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Origin packs a Core i9-10900KF desktop CPU into a gaming laptop

In a nutshell: Today marks the launch of Intel’s 10th-generation Comet Lake desktop processors, but it’s not just desktops that are benefiting. Origin PC has managed to pack the flagship Core i9-10900KF CPU into two of its laptops, giving them the kind of performance rarely seen in a notebook.

Intel finally announced the Core i9-10900K at the end of last month, hailing it as the best CPU for gaming money

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Sony set to reveal a 'compelling lineup' of PlayStation 5 games

Highly anticipated: There have been rumors around the PlayStation 5 getting unveiled in early June. What's confirmed, however, is that Sony is planning to introduce a compelling slate of 1st and 3rd party titles soon, which could potentially more than make up for the company's radio silence, outside of an abrupt controller unveiling and an impressive, but dull hardware deep dive event.

Microsoft has been firing on all cylinders in building up hype for the upcoming Xbox Series X, and occasionally misfiring as in the

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Spotify's licensing deal for Joe Rogan podcast reportedly worth north of $100 million

Editor's take: The first episode of the podcast aired live on December 24, 2009, and evolved from there. Rogan has a willingness to ask tough questions in a casual setting. Really, it’s less of a podcast and more of a conversation between host and guest(s). In today’s world, something as simple as shooting the breeze has become somewhat of a lost art and is one of the reasons why his show is so popular. Fans also appreciate the

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Intel Core i9-10900K Review: Can It Beat Ryzen 9?


Today we're checking out Intel's new enthusiast and gaming flagship CPU, the Core i9-10900K. This is a 10-core, 20-thread processor sporting a base frequency of 3.7 GHz and a single core turbo of 5.3 GHz. As the successor of the i9-9900K, Intel's latest flagship is set to go head to...

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You might be able to resize and move future MacBook Pro trackpads

In a nutshell: Do you prefer your laptop trackpads to be on the larger side? If so, Apple's patent could have the answer: rather than using a physical trackpad, the whole bottom part of a laptop is used to create a touch surface.

The futuristic concept comes from a recently granted Apple patent called "Dynamic input surface for electronic devices." In essence, it involves removing the traditional trackpad entirely and using all the space below the keyboard instead.

While this might sound hugely impractical, the patent

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Samsung's T7 portable SSD is now available to buy

Bottom line: Samsung revealed its NVMe-based T7 and T7 Touch portable SSDs at CES earlier this year, but only the latter model with its integrated fingerprint sensor was initially put on sale. The company is now selling the non-touch version that's $20 cheaper across all storage capacities, making it a solid offering for demanding users on the go.

With the T7 portable SSD, Samsung touted twice the performance of its popular T5 series and added a slightly more expensive variant to the

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Nvidia reveals why it chose rival AMD over Intel for its deep learning system

In context: Like Sony vs. Microsoft, Intel vs. Qualcomm, and Apple vs. everyone, Nvidia vs. AMD is one of the tech industry's big rivalries. So, it came as a surprise when team green chose its main competitor to provide the server processors for its new DGX A100 deep learning system, rather than using Intel’s Xeon platform. Now, the company has revealed the reason behind its decision.

In Nvidia’s first two DGX systems, Intel’s Xeon

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Apple is licensing content to build Apple TV+ back catalog

Bottom line: Nothing has been formally announced as of this writing but if Bloomberg’s sources prove accurate, it’d serve as an admission by Apple that to have a successful streaming service, you need a good mix of both original and legacy content.

Apple is reportedly looking to build out its Apple TV+ content library with older movies and television shows to better compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu.

Apple launched its streaming service late last year backed by a star-studded ensemble appearing in


Next-gen SD cards are blisteringly fast

Something to look forward to: In today's world of 4K media, massive image files, and even 8K video, we could all appreciate faster, larger storage options. In the case of the former, the SD Association has answered our prayers with the new SD 8.0 spec, which will ramp up the speeds of SD Express memory cards massively.

The association has announced that

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New GPU acceleration patch for Adobe Premiere Pro makes video encoding much faster

Bottom line: Adobe's next update for Premiere Pro will implement hardware-accelerated video encoding for huge gains in exporting. Version 14.2 of Premiere Pro and Adobe Media Encoder will leverage the discrete hardware encoders on Nvidia and AMD GPUs to boost export times by as much as 400 percent. After Effects and Audition will also receive GPU acceleration.

Hardware acceleration in Premiere Pro is nothing new. It has been using Nvidia CUDA for acceleration for a while now. Version 14.2 incorporates Nvidia'

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