We’re kicking the week off with some great discounts on powerful RTX 3080 powered laptops. First, we have the Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED YD for $1,699 at Newegg. Featuring a 4K screen and the beasty Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, this laptop can either power your gaming or be a productivity powerhouse. Second, we have the…
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Not every stable channel update for Google Chrome contains exciting new features, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore them. Keeping your software up to date is vitally important, as malicious actors are always finding new bugs to exploit. Speaking of which, Google rolled out Chrome version 99.0.4844.84 last Friday to address a new zero-day…
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You wait ages for a Raspberry Pi retrogaming build, and then loads come along at once. This pinball table was built by software engineer Chris Dalke, and came to us via Hackaday. It uses a Raspberry Pi 4 in concert with an Arduino Uno but the Arduino could easily be swapped for a Raspberry Pi…
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Samsung has announced that its Smart Monitor M8, a 32-inch monitor with smart TV capabilities as you might guess from the name, is now available to pre-order. This year’s initial Smart Monitor offering, the M80B model, is priced at around $700 (about £535, or AU$935), as Flat Panels HD reports, with availability varying by region…
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Just when pricing and availability trends for things like CPUs and GPUs seem to be trending in a good direction, a new report warns that silicon wafer prices are set to break records over the next few years. According to the China Times, 12-inch wafer prices will rise past the $200 level for the first…
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With Intel’s Core i9-12900KS launch date fast approaching, Intel’s partners are getting ready to add the new CPU to its prebuilt desktops. Maingear is one of the first to announce integration, with 12900KS coming to three of its current desktop configurations: the VYBE, RUSH, and R1 Razer Edition. The 12900KS will serve as the most…
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The iPhone 14 series will bring over two different designs this year. That’s what all rumors say, pointing to a massive notch redesign for the iPhone 14 Pro models. Similarly, recently leaked schematics have supported claims that the more expensive handsets will have a new pill-and-hole display design. Moreover, the renders also listed the phones’…
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The European Union may soon force Apple and Google to allow the practice of sideloading apps on iPhone and Android, respectively. It’s already possible for Android users to install any apps they want, regardless of where they come from. But the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) would also impose the practice on Apple, which would…
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Apple might just have a plan to make it much easier and more convenient to attach a monitor panel to a stand, and indeed switch a panel between different stands in a manner that could have obvious benefits, as highlighted by some recent controversy over the freshly launched Studio Display (we’ll come back to that…
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Several new leaks have emerged that give us a better idea of the upcoming Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti, which will likely be the most powerful – and expensive – gaming GPU in the world. While the mighty Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti is likely to be a niche product, it could still be a very important…
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