FBI Once Again Asks Apple To Unlock Encrypted iPhones

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The New York Times reported that FBI General Counsel Dana Boente sent a letter to Apple asking the company to unlock the two encrypted iPhones of Second Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani of the Saudi Royal Air Force, who authorities believe  shot three sailors at Naval Air Station Pensacola in December 2019.

This confrontation could turn into a new test case in which either Apple will have to unlock the devices or the FBI will have to retreat once again, as it did in two previous cases.


Google Project Zero Tests New Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

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There's no hard-and-fast rule when it comes to disclosing security vulnerabilities. Most researchers coordinate their public disclosure with the affected company, however, or at least give them 90 days to address the problem before it's exposed. Google Project Zero announced yesterday that it's testing a new disclosure policy in 2020 that will see it give all companies the full 90 days even if the bug is fixed early.

Project Zero is a team of


Thermaltake's DistroCase 350P Chassis is Party in the Front, Reservoir in the Back

After showing a prototype at Computex , Thermaltake is officially launching a case with a built-in distro plate on the back. Due out this spring for $599, the DistroCase 350P makes open-loop cooling simple by sending the coolant through the translucent back panel. Not only does this save you the space and hassle of installing your own distro plate, but it also looks really neat when you watch the liquid bubbling around.

Thermaltake DistroCase 350P

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The DistroCase has some

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24-Karat Gold Keyboard Proves All That Glitters Isn't RGB

24-Karat Gold Plated XPG Summoner Keyboard
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If James Bond Villain Auric Goldfinger were looking for the ultimate input device, he'd find it at Adata's CES suite. Here at the show, the company is showing off a version of its XPG Summoner gaming keyboard that has 24-karat gold plated key caps, along with a gold-plated base.

The 24-Karat Summoners are not currently for sale and an Adata rep said that they  are only used as gifts for VIPs like the company

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Thermaltake Intros New ToughRAM Up To 4,400MHz; Non-RGB DIMMs Are Stunning

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Last year at CES, Thermaltake introduced its new ToughRAM series, and this year it's expanding the portfolio with a welcome new addition: non-RGB variants of the DDR4 modules. The non-RGB modules will come in black and white versions, and the RGB line is also seeing an update in the white specification with newer, faster specs.

As far as those specifications go, the new modules will be available at a wide selection of speeds, ranging from 3,2

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Samsung Expects 4Q19 Operating Profits To Be Down 34% Year-Over-Year

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Samsung today published its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2019, and even though it predicted a 34% year-over-year decline in its operating profits, there's reason to believe the company's problems are starting to resolve heading into 2020.

In the earnings guidance, Samsung said that it expects its operating profit for 4Q19 to be 7.1 trillion won ($6.04 billion). That beats


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MediaTek Announces Mid-Range 5G Dimensity 800 SoC

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MediaTek announced the new Dimensity 800 Series SoC for 5G smartphones at CES 2020 yesterday. The 7nm chip features an octa-core CPU, a 5G modem and an AI Processing Unit (APU) that offers 2.4 TOPS of artificial intelligence compute power.

Unlike the new X50 and X55 chipsets from Qualcomm, the Dimensity 800 is a single-chip 5G SoC. MediaTek said this allows the SoC to save on


Pimax Vision 8K X VR Headset Hands-On: 8K Resolution VR Gets Comfier

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Pimax, known for wildly high resolution PC-connected VR headsets, has a new headset at  8K resolution that’s a lot more pleasant to stick your face into than the 8K headset it had last year, thanks to an improved head strap and softer, more luxurious faceplate.

Pimax Vision 8K X Specs

PanelLCD with RGB sub-pixels
Resolution2x 3840 x 2160
Refresh RateNative: 75Hz; Upscale:
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Alienware’s Concept UFO Is a Switch for PC Gaming

Alienware brought its concept for a new type of gaming PC to CES 2020 today, and it looks an awful lot like a Nintendo Switch.

The device, called Concept UFO, is a portable device with two controllers, similar to Nintendo’s Joy-Cons. Alienware and its parent company, Dell, aren’t committing to a specific release date, specifications, pricing or even that it will ever hit the market. But it’s far enough that we got to take a look.

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Ossia Cota Home Can Wirelessly Charge Your Phone While It’s in Your Pocket

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Ossia is close to making it so your phone can start charging just by walking into your home. Today at CES it announced a version of its Cota wireless, over-the-air charging technology that’s fit for using in your house.

Cota Home is a 30 x 30 cm transmitter working on a 5.8 GHz frequency that can send power to a number of devices simultaneously. Once you plug in the transmitter, which Ossia is working on slimming