It is well known that many apps do indeed track your movements in real time, and for some years now security researchers have been trying to get people to grasp just how…

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It's fair to say that VLC player is popular, as it has one download for just about every person on the planet.  Of course the distribution isn't quite that even, those reading…

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On New Year's Eve, Mike Shapiro posted his first tweet in over four years.  It was a video post where he, in his G-Man character's voice and pacing, announced that "the…

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Taking a break from the AI powered AI news from the AI enhanced CES 2025, here's something to make you somewhat nervous when driving. A security researcher has discovered a flaw in…

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Dell has decided to abandon their XPS, Inspiron, and Latitude brands, adopting a new naming convention that is perhaps more than just a little reminiscent of Apple. Introducing Dell's Dell, Dell Pro,…

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MSI released a number of new products at CES 2025, including the MSI MPG 272URX QD-OLED gaming monitor, which is a CES 2025 Innovation Awards Honoree.  The disappointingly short model name is…

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If you miss the old days of LAN parties because you don't want to fork over the money for a gaming laptop and your desktop is just too unwieldy to drag around…

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After plenty of leaks leading up to CES, AMD surprised us by barely mentioning RDNA 4 in their presentation, with the promise of more information later in Q1 2025. Thinking that…

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Last night NVIDIA unveiled the upcoming GeForce RTX 50 Series lineup, and while the presentation was very light on technical specs we do at least have pricing - along with further emphasis…

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Phison is ringing in the new year and CES 2025 with a brand new PCIe 5.0 controller. the PS5028-E28.  It will be capable of sequential read and write speeds of up to…

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If you love racing games, Thermaltake might not be the first name to come to mind but they are hoping to change that.  The G6 Direct Drive racing wheel bundle includes a…

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To kick of the random coverage of CES 2025 we have news from the HDMI Forum about the next generation of HDMI standards, both the bandwidth and the cable.  It is just…

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There aren't that many systems which need a 1600W PSU, but for those builds having a solid power supply is critical to ensuring stability under load.  The Seasonic TX-1600 PRIME Noctua Edition…

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Samsung's EVO line has a long standing reputation for offering a beautiful mix of performance and price, and the 990 EVO Plus is no exception.  The price is kept low thanks to…

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You and your friends aren't crazy for wondering why suspiciously targeted ads show up on your phones; your Siri enabled devices may well have recorded conversations you had no idea it did,…

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DDR5 frequencies continue to increase, with 8800MHz kits becoming fairly common and comparatively affordable.  That has inspired TechPowerUp to test a DDR5-5600 kit from KLEVV at a variety of frequencies to…

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If you are looking for a lightweight wireless mouse the Arbiter Studio AKITSU is a mere 39g in weight and offers up to a 8000Hz polling rate, which can be lowered to…

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The captcha arms race has literally escalated with a new solution, fire up a level of DOOM in your browser and kill three enemies to prove you are human.  This task would…

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