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Nvidia gave laptop makers a useless overblown GeForce MX450 3DMark score that has proven impossible to reach (Image source: Nvidia)

Exclusive | Nvidia gave laptop makers a useless overblown GeForce MX450 3DMark score that has proven impossible to reach

(Update: Nvidia responds). Nvidia's in-house claims about the performance of its GeForce MX450 GPU are a whopping 60 to 70 percent higher than any retail unit we've tested thus far. Here is how the GeForce MX450 will actually perf...

Allen Ngo, 18 Jun 2021 17:44

The Fitbit Sense may be the last flagship Fitbit smartwatch running Fitbit OS. (Image source: Fitbit)

Using the Fitbit Sense with iOS devices could be causing excessive battery drain

Fitbit has acknowledged that its iOS app is causing battery drain problems with its flagship smartwatch. Currently, the company has advised a workaround, although it breaks syncing between the Fitbit Sense and iOS devices.

Alex Alderson, 18 Jun 2021 14:15

Cyberpunk 2077 returned and then disappeared again from the PlayStation Store. (Image source: CDPR)

Cyberpunk 2077 returns to the PlayStation Store, but Sony has already de-listed it again

Cyberpunk 2077 has made the briefest of returns to the PlayStation Store following its removal last year. For some reason, Sony allowed people to wishlist the AAA game, despite CDPR's support drying up for it in the last few month...

Alex Alderson, 15 Jun 2021 19:07

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra facing battery drain issues June 2021

Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra has battery drain issues

What appears to be a widespread issue is affecting Galaxy S21 Ultra devices and looks like the camera app is the culprit. In some cases, the battery drain can go as far as 21 percent in seven hours and only 15 minutes of screen ti...

Codrut Nistor, 15 Jun 2021 17:57

GPD has shipped some Win 3 units with the wrong Bluetooth and Wi-Fi module. (Image source: GPD)

GPD gaffes mount up as it leaks email addresses while addressing a Win 3 hardware mishap

GPD has got into a spot of bother regarding the Win 3, its latest handheld system. Not only has the company shipped some Win 3 units with the wrong Bluetooth and Wi-Fi module, but it has leaked hundreds of customers' data.

Alex Alderson, 15 Jun 2021 12:05

The February 2021 ransomware attack was worse than CD Projekt initially claimed. (Image source: CD Projekt Red)

CD Projekt Red admits that February 2021 hack was worse than it thought after Pre-Alpha Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video leaks

Four months ago, CD Projekt Red revealed that it had become the victim of a ransomware attack. Initially, the company brushed off the attack, but it has now confirmed that people are sharing sensitive information online.

Alex Alderson, 11 Jun 2021 17:17

The Dell G15's GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card seems to have a reduced CUDA core count

Updated | The curious case of missing CUDA cores: Dell G15 listing suggests that its GeForce RTX 3060 isn't as powerful as it should be

Dell may be up to its CUDA core cannibalizing shenanigans again. A cursory glance at the Dell G15 listing tells us that its CUDA core count is set at 3,584 instead of 3,840. One could have dismissed it as an error had it not been ...

Anil Ganti, 10 Jun 2021 11:15

The LG Wing 5G remains on Android 10, eight months after its release. (Image source: NextPit)

The LG Wing is still without an OS update to Android 11, eight months after it launched

The LG Wing feels like abandonware at this point, with LG affording the device awful software support. Not only has the company silently switched to bi-monthly security patch updates, but it continues to keep the handset on Androi...

Alex Alderson, 08 Jun 2021 18:49

Apple has agreed to pay up to US$5 million in damages over the incident. (Image source: James Lewis)

Apple coughs up millions for technicians who shared explicit photos and a video of a 21-year-old iPhone owner

In 2016, a 21-year-old student sent an iPhone to Apple for repair, only for the technicians who repaired her device to share explicit photos and a video of her online. Five years on, Apple has agreed to pay her millions of dollars...

Alex Alderson, 08 Jun 2021 17:04

The Model S Plaid+ has a 520 mile estimated range. (Image source: Tesla)

Elon Musk draws ire from Tesla fans by cancelling the Model S Plaid+ on Twitter

Tesla has cancelled the Plaid+, the range-topping model of the Model S. However, it seems that Elon Musk broke the news on Twitter before Tesla could inform those who had ordered the 1,100 bhp car.

