Apple has started selling a three-meter Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable, complete with an eye-watering $159 price tag. That might seem like a lot of money for a USB cable, but there’s a bit more to unpack here. Three meters is approximately 9.8 feet. Right now, this is the longest Thunderbolt 4 cable on the market.…
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There are plenty of great pre-built gaming PCs on the market, but there’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of using one that you create yourself. While the process of assembling a computer isn’t difficult, it’s daunting the first time you do it. For those embarking on their first build, we’ve put together a step-by-step guide…
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Stack Overflow has announced The Key v2, a three-key keyboard with Ctrl, C, and V keys (which can, of course, be configured to do anything you like). The Key v2 now has RGB lighting, a translucent base, and hot-swappable mechanical switches. If The Key v2 seems like something of a joke, that’s because its predecessor,…
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Block signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Jan. 3, 2022. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg May 4, 2022, 7:11 PM; Updated: May 4, 2022, 11:27 PM Judge invalidated patent covering digital discounts Financial services companies like Visa also sued Block Inc. has been freed from a patent-infringement suit claiming that…
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Bad news, AT&T subscribers: There’s a chance that your bill is about to get more expensive. Bloomberg reports that AT&T is raising the prices of some of its old mobile plans in an effort to make more money and push subscribers into signing up for newer plans. This is the first time that the prices…
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Seagate is celebrating “May the 4th” with three Star Wars-branded external hard drives featuring Boba Fett, Grogu, and The Mandalorian. The HDDs, which are compatible with PCs and game consoles, are essentially rebadged versions of the company’s FireCuda Gaming Hard Drives released last year. They’re not fast, but they are reasonably priced for 2TB of…
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GPU prices continue to fall to relatively sane levels, and that’s definitely the case with AMD’s current flagship: the Radeon RX 6900 XT. A month ago, Radeon RX 6900 XT prices were hovering around the $1,256 mark on third-party marketplaces like eBay. However, Newegg is currently selling the Gigabyte RX 6900 XT Gaming OC for…
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A new navigation system for drones reduces the processing power needed to avoid obstacles, even in tricky environments like forests Technology 4 May 2022 By Chris Stokel-Walker A new navigation system enables a swarm of 10 lightweight drones to fly together without crashing into one another or obstacles, even in challenging places such as forests.…
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Adata just turned 21 today, and the company has started the celebrations with an online event where users can play games, win prizes, and see a virtual showcase of Adata’s new products. Adata has created the Meraverse, a virtual universe with mini-games that offer prizes, including XPG Xenia gaming laptops, storage devices, Amazon gift cards,…
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AMD is set to release its Radeon RX 6000-series refresh later this month, which could rank among the best graphics cards when they arrive, but details about the new graphics cards have been leaking for quite a while. On Wednesday, our colleagues from WCCFTech published the first 3DMark Time Spy and Fire Strike scores of the new…
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