Oculus Rest: Facebook Expects Coronavirus to Impact Oculus VR Headset Production

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A tech company finally admitted the recent Coronavirus outbreak could be a problem. Facebook told UploadVR yesterday that the virus is expected to affect the production and availability of its hardware, which includes its Oculus VR headset line.

UploadVR originally reported on Wednesday that Facebook stopped accepting orders for the Quest earlier this week, saying that it was "out of stock." Facebook then sent the outlet the following statement to explain the Quest's situation:

"Oculus Quest has been selling out in some regions


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GeIL, ASRock Unite to Build EVO Spear Phantom Gaming DDR4 RAM

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New vendors are dipping their toes into memory lately. In 2018, Gigabyte entered the RAM market with an RGB kit. Thermaltake also started nibbling away at a piece of the pie last year, along with ASRock, which collaborated with Team Group to make the XCalibur Phantom Gaming memory. ASRock's thirst hasn't been quenched yet, as today it announced teamed up with GeIL, who is making a RAM with ASRock's Phantom Gaming branding. Meet the GeIL EVO

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X's 64 Cores Overclocked to 5.5 GHz in World Record

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Today, we dropped our AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X review while overclockers dropped a number of world records around the chip. A professional overclocker known as TSAIK overclocked all 64 cores to a clock speed of 5,548.71 MHz using liquid nitrogen (LN2).

Careful selection of the proper hardware is key to setting world records, of course. TSAIK paired his Threadripper 3990X with MSI's Creator TRX40 motherboard and


Cyberattack Changes Monitor Brightness to Share Data Stolen From Air-Gapped PCs

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In a research paper published Tuesday and spotted by The Hacker News , researchers from the Ben Gurion University in Israel demonstrated a way to exfiltrate data from air-gapped systems by changing monitor brightness levels in ways that are imperceptible to the human eye.

Organizations typically use air-gapped systems, which aren't connected to the Internet or any other devices, to store their most sensitive information. Finding ways to compromise those systems and gain access to that private data would be a lucrative endeavor for


Windows 10's Latest Search Woes Prompt Widespread Backlash

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Windows 10's search tool stopped working earlier this week. Instead of the blank text field just waiting for user queries, the operating system displayed a black box, leaving users without a convenient way to run local searches. Microsoft quickly responded to the issue, but many aren't satisfied.

The company said on February 5 that it was "aware of a temporary server-side issue causing Windows search to show a blank box." This issue was reportedly fixed


EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU Hits Lowest Ever Price, Just $310 (21% Off)

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Ray tracing for chump change? Not quite, but the EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 XC Ultra Black Gaming is available for its lowest ever price on Amazon, just $309.99 , making it one of the best deals we've yet seen for a new rather than refurbed RTX 2060 board.

This EVGA board doesn't stray far from Nvidia's reference specifications for the GeForce RTX 2060 chipset. You get the standard

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Deal of a Lifetime: Six Cores for $80

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Micro Center stores around the country are looking to get rid of their remaining AMD Ryzen 5 2600X stock. For a limited three-day sale, the retailer is selling the CPU for $79.99 for in-store purchases. This is a new all-time low, beating its previous lowest price of $120. If you can get to a Micro Center store, you have a chance


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AMD 64-Core Threadripper 3990X Review: Battle of the Flagships

Our Verdict

The 64-core 128-thread Threadripper 3990X is a highly-specialized processor that provides incredible performance in a narrow cross-section of workloads, but at a very attractive price point given its capabilities.

For

  • Competitive per-core pricing
  • Excellent rendering performance
  • Overclockable
  • Indium solder
  • PCIe 4.0
  • ECC support

Against

  • Benefits a narrow cross-section of workloads
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Windows 10 Support for Arm Chips Keeps Growing

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Microsoft isn’t backtracking on its support for the Arm64 chip architecture, despite some initial criticism and setbacks in terms of how the Windows 10 operating system (OS) and various apps work on it. The latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19559 for the Fast Ring update cycle adds Arm64 support to Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor for Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise users.

Hyper-V can yield higher performance from virtual machines (


Verizon Calls Huawei Patent Infringement Lawsuit a 'Sneak Attack'

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Huawei today announced that it's filed multiple patent infringement lawsuits against Verizon, which it accused of violating 12 of its U.S. patents, after failing to reach a settlement despite negotiating for what Huawei called "a significant period of time."

The lawsuit follows June 2019 reports from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times indicating that Huawei believed Verizon had violated several of its patents. Huawei was reportedly seeking $1 billion in licensing fees to resolve the