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https://wccftech.com/intel-next-gen-cpu-cores-families-douglas-cove-adams-lake-sheldonmont-cooper-forest/ WCCFTech misread an email on the Linux Kernel mailing list talking about new Intel CPUIDs. In it, the poster writes about a way to redo #defines that will make kernel coding that is...

"HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors" https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hp-wants-you-to-pay-up-to-36-month-to-rent-a-printer-that-it-monitors/ They'll rent you a printer and ink, starting at $6 for 20 pages a month. This is like old-school cell phone...

Does this actually work? I tried going from 2802 to 3302 (skipping one intermediate BIOS), following Asus' video on YT: run the bios renamer, copy the .cap file to the root of a flash drive, plug said drive into the correct motherboard port, turn the power off, hold down the flashback button...

https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/15/cybercriminals_stealing_face_id/ You can change a compromised password. You can't change your face or fingerprints.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/unity-software-cutting-25-staff-company-reset-continuation-2024-01-08/ Remember how they pissed everyone off last year with their new licensing scheme, and had to partially walk it back? Looks like the aftershocks aren't over yet.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/5/24026323/microsoft-incase-partnership-keyboards-accessories-partnership Incase cut a deal with Microsoft to produce a bunch of hardware that Microsoft quit making. About 25 items in the initial run. They are hoping to have retail availability in Q2. Some...

They'll take used GPUs that you bought from them and give you store credit. I saw the press release on PRWire on my phone, but couldn't find that article again, so here's the link to the program itself. https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/trade-in-landing.aspx "It's time to retire your...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/ai-comes-for-your-pcs-keyboard-as-microsoft-adds-dedicated-copilot-key/ Sounds awful, since it's not going to be reprogrammable (except probably on custom keyboards running software like QMK...although probably the number of those that add the Copilot...

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-readies-8-core-ryzen-7-5700x3d-and-6-core-ryzen-5-5500x3d-with-96mb-l3-cache Basically these would be slightly slower variants of the 5800x3d and 5600x3d. Huh. Videocardz doesn't like people copying their text? Bah.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Exclusive-Geekbench-founder-responds-to-Pixel-8-benchmark-blocking-controversy.761277.0.html Looks like Google's afraid the new G3 SoC isn't very high-powered, so they're blocking reviewers from being able to even install benchmark software during the embargo...

Anything out there that will let me stream, preferably without the cloud being involved? I'd love to be able to just fire up a local webserver and stream from the phone to that, so I can keep an eye on a print if I'm in another room. I've done a cursory scan of the Google Play Store, and what...

https://zach.codes/p/a-developers-review-framework-13 Lot of stuff that doesn't quite work yet, but they're improving, especially in Linux. Some complaints about guides being spread out across multiple pages. Then, there's this, which I think might be of interest here: It sounds to me like...

Ryan Shrout Departs Intel Ahead of Arc Battlemage Ramp https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ryan-shrout-departs-intel-in-wake-of-broader-gpu-division-layoffs "Prior to working in Intel's client graphics division, Shrout served as chief performance strategist, a job he took up in 2018. In that...

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-affirms-native-resolutio-gaming-thing-of-past-dlss-here-to-stay In other words, they've given up on improving actual performance.

https://forum.unity.com/threads/unity-plan-pricing-and-packaging-updates.1482750/ "Effective January 1, 2024, we will introduce a new Unity Runtime Fee that’s based on game installs. We will also add cloud-based asset storage, Unity DevOps tools, and AI at runtime at no extra cost to Unity...

https://wccftech.com/amd-unveil-next-major-products-gamescom-2023-radeon-rx-7800-xt-7700-xt/ If you combine multiple statements, it could mean the two cards listed in the subject are going to be announced. Whether they'll be any good or not, or priced acceptably or not, is, of course, an open...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/windows-11-preview-adds-better-passkey-support-rolls-back-file-explorer-changes/ Note that snotty last paragraph--you dinosaurs who aren't up with an ever-changing UI should be ashamed for insisting Microsoft not get rid of the Control Panel before they...

Get out your reorg boots https://www.anandtech.com/show/18911/intel-new-core-branding-for-meteor-lake-no-i-new-ultra-tier Dropping the "i" from processor names, and also adding a new tier, "ultra", that will apply to 5- and up series. I wonder if just all the Core 5s and up will be Ultra, or...

"Apple's upcoming iOS 17 iPhone software will stop autocorrecting swear words" (Embarrassed to call it AI, they say "it uses machine learning" to know how not to autocorrect your swears). erek, are you excited?

https://wccftech.com/asus-shows-off-geforce-rtx-40-graphics-card-without-power-connectors-uses-proprietary-slot/ There's a second connector to the right of the PCIe x16 connector, with some big contacts for power delivery. Seems like, in concept, it might not be a bad idea.

https://wccftech.com/diablo-iv-server-slam-open-beta-returns-gameplay-tweaks/ "Well, today during Blizzard’s latest developer livestream, they announced fans will get one more chance to jump in early as they’ll be holding a Diablo IV “Server Slam” weekend in May. The goal of this final beta is...

