TechAmok News Archive
I OWE Him This Upgrade - AMD $5000 Ultimate Tech Upgrade! - [hardware]
05:04 AM EST - Dec,29 2024 - post a comment MERRY CHRISTMAS! And to celebrate we are doing another AMD Ultimate Tech Upgrade, with a computer upgrade, in-ceiling speakers, and even a KVM Setup Dock! Join us as one of Linus Tech Tips longest standing employees FINALLY gets his upgrade
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Ford Capri 2025: A Practical Electric SUV for the Future - [briefly]
04:35 PM EST - Dec,27 2024 - post a comment The 2025 Ford Capri is back with a sleek modern design, powerful performance, and advanced technology This iconic car redefines innovation with its hybrid engine, luxurious interiors, and cutting-edge safety features Discover its top specifications, pricing, and availability Join us as we dive into the history and future of this automotive legend Don't miss out on everything you need to know about the 2025 Ford Capri
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HW News - The $182,000 GPU, Intel & CEO Sued, Corsair Responds to GN Review, & RTX 5090 Rumors - [hardware]
02:03 PM EST - Dec,26 2024 - (1 comments) In hardware news this past week, we have a ton of rumors to round-out the year. In addition to NVIDIA and AMD GPU rumors, there's news from Intel's camp on further Arc B580 driver improvements, strong GPU sales, and bug fixes. In other Intel news, the company's former CEO is now being sued, as is the company, for a number of shareholder-related reasons.
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WhatsApp to stop supporting older Android phones starting January 2025, check full list here - [mobile]
02:05 AM EST - Dec,26 2024 - post a comment Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced that it will be dropping support for older Android phones starting January 2025. Notably, users will no longer be able to use the messaging platform on their devices running Android KitKat (Android 4.4). So, if you are still hanging an Android device with Android 4.4, it is time to say goodbye and get a new smartphone if you wish to continue using WhatsApp.
WhatsApp has undergone a lot of changes over the years and now is a feature-loaded communication platform. Recently, Meta announced that WhatsApp will drop support for multiple iPhone models running iOS 15.1 or below starting May 5, 2025. Affected devices include the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. Now, something similar is going to happen with multiple Android models because Meta wants to implement new functionalities, advanced AI features, enhanced security standards, and more.
Reportedly, WhatsApp will stop supporting the following Android devices from January 1, 2025:
Samsung: Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Ace 3, Galaxy S4 Mini
Motorola: Moto G (1st Gen), Razr HD, Moto E (2014)
HTC: One X, One X+, Desire 500, Desire 601
LG: Optimus G, Nexus 4, G2 Mini, L90
Sony: Xperia Z, Xperia SP, Xperia T, Xperia V
Starting January 1, 2025, these devices will no longer support WhatsApp and all media and chat history from WhatsApp will be deleted. It is strongly advised that you backup all of your data and transfer it onto a newer device. For users looking for an alternative, Telegram supports Android devices running Android 6.0 or above. So, old device owners will have to look for other messaging apps or upgrade their smartphones |
Samsung Galaxy S25 - Samsung Finally Steps Up - [mobile]
04:55 PM EST - Dec,23 2024 - post a comment Samsung Galaxy S25 is finally stepping up as Samsung is finally fixing one of the biggest shortcomings of their base flagships with the Galaxy S25. And not just that—we've got some fresh updates about the rest of the Galaxy S25 lineup including the Galaxy S25 Slim So, let's get into it!
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Top 5 Best GPUs 2024 - [hardware]
10:03 AM EST - Dec,22 2024 - post a comment For people living in North America, waiting until next year is a risky idea since Trump's tariff war will mean a huge increase for video cards (and everything else for that matter).
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Apple Shuts Down Hardware Subscription Dreams - [mobile]
10:02 AM EST - Dec,22 2024 - post a comment Apple is said to have shut down its plans for an iPhone subscription service. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has the details on that story and more. He joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology" to discuss.
