Apple Silicon

Huawei's 24-Core 7nm Kunpeng CPU Allegedly Beats Core i9-9900K In Multi-Core Performance

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Chinese news outlet IThome received word that Huawei is on the brink if launching the brand's new desktop PC (internally known as Pangu) for the domestic market. The system utilizes a variant of the company's Kunpeng 920, which is also known as the Hi1620. The report claims that the Kunpeng 920 3211K's multi-core performance is slightly better than the Intel Core i9-9


This Pi-Powered All-In-One Guitar Rocks the House

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When the stage beckons, you need an instrument fit for a king—like this incredible all-in-one guitar project created by Muiota Betarho. It uses a Raspberry Pi and features built-in special effect controls, an LCD display and an amplifier with speakers.

This project was designed by Betarho who began with an acoustic guitar, which has plenty of space inside the body to fill with electronic guts. Betarho added pickups to the rig, as this project is intended to operate


Terminal Zero: Building the Ultimate Raspberry Pi Zero Computer

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The Raspberry Pi Zero is an ultra-tiny mini-computer that packs a serious punch. A maker and developer known as N-O-D-E online has been working on developing the best computer possible using the Raspberry Pi Zero.

This week, N-O-D-E announced the latest iteration of the project known as Zero Terminal. According to N-O-D-E, the goal is to make an all


Nvidia 'Ultimate Countdown' Points to Ampere on August 31

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Nvidia is teasing a 21-day "ultimate countdown" that is seemingly pointing to its new consumer-facing Ampere GeForce graphics cards, likely to be known as the 3000-series.

...#UltimateCountdown pic.twitter.com/f23HcbHUk6 August 10, 2020

In a tweet, the company simply mentions the countdown campaign. But in a profile banner on the @NvidiaGeForce Twitter account, it reads "21 days

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Apple Silicon|Intel

Z490 Mini ITX Motherboard Roundup: Four Tiny Boards do Battle

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Lenovo Legion 5i Review: Screen Saver

Our Verdict

The Lenovo Legion 5i hits two key points for a laptop, with a vivid display and comfortable keyboard, but you may want to tinker with the Advanced Optimus settings.

For

  • Bright, colorful G-Sync screen
  • Comfortable keyboard
  • Strong Productivity Performance
  • Fast file transfer speeds

Against

  • Optimus needs tinkering for best game performance
  • Pricey for the specs
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Intel

AMD Files Patent for big.LITTLE-esque Hybrid Computing Implementation

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As spotted by patent sleuth @Underfox3 , AMD has field a patent what appears to be a means of using a big.LITTLE-esque hybrid computing architecture that comes with a mixture of high-performance cores and smaller low-performance cores. As with all patent filings, this doesn't assure that AMD will bring this type of device to market, but it certainly shows the company is busy researching hybrid architectures.

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Toshiba Officially Steps Away from PC Market

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In a press release earlier this week , Toshiba has come forward with news that the company is officially stepping away from the PC manufacturing market.

For decades, Toshiba has been a global competitor in the PC industry, going as far as introducing one of the first commercially available laptops in the 1980s. Over the last few years, however, Toshiba has been slowly removing assets—including major shares in their PC business.

In June of 2018, Toshiba relinquished


NZXT C Series 850W Power Supply Review

Our Verdict

The NZXT C850 is a good power supply with compact dimensions and high build quality. The competition is fierce, though.

For

  • Full power at 47 degrees Celsius
  • Efficient
  • Good enough performance
  • Long hold-up time
  • Low inrush current
  • Fully modular
  • Selectable semi-passive operation
  • Nice aesthetics

Against

  • Can be noisy under tough conditions
  • Mediocre transient response at 3.3V
  • Lower than 70% efficiency with 2% load
  • Small distance between connectors and in cable caps
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Rainbow Text, ASCII Art and More: Customize Your Linux Terminal

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The Linux terminal, sometimes referred to as the command line or the “shell” is a simple yet powerful way to interact with the computer. Commands are typed into the terminal, and their output is displayed immediately to the terminal.

From the Linux terminal we can create users, make network connections and download files. Despite all of this power, the terminal is not as “friendly” as a modern desktop. How can the terminal be made a little friendlier?  By

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