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2023 was the year that GPUs stood still
Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) In many ways, 2023 was a long-awaited return to normalcy for people who build their own gaming and/or workstation PCs. For the entire year, most mainstream...
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Smartphone manufacturers still want to make foldables a thing
Enlarge / A Huawei Technologies Co. Mate X5 smartphone arranged in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (credit: Bloomberg via Getty) Every large smartphone maker except Apple is betting...
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The Pixel 8 parts store goes live, should be up for 7 years
Enlarge / iFixit's Pixel 8 Pro display fix kit. (credit: iFixit) Over the holiday break, Google and iFixit added a new batch of parts to the Pixel parts store. The companies now sell genuine parts for...
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The oldest-known version of MS-DOS’s predecessor has been discovered and...
Enlarge / The IBM PC 5150. (credit: SSPL/Getty Images) Microsoft’s MS-DOS (and its IBM-branded counterpart, PC DOS) eventually became software juggernauts, powering the vast majority of PCs throughout...
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Vizio settles for $3M after saying 60 Hz TVs had 120 Hz “effective refresh rate”
Enlarge / A marketing image for Vizio's P-series Q9 TV. (credit: Vizio) Vizio has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company misled customers about the refresh...
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Samsung sets Galaxy S24 launch for Jan. 17; here’s what to expect
Enlarge / The Galaxy S24 render from OnLeaks. This sure does look familiar. (credit: OnLeaks×SmartPrix) Samsung is gearing up to launch its next big flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24. The show has...
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Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994
Enlarge / A rendering of Microsoft's Copilot key, as seen on a Surface-esque laptop keyboard. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft pushed throughout 2023 to add generative AI capabilities to its software,...
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The Dell XPS laptop, as we know and love it, is no more
The 2024 XPS laptop lineup: 13-inch, 14-inch, and 16-inch. [credit: Scharon Harding ] Dell’s XPS laptop lineup has long been my go-to for an easy laptop recommendation. With an accessible starting...
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Vectrex reborn: How a chance encounter gave new life to a dead console
Enlarge / A Vectrex console and CRT display with a cart for a long-lost game. (credit: Tim Stevens) The Vectrex may be the most innovative video game console you've never heard of. It had everything...
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Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 SoC sets up a wave of Apple Vision Pro competitors
Enlarge / Qualcomm's XR reference device. (credit: Qualcomm) The Apple Vision Pro is coming out sometime in early 2024, and since it is a VR/AR headset that runs iOS apps, Team Android would like to...
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Clicks is a $139 iPhone case for people who hate touchscreen typing
There's an app for the keyboard promising new features, but it's not mandatory for the keyboard to work. (credit: Clicks Technology) I used to be a speed demon on phone keyboards. Similar to when I...
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Flurry of firmware updates makes Analogue Pocket an even better retro handheld
Enlarge / An Analogue Pocket running Super Mario World on an openFPGA core with the scanline filter enabled. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) We've got a soft spot for the Analogue Pocket, the premium...
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Android users could soon replace Google Assistant with ChatGPT
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Hey Android users, are you tired of Google's neglect of Google Assistant? Well, one of Google's biggest rivals, OpenAI's ChatGPT, is apparently coming...
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Discontinued and unreleased Microsoft peripherals revived by licensing deal
Enlarge / The Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard is making a comeback. (credit: Microsoft) In April, Microsoft announced that it would stop selling Microsoft-branded computer peripherals. Today, Onward...
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What I learned from using a Raspberry Pi 5 as my main computer for two weeks
Enlarge / The Raspberry Pi 5 inside its official case. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) I bought an 8GB Raspberry Pi 5 as soon as they went up for preorder, just like I have bought every full-size Pi model...
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AMD releases even more Ryzen 5000 CPUs, keeps its last-gen AM4 platform alive
Enlarge / Four new Ryzen 5000 CPUs, all riffs on existing Ryzen 5000 CPUs. (credit: AMD) AMD announced the first Ryzen 8000 desktop processors today: a new lineup of socket AM5 CPUs that bring RDNA 3...
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AMD launches Ryzen 8000G desktop CPUs, with updated iGPUs and AI acceleration
Enlarge / AMD's first Ryzen 8000 desktop processors are what the company used to call "APUs," a combination of a fast integrated GPU and a reasonably capable CPU. (credit: AMD) AMD's G-series Ryzen...
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$329 Radeon 7600 XT brings 16GB of memory to AMD’s latest midrange GPU
Enlarge / The new Radeon RX 7600 XT mostly just adds extra memory, though clock speeds and power requirements have also increased somewhat. (credit: AMD) Graphics card buyers seem anxious about buying...
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They’re not cheap, but Nvidia’s new Super GPUs are a step in the right direction
Enlarge / Nvidia's latest GPUs, apparently dropping out of hyperspace. (credit: Nvidia) Nvidia's latest GPUs, apparently dropping out of hyperspace. [credit: Nvidia ] If there’s been one consistent...
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iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall after door plug blows off Alaska Air flight...
Enlarge / The iPhone that fell from Alaska Airlines flight 1282, discovered by Seanathan Bates under a bush on the side of the road. (credit: Seanathan Bates via X) On Sunday, game developer Seanathan...
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