TechAmok News Archive
Sony 2024 TV Lineup Revealed - [hardware]
08:37 AM EDT - Apr,21 2024 - post a comment The wait is over. Sony's 2024 TV lineup is revealed and not only are all the model names different, but the Sony mini-LED TV we've all been anticipating is not only the real deal, it's likely the best LED TV ever made -- even better than the Z9D. In this video, we have all the details on the specs for the 2024 TV models, along with a little surprise about 2024 Sony OLED TVs.
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ICE - A Thousand Suns / Episode 1 - [briefly]
06:16 PM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment Introducing A THOUSAND SUNS, a mind-bending science fiction anthology series of short stories that explores visions of humanity's future, shaped by the actions of our world today: a gateway to our hopes, dreams and nightmares.
The series was created by Macgregor and produced by BlackMilk Studio. The first six episodes were directed by Ruairi Robinson, Macgregor, Tyson Wade Johnston and Tim Hyten, written in collaboration with screenwriter Philip Gelatt.
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Minisforum V3 AMD Tablet Review - [gaming]
01:07 PM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment The Minisforum V3 Is the worlds First AMD 3 in 1 Tablet and it also the best Windows Tablet we have ever tested!
Powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and backed by 32GB of LPDDR5 ram this is a Windows AAA gaming tablet. With A 14" 165Hz screen that supports VRR 'Freesync' variable refresh rate! Perfect for Travel, Work, Media Playback and anything else you do with a computer.
Ryzen powered Windows tablet run AAA Games like cyberpunk 2077, Helldivers 2,Fallout 4 and more! We also test out the active Pen and see just what kind of battery life the Minisforum V3 can get.
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AMD & Intel SLASH CPU Prices! - [hardware]
01:05 PM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment CPU Price report for October 2024. We review the current CPU prices and determine the Best CPU for gaming 2024 and Best CPU for productivity. We cover current CPU price news including recent Ryzen 7000 CPU launches, 13th Gen Intel Launches, and newly launched Intel 14th Gen CPUs. We discuss CPU News including AMD Ryzen 5700X3D, Ryzen 8700G, and 14th gen Intel CPUs. For the best gaming CPU 2024 we use the full platform cost for your PC Build including CPU, motherboard, RAM, and CPU Cooler. We cover the best Ryzen CPU for gaming and best intel CPU for gaming, including best budget gaming CPU and the best CPU and GPU combo. If you are looking for the best PC Build 2024, it begins with buying the best CPU for gaming and we have you covered.
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EK is Imploding: Not Paying Employees, Partners, & Suppliers - [briefly]
12:26 PM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment EK Water Blocks is accused of non-payment of contractors, employees, and suppliers. We dug into the story and came into contact with now over a dozen people, at time of publishing, who verified various versions of this report. We have collected spreadsheets, cost sheets, chat logs, screenshots of emails and messages, contracts, and tax status information painting a picture of a company driven into the ground by a CEO put in place by the founder. The story is bleak, and we think EK's only chance at recovery is IMMEDIATE rectification followed by swift internal action to correct company culture, behavior, and handling of money. EK's founder must now bear the difficult burden of righting his ship, but at this time, it is unclear how much the founder might be implicated in all of this.
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NEW Ryzen APU BEATS RTX 40 GPUs! - [hardware]
05:38 AM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment AMD's next generation Ryzen APU can beat Nvidia's RTX 40 GPUs, AMD's gearing up, new chip competitor reveals release date and CPU power draw is getting wild! Stay tuned...
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NVIDIA Geforce 552.22 WHQL Driver - [gaming]
03:00 PM EDT - Apr,19 2024 - post a comment NVIDIA today released the latest GeForce 552.22 WHQL drivers. These come Game Ready for "Manor Lords," and "No Rest for the Wicked." For "Manor Lords," which goes live on April 26, the drivers add not just day-zero optimization, but also support for DLSS 2. The drivers also fix a couple of bugs, notably, stability issues for PUBG seen in extended gameplay sessions on Intel 12th Gen Core platforms. A bug that caused RTX 20-series and GTX 10-series GPUs to freeze with Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling and SLI enabled has been fixed. A system crash with bug-check on machines with HTC Vive Pro 2 and multi-displays has been fixed.
NVIDIA Geforce 552.22 WHQL Driver Release Notes
Game Ready for Manor Lords
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS technology including Manor Lords which features support for DLSS Super Resolution. Further support for new titles includes the launch of No Rest for the Wicked.
Fixed Gaming Bugs
- PUBG: Game stability issues over extended gameplay on Intel 12th Gen platforms [4030936]
Fixed General Bugs
- GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 series: PC may randomly freeze when Windows Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling and NVIDIA SLI are both enabled [4009884]
- HTC Vive Pro 2: System crash with bugcheck after enabling VR HMD with multi-displays [4119187]
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You Deserve this much OLED - AORUS CO49DQ - [hardware]
03:09 AM EDT - Apr,19 2024 - post a comment Gigabyte is back with a new OLED Super Ultrawide monitor and with its more accessible price tag, this seems like it could be a solid choice for those who want complete immersion. Plouffe is here to check it out and see if he has monitor purchase regret (again!)
