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Pre-orders open for new iPad Air and iPhone 12


The new iPad Air broke cover during Apple’s Time Flies digital presentation in mid-September. It features a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display driven by Apple’s new A14 Bionic SoC, a six-core processor / four-core GPU that affords a 40 percent boost in CPU performance and a 30 percent improvement in graphics...

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How to get the iPhone 12 for free — really

The release of the eagerly anticipated iPhone 12 (and its siblings) is just about here.


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研究人員展示以客製化USB-C纜線破解MacBook Pro上的T2晶片

日前才傳出蘋果在macOS裝置上所嵌入的 T2晶片含有安全漏洞 本週 就有研究人員展示如何透過客製化的USB-C纜線來破解MacBook Pro上的T2晶片,研究人員先在MacBook Pro接上纜線以執行攻擊,在MacBook Pro重新開機之後,其開機時的蘋果商標就


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Apple Preparing to Launch First ARM-Powered MacBook Next Month

Apple announced plans to transition their Mac lineup to in-house ARM-based processors earlier this year. This decision came as a result of Apple's dependence on Intel for new processors each year and their recent underwhelming improvements. The upcoming 12 core chip is expected to be manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm node which should deliver significant power savings and performance. Apple has been working to optimize macOS and first party applications for the new processors along with sending out developer transition kits to hopefully ensure major software is supported

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(PR) SK hynix Launches World's First DDR5 DRAM

SK hynix Inc. announced to launch world's first DDR5 DRAM. It is a high-speed and high-density product optimized for Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) as a next generation standard of DRAM. Since SK hynix announced the development of World's First 16 Gigabit (Gb) DDR5 DRAM on November 2018, the Company has provided its major partners including Intel with sample products, and has completed various tests and verification of its

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Apple Macs prior to 2018 won't play Netflix at 4K for lack of T2 security chip

Bottom line: The next major iteration of macOS (Big Sur) brings with it 4K HDR for Netflix. Unfortunately, it will only work in Macs manufactured in 2018 or later. This limits the feature to 2018 or later MacBook Airs or Pros, 2018 Mac minis, 2019 Mac Pros, and 2020 iMacs and iMac Pros.

The problem appears to stem from Apple's security chip. According to Netflix's support pages , only

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ASRock Z490 Aqua Motherboard Review: The $1100 LC Monoblock Flagship

It is no secret that Intel's 10th generation processors are power-hungry. Intel has been squeezing every last drop of MHz out of the 14 nm process with its fastest desktop processors yet, but sometimes conventional air cooling just won't suffice for those wanting to push the limits even further. ASRock understands this, and building on the success of the elegant (yet wallet-emptying) AMD Aqua, the company unveiled an Intel version.

The Z490 Aqua comes equipped as a premium


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(PR) OWC Launches New Hub for Thunderbolt 4 PCs

OWC, the premier zero-emissions Mac and PC technology company, and a respected provider of Memory, External Drives, SSDs, Mac & PC docking solutions, and performance upgrade kits, introduces the new OWC Thunderbolt Hub. For the first time ever, the OWC Thunderbolt hub solution gives you the additional Thunderbolt ports you've always wanted. Connect more, display more, and charge more with this new Thunderbolt 4 solution.

The OWC Thunderbolt Hub, for the first time, expands the number of Thunderbolt ports available on


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x64 Emulation Coming to Windows 10 on Arm Platforms

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Microsoft this week announced that it would finally enable x86-64 (x64) emulation on its Windows 10 on Arm operating system in November. The move will further blur the line between Arm and x86 processors at least as far as Windows 10 is concerned, but it remains to be seen how well the emulation works this time.

The software giant will first enable x64 emulation for Windows 10 on Arm PCs for members of its Windows

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(PR) ASUS refreshes AMD B450 motherboard series

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Refreshed ASUS B450 motherboards boost your build’s bang for the buck with ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, and Prime

AMD’s Socket AM4 platform accommodates PC builders of all stripes. Those who need the latest connectivity and features can choose an X570 or B550 motherboard to enable the next-gen PCI Express 4.0 interconnect for the graphics cards and storage devices. Not every PC builder needs to be on the cutting edge, though, and the

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