23 Sep, 2024

Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X Motherboard Review

Gigabyte’s updated Z790 Aorus Master X ($550) is a definite (though iterative) improvement over the original. You get Wi-Fi 7, 10GbE, EZ Latches all around, 14 USB ports on the rear IO, and some of the fastest memory support for the platform. But $550, it’s not cheap, and the price increase (for all new boards) […]

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Cloud gaming via GeForce NOW 50 percent cheaper for a short time

Playing the latest games on a simple laptop or even a smartphone? Cloud gaming services such as GeForce NOW make it possible. If you want to try it out, you can get a 50 percent discount for a short time. With Nvidia’s cloud gaming service GeForce NOW, gamers can stream games and play them on […]

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Act 2 of Destiny 2: Echoes Launches Today

Plus, the iconic Destiny 2 Tower is now available to explore in Rec Room Today, Act 2 of Destiny 2: Echoes launches with new content including new Battlegrounds activities, two new weapons, one reprised weapon, five additional Artifact perks, and more story developments for the first Episode in the year of The Final Shape. In Act 2, players […]

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Nvidia reportedly developing GeForce RTX 5090D for Chinese market

Nvidia’s rumored RTX 5090D could be the next China-exclusive GPU, following the footsteps of its predecessor, the RTX 4090D. It is not yet clear what differences this new card might carry to circumvent export restrictions and how it might compare to the standard RTX 5090. Nvidia is rumored to be preparing a special GeForce RTX […]

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Do temps matter no more? Next-gen Intel desktop CPUs might run as hot as Meteor Lake laptop chips

Desktop CPUs can get pretty hot already, whether we’re talking AMD or Intel, which probably goes some way towards explaining the seemingly increasing prevalence of AIO cooling compared to air cooling. I’ve come to accept that CPUs are getting hotter, and so be it. So color me unphased by the recent rumour that next-gen Intel desktop CPUs […]

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UK arrests suspected Scattered Spider hacker linked to MGM attack

UK police have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of being involved in the 2023 MGM Resorts ransomware attack and a member of the Scattered Spider hacking collective. “We have arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall in connection with a global cyber online crime group which has been targeting large organisations with ransomware and gaining access to […]

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NZXT C1500 Platinum Power Supply Review

The NZXT C1500 Platinum PSU offers top-tier performance and efficiency, ideal for extreme setups. The NZXT C1500 Platinum PSU delivers exceptional power and performance for extreme gaming PCs and workstations, but its massive output and high price limits its appeal to a niche market. Pros Cons NZXT, founded in 2004, is a prominent American computer […]

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BioShock 4 Image Leak Reveals Little And Leaves Fans Guessing

Rapturous applause or frustrated groans? An image of the next BioShock game has reportedly leaked online, but it sadly doesn’t reveal much. MP1ST shared an image from the showreel of a visual effects artist at 2K. According to them, the image is from a 2021 demo build, so it might not reflect the final game and […]

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Critical Cisco bug lets hackers add root users on SEG devices

Cisco has fixed a critical severity vulnerability that lets attackers add new users with root privileges and permanently crash Security Email Gateway (SEG) appliances using emails with malicious attachments. Tracked as CVE-2024-20401, this arbitrary file write security flaw in the SEG content scanning and message filtering features is caused by an absolute path traversal weakness […]

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SparkFun RTK EVK offers GNSS with centimeter accuracy, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE Cat 1, and Ethernet connectivity

SparkFun RTK EVK is a fully-enclosed GNSS platform designed for fixed or mobile high-precision positioning and navigation applications with centimeter accuracy thanks to RTK (real-time kinematic) technology implemented with modules from u-blox. About two months ago, Sparkfun introduced the RTK Torch waterproof GNSS surveyor with Unicore UM980 GNSS module with RTK support, ESP32 for WiFi/Bluetooth, […]

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