AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super: $400 GPU Throwdown

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Two of the top contenders for the best graphics card right now are AMD's Radeon RX 5700 XT and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2060 Super . They're not the fastest GPUs around—or at least, Nvidia's GPU isn't the company's fastest option, as the RTX 2070 through RTX 2080 Ti are all faster—but they're two of the best overall values.

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Intel 10th Gen Processors Join Huawei's MateBook X Pro Laptop

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Huawei refreshed its MateBook X Pro notebook today with Intel's 10th Generation Comet Lake mobile processors, as well as an "elegant and premium" new Emerald Green color option.

The first MateBook X Pro debuted in February 2018. Huawei updated the notebook in February 2019 with new processors, storage options and some other improvements. Now, it's repeated the feat with the MateBook X Pro 202


Raspberry Pi 4 Revision Fixes USB-C Compatibility Problem

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The Raspberry Pi 4 is the most powerful Pi yet, but the $35, single-board PC has been plagued with a small USB-C compatibility issue since it launched last year. That problem should now be fixed in newly-produced versions of the board, as reported by The Register .

The problem had to do with the Pi 4's USB Type-C port, which it uses to receive power. The way that the port was constructed meant that it would


Taiwanese PCB Shortages Impact Multiple Segments: Makers In China Relocating Production Capacity

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Taiwanese PCB makers with factories in China are suffering the ill effects of the factory closures and labor shortages due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, scurrying to find alternate ways to keep up with demand. To do so, they are migrating their production capacity elsewhere. However, it seems that the transition isn't going fast enough, as Digitimes reports that the Taiwanese PCB makers have been 'urged to accelerate capacity relocation.'

It's no surprise that this is happening, either


Windows 10 Is Getting a Software Engineer to Improve File Explorer

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File Explorer might not be the most glamorous part of Windows 10, but it's an important one, and a job listing spotted by Windows Latest revealed that Microsoft is hiring a software engineer to work on the utility from its Washington headquarters.

The listing calls for a Software Engineer with C++ experience. "We lead the way on creating and improving File Explorer user experiences," the listing says. "Join our team of unique individuals as we merge our rich history of


Eve Shows Off New 2-in-1 Concept Image, Next-Gen Model Coming Q4

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As Eve Devices approaches the launch of its next-gen 2-in-1, the company has released a new teaser image. That picture, published above, is a concept showing a heatsink pattern on the back for passive cooling as well as screws for easier repairability. The company says the device will release in Q4 of this year.

That's just one of five design ideations the company is considering for the 2-in-1, along with the members of

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Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Deal: With Core i7, 256GB SSD Now $1,300

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Microsoft's Surface Pro 7 might just be the best Windows tablet out there. Yet that's only true with the right specification. The good news is that you can now get the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 in a high-end spec for just $1,299 thanks to a deal on Best Buy . That's $330 off.

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Samsung Re-Opens South Korean Fab After Coronavirus Case

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Now that the COVID-19 outbreak has been around for a few months, it's increasingly clear what danger it can play to individuals' health, as well as economies, manufacturers and individual factories In China, as little as 11% of employees are able to come to work in some factories . And at the end of last week, Samsung closed its fab in Gumi, South Korea after confirming a case of coronavirus.

“The company has placed colleagues who came in


Xbox Series X: 12 Teraflops of GPU Performance Confirmed, More Details Revealed

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Microsoft has confirmed some of the Xbox Series X specs, including 12 teraflops of GPU performance. Xbox head Phil Spencer published a blog post listing information about a custom-built SSD, support for gaming at 120 frames per second (fps) and HDMI 2.1.

It was previously announced that the new Xbox will use AMD's Zen 2 processor technology and RDNA graphics, but now we're getting that 12 TFLOPS number direct from Microsoft itself. That'

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Intel Xeon Refresh: New Cascade Lake Refresh CPUs up to 60 Percent Cheaper Per Core

Intel introduced its new lineup of Cascade Lake Refresh Xeon server parts today and they bring along remarkable price reductions compared to the existing Xeon lineup, with the top-line changes to the company's flagship models amounting to a ~60% reduction in per-core pricing in exchange for the inability to scale beyond two sockets. Paired with Intel's other recent price adjustments, a 28-core SKU that used to weigh in at $13,012 now retails for a mere $3

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