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Apple in talks to let Google's Gemini power iPhone AI features, Bloomberg News says - Reuters

Reuters | March 18, 2024, 2:47 a.m. | Original
Apple in talks to let Google's Gemini power iPhone AI features, Bloomberg News says Reuters
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Modded M3 MacBook Air outperforms the more expensive M3 MacBook Pro — supercharged cooling solution delivers big performance

Tom's Hardware | March 17, 2024, 7:45 a.m. | Original
(Image credit: SVALT)

It's no secret that Apple's speedy M3 Macbook Air runs hot, even hitting 114 degrees Celcius, which results in heavy performance throttling. However, YouTuber MaxTech discovered that the Macbook Air's performance problems can be easily remedied with just a couple of modifications (albeit expensive ones). By utilizing a DHCR cooling dock from SVALT in conjunction with thermal pads, MaxTech improved the M3 Macbook Air's performance by nearly 50% in select circumstances and

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Walmart starts selling Apple's MacBook Air for the first time, starting at $699

TechSpot News | March 15, 2024, 2:45 p.m. | Original
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What just happened? Walmart has partnered with Apple to bring the Mac to the big box retailer for the first time. Apple's 13.3-inch MacBook Air with M1 chip is now available on Walmart's website and will be available in select stores soon. The laptop is offered in your choice of space gray, silver, or gold color schemes, and ships with 8

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Apple reaches $490 mln settlement over CEO Cook's China sales comments - Reuters

Reuters | March 15, 2024, 12:44 p.m. | Original
Apple reaches $490 mln settlement over CEO Cook's China sales comments Reuters
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Walmart now selling M1 MacBook Air, debuts at lowest-ever price of $699

Tom's Hardware | March 15, 2024, 11:35 a.m. | Original
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While the MacBook Air with M3 may be the latest and greatest, the M1 MacBook Air lives on. Apple stopped selling the M1 Air with its newest release, but now Walmart is carrying the torch, selling new M1 Airs for $699. The systems can be purchased from Walmart.com , though a press release says the discounted Air will be available in "select Walmart stores."

Walmart only has one configuration available: the former base model

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AYANEO Retro Mini-PC now available with 8-core Ryzen 7 5800U Zen3 APU

VideoCardz | March 15, 2024, 8:39 a.m. | Original

AYANEO updates AM01 PC to newer Ryzen CPU

The Macintosh-inspired PC gets a Zen3 CPU.

Back in November , AYANEO announced a new Mini-PC series inspired by some iconic retro hardware. The AM01 is a Mini-PC attempting to mimic the look of the first Apple Macintosh system, except with much newer hardware.

The AM01 was already available with Ryzen 3 3200U (Zen1) and Ryzen 5 5700U (Zen2) processors,

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Core i9-14900KS overclocked to 9.1 GHz, breaking numerous world records

Tom's Hardware | March 14, 2024, 3:06 p.m. | Original
Intel Core i9-14900KS overclocked to 9.1 GHz (Image credit: ElmorLabs/YouTube)

Intel's latest Core i9-14900KS quickly became one of the best CPUs for enthusiasts. The special-edition 14th Generation Raptor Lake Refresh chip is also fun to overclock, as an elite team of overclockers at Asus has overclocked it to 9,117 MHz on a single performance core and broken various world records.

The Core i9

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(PR) ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore Breaks Four World Records

TechPowerUp News | March 14, 2024, 11:05 a.m. | Original
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that an international group of elite overclockers has set four world records with an ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard featuring the new Intel Core i9-14900KS processor. Along with the ASUS overclocking team, overclocking expert Elmor pushed this processor to a dazzling 9117.75 MHz. Safedisk used the same setup to achieve three additional world records: PiFast completed in just 6.79 seconds, SuperPI 1M finished in
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Intel Announces Core i9-14900KS: Raptor Lake-R Hits Up To 6.2 GHz

AnandTech | March 14, 2024, 11 a.m. | Original

For the last several generations of desktop processors from Intel, the company has released a higher clocked, special-edition SKU under the KS moniker, which the company positions as their no-holds-barred performance part for that generation. For the 14th Generation Core family, Intel is keeping that tradition alive and well with the announcement of the Core i9-14900KS, which has been eagerly anticipated for months and finally unveiled for launch today. The Intel Core i9-14

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite X CPU bests Intel Meteor Lake in Early Tests

Overclock3D.Net | March 14, 2024, 5:57 a.m. | Original

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite SoC bests Intel’s Core Ultra 155H – High-end ARM chips for Windows have arrived! Qualcomm are planning to shake up the mobile CPU market this year. Their new Snapdragon X Elite SoC aims to give Windows users a true high-end ARM CPU option. Now, early benchmarks for Qualcomm’s processor have […]

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