Category: computing
Google Gemini is your new smart home butler
Google’s Gemini app now controls smart homes through a Google Home extension Gemini can understand natural language to complete tasks The aim is to make smart homes more intuitive and easier to manage Google wants Gemini to control your smart home devices and has upgraded the Gemini app with a…
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NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, January 25 (game #328)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints…
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Quordle today – my hints and answers for Saturday, January 25 (game #1097)
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also…
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Buyer beware: Asus’ Q-Release Slim feature is reportedly damaging GPUs like the RTX 5090
Asus recently released its Q-Release Slim feature for GPUs Said feature is reportedly damaging GPUs There’s no current fix for this issue from Asus Asus’s Q-Release Slim was first revealed in August 2024 during Gamescom. It is an eject feature on 800-series AMD and Intel motherboards that makes removing graphics…
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AMD RX 9070 gets a rumored March 23 release date, but I’m not buying it (the date, that is, not the graphics card)
Pre-orders should go live for AMD’s RX 9070 GPUs on March 23, according to one US retailer There are a couple of reasons why this is likely wrong, though We’ve also seen more strangeness around the previously rumored January 23 launch for RDNA 4, as an ad campaign appears to…
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New Nvidia RTX 5080 benchmark rumor has got me worried that the GPU won’t be a major upgrade to the RTX 4080
Purported Nvidia RTX 5080 Geekbench results have been shared They suggest roughly a 20% gen-on-gen uplift compared to the RTX 4080 However, the RTX 5080 appears to come up short compared to the older RTX 4090 With the RTX 5090 now reviewed and fully evaluated – as an undoubtedly powerful…
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