| Latest in tech | November 15 |
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HardwareRadeon RX 590 vs. RX 580 vs. GTX 1060: Battle for the best value sub-$200 GPU | |
| While technically a new GPU, the Radeon RX 590 is in essence the same RX 580 with a 15% overclock. What we have here is Polaris 20 XT on the 12nm FinFET process, allowing for slightly better clock speeds. But what about pricing? | |
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Benchmark Time | |
| Real-time ray tracing is finally here and today we're exploring how it looks and performs in the first game to support it fully: Battlefield V. In this article we're not only benchmarking the three GeForce RTX cards across all the ray tracing presets in the game, but we've also got some great comparisons for you to show exactly the difference between RTX on and RTX off. | |
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Buying GuideRecommended 4K TVs That Can Effectively Be Used As Desktop PC Monitors | |
| If you're interested in replacing your desktop monitor with a 4K TV and want to know what to buy, you've come to the right place. Maybe you aren't quite sure where to start or could use a hand in narrowing your search. Whatever the case, this guide is intended to help steer you in the right direction. | |
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DRAM | |
| SK Hynix, the world's #2 memory manufacturer according to research firm Trendforce, has taken the wraps off its upcoming DDR5 memory modules, beating rivals Samsung and Micron to the punch. | |
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CultureJapan's cybersecurity minister says he's never used a computer | |
| Sakurada was last month promoted to cybersecurity and Olympics minister, a role that means he is responsible for overseeing cybersecurity preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games. | |
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System on a ChipLeaked Snapdragon 8150 benchmarks put it ahead of Huawei, Apple chips | |
| When Chinese company Royale showed off the folding-screen ‘FlexPai’ last month, it said the device would use the Snapdragon 8150 processor. Based on AnTuTu benchmark numbers that appeared on Chinese social network Weibo, it’s set to become the chip to… | |
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Software | |
| It’s been more than a month since Microsoft pushed pause on the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) due to a pesky bug that was erasing user data. The Redmond tech giant identified and remedied the… | |
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AIIntel announces the Neural Compute Stick 2 for deep learning acceleration | |
| Building AI algorithms can be a daunting task for the novice developer or hobbyist. In order to enable more people to work with deep neural networks and improve AI software, Intel has launched the Neural Compute Stick 2. Looking much… | |
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Web CultureIndiegogo's "guaranteed shipping" is the beginning of the end for traditional crowdfunding | |
| Traditional crowdfunding popularized by services like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are inherently risky. Whether intentionally, through misfortune or via incompetence, some campaigns are going to fail and backers will be left empty-handed. It’s unfortunate but like playing the stock market, it’s… | |
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GPU | |
| Over the past few weeks, reports have popped up of dying GeForce RTX cards without any particular reason whatsoever. The problem revolved mostly around Founders Edition RTX 2080 Ti cards, although some AIB partner cards were also met with similar… | |
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| Man behind lethal Call of Duty swatting pleads guilty to 51 charges, faces 20-year sentence | |
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| Samsung's flagship Exynos 9 series processor brings 8nm custom CPU cores | |
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| Real-time ray tracing tech finally arrives with Battlefield V | |
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| Nvidia reveals the Quadro RTX 4000, its latest budget-friendly workstation GPU | |
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| EA turns to former Westwood devs for 4K Command and Conquer remasters | |
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| Tesla forms an unlikely partnership with GM and Nissan to preserve EV tax incentives | |
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| Nikon's more affordable Z6 full-frame mirrorless camera goes on sale Friday | |
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TriviaWindows Millennium Edition (ME) shipped with all of these features, except... | |
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| The Xbox One has officially received mouse and keyboard support | |
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| Valve awards $20,000 bug bounty for exploit that produced unlimited free games | |
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| Limiting social media use can alleviate the feeling of loneliness and depression | |
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