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Developed by the enthusiast, SuperRT brings real-time beam tracking to the Super Nintendo game console

The accelerator, dubbed SuperRT, is implemented on an FPGA circuit and works with the SNES console on the same principle as, for example, Star Fox’s SuperFX chip. Real-time beam tracking is gaining momentum into the gaming world. However, few would have thought that one of the beam-supporting platforms would be the Super Nintendo console. Ben… Read more

New article: Apple iPhone 12 Pro & 12 Pro Max tested

We tested Apple’s latest iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max top models. Honestly, the outrageous Apple iPhone 12 Pro article is finally available to read. Apologies to anyone who has had to wait several weeks for the article. The article tests both the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max based on… Read more

The Vulkan interface received an SDK supporting beam tracking and the first official beam tracking game

Several ray tracing games using NVIDIA plug-ins have already been released for the Vulkan interface, but the Quake II RTX update made it the first game to support official plug-in extensions. Maintaining multiple open interfaces, Khronos has released a major update to the Vulkan interface. Radiation tracking extensions released last month now supported, among other… Read more

NVIDIA released new GeForce and Studio 460.89 drivers for its graphics cards

GeForce drivers include a Game Ready stamp for a recent update to Quake II RTX that adds support for official radius tracking extensions to the Vulkan interface. NVIDIA has released new drivers for its graphics cards. GeForce 460. 89 Drivers are available for Windows 7, 8 (.1) and 10 operating systems and support all of… Read more

HMD Global unveiled the Nokia 5.4 smartphone

HMD Global’s novelty will be on sale in the price range of approximately 200 HMD Global has today released its new Nokia 5.4 smartphone as the successor to the 5.3 model released last March. Somewhat especially, some of the features of the device have even deteriorated compared to the predecessor model. Equipped with a polycarbonate… Read more

System with two 64-core Milan processors in test leaks (Zen 3)

ExecutableFix tests run parallel 64 core Zen 2 and Zen 3 Epics and run Cinebench R 23 128 at the core AMD released the Zen 3 architecture with Vermeer code-named Ryzen 5000 processors for the desktop. The company has previously confirmed that it will also start shipping Milan-coded Epyc processors based on the same architecture… Read more

Tukes: Continuous security flaws in USB chargers

As many as 105 of the 126 USB charger I tested in 2018 – 2020 were deficient and non-standard in one way or another. The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency Tukes has today published a bulletin concerning the safety of USB chargers. According to the Agency, most of the chargers tested show serious control deficiencies… Read more

Google services are experiencing widespread disruption

Problems with Google services lasted about an hour and a half today. Google services have suffered widespread disruptions today. The disruption began in about half of Finland’s time in two countries and extended extensively to Google’s various login services, such as Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Drive, Docs, Calendar and Stadia. The problems also affected e.g. Smart… Read more

Intel's next-generation Sapphire Rapids will appear on the camera

Sapphire Rapids is expected to be Intel’s first server processor to support DDR5 memory and PCI Express 5.0 buses. Intel’s Ice Lake-SP architecture has already been introduced, but the actual mass production of the first 10 nanometer server chips will not get off to a proper start until next year. The next generation of Sapphire… Read more

Live: io-Tech Technology Podcast (50/2020)

The io-Tech Technology Podcast, streamed live on YouTube, discusses the week’s most exciting events in the IT and mobile world. io-Tech’s weekly Technology Podcast will be shown today, Friday 11. December around noon 15: live from live streamina. The technology podcast will be broadcast live on YouTube. Juha Kokkonen and Sampsa Kurri will vote In… Read more

New article: Testing OnePlus Nord N10

io-tech tested OnePlusa’s fresh mid-range Nord N 10 5G cheaper than the original Nord. OnePlus released the original mid-priced Nord smartphone last summer. At the end of October, the Nord range was continued with the Nord N 10 and Nord N 100 models below the original model. . Of these, the more expensive Nord N… Read more

Kioxia will increase its memory manufacturing capacity with two new production facilities

The first of the new production facilities is scheduled to be commissioned in just over a year in the spring 2022. The need for memory chips is constantly growing, but their manufacturing capacity is limited. Kioxia, formerly known as Toshiba Memory Corporation, has taken the bull by the horns and announced the construction of as… Read more

Experimental BIOS for ASRock X370 Taichi and Professional motherboards with Ryzen 5000 support

So far, there is no certainty as to whether the alpha-level BIOS is handwritten by ASRock or a BIOS version modified by an enthusiast. AMD reversed its previous plans to limit Zen 3 processors to 500 series motherboards only by extending support to beta 400 series motherboards. 300 series motherboards, however, were left licking their… Read more

Seagate released its own RISC-V cores for hard disk controller circuits

An even more efficient control circuit is one of the milestones on the road to the company’s goal of producing more than 50 terabytes of hard disks by 2026. Seagate, best known for its hard drives, has made a new, perhaps even surprising, conquest. The company has released its first own RISC-V cores. RISC-V cores… Read more

SK Hynix released as many as 176-layer 4D NAND Flash memories

SK Hynix’s 4D NAND memories based on TLC cells will initially be available in 512 gigabit capacity, but terabit chips are also being developed. SK Hynix is one of the world’s largest memory manufacturers. The company’s range also includes a wide range of different NAND Flash memories, including the latest generation of 4D NAND memories…. Read more