Facepalm: Micron in a recently published tech briefing let slip some details about Nvidia’s Ampere generation of graphics cards that the GPU maker probably wanted to keep under wraps until its launch event later this month.

Micron in the briefing listed the RTX 3090 in a chart as having 12 GDDR6X modules, 19-21 Gb/s/pin, 76-84 GB/s/placement, 912-1008 GB/s/system and a

Bottom line: Mozilla has extended a partnership with Google that’ll ensure it remains the default search engine in Firefox in select parts of the world including the US. The deal, arguably more important to Mozilla than Google, will supply guaranteed revenue to help keep the Firefox maker above water for at least another few years.

Hours after Mozilla Corporation announced plans to lay off roughly 250 employees earlier this week, a source told The Register that the browser maker had signed a three-year deal with the Mountain View

Editor's take: News that Microsoft will ship the Surface Duo with an unlockable bootloader is great news for the enthusiast community. Given the phone's high price tag, however, we may not see a ton of support as I can't imagine there are a lot of people willing to risk bricking such an expensive device.

Of the dual screen / foldable smartphones already on the market or in the pipeline, Microsoft’s Surface Duo is arguably the most intriguing. On paper, the device skirts the durability

In brief: Games Done Quick challenges some of the top players in the world to complete to finish games as quickly as possible, often times with a unique set of rules in place. If you’ve ever watched an elite gamer in action, you already know how awe-inspiring it can be.

The summer installment of the biannual Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon for charity gets started this weekend.

Summer Game Done Quick was originally scheduled to take place back in June but organizers were forced to postpone the charity event due

Facepalm: Are you having problems installing the Windows 10 August 2020 security update? Maybe you’ve found it’s causing Blue Screen of Death messages and sound issues? If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

System issues and errors have become par for the course with Windows 10 updates, and the Windows 10 KB4565351 and KB4566782—for machines running the November 2019 Update (

Why it matters: When you delete your data from a service, such as a social network, it can take a while for everything to be completely erased from the systems. Instagram, for example, says the process takes 90 days, but a researcher discovered the photo- and video-sharing app still had his data on their servers a year after he deleted it.

As reported by TechCrunch , independent security researcher Saugat Pokharel downloaded his data from Instagram using a tool it launched in 2018 to comply

In a nutshell: South Korea is using high-tech bus shelters to fight the spread of Covid-19. The ten "smart shelters" feature external thermal cameras for checking temperatures and ultraviolet disinfecting lamps on the inside.

The solar-powered shelters have been installed in the capital city of Seoul along major bus routes in the Seongdong district. Passengers must stand in front of an automated thermal-imaging camera, and the sliding door will only open if a temperature under 99.5F is detected. There