Alex Alderson, 08 Jun 2021 00:28

The Oppo A53 allegedly exploded, leaving its owner with injuries to both of his legs. (Image source: Technical Dost - edited)

Oppo A53 user suffers injuries after phone explodes in pocket

An Oppo A53 user in India has seemingly suffered considerable injuries after the budget smartphone apparently exploded while in his pocket. The rear of the Oppo A53 is completely devastated and there are noticeable burn marks on t...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Jun 2021 10:05

Some Alienware m15 R5 laptops are reporting reduced CUDA core counts for the RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. (Image Source: Alienware)

Alienware m15 R5 laptops being sold with crippled RTX 3070 Laptop GPUs, m15 R4 RTX 3070 VBIOS flash suggested as a temporary workaround

Several Alienware m15 R5 laptops are apparently reporting just 4,608 CUDA cores for the RTX 3070 Laptop GPU instead of 5,120. Apart from the CUDA cores, even the clocks, TMUs, and pixel fillrates are being reported to be lower tha...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 04 Jun 2021 16:18

Bugs in MIUI 12 have especially affected the POCO F1 (L) and Xiaomi Mi 9 (R). (Image source: Xiaomi - edited)

Buggy MIUI 12 forces Xiaomi to open survey for Global ROM smartphone users

Xiaomi has opened a survey for fans to complete in regard to MIUI (Global ROM). The feedback form is short and sweet with focus on MIUI features and bugs. Xiaomi’s own MIUI 12 Global ROM bug tracker is filled with dozens of entrie...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Jun 2021 15:27

The dual-fan iMac 24 (R) squeezed more performance out of its M1 processor thanks to better cooling. (Image source: Apple/Max Tech - edited)

Single-fan vs dual-fan iMac 24: M1 Apple Silicon's performance potential in 7-core base model spoiled by thermal throttling in benchmark battery

A battery of benchmarks has revealed the potential performance differences between the 2021 Apple iMac 24 with a single fan and the higher-end model with two fans. The dual-fan iMac 24 gained around a 10% performance advantage ove...

Daniel R Deakin, 29 May 2021 19:55

Twitter Blue, a paid tier of Twitter, may be on the way. (Image via Jane Manchun Wong on Twitter)

Twitter may soon offer premium Twitter Blue service for US$3 per month

Twitter may soon launch Twitter Blue, a premium tier service that comes with features like delaying tweets, changing threads to more readable formats, and changing color themes. However, there has yet to be an official announcemen...

Sam Medley, 28 May 2021 06:21

BlizzCon 2021 is officially dead. (Image via BlizzCon with edits)

BlizzCon 2021 officially cancelled

Due to restrictions in California for in-person gatherings, BlizzCon 2021 has officially been cancelled. However, the team behind BlizzCon promises a make-up event will take place in early 2022.

Sam Medley, 28 May 2021 05:29

The M1 Apple iMac 24 offers different cooling systems depending on the price point. (Image source: Apple/@fiyin - edited)

Not all M1 iMacs are built the same: Potential buyers of the 2021 Apple iMac 24 should be aware of the cooling system differences that could affect performance

The recently released 2021 24-inch Apple iMac all-in-one desktop computer with M1 SoC comes in three variants, with the differences mostly listed on Apple’s website. However, cooling system differences between the base iMac 24 and...

Daniel R Deakin, 27 May 2021 09:23

The personal data of over 100 million Android users may have been exposed due to poor data management practices. (Image via Android with edits)

Poor data management put 100 million Android users at risk

Check Point Software Technologies, a security research firm, reports that 23 apps on the Google Play Store may have exposed the personal data of over 100 million users. The data leaks are the result of poor practices with regard t...

Sam Medley, 25 May 2021 06:17

The United Kingdom tracked the location of millions of citizens without their knowledge. (Image: stock photo with edits)

The British government tracked the location of millions of UK citizens without their knowledge or consent

The United Kingdom released a report stating that it tracked the location of 10% of cell phone users without notifying them or receiving their consent. The tracking was used to determine how willing citizens were to spend time awa...

Sam Medley, 24 May 2021 17:26

Apple software chief Craig Federighi confirmed Mac software vulnerability mid-May 2021 (Source: Wccftech)

It's official: The Mac has a security problem

According to Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi, the company's computers are less secure than iOS devices due to the fact that app stores on the Mac are regularly exploited. This sometimes leads to malware infections, but Fede...

