SK Hynix is getting ready to make DDR5-8400 memory

Oversimplified: Once or twice in a decade, the self-elected council in charge of such things throws new memory technologies into a basket and calls the basket DDR-whatever-the-next-number-is. Then, a few years later, a company like SK Hynix manages to turn that basket into the picnic we’ve all been waiting for.

Unlike the iterative upgrades that define the successive releases of most PC parts, memory upgrades are significant . DDR4 is now six years behind the times and DDR


Intel

Intel Core i9-10900K, Core i7-10700K and Core i5-10600K marketing slides surface online

In brief: Intel's upcoming 10th generation Comet Lake-S CPUs are reportedly coming at the end of this month, and judging by several leaked promotional slides, they should be the best Skylake refinement the company can make before moving on to a new architecture step on its desktop CPUs.

This past week Intel unveiled the 10th generation, Comet Lake H-series CPUs for high-end laptops, sparking gamers and creators' enthusiasm with potent silicon that breaks the 5 GHz speed barrier inside a 4

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Facebook wanted to buy Pegasus spyware in 2017 to monitor iPhone users

A hot potato: Facebook sued spyware firm NSO Group in October 2019 for enabling a precisely-targeted attack on several WhatsApp users by means of fake servers and explointing a VoIP-related vulnerability in WhatsApp. Now NSO says Facebook tried to buy its Pegasus spyware tool long before caring for its users getting hacked.

An ongoing court battle has surfaced an interesting piece of information that, if proven true, could result in another scar on Facebook's public image.

Back in October 2019, Facebook

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Intel

CPU leak shows Intel beating AMD and Nvidia (at counting)

Something to look forward to: Counting is a difficult skill for companies that are made of scientists and mathematicians and programmers. You know that Microsoft got to 10 and gave up, and that Apple forgot that 10 is a number and not a letter. So historically 10 is the difficult number. But the word on the street is, Intel have figured out how to count past it – correctly.

You’ll recall that AMD have never, in fact, counted to 10. When the Athlon processors


US attorney and FBI warn that 'Zoom bombing' a federal offense

Why it matters: With an unprecedented number of people working, schooling, and socializing from home, there are a lot more victims for cybercriminals to target. However, even playing a seemingly harmless prank on unsuspecting victims can result in fines and prison time under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Federal prosecutors have put pranksters and hackers on notice: If you are thinking about "Zoom bombing" — don't. Zoom bombing is where someone barges in on a video conference and displays porn or some other disruptive content.

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Amazon expected to postpone Prime Day this year

In context: Amazon's annual Prime Day event is typically one of the most highly-anticipated sales periods of the year. Thousands of products, from computer components to games and electronics, see steep discounts, making it the perfect time to splurge if you have cash to spare.

Unfortunately, even Prime Day isn't safe from the destructive path of Covid-19. The virus' spread has caused major disruptions to Amazon's business model, and you need look no further than a recent Reuters report

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Microsoft's Mixer livestreaming service gifts every partner $100

What just happened? Mixer, the Seattle-based livestreaming platform owned by Microsoft, has reportedly gifted all of its partner-status members $100 as a show of support during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Now, some are wondering if Twitch will be the next to do something similar for its partners.

Microsoft hasn’t made any mention of the donations on its official Mixer blog or on social media accounts as of this writing. Rather, it’s the Mixer partners themselves that have been


New details emerge on Apple's upcoming entry-level iPhone

Rumor mill: Apple's plan to launch a successor to the iPhone SE may have been delayed a month by labor and component shortages in China, but the company is reportedly nearing the launch date, especially if you look at subtle accidental leaks that no one paid attention to for weeks.

With so many people waiting for a less expensive iPhone that is easier to hold in an average sized hand, the rumor mill has been churning many pieces of information about Apple's upcoming device.

A particular dilemma in everyone'

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Apple AirTags tracking device name spotted in iOS support video

What just happened? Apple's interest in developing a tracking device that you can stick to items like your keys or briefcase has been leaked enough at this point that its existence is almost a foregone conclusion. However, Apple may have just accidentally confirmed the gadget in a support video for iOS.

We have heard hints over the last year that Apple has been working on a tracker-like device similar to Tile key fobs. The first was last April when the company merged Find My iPhone and Find My Friends into one

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