Old School Computing Cyrix 5x86 and Cyrix 6x86: Gone But Not Forgotten |
Precursor chip maker Cyrix brought the world of personal computing to millions in the form of attainable budget PCs, only to be killed by its best product and its inability to run a popular game.
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Precursor chip maker Cyrix brought the world of personal computing to millions in the form of attainable budget PCs, only to be killed by its best product and its inability to run a popular game.
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Gaming How did the Cyberpunk 2077 dumpster fire become one of 2021's most played games? |
| According to Valve's year-end wrap-up, Cyberpunk 2077 peaked the year with a concurrent player count of well over 200,000 and sales that put it in the third... |
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| According to Valve's year-end wrap-up, Cyberpunk 2077 peaked the year with a concurrent player count of well over 200,000 and sales that put it in the third... |
GPU Shortage More VRAM, But for Who? Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB Review |
Today we're taking a look at the new GeForce RTX 2060, you know, the 12GB model that gamers were hoping would help solve the GPU shortage, but certainly won't. But why, and how does it perform?
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Today we're taking a look at the new GeForce RTX 2060, you know, the 12GB model that gamers were hoping would help solve the GPU shortage, but certainly won't. But why, and how does it perform?
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Out of this World Elon Musk says SpaceX will land humans on Mars within 5 to 10 years |
| About a half hour into the interview, Fridman asked Musk when he thinks SpaceX would land a human on the Red Planet. After a more than 20-second... |
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| About a half hour into the interview, Fridman asked Musk when he thinks SpaceX would land a human on the Red Planet. After a more than 20-second... |
Intel Intel's redesigned stock cooler for Alder Lake CPUs is surprisingly capable |
| Chinese publication NetEase recently got their hands on Intel's RM1 heatsink, its solution for mid-range CPUs. For reference, RS1 heatsinks are meant for low-end applications while the... |
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| Chinese publication NetEase recently got their hands on Intel's RM1 heatsink, its solution for mid-range CPUs. For reference, RS1 heatsinks are meant for low-end applications while the... |
Security Users report LastPass master passwords possibly compromised, company assures there's no breach |
| LastPass users on the Hacker News forum are reporting login attempts on old and inactive accounts. However, it does not appear to be isolated to defunct credentials.... |
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| LastPass users on the Hacker News forum are reporting login attempts on old and inactive accounts. However, it does not appear to be isolated to defunct credentials.... |
Next-Gen Adaptable transistors could reduce CPU transistor count by 85 percent |
| As SciTechDaily highlights, a transistor is a tiny component that either allows current to flow, or blocks its flow, based on whether or not electric voltage is... |
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| As SciTechDaily highlights, a transistor is a tiny component that either allows current to flow, or blocks its flow, based on whether or not electric voltage is... |
Made in China China's Fenghua 1 graphics cards shown running GFXBench |
| In November, we learned that a Chinese company called Innosilicon had been developing a GPU that could be a similar success story as that of YMTC and... |
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| In November, we learned that a Chinese company called Innosilicon had been developing a GPU that could be a similar success story as that of YMTC and... |
Science NASA: Webb's precision launch, correction maneuvers will significantly extend 10-year lifetime |
| The observatory should now have enough propellant to support science operations well past its 10-year science lifetime. The space agency said the precision of the Arianespace Ariane... |
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| The observatory should now have enough propellant to support science operations well past its 10-year science lifetime. The space agency said the precision of the Arianespace Ariane... |
Security Microsoft Defender gets new functions to fight Log4j |
| Microsoft revealed that since mid-December, it has been releasing updates for Microsoft Defender for 365 that add automated methods of detecting and fighting Log4j vulnerabilities. Now Defender... |
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| Microsoft revealed that since mid-December, it has been releasing updates for Microsoft Defender for 365 that add automated methods of detecting and fighting Log4j vulnerabilities. Now Defender... |
| HDMI 2.1a is coming to CES 2022 |
|  On December 21, the HDMI Licensing Administrator (HDMI LA) revealed HDMI 2.1a at a pre-CES 2022 virtual press briefing. The standard comes with a single new feature... |
| Remedy partners with Tencent to create a free-to-play co-op shooter |
|  This deal is notable because it doesn't involve Tencent snapping up Remedy at all. Vanguard is and will remain Remedy's own IP. Instead of some sort of... |
| John Madden, football and video game legend, dies at 85 |
|  John Madden Football debuted in 1988 with his likeness featured prominently on the front of the box. This trend would continue for more than a decade before... |
| LG Display says its next-gen OLED EX tech can increase picture brightness up to 30 percent |
|  OLED EX, the latter part an acronym of 'Evolution' and 'eXperience,' has the same distinctive OLED characteristic whereby each pixel emits light independently without requiring a separate... |
| Alexa tells 10-year-old child to perform a deadly 'challenge' |
|  Echo owner Kristin Livdahl took to Twitter on Sunday to share an odd story with the world: that very day, her 10-year-old child asked Alexa for a... |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra rumors point to 1TB variant, integrated S Pen holder and no expandable storage |
|  SamMobile writes that it has learned one variant of the Galaxy S22 Ultra will have a massive 1TB of storage, making it the first Samsung flagship to... |
| Microsoft is adding a Games panel to Edge and some people aren't happy about it |
|  Redditor u/Leopeva64-2 spotted a Games button toggle in the Appearance settings of the latest version of Edge Canary. Enabling the feature adds a Games button on the... |
| Manufacturing fault with some ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboards prompts a recall from Asus |
|  If you've recently spent some sweet dough on Asus' premium ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard, it's highly recommended that you check it for a faulty capacitor before... |
| Intel closes on first phase to sell SSD business to SK Hynix |
|  This first phase will see SK Hynix hand over $7 billion, with Intel retaining certain IP related to the manufacture and design of NAND flash wafers. The... |
| Samsung and Micron chip manufacturing plants impacted by lockdowns in China |
|  CNN writes that Xian's 13 million residents were placed under a strict lockdown last week that saw schools, public venues, and transportation closed, leaving only essential services... |
| This active M.2 cooler will help keep PCIe Gen 4 / Gen 5 SSD temps down |
|  ITHome reports that the M.2 cooler, which attaches directly to a drive, comes with an integrated aluminum heatsink and fan, offering speeds of 3,000RPM and a maximum... |
| AMD, MSI and OnePlus are the latest to cancel in-person CES 2022 presence |
|  OnePlus confirmed to TechCrunch that it will no longer have boots on the ground next week, either. The Chinese smartphone maker wasn't an official CES exhibitor but... |
| Motorola is preparing a third Razr foldable with a more powerful chipset |
|  Both foldables were hampered by mid-tier hardware and exorbitant price tags, but hopefully that won't be the case this time around. |
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