Achievement Unlocked: Backblaze Hits 1 Exabyte of Storage

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Backblaze, a data storage provider, has amassed so much customer data over the years that it now has over 1 exabyte (EB) of storage.

With a byte being a unit of digital storage, 1EB is the equivalent of 1 billlion gigabytes  (GB) or 1 million of your lofty 1TB hard drives. As BackBlaze puts it, if 1GB is like the size of Earth, 1EB is like the size of the sun. If you were to start a video


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Report: Apple Unleashing Arm-Based Macs In 2021, USB 4 Integration in 2022

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In 2021, Apple is expected to start launching several Macs computers with Arm processors instead of x86 Intel CPUs, according to a report from MacRumors Thursday. The rumor comes from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and it isn't the first time he has said this would be happening. Previously, Kuo had stated that Macs would move to Arm would in late 2020, though we suspect that recent developments in the industry may be the reason he

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Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q Gaming Monitor Review: 27-Inch 1440p Done Right

Our Verdict

Though it doesn’t provide any image enhancement in HDR mode, the Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q delivers a superb picture with rich, saturated and accurate color, along with 165Hz and Adaptive-Sync.

For

  • High color saturation and accuracy
  • Good contrast
  • Premium gaming performance
  • Good build quality

Against

  • HDR doesn’t bring a noticeable improvement over SDR
  • Cheaper rivals may offer better value
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Intel Core i9-10900K Could Outperform i9-9900K By Up To 30 Percent

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As we're approaching the rumored Intel Comet Lake-S desktop launch , we're slowly starting to spot more performance figures that fall in a much more believable range. The latest test submission comes from Tum_Apisak , who has kindly trawled through the Geekbench results databases and found some figures for the alleged i9-10900K.

The Intel Core i9-10900K is expected to be the successor to the Core i9-


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Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake Desktop CPUs Rumored to be Announced On April 30

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Spanish news outlet El Chapuzas Informatico claims that Intel will announce the company's highly-anticipated 10th Generation Comet Lake desktop processors on April 30. However, benchmark and review embargoes reportedly won't lift until the second week of May. Approach the rumored dates with a bit of caution since we have no way to confirm them.

As we know from a string of test submissions to public databases, Comet Lake desktop chips will span up to 10 cores. This is


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Retesting The MSI MPG X570 Plus Motherboard

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When we first went looking for budget X570 motherboards to review, MSI didn’t sample us any. So we decided to buy the company's sub-$200 MPG X570 Plus motherboard to see what it was capable of. We already knew what

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WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive Review: Slim, Spacious and Secure

Our Verdict

WD’s My Passport is slimmer than ever and affordably priced. With a 3-year warranty and hardware encryption, it’s a well-backed and secure option for those looking for dense portable storage

For

  • Competitively priced
  • AES 256-bit hardware encryption
  • Solid software suite
  • 3-year warranty

Against

  • Dated Micro USB connection
  • Slides around on your desk

If you’re on the

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GDP's Win Max Is an 8-inch Intel Ice Lake Gaming 'Laptop'

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GDP has built a handful of tiny handheld gaming laptops over the years, and now they're back with yet a new variant. This time it's returning to its Intel roots after dabbling in the embedded AMD Ryzen territory.

GDP Win Max Specifications

CPUIntel Core i5-1035G7 (4 cores / 8 threads @ 1/2 / 3.7 GHz)
GraphicsIntegrated Gen11 Iris Plus (64 EUs)
RAM16
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This Raspberry Pi Boat Computer is for Sailors

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Ready to hit the water? This Raspberry Pi boating project was created by a developer known on Reddit as bearthesailor . Bareboat Necessities is a DIY Pi-powered computer designed with all of your boating needs in mind.

This project houses a Raspberry Pi 4 below deck, so waterproofing your Pi isn't necessary. The Bareboat Necessities has a panel of interfaces on the front and back with a wide selection of features. You'll find USB ports, voltage meters and power switches for different


Connection Congestion: Broadband Speeds Suffering, Some Cities Down 40 Percent or More

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The folks over at broadbandnow.com have completed their research for the impact of the Coronavirus on web activity and found that of the top 200 cities in the U.S., 88 (44%) are suffering from reduced download speeds due to increased web activity.

For the testing, the firm measured broadband speeds over the week of March 15 - March 21, comparing the figures to the speeds 10 weeks earlier before the COVID-19 outbreak

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