Codrut Nistor, 20 May 2021 13:49

UserBenchmark has high praise for Intel Rocket Lake but no time for the best from AMD's Ryzen 5000 series. (Image source: Nextgov/UserBenchmark - edited)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X lags behind 12 Intel Rocket Lake and Comet Lake chips while a Coffee Lake CPU and a mobile processor outbench the Ryzen 9 5950X - UserBenchmark really doesn't like Zen 3

UserBenchmark’s current bench charts make for interesting reading, even considering the site’s checkered and much-criticized past. Rocket Lake parts dominate the top of the table, while AMD’s Ryzen 9 5900X languishes in 13th posit...

Column by Daniel R Deakin, 12 May 2021 11:21

The Apple AirTag has been jailbroken. That didn't take long. (Image via Apple w/ edits)

Security researcher successfully hacks and jailbreaks an Apple AirTag

A German security researcher who goes by the alias "stacksmashing" posted a YouTube video detailing how he was able to dump the firmware of an Apple AirTag. Furthermore, he was able to inject a custom firmware that changed the Air...

Sam Medley, 12 May 2021 05:41

The deleted tweet about the Xiaomi Mi 11 and the Gates' divorce scored highly on the cringeometer. (Image source: Xiaomi/Agent001 - edited)

Xiaomi blows the cringeometer by sending awkward tweet from an iPhone comparing charging a Mi 11 smartphone with Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce

Xiaomi has been facing some backlash over a somewhat ill-judged post on its UK Twitter account. Not only was the text and accompanying image criticized, but it also seems that the post, which was promoting the Xiaomi Mi 11, was ac...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 May 2021 09:48

Multiple educational apps send students' data to third parties, often without their knowledge. (Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash)

New study finds 60% of apps used by U.S. schools share student data with third parties, sometimes without the users' knowledge

A new report published today by the Me2B Alliance found that as many as 60% of apps used by schools in the United States share student data with third parties. This data is typically shared immediately upon launching affected apps...

Sam Medley, 05 May 2021 05:53

Verizon sells Yahoo and AOL for US$5 billion

Verizon announced today that it will sell multiple media properties, including those that once made up AOL and Yahoo, to Apollo Global Management for US$5 billion. This marks a roughly $4 billion loss for the telecom giant, which ...

Sam Medley, 03 May 2021 16:43

Both Apple and Huawei have lost market share but iPhone revenues have been massive. (Image source: Unsplash/AsiaTimes - edited)

Apple shrinks and Huawei inches closer to ruin in global smartphone market share for the first quarter of 2021

Research firm Counterpoint has published a report about global smartphone market share by quarter, including the first quarter of 2021. Apple has shrunk a little but still remains strong and Samsung looks solid as ever. However, H...

Daniel R Deakin, 02 May 2021 13:16

Another Xiaomi smartphone goes up in flames, this time a Redmi Note 9 Pro

Death, taxes, and Xiaomi phones going up in flames—the three certainties of life. Or so it seems recently, anyway. Another Xiaomi phone has now blown up, just two weeks after a similar case with a Poco X3. The device in this case ...

Ricci Rox, 02 May 2021 13:14

Cyberpunk 2077 launched in a rough state, with nearly unplayable performance on last-gen consoles (Image source: CD Projekt Red)

CD Projekt Red top execs clear over US$28 million in bonuses despite Cyberpunk 2077's rocky launch

Cyberpunk 2077's notoriously troubled launch has apparently not had an impact on the major bonuses cleared by CD Projekt Red's senior executives this year. CDPR heads received over $US28 million, thanks in large part to Cyberpunk'...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 01 May 2021 08:06

The OnePlus 6 and 6T will go nearly two years between OS updates. (Image source: OnePlus)

OnePlus announces a deplorable Android 11 upgrade schedule for the OnePlus 6 and 6T

It seems that OnePlus has gone all LG with its software support for older smartphones. The company has confirmed that the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T will not receive Android 11 Open Beta updates until the end of August, just in time...

Alex Alderson, 30 Apr 2021 01:42

Sony is supposedly looking at how the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 use their CMOS batteries. (Image source: Polygon)

Sony reportedly looking into CMOS issue for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles

According to a report, Sony is considering addressing the CMOS issue for its most recent games consoles. Currently, the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 require a working CMOS battery to run correctly.

