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Raspberry Pi: Reddit user converts single-board computers into music players

The Raspberry Pi single-board computer has its place at the forefront of the popularity of such systems for a reason. In the maker community, the very high degree of customizability by means of hardware extensions is particularly popular. At the same time, the board can also be used as a normal notebook. USB interfaces ensure… Read more

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Arctic Freezer 50 in the test: flagship cooler for the mainstream

Page 1: Arctic Freezer 50 in the test: flagship cooler for the mainstream With the freezer 50 Arctic is finally launching its top cooler for the mainstream sockets from AMD and Intel – and for Intel’s HEDT platform. In the test, we clarify whether the massive dual-tower cooler can also convince in the mainstream segment…. Read more

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Alpenföhn Gletscherwasser all-in-one water cooler for silent and overclocking systems

In cooperation with Roman “der8auer” Hartung, Alpenföhn has developed its premium AiO water cooler Gletscherwasser 240 and glacier water 360 presented to the public. According to the company, said water cooling systems have been optimized for very high cooling performance and at the same time quiet operation -Boost 3 ARGB series. In addition, the AiO… Read more

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Google Chrome: forced sale possible due to excessive market power

According to internal reports, the US Department of Justice is under investigation against Google due to excessive market power and the associated possible antitrust violations. Forcing Google to sell the popular Internet browser and part of its advertising business is being considered. This would be tantamount to breaking up, making it the first in decades… Read more

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TSMC quarterly figures: sales increase by over 20 percent

The Taiwanese chip manufacturer TMSC published its quarterly figures for the third quarter 2020. As expected, there was a high increase in sales and profits, not least due to Apple. Overall, sales increased compared to the third quarter of the previous year 21, 6%. The profit increased by a whole 29, 9%, compared to the… Read more

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Ubisoft publishes system requirements for Assassin's Creed Valhalla

The French publisher Ubisoft has now published the system requirements for the upcoming action adventure Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The on 10. November 2017 requires according to the French with a resolution of 1080 p (30 FPS) and few details (low) at least one AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or an Intel Core i5 – 4460. At… Read more

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6 bays with SSD cache: Synology releases the DS1621 +

Synology has introduced the NAS DS 1621 +. According to the manufacturer, the DS 1621 + is by far the most powerful Plus model to date. In addition to an AMD Ryzen V 1500 B Quad-Core with 2.2 GHz, the new NAS also has 4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM (expandable up to 32 GB) and… Read more

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