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-has-not-forgotten-radeon-rx-6000-gpus-new-drivers-incoming "AMD promises to release new drivers for its Radeon RX 6000 series and prior generations of graphics processors within a couple of weeks. The statement comes after the company did not release...

Interesting article from TechSpot about CPU testing with high-end GPUs and low resolution. "The push back to this approach is the alleged claim that it's "unrealistic," and that no one is going to use an RTX 4090 at 1080p, and certainly no one is going to do this with a mid-range to low-end...

Anyone have recommendations for a good one? A single KVM would be nice, but I could live with separate video and keyboard/mouse switches. Needs 144Hz@2K on both monitors, though. I've seen several links to this https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B09STVW821, including on their own website...

https://www.techspot.com/news/96837-scalpers-struggle-sell-rtx-4080-above-msrp-but.html "The situation has even impacted scalpers, with many now having to resell their cards at MSRP or even less in some cases. A few second-hand sellers have tried returning them, which seems to have prompted...

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-gddr6w-doubles-performance-and-capacity "Samsung has introduced its all-new type of GDDR6 memory that doubles the DRAM package's capacity and increases interface width to double its peak bandwidth." It's got twice as many dies inside the package, with...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/report-musk-to-lay-off-50-of-twitter-staff-reverse-work-from-home-policy/ Today it's coming out that he has, in fact, fired probably half of the employees. Early on, there was a bunch of talk about WARN act violations and supposedly a lawsuit was...

https://www.techpowerup.com/300326/amd-wakes-up-to-intels-multi-threaded-advantage-ryzen-7-7800x-a-10-core-20-thread-processor-also-readies-ryzen-3-7300x Like other Zen 4 chips, they're DDR5 only.

So I picked up a Gigabyte RX 6800 right before the price drops this spring, meaning I paid too much for it, of course. It was originally in a Gigabyte Z690-I Ultra DDR4, which was one of the boards that had widespread problems with the primary PCIe slot (I don't know if this is relevant or...

https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7000-3d-v-cache-threadripper-7000-ryzen-7000g-apus-desktop-cpu-roadmap-leak/ "The next major update to the family will come in the form of the X3D or 3D V-Cache parts which are mentioned but it looks like these chips might slip into early 2023" The article...

https://wccftech.com/minecraft-bans-nfts-blockchain-profiteering-have-and-have-nots/ "Each of these uses of NFTs and other blockchain technologies creates digital ownership based on scarcity and exclusion, which does not align with Minecraft values of creative inclusion and playing together...

Anyone have any[1] ideas on how to get rid of this BS when you open Start? [1] that don't involve "go back to Windows 10" or "get a Mac", etc.

I'm running this single-threaded job this morning, loading data into a database. The import routine is apparently single-threaded, and I'd guess the Windows scheduler is trying to keep it on the best two cores.

More results from the people with the SoTTR comparison last week: https://xanxogaming.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-review-the-last-gaming-gift-for-am4/ 11 games tested at ultra settings on 1080p (and 720p). At 1080p, half the time the games were tied (within a couple of FPS of each other)...

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ryzen-7-5800x3d-beats-core-i9-12900ks-by-16-in-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider The Ryzen system used a 3080 Ti while the 12900K and KS used a 3090 Ti. Tests were done at 720p to eliminate GPU bottlenecks.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/3d-printed-lga1700-bracket-counters-alder-lake-cpu-warping-disaster Apparently the mounting points on this socket can sometimes warp the CPU. Had anyone heard about this? I built a new system in the middle of December, and repeated the CPU last week for...

Bought motherboard in topic on 12/12, put an i5-12600K in it. Ran it that way for a few days, then put an EVGA 1070 in it. Last week I upgraded to an RX 6800, and a couple days later I moved the computer to another room. Since yesterday, I think, about 2/3 of the time when I try to wake the...

https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-12900k-alder-lake-cpu-consumes-whooping-330-watts-power-overclocked-to-5-2-ghz/ Chinese overclocker gets the i9-12900k to a 5.2GHz all-core overclock, chip uses 330W. Apple's designers are probably wiping off some flop sweat right now, glad they switched away.

TL;DR: a marketing person insisted that any review of this particular monitor be tested a specific way, presumably because it looked good with those particular tests, and asked to be able to see drafts of reviews before publishing, and mentioned compensation for same. When HWUB told them that...

https://hothardware.com/reviews/how-many-cores-do-you-need-for-gaming They tested several games at 3 resolutions and with different CPUs, representing 4C4T, 4C8T, 6C6T, 6C12T, 8C16T, and 12C24T, with a 6800XT and a 3070, looking for a performance cliff. The TL;DR: "Ideally, if we were building...