Alex Alderson, 23 Apr 2021 14:47

Eve claims that its Spectrum gaming monitor now supports HDMI 2.1. (Image via Eve)

Eve shows off HDMI 2.1 working on Spectrum monitor in new video, gives update on Spectrum testing and development

In a new video posted earlier today, Eve claims that HDMI 2.1 on its Spectrum gaming monitor is now working. The video shows Spectrum connected to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 via an HDMI cable and running at 3840x2160 at 144 Hz, wh...

Sam Medley, 22 Apr 2021 05:59

Neither the Samsung Odyssey G9 2021 nor the Acer EI491CRG9 are DisplayHDR 2000 certified. (Image source: Samsung)

VESA rebukes Acer and Samsung's claims of producing DisplayHDR 2000 certified monitors

Acer and Samsung may claim to have produced DisplayHDR 2000 certified monitors, but VESA thinks otherwise. In fact, VESA has not even created a DisplayHDR 2000 tier and believes that both companies are acting deceptively.

Alex Alderson, 21 Apr 2021 15:57

Poco X3 explodes while charging and Poco lays blame firmly on the customer

Yet another device has gone up in flames. Again, it's a Xiaomi phone, this time the Poco X3. Supposedly, the device spontaneously combusted while charging, but Poco has claimed it was down to the customer puncturing the battery be...

Ricci Rox, 18 Apr 2021 17:11

The Logitech Harmony Elite remains unsurpassed in its features and execution. (Image source: Logitech)

The end of Logitech Harmony is nigh, even though it has no competitors

Logitech has killed Harmony, just as it did with Harmony Link and Squeeze Box. Apparently, Harmony servers will remain active, as will its database. For how long remains to be seen, though.

Alex Alderson, 14 Apr 2021 22:08

Apple may no longer advertise the Pro Display XDR as offering 'far beyond HDR' in the UK. (Image source: Apple)

Apple has been making misleading claims about its Pro Display XDR

Apple has been making misleading claims about the Pro Display XDR, according to The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK. Now, Apple can no longer claim that the Pro Display XDR offers 'far beyond HDR' in the UK, althou...

Alex Alderson, 14 Apr 2021 14:56

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has been subject to some ruthless price-gouging by certain retailers. (Image source: AMD/various - edited)

Sky-high AMD Ryzen 9 5950X prices provide an unsettlingly discouraging snapshot for PC builders of the effects of the 2021 global chip shortage

A timely reminder has been shared of how the current global chip famine has affected processor prices, in this case specifically for the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. While retailers who have tried to stay close to MSRP are invariably out of...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Apr 2021 14:17

Some OnePlus 9 Pro handsets suffer from overheating issues. (Image source: Izzy Jiang)

OnePlus 9 Pro owners complain of crippling overheating issues

The OnePlus 9 Pro has been shipping to people for about a week now, following its elaborate launch and extended marketing campaign. There are already countless complaints from people about their OnePlus 9 Pro handsets overheating,...

Alex Alderson, 09 Apr 2021 14:00

The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 is quite fragile

The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 is just as fragile as the Asus ROG Phone 5

Renowned YouTuber and smartphone breaker JerryRigEverything put the newly-launched Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 through the paces. The smartphone was quick to break in his bend test, much like the Asus ROG Phone 5. The area around t...

Anil Satyanarayana, 09 Apr 2021 11:32

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition, now often two times as expensive as last year (Source: eBay)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition sold for US$2,999.99... but this is a "good" price

The latest high-end video cards from NVIDIA are priced really high and the prices of custom designs make the US$2,999.99 tag on a GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition that has just been sold on eBay look like a bargain. For example, ...

Codrut Nistor, 08 Apr 2021 11:28

The Apple M1 chip is actually catching up to the Intel Core i9-11900K in PassMark's single-thread performance chart. (Image source: Apple/Intel - edited)

Apple M1 approaches the unbelievable as Intel Core i9-11900K falters in PassMark's single-thread performance chart

A new CPU Mark single-thread performance chart for desktop processors has been published by PassMark, and once again it features some startling results. It appears the Apple M1 silicon, which is a hybrid chip, is rapidly closing i...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Apr 2021 11:01

Is the Surface Pro 7 "still the better choice?" It depends. (Image via YouTube)

Microsoft compares apples to oranges in a new ad pitting the Surface Pro 7 against the iPad Pro 12.9

Microsoft, in an all-out offensive, released a new commercial comparing the Surface Pro 7 to the iPad Pro. While the commercial makes some good points, it omits some key comparisons important to many consumers and overall ignores ...

