Sandisk reveals an 8TB portable SSD prototype at CES

Why it matters: Events like CES give Sandisk an opportunity to showcase advancements in storage technology, hinting at what's to come for consumers. This year, the company showed off the world's biggest portable SSD, an 8TB prototype, along with a tiny 1TB flash drive, the latter of which will be sold later in 2020.

The 8TB external SSD prototype from Sandisk can fit into most pockets like other portable SSDs, but it won't be here anytime soon since the

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Asus' Zephyrus G14 is a 14-inch gaming laptop with a customizable LED lid and RTX graphics

In brief: Laptop makers are always looking for creative ways to push the limits with their latest products. They accomplish this through ever-shrinking form factors, desktop-like gaming performance, or, in the case of Asus' latest gaming notebook, both. The device, dubbed the Zephyrus G14, comes in at a mere 14 inches, with a weight of 3.5lb and a width of around 17.9mm.

With those figures, the G14 is far from the

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AMD launches Ryzen 4000 series APUs: Up to 8 cores / 16 threads at 15W

Highly anticipated: AMD has revealed their next generation of mobile processors, and it looks like they’re making doubling core counts a habit. Within the same TDP, they’ve gone up to eight cores, increased CPU frequencies up to 4.2 GHz, and increased GPU frequencies up to 1750 MHz.

AMD is launching seven new 4000-series processors, which despite the moniker, use the same Zen 2 technology that 3000-series desktop processors use. But don

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AMD's Radeon RX 5600 XT takes the fight to Nvidia at $279

What just happened? AMD has officially unveiled their “ultimate 1080p gaming” graphics card, the Radeon RX 5600 XT. The GPU packs 2304 cores and operates with a game clock of 1375 MHz and a boost clock of 1560 MHz. It’s priced competitively at $279 and will be released on January 21.

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is a direct challenger to Nvidia’s GTX 166

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AMD announces Threadripper 3990X: 64 cores / 128 threads for $3,990

Highly anticipated: AMD has unveiled the world’s most powerful workstation processor, the Threadripper 3990X. It has 64 cores, 128 threads and boosts to 4.3 GHz on a single core up from a base clock of 2.9 GHz. It will be available starting February 7 for $3,990.

The 3990X is insane in literally every way and that leaves Intel with nothing that can competes with AMD’s new professional flagship. AMD

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Amazon is pushing Fire TV Edition to soundbars, set-top boxes, and cars this year

In brief: Amazon wants to integrate its Fire TV Edition experience into more devices like soundbars and car infotainment systems, as part of its plan to be at the center of your entertainment setup. The company will show off some of these devices at CES 2020, with soundbars from TCL and cars from Chrysler and BMW.

As we inch closer to CES 2020, Amazon is spilling the beans on one of its next big ambitions. By now it's no secret the company wants to be

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Origin brings back an updated 'Big O' PC-console hybrid

In context: Back in 2010, custom-PC maker Origin released "The Big O" — a very expensive computer hybrid that combined a high-end gaming PC with an Xbox 360. Last year, for the company's tenth anniversary, it dreamed up an even more extravagant version that crammed an Xbox One X, PlayStation 4 Pro, and a Nintendo Switch into the same case along with a top-of-the-line gaming PC. It was dubbed "The Big O
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YouTube rolls out new controls aimed at controlling children's content

Why it matters: YouTube has been trying to navigate the privacy waters after it was hit with a $170 million fine for violating COPPA. Since then, it has mandated that channel owners specify if their videos are made for children. However, this change has huge ramifications for the bottom line of content creators, particularly those who cater to children.

Back in September, YouTube and parent company Google were hit with a massive $170 million fine for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (


Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Fold is the 'world's first' foldable PC with a $2,499 price tag

In context: Folding-screen devices are all the rage nowadays, and it isn't hard to see why. Many such gadgets aim to strike a balance between traditional smartphone, tablet, or even laptop form factors by allowing users to switch between them at will. Samsung hopped on board this train with its controversial Galaxy Fold smartphone, and Lenovo followed suit with the announcement of its ThinkPad X1
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Sony's DualShock 5 controller spied in newly leaked photos

In context: Purported images of Sony’s PlayStation 5 developer console have been making the rounds since late 2019, portraying a device that looks more like an Alienware-branded PC than a traditional game console. While this isn’t likely to be the form that the final hardware takes when it arrives later this year, most seem to agree that the prototype seen in the images is legitimate.

Now, we’re getting our first look at what the accompanying DualShock 5 controller might look like.

Multiple

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