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What Is a Favored Core? Intel CPUs With Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Explained
Like we’ve proven with AMD processors, not all CPU cores are created equally, and that applies to Intel’s silicon, too. The silicon wafer fabrication process lends to discrepancies between each core’s voltage, power and thermal characteristics that lead to better performance. These faster cores are identified to the operation system as a favored core. The term favored core first came with the arr ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:41:34
OnePlus launches bug bounty program
After falling victim to a data breach back in November, OnePlus promised it would launch a bug bounty program by the end of the year in order to further secure its phones. Now the Chinese smartphone maker has launched its bug bounty program to help prevent future breaches but at this time, only select security researchers will be invited to to look for vulnerabilities in its systems. OnePlus wil ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:37:09
This is the best value large capacity SSD you can buy right now
SSD drives have fallen in price in the past few years as a slew of products from the big guns (Samsung, Intel, Micron) have pushed the price of the SSD terabyte to less than $90. However, there’s one small player which is defying that trend. US-based vendor Patriot has dropped the price of its Burst internal SSD to $74.99 after a $5 rebate card at Newegg. The offer will last till Christmas and ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:37:09
‘KRANE’ CONFIRMED AS A PURE CHROME OS TABLET COMING SOON BY LENOVO
‘Krane’ is a Chrome OS device in development that we’ve not talked about too often. As a matter of fact, we mentioned it upon its arrival in our consciousness in April of this year and once again as Gabriel found it would be only the second Chrome OS device to make the questionable decision of ditching the headphone jack. Other than those two posts, we’ve not really tracked anything unique about t ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:27:30
No Motorola Razr comeback orders in 2019: Costly foldy nostalgia mobe pulled back
We've got some bad news for the deeper-pocketed nostalgia-tinged tech fans out there: Motorola is pushing back the launch of its foldable reboot of the Motorola Razr. Preorders of the revived flip-phone were expected to open on December 26, with the first units trickling out on January 9, but those dates have been ditched in favour of an unspecified time next year. In a statement issued by paren ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:27:30
Windows 7 dies Jan. 14. Here's what you need to do
If you're still using Windows 7, it's time to move on. The venerable and much-loved 2009 version of Windows gets its last security update on Jan. 14, 2020 (unless your company pays for extended support) and the free Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus program will (probably) no longer be supported either. As we get further into 2020, Windows 7 machines will be more likely to become infected ... Read more
2019-12-22 20:23:20
This Casio Smartwatch Perfectly Illustrates the Struggles of Wear OS
The history of Wear OS watches is long, and mostly disappointing. Over the years, Qualcomm’s less-than-snappy Snapdragon Wear 2100 chip bore a decent chunk of the blame. The arrival of the 3100 was supposed to offset that, and it’s better sure—but not by a degree that offsets years of stunted development. Knowing all this, I wasn’t expecting much when mulling around a showcase of Casio watches a f ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:19:11
RAZER BASILISK X HYPERSPEED REVIEW
The Basilisk X Hyperspeed is Razer's latest stab at the affordable wireless mouse market. Its big selling point is that it boasts the same wireless tech found in the Viper Ultimate and the Basilisk Ultimate—but while those mice cost $150-plus, the Basilisk X Hyperspeed is just $60. Razer claims the technology is 25 percent faster than any other wireless tech. In practice, as I said in my Viper Ul ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:19:11
OWC launches Accelsior PCIe SSD for Mac Pro, up to 8TB with speeds up to 6000MB/s
Just as Apple announced the 8TB SSD option for the Mac Pro, OWC has launched a PCIe SSD with storage up to 8TB capacities and speeds hitting up to a blazing 6000MB/s. The OWC Accelsior 4M2 SSD is slot powered and starts at $480 for the 1TB model. OWC announced the launch of its new PCIe SSD in a press release today: the all-new Accelsior 4M2 ultra high-performance PCIe M.2 NVMe internal SSD that ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:15:03
This Apple Watch charger plugs directly into a USB-C port so you can carry fewer cords
If you’ve been looking for an Apple Watch charger that isn’t yet another long cable that can get tangled up in your bag, Satechi’s new USB-C Apple Watch charging dock might be the charger you’ve been looking for. The dock looks to be pretty straightforward — it’s just a magnetic Apple Watch dock that can plug into a USB-C port. You can also plug the dock into an included USB-C male to USB-C femal ... Read more
2019-12-19 20:15:03