The CrystalDiskMark 3.0 random 512K data is quite different and we found that the Kingston SSDNow V+ 180 64GB provides a very strong read performance, matching the OCZ Vertex 2 Pro 100GB and coming in at it 36% faster than the SSDNow V Series 64GB. This high performance was also seen when measuring writes and, incredibly, the SSDNow V+ 180 64GB was 6 times faster than the SSDNow V Series 64GB with a throughput of 148MB/s....
The 16-megapixel camera on the back of the Samsung Galaxy S5 But just what goes in to making a smartphone camera? What hardware do companies use? What do pixel sizes and f-stops really mean? In this article I’ll be exploring smartphone camera hardware, key terms associated with photography, and interesting comparisons along the way. The Basics of Camera Hardware Let’s start right at the base components that form a camera....
NFTs were a hot commodity in 2021. Heading into December, consumers had spent nearly $27 billion on the ownership of virtual goods and there’s no reason to believe the momentum slowed over the holidays. Some might assume there is a clear correlation between NFTs and gamers, but data up to this point does little to validate that assumption. In fact, the opposite seems true, which makes it a bit perplexing that gaming companies like Konami keep pressing the issue....
To help ease the hassle of going through countless notebook models getting released week in and week out, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite notebooks available right now and grouped them into six different categories: ultraportables, business & general purpose laptops, desktop replacements, gaming notebooks, budget laptops, and netbooks. There’s an evolving concept of what makes a good ultraportable today than it did a year ago. Same goes for other categories, so first we’ll define what we are looking for under each type of notebook....
When Elden Ring first launched, many players were puzzled by its lack of a traditional quest log. With no way to keep track of NPCs or what they asked players to do, some resorted to a physical notebook while playing the game. In addressing this, Elden Ring’s 1.03 patch added a feature that enters NPCs’ names on the map after players meet them. It’s not a typical quest log, but it should help players track NPCs....
To help ease the hassle of going through countless product pages and bookmarking the ones you like, we’ve created a list with some of our favorite notebooks in each of six categories: Thin and light, business or general purpose, desktop replacements, gaming, value/budget offerings, and netbooks.
The rotating speaker design makes it easy to mute audio. When the real world demands your attention, simply swing the speakers back and out of the way to hear what is going on. This action mutes the speakers; when it’s time to jump back in, rotate the speakers back down into position. Chorus weighs 6.42 ounces (182 grams) and stays in place on the headset, never needing to be removed or unplugged....
Being the first mouse to tout a staggering 12,000 DPI is of particular interest to us because it should be ideal for 4K gaming, though the G502’s advanced sensor is complemented by a host of other features that also make for the ultimate gaming companion. The device is super flexible, working flawlessly on timber, laminate and steel as well as standard mouse pad materials, not to mention its five chevron-shaped 3....
There’s also a magnetic smart scroll wheel that makes zipping through long documents a breeze and six total buttons (left / right click, back / forward, a middle button and a clickable scroll wheel). Logitech said the pointer is intended for those with small- to medium-sized hands (those with larger hands may want to check out the MX Vertical instead). It wirelessly connects to Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iPadOS and Android operating systems via Bluetooth LE, or you can use the Logi Bolt USB receiver when applicable....
MoH has been out for just a couple of days and it seems graphics card manufacturers haven’t had the chance to optimize or fix glaring bugs just yet. We had problems getting SLI and Crossfire working properly, and anti-aliasing is also broken on the single player campaign despite having the option to enable it in-game. We tried forcing AA at the driver level or renaming the executable, which gave us mixed results....
Switching from the balance to performance modes improves graphics performance by roughly 20 percent on average, although in some cases gains were as little as five percent. Nevertheless, if you plan on using the Pro 6 Plus for gaming, you should switch to the performance mode. In GPU benchmarks, Samsung’s Galaxy S7 is 9 percent faster on average, while the OnePlus 3 with its Snapdragon 820 is around 30 percent faster....
