Month: October 2024
The Google Pixel 8A is just a ridiculously good deal at $379
Google’s Pixel 8A is the kind of phone you tell your parents or your hair stylist to buy (hi, Shannon!). The interface is straightforward and clean, it offers a high level of dust and water resistance, and it’ll receive regular software updates for the next seven years. That’ll give you a…
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First reviews of Intel’s fastest CPU ever shows that it has finally caught up with AMD – 128-core Xeon 6980P CPU won’t come cheap though
Intel’s new 128-core Granite Rapids Xeon 6900P processor family is designed to compete directly with AMD’s EPYC offerings and comes in five variations. There’s the 6960P (72 cores), 6952P (96 cores), 6972P (96 cores), and 6979P (120 cores), and the flagship 6980P with 128 cores and 256 threads, with a…
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A rare Apple Macintosh prototype is returning to auction
The prototype has been nicknamed the Twiggy Macintosh because it features the same 5.25-inch double-sided floppy disk drive originally created for the Apple Lisa, which had been codenamed the Twiggy during its development. Those drives were notoriously unreliable, and since the Macintosh didn’t come with any internal storage, a disk…
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The best Prime Day bluetooth speaker deals we could find during Amazon’s Big Deal Days sale
If you’re ready to upgrade from your phone’s tiny speakers, or if you’re done struggling to pick out the dialogue in TV shows, now is probably a good time to scoop up a Bluetooth speaker or a soundbar. We’ve reviewed dozens of models and brands over the years and have…
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4 ways your Android phone’s Play Store could change soon, if Google loses Epic appeal
Following a years-long legal battle that began in 2020, Epic Games has finally come out ahead of Google with a US judge issuing a final ruling that the Android maker must open the Play Store to third-party rivals. There are a lot of details to come from the ruling, so…
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Fujifilm X-M5 appears in new leaks and teaser – what to expect from the budget X100VI alternative
Compact cameras are very much back – and if you’re in the market for a retro-leaning model that has interchangeable lenses and won’t break the bank, Fujifilm‘s rumored X-M5 could soon be a tempting new option. The first whispers about the surprise launch of an X-M5 – tipped to be…
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