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Unreal Engine 5.4 looks ULTRA PHOTOREALISTIC - [gaming]
02:53 AM EDT - Apr,19 2024 - post a comment Take a look at these upgraded Unreal Engine 5 tech demos and captured gameplay in 4K with the amazing RTX 4090. Lumen, Nanite, Photogrammetry, DLSS 3.5... Check these amazing graphics that look like real life!
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Visible First to Offer Annual Payment Plan, with Discount up to 26% - [briefly]
01:03 PM EDT - Apr,17 2024 - post a comment Visible is introducing a new "annual plan" option that gives customers the option of paying for a whole year of service in advance, in exchange for a discount. The premium Visible+ plan is available for $395/year, a savings of $145 (over 26%) compared the usual $45/month rate. The standard "Visible" plan is $275/year, a savings of $25. The two plans are otherwise the same as the monthly options, including unlimited data, talk, text, and hotspot on the Verizon 5G network. New customers can sign up for an annual plan starting this Wednesday, while existing customers will be able to switch to annual payment in May. |
All New Atlas - Boston Dynamics - [technology]
10:33 AM EDT - Apr,17 2024 - post a comment We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots - a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to see what the world's most dynamic humanoid robot can really do - in the lab, in the factory, and in our lives.
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The NEW Chip Inside Your Phone! (NPUs) - [hardware]
05:20 PM EDT - Apr,16 2024 - post a comment Neural processing units (NPUs) such as Apple's Neural Engine or the machine learning engine on Google Tensor chips can be found on the iPhone and the Pixel. How do they help run AI right on your phone?
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XPS 14 vs 14" MacBook Pro - Apple just KILLED Intel! - [hardware]
02:37 AM EDT - Apr,16 2024 - post a comment Just how far is Intel falling behind in 2024? Here's the Core Ultra 7 155H in the new Dell XPS 14 vs Apple's M3 Pro MacBook Pro. We test EVERYTHING to find out which one is the better choice!
This laptop was the CLEAR winner in terms of value!
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The Most 2024 Laptop - Razer Blade 14 Review - [hardware]
12:35 PM EDT - Apr,15 2024 - post a comment The Razer Blade 14 is the perfect example of a 2024 laptop. Less design changes, more "AI", a Ryzen 8000 series CPU, competitors like the Zephyrus G14 catching up performance updates that go nowhere. But, since they were so far ahead, this still might mean the Razer Blade 14 is one of the best 14" gaming laptops on the planet....or....
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Use Live Translate on Galaxy S24 series to translate a call's language in real-time - [guides]
01:47 PM EDT - Apr,14 2024 - post a comment With Live Translate on your Galaxy series phone, use real time voice translations through the Phone app for seamless communication. To use the feature, you need to be signed into your Samsung and Google accounts. After you enable Live Translate in Call settings, choose the voice and language that the translation will speak for you, and then choose the voice and language you want it to use to translate the person speaking. Tap Voice choose a different option or adjust the speaking speed under Speech rate. Tap on Call Assist when making a call, or when a call comes in, and then Live translate. The S24 series will depict the call's conversation in a text message format so it's easy to understand and keep the conversation moving without delay.
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Samsung Galaxy Ring - This Just Got Interesting - [gadgets]
03:56 PM EDT - Apr,13 2024 - post a comment Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Ring is not just tracking your steps and sleep - it's also helping you decide what's for dinner. Yep, you heard it right! Samsung is planning to team up the Galaxy Ring with its Samsung Food app.
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Conan O'Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings - [off-topic]
03:51 AM EDT - Apr,13 2024 - post a comment Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award-winning talk-show host who had a nearly three-decade-long run on late night. You can keep with him these days on Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend wherever you get your podcasts. He also has a brand-new travel show where he's visiting Conan fans all over the world-it's called Conan O'Brien Must Go, and it's set to release on Max April 18th. But how is he with spicy food? Find out as the comedy titan discusses hijinks at 30 Rock, his legacy in late night, the funniest US presidents, Don Quixote, and much more in one of the most high-octane Hot Ones of all time. This is the season finale to top all season finales!
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Intel is Gunning for NVIDIA - [hardware]
03:42 AM EDT - Apr,13 2024 - post a comment Intel announced its plans to compete with NVIDIA - namely, the H100 - in the burgeoning AI space. Its plans include a new Gaudi 3 AI accelerator card, a push for more open standards than NVLink (like ethernet), and Xeon 6 CPUs.
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DARK MATTER Trailer (2024) New Sci-Fi Movies 4K - [briefly]
06:50 PM EDT - Apr,11 2024 - post a comment A man is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could've lived, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from a most terrifying foe: himself.
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Wubuntu, the Dubious Linux Windows - [briefly]
02:38 AM EDT - Apr,10 2024 - post a comment Today we're installing Wubuntu on an early 2011 Macbook Pro. It seems like a modern day Lindows, allowing you to run Windows software on a Windows-like Linux, but can it live up to the developer's hype?
