For the past few years, Microsoft has been predicting a future where you don’t need a password, thanks to the use of verification codes, biometric identifiers or authentication apps. Today, the company is putting its money where its mouth is and allowing you to take the password off your Microsoft account. Those who opt out…
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Barebones keyboards kits provide an easy way for folks to build their own clackers, without having to source a lot of different parts or even necessarily put them together. All you need to bring are your favorite switches and keycaps. However, with so many enthusiasts focused on smaller form factors, we rarely see full-size, 104-key…
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Intel’s upcoming Alder Lake-S line-up of desktop processors is expected to make a debut in the very near future. To host these processors, we are about to see a major socket change in the form of the LGA 1700 socket, which got pictured today. According to the Bilibili forums, and reported by VideoCardz, we have…
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In a Steam blog post, Valve announced a milestone for its upcoming handheld, the Steam Deck: dev-kits are already being shipped to said developers. Manufacturers tend to do this ahead of official release, giving developers time to go hands-on with the hardware and its software stack, try their software on the device, and learn about…
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The semiconductor industry is one of the most complex ventures on the planet, with a supply chain relying heavily on natural resources. Nikkei reports that we are at an inflection point for the semiconductor industry – mostly due to its most basic prime matter, rare earth metals (such as copper, lithium, or tin), which are…
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Apple announced a slew of new devices during a streaming event today, updating them with new silicon and a slew of features. The A15 Bionic is a new processor that will power some of Apple’s latest devices. At uses 5nm tech and 15 billion transistors, 6-core CPU with 2 high-performance and 4 efficiency cores. There’s…
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Apple announced a slew of new devices during a streaming event today, updating them with new silicon and a slew of features. First up was a new iPad, powered by Apple’s new A13 Bionic. Apple is touting that the chip has a 20% faster CPU, GPU and neural engine over the A12. The company is…
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Hardware detective Komachi has dug up an Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) submission that gives us a peep of Asus’ forthcoming Z690 motherboards. There are up to 16 potential models for Intel’s looming 12th Generation Alder Lake processors, though not all of them may make it to the market. DDR5 support is just one of many…
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Viet Nguyen is a game developer, artist, and one of three brothers behind Asobi Tech. With all of his experience and creativity, it should come as no surprise that he’s put together a fun, interactive decoration for Halloween. Just earlier today, Nguyen shared a creepy Raspberry Pi-powered picture frame to Twitter that comes to life…
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Sometimes, even the best ultrabooks need a bit of a rebrand. The ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 ($1,639.20 to start, $2,131.20 as tested) is still very much, well, a ThinkPad. But a few changes make it feel new. For instance, it now has a taller 16:10 display, making it better than ever at showing what…
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