EKWB Offers Addressable RGB, Damper Color Options With New EK-Vardar X3M Fans

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EKWB is known for its water cooling products , and part of that gear is the fans needed to dissipate the heat generated in the radiators. Today it introduced the EK-Vardar X3M units, which are built for high static pressure.

They come in four variants, including black and white damper options, as well as D-RGB or RGB-free versions. Beyond that, all models are identical and are (for now, at least) only coming out as an X

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Can You Get Coronavirus From a Package Shipped From China?

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Whether you're shopping for PC upgrades or taking advantage of the latest tech deals , you'll find that many products are shipped directly from China, even if you've ordered them via Amazon or Newegg. With 2019-nCov coronavirus causing a worldwide panic, you might be wondering if your electronics could carry infectious germs with them.

We’ve seen Reddit users question if shipments from China could pack more than shoppers asked for , and even Chinese companies themselves are

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1TB Crucial MX500 SSD Is Now Under $100

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Pure, 100 per cent solid-state computing. Long the holy grail, now actually affordable thanks to the likes of the Crucial MX500 1TB SSD. It's currently available on Amazon for just $99 and within a few bucks of its lowest ever price. Strictly speaking it's not a time-limited deal, but it's still something of a steal.

Just turning two years old, the Crucial MX500 originally launched

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Report: Component Shortages Will Push Up PlayStation 5 to "Around $450"

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PlayStation owners might have to spend more than expected on the PlayStation 5. Bloomberg reported yesterday that it costs Sony about $450 to manufacture each unit of the next-gen console. The company may have to set the PS5's retail price at nearly $500 to make even a little bit of profit on each unit.

Bloomberg's sources attributed those steep manufacturing costs to a scarcity of components. That comes as a bit


MSI Optix MAG161V Portable Monitor Review: Versatile, but Dim

Our Verdict

MSI’s Optix MAG161V boasts an attractive design with impressive port and customization options. But its dim panel doesn’t deal with glare well, and its origami stand is a pain.

For

  • USB-C (DisplayPort) or HDMI connection
  • Speakers
  • Good amount of calibration options

Against

  • Dim
  • Frustrating origami-style stand
  • No cable management
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US, EU Launch New Broad Inquiries Into Big Tech Companies

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commision (FTC) and the European Commision (EC) and have recently announced new investigations into big technology companies.

The FTC will primarily look into big tech companies’ acquisitions of small companies to strengthen their own services. Meanwhile, the EC will open a broad inquiry into the tech sector to see how it can prevent big tech companies from hurting smaller rivals before the damage is already done.

The FTC announced that it will look at hundreds of smaller acquisitions


Amazon Strikes Back: Judge Blocks Microsoft’s JEDI Contract

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A federal judge issued a temporary injunction against Microsoft that will prevent the company from beginning work on the recently won $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract to modernize Pentagon’s IT infrastructure. The judge’s injunction came after Amazon filed a motion against Microsoft last month.

JEDI Fight is Not Over Yet

The JEDI contract was supposed to go to a single company back in August, 2019. However, weeks before that deadline, Secretary of Defense Mark


ASRock's B550AM-Gaming Motherboard Features PCI-Express 4.0 & Beefy VRMs

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Courtesy of hardware leaker KOMACHI_ENSAKA , we've got images and documentation for one of ASRock's upcoming motherboards: the B550AM Gaming. This is a Micro-ATX board based on one of AMD's upcoming chipsets.

It must be noted that while the new upcoming chipset might be called B550, this particular motherboard looks to be a B550A board, which are OEM boards as confirmed by AMD in October

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WD's 10TB External Hard Drive Is Down to $160

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In today's data-centric world it often feels you can't have enough storage. Whether you need more space than what your PC offers or are looking for a way to back up your important files, an external hard drive is a good investment. Best Buy is currently having one of the best tech deals on external storage, offering a $90 discount on a whopping 10TB of storage. The WD Easystore 10TB external drive is currently selling for only

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US Government Uses Anti-Mafia Law To Charge Huawei

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The U.S. Department of Justice has officially charged the Chinese telecommunications equipment company Huawei with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) -- the same law used to bring down mafia leaders in the past

A 16-Count Charge

The 16-count indictment against the firm includes a charge of conspiracy to steal trade secrets as a “long-running practice of using fraud and deception to misappropriate sophisticated technology from U.S. counterparts,” according