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Apple M2 MacBook Air Beat By AMD-Powered Gaming Handheld in Linux Benchmarks
By Zhiye Liu published
Phoronix compares AMD's Zen 4 processors against Apple's M2-based MacBook Air in Linux benchmarks.

AMD's 64-Core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7985X Gets Tested on Boulder Gulch Platform
By Anton Shilov published
AMD to retain eight memory channels for next-generation Threadripper Pro, but these will provide up to 358.4 GB/s of bandwidth.

Dell XPS 13 Plus (2023) Review: Modern Glory, Fleeting Battery Life
By Charles Jefferies published
Dell’s XPS 13 Plus pulls out the stops when it comes to style and screen quality, but short battery life and minimal ports hamper its practicality.

Nintendo Switch Helps FBI Locate Abducted Teenager
By Mark Tyson published
A 14-year-old was abducted and taken from Virginia to Arizona. Location data from her Nintendo Switch console facilitated her rescue.

Raspberry Pi Pico Powers Surveillance Robot with LabVIEW Interface
By Ash Hill published
Mohammad Reza Sharifi has made a wireless Raspberry Pi Pico surveillance robot that uses a custom GUI made with LabVIEW.

Apple Rumored to Release First M3-Based Macs in October
By Anton Shilov published
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman expects Apple to unveil first M3-based Macs in October.

MacBook Air (15-inch) Review: The Big Apple
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The 15-inch MacBook Air feels just like the 13-inch MacBook Air, but bigger, adding one of the most popular size laptops to its lineup.

Ryzen Z1 Extreme Beats Core i5-10600K, Apple M1 in Cinebench R23
By Zhiye Liu published
ROG Ally owner benchmarks the Ryzen Z1 Extreme inside the Asus ROG Ally with Cinebench R23.

MSI's 32-inch 1440p Quantum Dot Gaming Monitor is $270 Off
By Aaron Klotz published
Newegg has temporarily dropped the price on one of MSI's 175Hz 32' 1440P gaming monitors by nearly 50%.

'Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart' Could Be First PC Game With DirectStorage GPU Decompression
By Aaron Klotz published
After almost a year of waiting, GPU decompression is finally making its way to a PC game. The tech will be used to smooth out inter-dimensional gameplay that puts huge stress on SSD performance.
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