Thursday, 19 May 2022

GPU Pricing Update, Robocalling Russian Officials, Onkyo Files for Bankruptcy

The State of the GPU

GPU Pricing Update, May 2022:
Buy Now or Wait for Next-Gen?

As we inch closer to next-gen GPUs, we expect the current state of the market to influence what makers will charge for upcoming products. Finally, MSRP pricing has started to become the norm for GPU shopping.

As we inch closer to next-gen GPUs, we expect the current state of the market to influence what makers will charge for upcoming products. Finally, MSRP pricing has started to become the norm for GPU shopping.

Review

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Review:
The "Affordable" RTX 3090 Alternative

The Radeon RX 6950 XT flagship refresh gets a performance memory boost to 18 Gbps GDDR6, which should help AMD in their halo product battle with Nvidia.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT flagship refresh gets a performance memory boost to 18 Gbps GDDR6, which should help AMD in their halo product battle with Nvidia.

Tech Culture

Hackers created a robocaller to waste Russian officials time and you can listen in on the calls

A hacktivist group calling itself Obfuscated Dreams of Scheherazade has created a bot that sets up a conference call between multiple government entities, causing each to think...
A hacktivist group calling itself Obfuscated Dreams of Scheherazade has created a bot that sets up a conference call between multiple government entities, causing each to think...

Electronics

Japanese audio brand Onkyo files for bankruptcy

Onkyo was established in 1946 and eventually became a well-respected name in the audiophile community, largely due to its AV receivers. Japanese brands including Onkyo, Pioneer and...
Onkyo was established in 1946 and eventually became a well-respected name in the audiophile community, largely due to its AV receivers. Japanese brands including Onkyo, Pioneer and...

Sttlement

Facebook is giving $397 payments to Illinois residents as part of its facial-recognition lawsuit settlement

The suit, filed in 2015, alleged that Facebook's retired photo-tagging feature violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which forbids the collection of identifiable biometric data without...
The suit, filed in 2015, alleged that Facebook's retired photo-tagging feature violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which forbids the collection of identifiable biometric data without...

Electronics

Isotopically pure silicon nanowires could lead to smaller and faster microchips

Silicon in modern electronics is cheap, abundant and a good conductor of electricity. It isn't a good conductor of heat, however, and that is a bit of...
Silicon in modern electronics is cheap, abundant and a good conductor of electricity. It isn't a good conductor of heat, however, and that is a bit of...

Science

Dust-covered solar panels force NASA to end Mars InSight lander mission

NASA's InSight lander is on pace to end science operations this summer and become fully inoperable by December.
NASA's InSight lander is on pace to end science operations this summer and become fully inoperable by December.

The Web

Apple sued over claims Amber Alert permanently damaged hearing of child wearing AirPods

Street Insider reports that the boy's family is suing both Apple and its manufacturing partner Luxhshare in the lawsuit filed in San Jose, California, this week. Carlos...
Street Insider reports that the boy's family is suing both Apple and its manufacturing partner Luxhshare in the lawsuit filed in San Jose, California, this week. Carlos...

GPUs

Refreshed AMD Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards are in stock at MSRP

AMD launched the Radeon RX 6650 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6950 XT this month, all refreshes of the standard (non-xx50 series) versions. They might not...
AMD launched the Radeon RX 6650 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6950 XT this month, all refreshes of the standard (non-xx50 series) versions. They might not...

Industry

More long-term Netflix customers are canceling their subscriptions

As reported by The Information, data from analytics firm Antenna shows that 3.6 million people canceled their Netflix subscriptions last quarter. That's over a million more than...
As reported by The Information, data from analytics firm Antenna shows that 3.6 million people canceled their Netflix subscriptions last quarter. That's over a million more than...

Tech Culture

Intel launches virtual museum showcasing 50+ years of innovation

The Intel Museum originally opened its doors in 1983 to ensure the company's history was accurately portrayed. According to the chipmaker, it's the only tech company in...
The Intel Museum originally opened its doors in 1983 to ensure the company's history was accurately portrayed. According to the chipmaker, it's the only tech company in...

Featured Story

Google Russia files for bankruptcy after authorities seize bank account

Reuters reports that the Alphabet unit has been under pressure in Russia for a while, but the invasion of Ukraine has seen authorities escalate the situation. Since...
Reuters reports that the Alphabet unit has been under pressure in Russia for a while, but the invasion of Ukraine has seen authorities escalate the situation. Since...

EU may force Apple to allow competing browser engines on iOS

Recently, an unpublished draft of European Union legislation leaked. The new draft of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) adds language singling out web browser engines for protection...

Saudi Arabia buys a 5% stake in Nintendo

This week, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought five percent of Nintendo. By Bloomberg's estimates, this makes it Nintendo's fifth-largest shareholder. Nintendo said it only learned...

Acer announces a pair of portable, glasses-free stereoscopic 3D monitors

The Acer SpatialLabs View and SpatialLabs View Pro are standalone, 15.6-inch IPS 4K displays (3,840 x 2,160 @ 60Hz) capable of producing glasses-free stereoscopic 3D imagery. Both...

Teenager who tracks jet owned by Elon Musk starts following Mark Zuckerberg's new plane

Back in February, 19-year-old Sweeney started the Zucc Jet account that tracked and shared updates on the Gulfstream Jet believed to be used by Zuckerberg. But an...

Noctua-equipped Asus GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card is official

Last year, Asus partnered with Noctua to produce a custom design for Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card. The result was exactly what you'd expect — a...

Sony's new LinkBuds S come with a lightweight design and ANC

Sony just announced the new LinkBuds S, a set of TWS earbuds designed to be as comfortable as possible while still featuring ANC and high-quality audio.

Google opens Bay View, its first self-designed campus

The search giant shared renderings of its futuristic campus in 2015, and the finished product looks a lot like what we initially saw years ago. Bay View...

Nvidia could launch the GTX 1630 to compete with entry-level AMD graphics cards

According to VideoCardz, the GeForce GTX 1630 will replace the six-year-old GTX 1050 Ti. That means it would be the cheapest desktop graphics card to come from...

Refreshed Amazon Fire 7 tablet gets faster CPU, more RAM, longer battery life and USB-C

Amazon's newest Fire 7 trades out the micro-USB port for a USB-C port and comes with a 5W charger in the box. Front and rear 2MP cameras...

Nvidia releases security patch driver for older GeForce GPUs

If your GeForce GPU is no longer supported by Game Ready or Studio Drivers, Nvidia has released a Security Update Driver that update addresses potential security issues.

CEOs and other top executives use the same terrible passwords as other people

Password manager NordPass with the help of cybersecurity researchers analyzed over 290 million data breaches worldwide to put together a list of passwords used by business executives....

Citrix partners with Microsoft on Windows 365 integration

The problem stems from the fact that Citrix built much of its early business on extending core capabilities for Windows, and many of those extensions were eventually...

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AMD argues Radeon graphics cards offer better performance & power consumption per dollar than Nvidia GPUs

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