February 18, 2021 | 12:40 As has been noted previously, the Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t harmed all industries, in fact some have benefitted from initiatives to combat the spread of the virus – like WFH and lock-downs. We already had a pretty good idea that PCs, hardware, and software sales and subscriptions were all up (among…
February 18, 2021 | 11:00 Companies: #nvidia What are the limits of a passively cooled desktop PC in 2021, with regard to component choices? According to Turemetal, its “ultimate fanless case,” the UP10, is capable of handling an “EATX full-size motherboard, 140W CPU, and 160W GPU” (total of about 300W+, when pushed). However, that hasn’t…
you are you — Ideally, the arrangement would both confirm consent and keep performer data private. Kate Cox – Feb 3, 2021 9:46 pm UTC RafaPress | Getty ImagesAdult website Pornhub this week announced a slew of new security features and policies as it tries to get back in the world’s good graces in the…
Just getting started — Amazon is aiming to put 100,000 Rivian electric trucks on the road by 2024. Timothy B. Lee – Feb 3, 2021 9:28 pm UTC Enlarge / A prototype Amazon delivery truck in the Los Angeles area.A year and a half after Amazon announced that it would buy 100,000 electric trucks to reduce…
“AT&T is now a major disappointment” — Open letter to CEO asks why AT&T left DSL areas with shoddy Internet access. Jon Brodkin – Feb 3, 2021 9:19 pm UTC A man who has been an AT&T customer since 1960 has a message for CEO John Stankey about the company’s failure to upgrade DSL areas…
Forward-looking: Neuralink’s mission is to use groundbreaking brain-machine interfaces to possibly cure deadly neurological diseases and control our devices simply using our minds. The company may be taking a major step in that direction if the FDA approves human trials this year as Elon Musk suggests. The company has already experimented successfully on primates and…
A hot potato: Amazon started life as a humble online bookstore, but it’s grown to become one of the biggest multinational tech corporations in the world — all under the watchful eye of founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. However, all of that is about to change. In an email sent off to his employees today,…
The big picture: It shouldn’t be all that surprising that an SoC powering a fanless MacBook Air is more energy efficient than an Intel 8th-gen Core i7 CPU rated at a TDP of 65 watts, which does need a fan to keep cool. But even as Apple’s own power consumption figures exceed those observed by…
Google graveyard: Google is known for its tendency to shut down sites and services when it gets tired of maintaining them, and for better or worse, we’re seeing that trend rear its ugly head again today. Google has officially shut down its first-party game development studio for Stadia and will shift its focus toward the…
February 22, 2021 | 12:20 Companies: #noctua On Saturday, cooling specialist Noctua started to tease a completely new range of CPU coolers. This is big news for PC enthusiasts, as over recent years CPU air cooling has seen glacial progress, with most competitors having optimised their designs years ago. Furthermore, Noctua designs might have been…