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ARC B580 vs RX 7700 XT - Tested in 16 Games - [hardware]
09:56 AM EST - Dec,22 2024 - post a comment Intel ARC B580 12GB vs RX 7700 XT 12GB - Tested in 16 Games 1080p, 1440p, 2160p, 4k, 2k, dlls 3.7, fsr 3.1, xess 2, ray tracing, frame generation, native
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Change This Setting if You Upgrade to Windows 11 - [guides]
12:05 PM EST - Dec,20 2024 - post a comment If you are thinking about upgrading to Windows 11 from Windows 10, then changing this setting can save you a major headache. The "go back to previous version of Windows" is only 10 days by default, this not enough time to decide whether you like Windows 11 or not and if you go past 10 days, you will be force to do a fresh install of Windows 10 if you want to go back. But you can extend the "Go Back Windows 10" option for up to 60 days. I will show you how.
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Best New Budget SSD? - WD Blue SN5000 Gen4 NVMe SSD Review - [hardware]
12:03 PM EST - Dec,20 2024 - post a comment This video reviews the WD Blue SN5000 Gen4 NVMe SSD, a budget-friendly option with a 4TB capacity. The reviewer tests the drive's performance in various benchmarks, including PCMark 10, 3DMark Storage, and sequential read/write tests. They also discuss the drive's thermals and compare its price to other similar SSDs.
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T-Mobile Opens Beta Program for Satellite Coverage - [mobile]
06:56 AM EST - Dec,18 2024 - post a comment T-Mobile has launched a registration web page where any voice customer can sign up to potentially beta-test the company's forthcoming satellite coverage service. A limited number of spots are available in the program, so not everyone that signs up may be selected. The service enables two-way text messaging in areas where T-Mobile's land-based cellular network doesn't reach. It's powered by a constellation of 330 (and counting) new Starlink satellites that act like cell towers in space. Unlike some other satellite messaging services, it works with existing phones, doesn't require pointing your phone at a particular spot in the sky, and doesn't require a special messaging app. This step follows formal FCC permission to launch the service less than a month ago. |
Apple Intelligence Has Arrived: Update To iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 - [briefly]
12:15 PM EST - Dec,15 2024 - post a comment Apple has released iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, bringing Apple Intelligence - the easy-to-use personal intelligence system that delivers helpful and relevant intelligence while protecting users' privacy - to iPhone, iPad, and Mac
With the software updates, Apple Intelligence begins language expansion with localised English support for the U.K. in addition to Australia and New Zealand and Canada and brings a brand-new set of capabilities that elevate users' experience with iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Now, users can remove distracting objects from images with Clean Up, explore creative new ways to express themselves visually with Image Playground, create the perfect emoji for any situation with Genmoji, and make their writing even more dynamic with Writing Tools. Building on Apple Intelligence, users with an iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro can now instantly learn more about their surroundings with visual intelligence with Camera Control. And now with ChatGPT integrated into Writing Tools and Siri, users can tap into ChatGPT's expertise without having to switch between apps, helping them get things done faster and easier than ever before.
In addition to the first wave of expanded language support available today, additional languages - including Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese - will be coming throughout the year, with an initial set arriving in a software update in April. |
watchOS 11.2 is Out! - What's New? - [briefly]
07:01 AM EST - Dec,15 2024 - post a comment WatchOS 11.2 released to the public and watch OS 11.2 is out to everyone. WatchOS 11.2 bring some new camera features, updates to tides and more. watchOS 11.2 also has Bug fixes and battery improvements. There are quite a few additional security updates in watchOS 11.2 as well. In this video I show you the latest features and changes in watchOS 11.2 using the Apple Watch Ultra 2 in Black, Apple Watch Series 10 Titanium and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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Intel Fixed Its Problems, Tearing Down the Arc B580 Video Card - [hardware]
06:59 AM EST - Dec,15 2024 - post a comment We're tearing apart the Intel Battlemage B580 video card in this video, featuring Intel's new Arc GPU. The B580 'Limited Edition' card from Intel is on the modmat today, getting torn down for inspection into its assembly quality after the nightmarish assembly of the original Arc A770 and A750 GPUs. Intel has improved in huge ways with this much simpler, more "boring" (in a good way) video card design.
