Over the past few months we have seen increasing adoption of AMD Ryzen processors by manufacturers of ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) desktops. At present, the number of UCFF systems powered by AMD’s Ryzen is not large, but it is growing. On Tuesday HP announced its first small form-factor commercial desktop powered by AMD’s Ryzen Pro 2000-series.
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Researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in Google’s Chromium browser that could be used to steal personal data. Positive Technologies researcher Sergey Toshin uncovered the bug last December and disclosed it to Google in January, which patched the bug a few weeks later. There’s no sign that it was actively exploited, but given the broad […]
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked new drilling on 300,000 acres of land in Wyoming after ruling that the US Department of the Interior “did not sufficiently consider climate change” when allowing oil and gas companies to lease federal land in the state. The Trump administration is known for being suspicious of climate change and […]
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If you noticed a small flower growing out of your Google Pixel’s search bar on the home screen, that’s because Google is bringing its Google Doodles — animations on the Google logo for special events — to the Pixel’s home screen search box. It’s not the first time Google has experimented with displaying its Doodles […]
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Samsung has introduced the industry’s first memory that correspond to the HBM2E specification. The company’s new Flashbolt memory stacks increase performance by 33% and offer double per-die as well as double per-package capacity. Samsung introduced its HBM2E DRAMs at GTC, indicating that the gaming market is a target market for this memory.
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Oculus announced a new VR headset called the Oculus Rift S this morning, and although we don’t know when it will launch, all signs point to the original Rift getting phased out very quickly. The Oculus Rift is currently out of stock just about everywhere except Oculus’ own site where it’s still listed as shipping […]
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Oculus VR unveiled its next-generation Rift headset today, a higher-resolution pair of virtual reality goggles that remove the need for external cameras by incorporating built-in tracking. The name of the device, as rumored by numerous reports over the last 12 months, is the Oculus Rift S. In a surprise twist, it’s been developed in partnership […]
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Google’s Doodles are often elaborate creations, but the upcoming Doodle to celebrate the birthday of composer Johann Sebastian Bach is positively baroque. With the help of artificial intelligence, the interactive Doodle allows users to generate harmonies for any melody they input in the style of the famous 18th century composer. Google used machine learning to […]
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I bought a Samsung Galaxy S10 — the one that sits in between the Galaxy S10 Plus and the Galaxy S10E — and what Dan Seifert wrote in his review is absolutely true: it is the awkward middle child in this family. The Galaxy S10 Plus has a more impressive screen and better battery life, […]
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