Tech Culture Did You Know? 14 Strange But True Tech Facts |
Many of the breakthroughs made since the advent of the transistor were simply inconceivable a century ago, but what makes tech culture even more interesting are the anecdotes and fun facts that came along the way.
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Many of the breakthroughs made since the advent of the transistor were simply inconceivable a century ago, but what makes tech culture even more interesting are the anecdotes and fun facts that came along the way.
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Opinion Are Gray Market Game Key Sites Legit? |
So you're going to buy a game from one of those no-good-gray-market key sites like G2A? Are those legit? What do developers and gamers think?
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So you're going to buy a game from one of those no-good-gray-market key sites like G2A? Are those legit? What do developers and gamers think?
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Hardware Intel's Core i7-11700K has already been reduced, 10th-gen parts now even cheaper |
| As you'll no doubt be aware, the Core i7-11700K—and Rocket Lake in general—hasn't set the world on fire, which could explain this part receiving a price cut... |
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| As you'll no doubt be aware, the Core i7-11700K—and Rocket Lake in general—hasn't set the world on fire, which could explain this part receiving a price cut... |
Mobile LG exits the phone business |
| While one of the most prominent players in the world of TVs, home appliances, and monitors, LG has spent years watching its share of the phone market... |
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| While one of the most prominent players in the world of TVs, home appliances, and monitors, LG has spent years watching its share of the phone market... |
Outfoxed? Microsoft Edge user numbers keep growing as Firefox falls |
| NetMarketShare's 2020 report showed that Edge's 7.59% desktop market share pushed it past Firefox in March last year. Now, a different analytics company—StatCounter (via Windows Latest)—reports that... |
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| NetMarketShare's 2020 report showed that Edge's 7.59% desktop market share pushed it past Firefox in March last year. Now, a different analytics company—StatCounter (via Windows Latest)—reports that... |
Fair Use Supreme Court sides with Google on Oracle's case of Java APIs use |
| Oracle, if you recall, filed suit against Google in August 2010, alleging its Android mobile operating system infringed upon Java patents Oracle acquired following its purchase of... |
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| Oracle, if you recall, filed suit against Google in August 2010, alleging its Android mobile operating system infringed upon Java patents Oracle acquired following its purchase of... |
Culture Scientists show for the first time that it's possible to collect DNA from the air |
| As part of a study recently published in the journal PeerJ, the scientists collected air from a room that had previously housed naked mole-rats. Using existing techniques,... |
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| As part of a study recently published in the journal PeerJ, the scientists collected air from a room that had previously housed naked mole-rats. Using existing techniques,... |
(Lack of) Security Personal data of 533 million Facebook users leaks online |
| Security researcher Alon Gal highlighted the leak, the result of a Facebook vulnerability patched in 2019. The data went up for sale via a dark web cybercrime... |
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| Security researcher Alon Gal highlighted the leak, the result of a Facebook vulnerability patched in 2019. The data went up for sale via a dark web cybercrime... |
| Intel forgot to release graphics drivers for their 11th-gen Rocket Lake CPUs |
|  Update (April 5): Intel has re-released its latest graphics drivers (27.20.100.9316) which will recognize and install normally in Rocket Lake desktop CPUs. |
| AMD admits that Zen 3 CPUs are vulnerable to a new Spectre-style attack |
|  Update (April 5): Even though AMD was confident enough in not recommending a majority of their customers to disable Predictive Store Forwarding (PSF) for security reasons, Phoronix... |
| Ultra rare copy of Super Mario Bros. fetches record $660,000 at auction |
|  An ultra rare version of the original Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System has fetched an astounding $660,000 at auction. |
| New leak reveals upcoming Ryzen 5000G APU specifications |
|  After revealing the much-anticipated Ryzen 5000 series of desktop and laptop processors, AMD's next step is likely to unleash some Zen 3 APUs. These often come as... |
| First reviews of Intel's Core i5-11400 are in, and it's a worthy competitor to the Ryzen 5 3600 |
|  We've been reporting about sales of Intel 10th-gen CPUs, with the Core i5-10400F usually found for under $150. Now with the release of the i5-11400 at $184,... |
| Biden to meet with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to discuss semiconductor supply chain issues |
|  In February, the Biden administration announced it was getting involved in the chip shortage crisis, which has had a significant impact on the automotive industry, among others.... |
| Hong Kong authorities seize 300 Nvidia CMP mining cards from a fishing boat |
|  It's hard to determine with certainty which cards were confiscated as they lack the stickers and branding we are used to seeing. This video shows they do... |
| Google restricts Android apps from seeing other installed apps |
|  In Google's announcement of the upcoming changes to the Developer Program Policy, the company stated only select apps will be allowed to use the "QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES" permission a.k.a.... |
| Intel Iris Xe DG1 GPU first benchmark suggests inferior performance to the Radeon RX 550 |
|  The Basemark entry spotted by Apisak implies that this is the Asus DG1-4G that we have previously shown to you. To put the entry's result into perspective,... |
| This playable Metroid Prime 2D fan creation took more than 15 years to make |
|  Metroid fans have something to keep them occupied while Nintendo and Retro Studios continue work on the next official game in the series. |
| Upcoming Pixel 6 phone expected to feature Google-made SoC |
|  We had heard that Google's Pixel 6 would be powered by the Snapdragon 775 or 780G, however a new report from 9to5Google claims that this year Google... |
| US government launches $500,000 competition to find a better mask design |
|  The Mask Innovation Challenge aims to find designs that address some of the issues discouraging people from wearing masks. Anyone who uses glasses, for example, will know... |
| Tim Cook throws Apple Car hints, says augmented reality could greatly enhance conversations |
|  When it comes to AR, the best guess from industry insiders like renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is that Apple will start with a HoloLens-style device and slowly... |
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