WD Changes 5400-RPM Hard Drive Model Numbers, Corrects Reporting (Updated)
WD alters the model numbers on its “5400 RPM-Class” drives to reflect that don’t actually spin at 5400 RPM.
Google Photos’ Unlimited Storage Crackdown Could Extend To Future Pixel Smartphones
Yesterday, we learned of the unfortunate news that Google Photos will no longer provide unlimited storage for high-quality images starting on June 1st, 2021. While Google has made some meaningful concessions, like the fact that photos backed up prior to June 1st won’t count against your quota, it’s still a big policy change that users should
Corsair’s Vengeance A7200 Is A Gaming PC Powerhouse With Ryzen 9 5900X And GeForce RTX 3080 Credentials
AMD’s Ryzen 5000 family of processors and NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 30 Series of graphics cards are among the hottest PC hardware products on the market today — well, that it is if you can actually get your hands on them, which is a near-impossible at the moment. However, you can get both if you step into Corsair’s new Vengeance a7200 Series
AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core 128-Thread Zen 3 CPU Flexes With 3.53GHz Clock
AMD is the process of assembling a star-studded cast of Zen 3 CPUs, starting with its initial batch of Ryzen 5000 series for the desktop. Give it some time and Zen 3 will spill over to other product lines. One of those will be AMD’s EYPC lineup for servers, and ahead of an official launch, an EPYC 7763 has been spotted flexing 64 cores and
New Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Rumors Seemingly Confirm Standard S Pen Support
Since August, we have heard rumors about the next Galaxy devices from Samsung. The Galaxy S21 Ultra has had its alleged specs leaked, and S-Pen support rumors have been floating around as well. Now, well-known gadget leaker Ice Universe is on Twitter claiming, with 100% confidence, that the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra indeed supports the S Pen.
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HighPoint’s New RAID Card Runs Eight M.2 SSDs at 32 GBps
HighPoint’s SSD7540 RAID card supports eight M.2 SSDs at PCIe Gen 4.0 speeds in RAID 1, 0 or 10.
Where and How to Buy the Playstation 5
Stores seem to have learned from the Xbox Series X launch, with Best Buy and Walmart in particular seeming to do something new this time around.
Microsoft Warns Against Using Your Smartphone For Two-Factor Authentication
Most modern tech users are all likely familiar with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Many would consider this security enhancement to be absolutely essential to protecting one’s online accounts. However, some forms of MFA are more secure than others. SMS and voice MFA mechanisms tend to be some of the most vulnerable options.
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Sony’s PlayStation 5 Is Available Today, And Here’s Your Best Chance To Score One
Today is the big day for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, as both consoles are now available to customers. Those that were lucky enough to get in early pre-orders should be receiving their consoles today (or within the next few days). For everyone else that missed out, today is your latest chance to secure a console.
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Samsung Exynos 1080 SoC Ready To Battle Snapdragon With 5nm Cortex-A78 Cores, Mali-G78 GPU
Samsung on Thursday officially the lifted the curtain to unveil a new mid-range mobile processor, the Exynos 1080. Billed as a “5G processor that will make your phone fly,” the new chip combines 5G and artificial intelligence capabilities into a slice of silicon built on Samsung’s 5-nanometer extreme ultraviolet (EUV) manufacturing process.
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