The best gaming monitor deals strike a strong balance between resolution, refresh rate and price. Gigabyte’s G27QC nails this with a sharp QHD panel, a fast 165Hz refresh rate and, thanks to this discount, its lowest price this year. While its panel is VA rather than IPS or OLED, at $269 this monitor is a…
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There are few 3D printers with as many industry accolades as the Prusa i3 MK3S+, and after spending some time with this printer, it’s easy to see why it’s one of the best 3D printers currently on the market. With a price tag of $999 for an assembled macchine or $750 for a DIY kit,…
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Developer Chase Roberts is so good at Wordscapes, he’s beating it in his sleep. Albeit, with the help of a really cool Raspberry Pi project! If you’re not familiar with the popular app, players must complete a crossword of sorts using a wheel of letters at the bottom of the screen. To pull this off,…
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And according to the list of changes to the Linux kernel, Intel is ironically removing support for its Cannon Lake graphics driver in the upcoming Linux kernel version 5.15. These chips were famously shipped without the integrated graphics engine active, meaning the graphics drivers weren’t even needed. Interestingly, the chips did have an integrated Gen…
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The first four entries in AMD’s Big Navi line of graphics cards are finally out, meaning that there’s now a group of worthy contenders to Nvidia’s RTX throne. We spoke highly about both the now-released RX 6700 XT, RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT in our reviews for these cards, praising their price-to-power ratio and…
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Update 8/11/2021 8am PT: the hacker has now returned $256 million, with more being returned by the moment. Original article: That was quick. The hacker who stole approximately $600 million worth of various cryptocurrencies from Poly Network has returned millions of dollars from their haul, The Block reported, after creating a token called “The hacker…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced yesterday that BitMEX, a cryptocurrency exchange that operated in the U.S. from November 2014 to October 2020, was ordered to pay $100 million for violating numerous regulations. BitMEX was accused of serving as a Designated Contract Market, Swap Execution Facility, and Futures Commission Merchant without the appropriate registration…
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Synopsys has started offering its DDR5/DDR4 physical interface (PHY) and controller for next-generation system-on-chips (SoCs) that will be made using TSMC’s N5 (5 nm) fabrication technology. The IP package enable makers of SoCs to add support for both types of memory on their chips set to be made using TSMC’s N5 node. Synopsys is the…
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AMD’s rounding out its Navi graphics card lineup with a new GPU targeted at 1080p performance, the AMD RX 6600 XT. It’s technically out today, coming in at a $379 MSRP, but AIB models and stock shortages mean finding one at that price is going to be difficult. The best graphics cards go fast these…
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Intel has added yet another important name to its graphics research efforts. Anton Kaplanyan, a Ph.D. in light transport who played an important role in NVIDIA’s RTX and DLSS developments, has joined Intel as Vice President of Graphics Research of Intel’s AXG Group. Given his pedigree, the blue giant is likely looking for him to help…
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