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Chinese-made GPU beats performance of 10-year-old integrated AMD graphics
By Dallin Grimm published
A slow start might be good enough
Windows 11 24H2 will enable BitLocker encryption for everyone — happens on both clean installs and reinstalls
By Aaron Klotz published
Microsoft will activate BitLocker encryption automatically during Windows reinstallations starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, for Home versions as well as Pro.
Raspberry Pi Connect launches, remote controls your Pi via web browser
By Les Pounder published
Raspberry Pi Connect is a web based service that connects to your Raspberry Pi via a simple web interface
Leaker claims Nvidia plans to launch RTX 5080 before RTX 5090
By Anton Shilov published
Nvidia could mix up the launch schedule with the RTX 50-series.
Apple debuts M4 processor in new iPad Pros with 38 TOPS on neural engine
By Andrew E. Freedman, Brandon Hill published
Apple introduced a new M4 chip in its iPad Pros, focusing on AI performance. It's the first time Apple debuted an M-series chip in the iPad.
Clippy's revenge: assistant comes back to purge Windows 11 of bloatware, ads and annoyances
By Avram Piltch published
Open-source utility Winpilot uses the long-defunct Office assistant.
Nintendo says Switch 2 details coming before March 2025
By Jowi Morales published
Nintendo President Furukawa confirms that the Switch 2 is coming this fiscal year.
MinisForum AtomMan X7 Ti touchscreen mini PC comes packing an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
By Mark Tyson published
Minisforum has launched the new AtomMan X7 Ti, which becomes the first in the firm's AtomMan line and is claimed to be the 'first Intel Ultra 9 AI Mini PC with a 4-inch Touchscreen.'
Asus accidentally outs 14 AMD Ryzen 8050-series laptops based on Zen 5 architecture
By Anton Shilov published
Asus accidentally lists 14 laptops with AMD's Strix Point processors.
Linux can run on only 4MB of SRAM — Azure Sphere and SudoMaker's X1501 Pico show off the extremes of Linux's small-scale potential
By Dallin Grimm published
Microsoft's Azure Sphere module with 4MB SRAM and SudoMaker's X1501 Pico SoM with 8MB RAM show off two facets of mainline Linux's ability to scale way, way down in both size and power.
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