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Ever since Intel introduced the first-generation Core i7, it’s followed a predictable series numbering. First-generation Core processors were codenamed Nehalem, second-generation CPUs were Sandy Bridge, followed by Ivy Bridge (3rd), Haswell, (4th) and so on. In each case, new chips — whether they were die shrinks or new architectures — …

The internet is a big place, and there are plenty of nooks and crannies where you can pirate movies and TV shows. However, Windows users don’t even have to travel far afield to get their piracy fix. Microsoft has been good enough to offer a large number of illegal streaming …

In 1985, Neil Postman, in his now-prescient social commentary Amusing Ourselves to Death, compared the dystopian visions of George Orwell’s 1984 with Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World: Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a …

Google announced a major update to its mobile search results pages today. Whenever your query brings up a video, Google will now show you a silent six-second clip to help you decide if it’s actually a video you want to see. This will work for the vast majority of videos …

Google first revealed the existence of Android O earlier this year with the beginning of the developer preview. After four preview builds, it’s almost time for the final version to drop. Google has added a countdown timer to the Android O landing page, confirming that Android O’s release will coincide …

Beta testers evaluating Apple’s upcoming iOS 11 have discovered new emergency SOS functions, as well as what some are calling a “cop button.” Press the power button five times on an iPhone running iOS 11, and the device will do two things. First, it brings up an option to dial …

On the heels of its Vega launch last week, AMD has released a new driver for its GPUs that focuses on cryptocurrency mining. The new driver is supposed to make Vega faster when mining, though AMD also notes that the driver “is provided as a beta level support driver which …

There was a time, back in 2011 or 2012, when it was common to see people predicting Intel’s chokehold on the server market would be broken by the advent of (relatively) low-cost, high-density CPUs delivered by ARM vendors. Companies like AMD, Applied Micro, and Calxeda all pinned their hopes on …

A leaked slide from China has confirmed much of the speculation we’ve heard about Intel’s upcoming Coffee Lake. Much of what we’ve previously heard is accurate, at least according to this slide, with Coffee Lake bringing quad-core i3’s, six-core i5’s, and a Core i7 with six cores and 12 threads. …

From now on, all Beijing train lines will support NFC-enabled smart phone entrance. The passengers no longer need to utilize public transport cards or tickets, and can simply swipe their phone to go into the train, Chinese media Beijing Youth Daily is reporting.Smartphones installed with NFC(near-field wireless interaction)module can support …