AMD B350 vs. B450 vs. B550 Tomahawk Motherboards


Over the past week we've been testing AMD B550 motherboard VRMs and today we'll look at MSI Tomahawk motherboards from the past few generations comparing B350, B450 and B550 models, as well as some new and worthwhile B550 budget variants.

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Intel

Intel registers new company, Core, and Evo logos


The logos, spotted by @momomo_us, drop the long-used ring around Intel’s name and its traditional typeface for a more industrial, minimalist look. Squares are the theme of the day, with an external square sitting outside of the bottom right corner of the primary Intel logo. And while three of the...

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A flaw in the GRUB2 bootloader allows hackers to bypass Secure Boot on billions of systems


Last month, researchers at antivirus company ESET discovered a new type of ransomware had been circulating in the wild, locking out users from accessing important data on their computers. The silver lining was that if you had a UEFI feature called Secure Boot turned on, that would prevent the malicious...

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You'll be able to play the Marvel's Avengers beta next month


Players will finally be able to get a glimpse of Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics' Avengers game. The beta starts with the prologue mission on the Golden Gate Bridge which acts as a tutorial section that allows you to use each of the Avengers and learn their various play styles....

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Sony's 'Vision-S' concept EV will hit public roads this year


Like many projects revealed at CES, the Vision-S was, as the name suggests, just a vision for the future, and not necessarily an actual product that Sony intended to bring to market. However, it seems that things have changed somewhat in the months since CES drew to a close.

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Grab a whopping 2TB WD Black SSD for just $318


The WD Black SN750 is among our favorite SSDs offering top notch performance. This enthusiast-oriented SSD usually retails for $400, today you can grab the 2TB model with a healthy discount at $318.

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Nifty new JavaScript app emulates the old Mac OS 8


Felix Rieseberg, a senior staff engineer at Slack, has developed an app that emulates Mac OS 8. The software runs on current iterations of macOS as well as Windows and Linux operating systems.

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AMC reverses course, strikes deal with Universal to show films in its theaters with three weekends of exclusivity


It seems that cooler heads have prevailed in the dispute between AMC Theatres and Universal.

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Regulatory listings seem to confirm ARM-based MacBook Air is coming this year


As 9to5Mac notes, current Apple MacBooks have larger batteries. For example, the MacBook Pro has an 8,00mAh powerpack. So, it's safe to assume that the 4,380mah is for something smaller like a MacBook Air. While the current MacBook Air has a 5,100mAh battery, its wattage is listed as 49.9Wh, just...

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Metal Gear Solid V secret cutscene triggered legitimately for the first time


Shortly after Metal Gear Solid V launched in late 2015, Konami confirmed that the game featured a secret nuclear disarmament event that could only be activated once every nuke on your regional server had been disarmed. Getting so many players to commit to disarmament seemed virtually impossible yet remarkably, it...

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