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Intel Core i9-10910: Rumored Apple Exclusive Fails to Impress on Geekbench

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The Intel Core i9-10910, which is believed to be an Apple-exclusive chip , has shown its face on Geekbench 5 again. Without confirmation from Intel, of course, we can't be positive of the accuracy of the results, spotted by @Leakbench . But this allows us to do an early pseudo-assessment of the CPU's performance.

The Core i9-10910 in question, as well as the current

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Best Gaming PCs 2020

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When shopping for a new gaming PC, it's important to have a goal in mind. If you need your system to provide excellent framerates in AAA games at 1920 x 1080, you won't need the absolute best (and most expensive) GPU and/or processor on the market. But if you want to play at 2560 x 1440 or 4K, then you need to start think about saving more for

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Massive 20GB Intel IP Data Breach Floods the Internet, Mentions Backdoors (Intel Responds)

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A leaker today posted on Twitter a link to a file sharing service that contains what an anonymous source claims is a portion of Intel's crown jewels: A 20GB folder of confidential Intel intellectual property. The leaker dubbed the release the "Intel exconfidential Lake Platform Release ;)."

Update : Intel has responded to Tom's Hardware with an official statement:

"We are investigating this situation. The information appears to come from the Intel Resource and Design Center, which hosts


This Homemade Aquaponic Irrigation System Is Powered by a Raspberry Pi

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Your garden needs love and attention to flourish. So why not automate that love with the help of a Raspberry Pi ? Maker Richard Sears did just that with an invention aptly dubbed GardenPi . It's a fully automated hydroponic/aquaponic control system made to help control and monitor your garden with ease.

We can't go forward without recognizing how much work Sears invested into this project. It has tools to control sprinkler valves, sensors to detect water levels from his fish aquariums and

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New ASRock DeskMini Mini PCs Come in AMD Ryzen 4000, Intel 10th Gen Flavors

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ASRock has taken the wraps off two new additions to its DeskMini product line of small form factor (SFF) systems. The DeskMini X300 and DeskMini H470 announced today feature  support for the latest AMD Ryzen 4000-series (codename Renoir) APUs and Intel 10th Generation Comet Lake-S chips, respectively.

Despite the makeover, the DeskMini X300 and H470 still come inside a

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Best Gaming Monitors 2020: Budget, 144Hz and More

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The gaming monitor arena keeps expanding with new vendors, models and features. Yes, it's an exciting time to be a PC gamer, but it also means that picking the best gaming monitor for your rig is more complicated than ever. The options are overwhelming, from screen-smoothing technologies (Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync), to visually stunning refresh rates that are set to climb to a mind

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How to Build a Raspberry Pi Hand Washing Timer

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Due to the global pandemic, I’ve seen both useful and funny COVID-19 hacks everywhere. I thought I would make my own COVID life hack with a hand washing timer that is motion triggered and plays a 20-second music clip. Why 20 seconds? Health officials are recommending that we wash our hands often and for at least 20 seconds each time. When I reach for my soap, I trigger this hand washing timer to play a

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Intel Confirms 'KA' CPUs Are a Promo, Avengers-Branded Chips Pop Up

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It appears that Intel is participating in a new promotion that includes its standard 10th-Gen chips inside of a special Avengers-branded box. We first heard of Intel's new 'KA' branded chips two weeks ago , and we wondered what the madness was all about. Was this a new version of the chips? Did they have different specs? Was it just a typo, or a version specific to a local market?

We reached out to Intel to see

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Seagate FireCuda 510 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: One Expensive Fish

Our Verdict

While Seagate’s FireCuda 510 is fast, durable, and can handle most workloads you throw at it, the SSD is too expensive considering its older hardware.

For

  • Solid overall performance
  • Available in capacities up to 2TB
  • 5-year warranty
  • Higher-than-average endurance ratings

Against

  • Small SLC write cache
  • Blue PCB
  • Costly
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Raspberry Pi Release Japanese Keyboard Variant

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The Japanese keyboard is the latest layout available. Last month we saw the release of Swedish, Portuguese, Danish and Norwegian layouts of the official keyboard. All of the keyboards come with three USB 2.0 type-A ports, adding much needed extra ports to your Raspberry Pi. Available in two color choices, red and white or black and grey, this new keyboard has been designed to work with all three Japanese character sets.

The Japanese keyboard is the latest layout available

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