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TSMC's New Arizona Fab! Apple Will Finally Make Advanced Chips In The U.S. - [technology]
06:20 AM EST - Dec,15 2024 - post a comment On 1,100 acres in the Arizona desert north of Phoenix, a newly completed 3.5-million-square foot building is making history as the most advanced chip fabrication plant on U.S. soil. It's Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's first of three Arizona fabs, which will total a $65 billion investment when they're complete at the end of the decade. Apple has committed to being the site's largest customer. Full production has been delayed until 2025, but pilot production has begun. CNBC got an exclusive first look at the fab, where TSMC chairman Rick Cassidy says the project is "dang near back on the original schedule."
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The Witcher IV - Cinematic Reveal Trailer - [gaming]
09:36 AM EST - Dec,14 2024 - post a comment The Witcher IV is an upcoming single-player open-world RPG from CD PROJEKT RED, the creators of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The beginning of a new saga, and a follow-up to one of the most acclaimed RPGs of all time, Ciri takes center stage as the protagonist, embarking on her own journey to become a professional monster slayer.
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Windows 10 KB5048652 Released With Critical Security and Bug Fixes! - [security]
05:01 PM EST - Dec,11 2024 - post a comment This latest December 2024 "B" release Patch Tuesday security update addresses 44 vulnerabilities, 8 Critical. It also includes fixes for App list backup, Copy cloud files, Motherboard replacement, Country and Operator Settings Asset and Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) printer. The update will push Windows 10 22H2 to Build 19045.5247.
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They Finally Un-Killed this Product! - Lexar Professional Workflow Dock - [hardware]
07:31 AM EST - Dec,11 2024 - post a comment Long ago, Linus purchased the original Lexar Professional Workflow Hub HR1. Then, everything changed when another one was never made. Nine years passed, and Lexar revived the product with the all-new Professional Workflow Dock, featuring six bays, up to 40Gbps transfer speeds, and the ability to stack six docks together for the ultimate ingest station.
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Google Quantum AI Reveals Willow Quantum Computing Chip - [technology]
04:17 PM EST - Dec,10 2024 - post a comment Watch Google's Quantum AI director of hardware, Julian Kelly, show off Google's new Quantum Computing Chip capabilities, performing a standard benchmark computation in less than 5 minutes that would take modern supercomputers 10 septillion years to complete.
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Retro Underwater Utopia:A 1950s Sci-Fi Dream - [off-topic]
05:37 AM EST - Dec,10 2024 - post a comment Step into a mesmerizing underwater utopia inspired by retrofuturism and 1950s aesthetics. This AI-generated cinematic masterpiece brings to life the beauty and glamour of vintage sci-fi, featuring elegant and voluptuous women in dazzling, otherworldly settings. Each scene captures the allure of retrofuturistic design, enhanced with glowing bioluminescent wonders and stunning Super Panavision-style visuals.
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Finally a Mac for This Economy - Mac Mini M4 - [hardware]
05:34 AM EST - Dec,10 2024 - post a comment Apples M4 Mac Mini on paper seems to be too good of a deal, but are they hiding anything? We build a $600 Gaming PC and a $600 Mini PC to compare in some benchmarks, and sure enough there is some truth to this Mac Mini being a power house, but by just how much?
