philips 9000 series consists of two distinct lines, the Philips 9639 MiniLED TVs, which come with an integrated Bowers & Wilkins soundbar, and the Philips 9506… Read more

Philips announces 2021 OLED TVs with HDMI 2.1, more Ambilight and enhanced processing

Home News (Image credit: TP Vision) Philips has just taken the wraps off its first 2021 TVs and, above the company’s new miniLED sets, there are new OLED models to get excited about. One area where 2020’s excellent OLED805 sets were lacking was next-gen HDMI features, so it’s good news that Philips has addressed this… Read more

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s next company is literally called Nothing

Carl Pei, the OnePlus co-founder who parted ways with the company last year, has announced the name of his next venture: Nothing. It describes itself as a “London based consumer technology company” and counts the likes of iPod inventor Tony Fadell, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTuber Casey Neistat as investors…. Read more

RTX 3080 Mining Rig in a BMW’s Trunk Meant ‘Just to Annoy Gamers’

Home News (Image credit: Simon Byrne) Big-time miner Simon Byrne went the extra mile and made a portable RTX 3080 mining rig that is capable of going 0-60mph in under 4.5 seconds. The vehicle Byrne used is the BMW i8, and in the trunk is a small RTX 3080 farm with six GPUs. Simon uses… Read more