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This gaming PC with an RTX 2070 Super is on sale for $1,250
Building your own desktop is typically cheaper than buying a pre-built machine, but there's definitely a reason why consoles are so popular. Some people would rather buy something that works out of the box, and sales can also turn pre-built PCs into a better value. One desktop from ABS with an RTX 2070 Super graphics card is currently on sale for $1,249.99, a $250 discount from the original MSRP. ... Read more
2020-08-14 03:21:57
ASRock A520 Motherboards Show Why A520 May Be a Better Option Than B550
Don't fret if the pricing for B550 motherboards is preventing you from upgrading. VideoCardz received information that ASRock is reportedly preparing up to five different A520 motherboards for budget seekers. According to the publication, A520 motherboards will launch later this month, which differs from DigiTimes' report of a September launch. A520 is the entry-level chipset for AMD's 500-series ... Read more
2020-08-14 03:21:57
Tiny CPU firm claims shocking performance wins in bid to oust Intel and ARM
Nuvia is not a household name for CPU designs, but this startup promises to revolutionize cloud server CPU performance in the coming years. According to the company, its Orion server system-on-chips (SoCs) based on its Arm's Phoenix cores will deliver over two times higher single-thread performance when compared to existing x86 designs, such as AMD’s Zen 2 and Intel’s Sunny Cove using a third of ... Read more
2020-08-14 03:15:37
Intel's Xe Graphics Might Mean You No Longer Need a Separate Graphics Card to Play Games
Intel has finally given actual details on its upcoming Xe GPU architecture that will power its future CPUs with integrated graphics. While Tiger Lake, Intel’s upcoming 11th generation, 10nm mobile processor, will be the first product to leverage Xe, the company also said it was designing a more powerful mobile CPU with Xe integrated graphics (code-named DG1) for creators. During a press event, Raj ... Read more
2020-08-14 03:15:37
Fortnite: Apple ban sparks court action from Epic Games
Apple has removed Fortnite from its App Store, preventing players from installing one of the world's most popular games on iPhones. It came after a Fortnite update that let players buy in-game currency at a lower rate if they bought direct from maker Epic Games - bypassing Apple. Epic appeared to know the ban would come, announcing it had filed a legal complaint minutes after the removal. Apple ... Read more
2020-08-13 20:48:06
Facebook adds 'blackface' photos to banned posts
Facebook has updated its rules to tackle posts containing depictions of "blackface" and common anti-Semitic stereotypes. Its Community Standards now explicitly state such content should be removed if used to target or mock people. The company said it had consulted more than 60 outside experts before making the move. But one campaigner said she still had concerns about its wider anti-r ... Read more
2020-08-12 20:37:58
AOC's new CU34G2X: 34-inch UltraWide 3440x1440 at 144Hz for $450
AOC has just revealed its new CU34G2X gaming monitor, offering a 34-inch 21:9 aspect ratio UltraWide experience with a native 3440 x 1440 resolution. The 34-inch UltraWide has a super-fast 144Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, so you should be pretty good for even the fastest shooters on the market. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and its battle royale mode Warzone would be pretty damn near perf ... Read more
2020-08-12 03:09:43
Xiaomi’s new transparent OLED is one of the weirdest TVs ever
Xiaomi has its fingers thoroughly in a number of tech pies, and for its tenth anniversary, the Chinese tech giant announced a swathe of new products, including the Mi 10 Ultra flagship smartphone and… a completely transparent TV. Despite having a pretty considerable novelty factor, the Xiaomi Mi TV LUX OLED Transparent Edition is actually going to be available to consumers in China from August 16 ... Read more
2020-08-12 03:09:43
Huawei's 24-Core 7nm Kunpeng CPU Allegedly Beats Core i9-9900K In Multi-Core Performance
Chinese news outlet IThome received word that Huawei is on the brink if launching the brand's new desktop PC (internally known as Pangu) for the domestic market. The system utilizes a variant of the company's Kunpeng 920, which is also known as the Hi1620. The report claims that the Kunpeng 920 3211K's multi-core performance is slightly better than the Intel Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake processor. T ... Read more
2020-08-11 02:50:57
Chrome for Windows to gain handy Incognito Mode desktop shortcut
The Windows version of Google Chrome is preparing to add a desktop shortcut to open directly into an Incognito window, perfect for whatever you use Incognito Mode for. Incognito Mode in Google Chrome has more than its fair share of uses, be it hiding certain web pages from your history, bypassing paywalls from larger news sites, or just wanting to do a search without it appearing in your Google S ... Read more
2020-08-11 02:46:57