You Can Mine Ethereum With Apple’s M1: Here's How, but You Probably Shouldn’t Bother By Nathaniel Mott A software engineer found a way to make a MacBook Air featuring Apple’s M1 chip mine Ethereum very, very slowly.
Best Buy Laid Off 5,000 Employees in Response to the Online Shopping Boom By Nathaniel Mott Best Buy laid off 5,000 employees as the COVID-19 pandemic led even more people to shop online instead of in-store.
Sony Reportedly Plans to Support PS5 Storage Upgrades This Summer By Nathaniel Mott Sony reportedly plans to add support for additional internal storage to the PlayStation 5 sometime this summer.
Nvidia Intros Resizable BAR Support with RTX 3060 Cards and 30 Series Laptops By Nathaniel Mott Nvidia announced that Resizable BAR support is now available for RTX 3060 graphics cards and RTX 30 Series laptops.
Biden Orders Extensive 100-Day Review of Critical American Supply Chains By Nathaniel Mott President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring an extensive 100-day review of America’s critical supply chains.
Report: TSMC and UMC Are Trucking in Water to Prevent Further Chip Shortages By Nathaniel Mott TSMC and UMC have reportedly started to purchase water as Taiwan’s drought threatens semiconductor production.
HP to Acquire HyperX for $425 Million By Nathaniel Mott HP announced that it plans to acquire HyperX from Kingston Technologies in a deal worth approximately $425 million.
Fry’s Electronics Closes Its Doors After COVID-19 Changes the Retail Business By Nathaniel Mott Fry’s Electronics announced that it’s going out of business as a result of COVID-19’s effect on the retail industry.
Report: The PS5’s DualSense Controller Drift Issues Will Only Get Worse By Nathaniel Mott A teardown revealed that drift issues affecting the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller will likely get worse as time goes on.
Silver Sparrow Malware Discovered on 30,000 Macs with No Detectable Payload By Nathaniel Mott Security researchers have discovered new malware they dubbed Silver Sparrow on nearly 30,000 macOS devices, some of which feature the M1 chip Apple introduced in 2020.
Apple Drags Valve Into Epic Games Dispute Over App Store Policies By Nathaniel Mott Apple reportedly asked Valve for a bevy of information related to Steam as part of its defense against Epic Games’ lawsuits.
Nvidia Limits RTX 3060 Hash Rate, Unveils New 'Cryptocurrency Mining Processor' Line of GPUs By Nathaniel Mott, Jarred Walton Nvidia announced its upcoming RTX 3060 cards will be restricted in mining performance, at the same time it's bringing out a new Cryptocurrency Mining Processor (CMP) line of GPUs.
Feds Say Intel Discriminated Against Older Workers in 2015 Layoffs By Nathaniel Mott The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reportedly found that Intel discriminated against older employees during layoffs that occurred in 2015.
Best Budget Mechanical Keyboards for 2021 By Nathaniel Mott We tested a pile of cheap clackers in order to find the best budget mechanical keyboards available now.
Malware Creators Already Targeting Apple M1 CPUs By Nathaniel Mott Researchers have reportedly discovered two examples of malware targeting Apple's first desktop chip, the M1, just two months after its debut.
Epic Games Takes Antitrust Battle with Apple to the EU By Nathaniel Mott Epic Games filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the European Commission over the App Store.
Microsoft Announces $99 Xbox Wireless Headset Set to Debut in March By Nathaniel Mott Microsoft opened pre-orders for the new Xbox Wireless Headset that’s set to debut on March 16 for $99.
Nvidia Finally Confirms Most RTX 3060 Specs By Nathaniel Mott Nvidia finally confirmed the RTX 3060's tech specs a few days before units are expected to make their official debut.
Report: European Retailers Have Already Raised Prices for RTX 3060 Graphics Cards By Nathaniel Mott European retailers have reportedly listed Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 3060 graphics cards up to 75% above MSRP.
Fire Hazard Leads NZXT to Officially Recall the H1 Case in the US and Canada By Nathaniel Mott NZXT officially recalled the H1 case in the U.S. and Canada because of a design flaw that posed a fire hazard.
Report: Qualcomm Complained to Global Regulators About Nvidia's Arm Acquisition By Nathaniel Mott Qualcomm reportedly complained to regulators around the world about Nvidia’s proposed acquisition of Arm.
Gigabyte Reportedly Blames Delayed Shipments on COVID-19 Spikes in CA By Nathaniel Mott Gigabyte reportedly told its partners that COVID-19 spikes in California have caused shipment delays for its products.
Keyboards Go Open Source With System76's ‘Launch Configurable Keyboard’ By Nathaniel Mott System76 released more information about the Launch Configurable Keyboard it started teasing in 2020.
What the Heck Is a WebP File, and How Do I Open It? By Nathaniel Mott Most image editing apps natively support Google's web-focused image file format these days--just not Photoshop.
Steam China Officially Launches with Only 41 Games By Nathaniel Mott Valve officially launched Steam China, but there are currently just 41 games and 12 DLC available via the storefront.