Merriam-Webster added 370 new words to its dictionary in September including video doorbell, dumbphone (the opposite of a smartphone) and greenwash – to make something appear to be more environmentally friendly or less environmentally damaging than it really is. Somehow, supply chain wasn’t already in the dictionary so it was also added. Metaverse also made the cut, as did yeet - used to express surprise, approval, or excited enthusiasm, sponcon – content posted by an influencer on social medial for which the user was paid to talk about, and virtue signaling, defined as the act or practice of conspicuously displaying one’s awareness of and attentiveness to political issues, matters of social and racial justice, etc....
Sources told Reuters and Politico this week that Microsoft opted not to provide any concessions to European Commission regulators regarding its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard. As a result, the EU’s examination of the bid will enter phase 2 by next week, echoing the deeper scrutiny UK regulators are placing on the acquisition. A Microsoft spokesperson said the company would keep working with the Commission to address any concerns. Although Microsoft submitted no official remedies to UK or EU authorities, it recently said it would continue releasing Call of Duty games on rival PlayStation consoles indefinitely to assuage Sony’s primary reason for opposing the deal....
While Verizon’s Droid Xyboard tablets don’t support text messaging, they do offer good options for email consumption. Google’s own multi-paned version of Gmail is available, of course, but users will also find a nice Motorola email client that supports multiple accounts, contacts sync, and a combined inbox. Google Talk can be used for instant messaging and video chat, but no other IM systems are supported out of the box. There are literally hundreds of thousands of Android applications available in the Android Market....
In short, the Snapdragon 808 features two ARM Cortex-A57 CPU cores clocked at 1.82 GHz alongside four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.44 GHz, resulting in a two-cluster, hexa-core configuration. There’s also an Adreno 418 GPU clocked at 600 MHz, and a 64-bit LPDDR3 memory controller providing 14.9 GB/s of bandwidth, connected to 3 GB of RAM in the Moto X Style. As for connectivity, the Moto X Style packs Category 6 LTE, HSPA+, 2G, Wi-Fi 802....
In terms of design, the new Edge+ looks more like the Moto Edge 20 Pro than its predecessor. One such example is using a flat display instead of a curved one. Other similarities are the location of the punch hole selfie cam and the rear camera module, located on the top center and the top left corner, respectively. The display features an OLED panel with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 2400x1080 resolution....
The GTX 1080 SLI doesn’t properly shine until you ramp up to the most graphically intensive Time Spy benchmark, where it’s 68% faster than a single GTX 1080. In Fire Strike, there’s only a 45% performance improvement, and just 14% in Sky Diver, which is due to increasing CPU bottlenecks. At 1080p, game results are a mixed bag, again due to CPU bottlenecks. Three of the titles we tested - Metro Last Light, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Batman Arkham Knight - showed effectively no change to performance by adding an additional GTX 1080....
On Sunday, Cyan Worlds revealed it is working on the first-ever remake of Riven, the 1997 sequel to the company’s legendary adventure game Myst. Cyan admitted the new Riven project started due to the passionate revival of the Myst fanbase after several reboots. There isn’t much information on the development yet, as it’s still in early development. Cyan said it isn’t a remaster of the original version’s static backgrounds. Players can traverse Riven’s environments in full 3D for the first time in this from-the-ground-up remake....
On Thursday, Netflix announced that it had renewed The Umbrella Academy for a fourth season. It also noted that it would be the conclusion of the series. Frankly, it’s nice to see a show close out with a proper ending rather than being run into the ground and canceled because its popularity tanked. However, that was not likely Netflix’s motivation for making Season 4 the last. The show’s creator Steve Blackman is looking at a pretty full plate, as Netflix has tapped him to work on two other projects....
Of these updates, the improvements to Internet Explorer 11’s web compatibility was the most useful and noticeable. Websites no longer deliver awful dumbphone-optimized mobile sites to IE11 on Windows Phone; instead you get the same version as you would on Chrome for Android. This means you get all the benefits of responsive designs on major websites, especially those who never bothered to test on Windows Phone. Other notable updates include app folders on the Start screen, improved live tiles for some stock applications, the Apps Corner for sandboxing apps for other users, and widened location support for Cortana....