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Don't Update To Windows 11 24H2 Yet - [software]
11:35 AM EST - Dec,07 2024 - post a comment People ask say should I update to 24H2 and my answer is don't update to Windows 11 24H2 just yet, because its full of bugs:
1. Select games might stop responding on Windows 11, version 24H2 devices
2. USB devices that support eSCL scan protocol may not be discoverable
3. Some ASUS devices might fail to install Windows 11, version 24H2
4. Some devices using Easy Anti-Cheat stop responding and receive a blue screen
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NZXT Says We're 'Confused' - [briefly]
03:26 AM EST - Dec,07 2024 - post a comment This video dives into NZXT's response to our deep-dive investigation of what we think is a predatory, evil scam for rental computers. NZXT's "Flex" subscription computer program is untenable not just in cost, but in additional requirements. Further, its advertising is now admitted as being incorrect by NZXT itself. We respond to the company's statement, which it took several days to write, calling consumers "confused."
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Feminine Retrofuturism from the 50s - [off-topic]
11:56 AM EST - Dec,06 2024 - post a comment
Immerse yourself in a captivating journey where the elegance of the 1950s meets the imaginative possibilities of the future. This AI Short Film explores the concept of feminine retrofuturism, showcasing the timeless beauty and visionary style of the era through the lens of Panavision 50.
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American Primeval - Official Trailer - [off-topic]
02:57 AM EST - Dec,06 2024 - post a comment Only one goal matters: survival. Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin star in American Primeval, a gripping new limited series from director Peter Berg. Coming Jan. 9, only on Netflix.
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Intel Arc Battlemage B580 & B570 GPU Specs, Price, & Release Date - [hardware]
03:37 AM EST - Dec,04 2024 - post a comment Intel has officially announced its next Arc GPUs under architecture codename "Battlemage," with the release date for the Intel Arc B580 GPU set for December 13, 2024 and the Arc B570 GPU set for January 16, 2025. The B580 and B570 GPUs have an MSRP baseline of $250 and $220, respectively, though add-in board partner models will set their own pricing. The B580 will include an Intel board, with B570 as partner only.
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Do Not Buy NZXT | Predatory, Evil Rental Computer Scam Investigated - [hardware]
05:02 PM EST - Dec,03 2024 - post a comment In this video, we investigate NZXT's "Flex" rental PC program and its pre-built rental PCs, including the NZXT Player One, Player One Prime, Player Two, Player Two Prime, Player Three, and Player Three Prime PCs, which regularly bait-and-switch the components under the same name, misrepresent or straight-up lie in marketing, brandish objectively and provably false FPS benchmark numbers, and leverage oppressive terms of service. NZXT jacks up prices and manipulatively calls them a "sale," it has you waive your rights to death or injury claims in relation to its service, and it rips off uninformed consumers beyond anything we've ever seen before.
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After U.S. BAN... China's NEW 3nm Chip Without EUV SHOCKED the Entire Industry! - [technology]
04:35 PM EST - Dec,02 2024 - post a comment Xiaomi's breakthrough in creating a 3nm chip without using EUV lithography technology marks a significant moment in the ongoing US-China tech competition. Despite US restrictions on advanced semiconductor technology access, this Chinese tech giant has potentially found a way to manufacture cutting-edge chips, possibly through SMIC. This development could reshape the global semiconductor industry and impact companies worldwide. While details await official confirmation, this achievement might influence US export control policies and accelerate China's progress toward semiconductor independence.
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Chinese Robots CONQUER the World at Hi-Tech Fair 2024 - [technology]
09:53 AM EST - Dec,01 2024 - post a comment Recently, one of the most significant high-tech events of the year took place in China. The 26th China International High-Tech Fair was held in the city of Shenzhen. This is one of the largest and most influential events in the field of high technology in China, attracting leading companies, research institutes, and professionals from around the world every year.
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Steampunk Express - The Great Train Heist - [off-topic]
03:55 PM EST - Nov,30 2024 - post a comment All aboard the Steampunk Express! Some new and returning characters take on the ultimate steampunk train heist! Grab your goggles and dive into this thrilling, high-octane escapade! Enjoy
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