MSI's New Optix MAG272QR Is a 27-Incher With 165 Hz Refresh Rate & QHD

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Monitor shoppers now have an intriguing option in MSI's Optix MAG272QR. This display is a 27-inch unit built with gaming in mind, though it should also have strong color reproduction nonetheless.

The panel itself is of the VA type and has a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. It can refresh at up to 165 Hz, but using FreeSync its refresh rate can vary between 48 and 165 Hz

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SK Hynix to Introduce New NVMe SSDs With 128-Layer '4D NAND'

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At CES 2020, the Korean semiconductor company SK Hynix Inc plans to expand the company’s reach in the consumer market. SK Hynix will have its latest SSDs, the Gold P31 and Platinum P31 PCIe NVMe SSDs, on display.

SK Hynix has been a major supplier of components to various OEM computer manufacturers over the past decade, but the recent release of the SuperCore series Gold S31, a SATA SSD, marked the company’s


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The Most-Influential Tech Products of the 2010s

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Technology changes so quickly that it’s easy to forget what life was like just 10 years ago. Back in 2009, the iPhone was already popular but the first majorly successful Android phone, the Motorola Droid, launched in October of that year. The latest version of Windows, Windows 7, had just come out that July and many people were still running Vista. The fastest consumer processor of the time was the Core i7-8

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Samsung to Manufacture 260 TOPS Baidu Kunlun

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Baidu is entering the crowded space of AI accelerators. The company announced that it has completed the development of its Kunlun chip that offers up to 260 TOPS at 150W. It will go into production early next year on Samsung’s 14nm process and includes 2.5D HBM packaging.

Kunlun is based on Baidu’s home-grown XPU architecture for neural network processors. The chip is capable of 260 TOPS at 150W and

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DigiTimes: Intel to Announce Advanced Thermal Module at CES

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Intel will reportedly announce and showcase an advanced thermal module cooling solution to improve laptops’ power dissipation at the upcoming CES. This new innovation will be part of Project Athena and enable fanless and thinner notebooks, according to DigiTimes .

DigiTimes’ sources from the upside supply chain claim that the new thermal module design enhances power dissipation by 25-30%. It would consist of a combination of vapor chambers and graphite sheets.

As DigiTimes describes, thermal modules are traditionally placed between the keyboard


Alienware m17 with RTX 2080, 4K Panel Drops to Just $1,699

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Dell's Alienware m17 is one of the best large-screen gaming laptops you can get and it's all that much sweeter when loaded with top-of-the-line components. Right now, as part of its after-Christmas sales, Dell is offering more than $1,100 off a fully-loaded configuration of this gaming behemoth.

By applying coupon code AWAFF1150 at checkout, you can get an Alienware

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China's Latest Loongson CPUs Are On Par With AMD's Excavator

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According to a MyDrivers report , Chinese chipmaker Loongson, formerly known as Godson, has announced its latest quad-core 3A4000 and 3B4000 processors. The first is aimed at the mainstream market while the latter is designed for the server market. The chips are 100% made in China and don't rely on any third-party intellectual property.

Loongson president Hu Weiwu has stated that the 3

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LGA115x CPU Coolers Are Seemingly Compatible With New Comet Lake LGA1200 Socket

Hardware leaker @momomo_us has shared a diagram of what appears to be Intel's forthcoming LGA1200 socket. The new socket will house the chipmaker's Comet Lake-S desktop processors, which could potentially drop in the first quarter of next year.

The LGA1200 socket, also known as Socket H5, is set to replace the current LGA1151 socket that was introduced with Intel's Skylake processors. Just as its name implies, the LGA1

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IEEE to Develop Standard for AV Decision-Making Based on Mobileye RSS

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IEEE will develop a standard for safety-considerations in automated vehicle (AV) decision-making, the first version of which it aims to publish within a year. The workgroup will be led by Intel Senior Fellow Jack Weast and will take Mobileye’s RSS model as starting point, Intel announced on Thursday .

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has approved the proposal for a model in automated vehicle decision-making ( IEEE 2846 ). It aims to

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Top 10 Raspberry Pi Projects of 2019

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This year has been an incredible year for the Raspberry Pi community. Not only did we get the Raspberry Pi 4 , but we also saw tons of new projects, ideas and innovations from the worldwide Pi community.

Many creators are pushing the boundaries of what we can build in hopes of creating a better, smarter, or even more whimsical future. Today we're looking at the best of the best. These are our picks for the top Raspberry Pi projects of 2019

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