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This $150 Smartphone might be All You Need - [mobile]
03:53 PM EDT - Apr,09 2024 - post a comment We all think that the best smartphones in 2024 are the most expensive. But what happens if I told you there's a smarphone that costs 1/10th the price of some flagships but gives 95% of their features? Well, say hello to a shockingly good option for almost everyone.
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A new video shows AirPower prototype charging an Apple Watch - [gadgets]
05:16 PM EDT - Apr,08 2024 - post a comment Apple announced its wireless charging mat AirPower in full glory in 2017. However, the device couldn't see the daylight due to technical limitations. Now, a video shared by Apple Demo on X (formerly Twitter) shows a prototype AirPower charging mat powering an Apple Watch. Apple Demo noted that AirPower gets quite warm as it manages to charge the Apple Watch, "given wireless chargers today generally can't charge Apple Watches." For reference, the Apple Watch relies on a magnetic puck charger to power itself wirelessly.
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Google Deleting Incognito Data, Intel $7B Foundry Loss, $350+ Curved Screen AIO - [briefly]
04:21 PM EDT - Apr,08 2024 - post a comment Hardware news this week recaps a one-sentence AMD Zen 5 rumor that set the internet ablaze, a one-page shipping manifest containing Intel Arc Battlemage that also set the internet ablaze, ASUS' new Mjolnir not-a-joke battery bank, SSD prices climbing with flash contract price increases, Intel's $7B loss and some fuzzy accounting math, and more! Busy week!
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3D Printed PC Fan Test: Does the Anti-Stall Ring Boost Performance? - [hardware]
03:16 AM EDT - Apr,07 2024 - post a comment Join us for an in-depth exploration of PC cooling technology as we conduct a precision static pressure test on a 3D printed PC fan featuring an innovative Anti-Stall Ring. In this follow-up to our fan showdown series, we use a Fluke 922 airflow meter and a custom static pressure test bed to measure the fan's performance under controlled conditions.
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The Greatest GPU of All Time: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti & GTX 1080 2024 Revisit & History - [hardware]
02:05 PM EDT - Apr,06 2024 - post a comment The NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti is the Greatest GPU of All Time thanks to a mix of value, performance, and timing on a market teeming with excellent choices. It was an era when the AMD RX 580 was largely competing in the mid-range with the GTX 1060, Vega hadn't yet launched, and Intel Arc didn't even exist as a thought in anyone's mind. In this 2024 revisit & benchmark of the GTX 1080 Ti & GTX 1080 (non-Ti), we're looking at performance today and how it compares to modern graphics cards. Upgrades on the NVIDIA side might include the RTX 4070 Ti Super or RTX 4070 Super if spending less, or maybe an RTX 4080 Super for more; on the AMD side, that is more likely an RX 7900 XT or RX 7900 XTX, or possibly the "new" GRE (with its global launch). The GTX 1080 Ti and 1080 Pascal architecture GPUs can't reasonably handle real-time ray tracing, so obviously those charts are absent. A modern card is effectively infinitely better. But for rasterization, they still hang in there.
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Magician vs Slow-Mo Camera (Skill Challenge) - [off-topic]
12:31 PM EDT - Apr,05 2024 - post a comment It's time to put my sleight of hand to the ultimate slow-mo test. I've filmed a series of magic tricks in front of my slow motion camera capturing footage at 360 frames per second (that's 12 times slower than real-time).
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Ripple to ISSUE STABLE COIN utilizing XRP AUTO-Bridging Function - [briefly]
10:52 AM EDT - Apr,04 2024 - post a comment The company stated that its stablecoin will revolutionize the transparency of its reserves. The company noted that the values of the stablecoin will be fixed at a ratio of one to one with the United States dollar and that its reserves will depend on various assets.
The company states that some of these assets include deposits in US dollars, short-term treasuries issued by the US government, and other cash equivalents.
Ripple Labs has announced that it will conduct a comprehensive audit by consulting a third party and it will publish monthly attestations immediately after the stablecoin is introduced.
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HW News - Intel Battlemage Appears, Open Source GPU, Xbox Handheld Rumors, $1400 Monitor - [hardware]
02:29 AM EDT - Apr,04 2024 - post a comment Hardware news this week talks about one of the first Intel Arc Battlemage appearances in a while -- hopefully pointing toward more to come -- as the new architecture preps for launch. We also cover a solo developer's project to make what will eventually be an open source GPU, Microsoft's renewed interest in handheld gaming, a $1400 monitor, and AMD launching yet more AM4 CPUs. Oh, and Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Vivo X Fold 3 Pro Hands-On: The New Best Foldable Hardware - [mobile]
09:52 AM EDT - Apr,03 2024 - post a comment The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro is the second thinnest and lightest foldable phone around, measuring 11.2mm thick when folded and weighing 236g. Despite its sleekness, it has arguably the best camera system, and by far the largest battery at 5,700 mAh, and also two ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. It also runs on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
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