Sam Medley, 06 Apr 2021 06:58

Five years ago, EVGA launched its own gaming laptop. What the hell happened?

High prices and lack of marketing likely led to poor sales of the SC15 and SC17 series. Manufacturers looking to break into the gaming laptop world will likely face similar challenges and pushback from established makers.

Allen Ngo, 06 Apr 2021 01:28

Most affordable OnePlus 9 Pro is nowhere to be found yet as of early April 2021

OneMore Delay: 8/128 GB OnePlus 9 Pro not available yet

Although the brand-new OnePlus 9 Pro flagship is available for purchase from multiple retailers, only the ~US$1,000 model with 12/256 GB of memory/storage can be ordered right now. The version with 8/128 GB is nowhere to be found ...

Codrut Nistor, 05 Apr 2021 12:12

A huge number of Facebook accounts might be in danger after data from a 2019 leak surfaces online

Failbook: Personal data of roughly 530 million accounts from 106 countries leaks online

Although the data breach in question today apparently took place back in 2019, it is quite disturbing to find out that more than 500 million Facebook accounts are now in danger since the database has surfaced online in a freely ac...

Codrut Nistor, 05 Apr 2021 11:13

Thousands of games have been affected by Sony's controversial decision. (Image source: PSNow - edited)

PS3, PS Vita, and PSP owners will lose purchase access to a combined 2,200 digital-only games due to upcoming PlayStation Store closures

According to a new report, the upcoming PlayStation Store closures for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation Portable will result in the removal from purchase of over 2,200 digital-only games. Ironically, some of th...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Apr 2021 10:11

The Core i9-11900K is one of Intel's new desktop processors with a UHD Graphics 750 GPU. (Image source: NotebookCheck)

Intel Rocket Lake-S: UHD Graphics 750 GPU drivers will be ready a 'few weeks from now'

Intel is yet to publish GPU drivers for the UHD Graphics 750, the iGPU that it has included in its new Rocket Lake-S processors. According to a company Vice President, the drivers will not be ready for a few weeks, despite process...

Alex Alderson, 02 Apr 2021 21:24

Owners of the iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ultra OC 10G-V, among others, are currently unable to access Colorful's BIOS update tool (Image source: Colorful)

Colorful seemingly forgot to post Resize BAR update files for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 owners, amid a confusing feature rollout

Major GPU OEM Colorful seems to have entirely omitted download links for Resize BAR BIOS updates on its technical support page. This leaves Colorful graphics card owners with no way to enable the feature, at least until the OEM fi...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 31 Mar 2021 14:04

The Intel Core i9-11900K gave a moribund performance in the Unreal Engine tests. (Image source: Intel/Unreal Engine/Epic - edited)

Unreality bites: Intel Core i9-11900K looks practically obsolete in Unreal Engine comparison with Ryzen 7 5800X and i9-10900K

The Intel Core i9-11900K has been tested alongside an Intel Core i9-10900K and an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X in a barrage of Unreal Engine benchmarks. The Comet Lake part and Zen 3 chip performed well in the game engine tests, but the Rock...

Daniel R Deakin, 31 Mar 2021 12:11

The PS5 does not display colours correctly when SDR is disabled, as shown on the right side of this composite image. (Image source: Tim Rogers)

The Sony PlayStation 5 is unable to display SDR content correctly

The Sony PlayStation 5 outputs all content in HDR by default, even if games or videos do not support a higher dynamic range. There are some situations where one may want to disable HDR though, but it turns out that Sony's latest c...

Alex Alderson, 30 Mar 2021 13:48

A PlayStation 4's lifespan could be limited by its CMOS battery. (Image source: Norbert Levajsics)

A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony PlayStation 4 in a few years

The PlayStation 4 could inevitably become unusable in a few years, unless you fancy cracking it open and tinkering with it. Apparently, the console requires a working CMOS battery to play games, regardless of whether you purchased...

Alex Alderson, 25 Mar 2021 20:55