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Linus Torvalds tears into Intel, favors AMD
Torvalds, Linux's creator, finds AMD's processors deliver a much bigger bang for the buck than Intel's CPUs.
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Fast, faster, fastest: a history of supercomputers from the CDC 6600 to Fugaku
How fast is fast? Taking a trip with supercomputers from 1964 until today.
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Apple takes the Mac to the cloud
Though I’ve long thought that tomorrow's desktop will be cloud-based, even I didn't expect the next desktop-as-a-service would be macOS running on the AWS cloud.
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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux
If you’d rather have a Windows 7-like interface on your old computer, try installing Linux Mint.
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An iPhone 12 with USB-C would really help the environment — not a missing charger
During last week’s Apple’s iPhone 12 event, the Cupertino-based company was proud to tout its environmental initiatives. Its offices, data centers and stores currently run on 100% renewable energy and the company is aiming for net zero “climate impact” by 2030.
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Monitoring And Filtering Your Air
A few weeks ago I wrote about various ways to find the outdoor air quality in your location but now I have my own air monitors and recently borrowed a high-end air filter and monitoring system for indoor use.
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20 years of Linux on Big Iron
Decades ago, people predicted that IBM and its mainframes would soon be history. But then IBM and Red Hat brought Linux to the mainframe and things would never be the same again.
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Lenovo releases first Fedora Linux ThinkPad laptop
Fedora, Red Hat's community Linux for developers, is finally available from a mainstream PC vendor, Lenovo.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3: Finally, a great smartwatch from someone other than Apple | ZDNet
Apple has mastered making excellent smartwatches, but its rivals haven't been up to its challenge. Until now.
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Back to school: The 5 best Chromebooks for students
Chromebooks are the ideal tool for remote learning: Secure, affordable, easy to manage, and easy to use. No wonder they're so popular with students and teachers alike.
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The next generation of the Purism Linux laptop is on its way
If you want a free software and security first Linux desktop, keep an eye out for Purism's forthcoming Librem 14 laptop.
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The 5 most over-hyped tech devices
We love our gadgets and new tech, but sometimes we -- or their makers -- get way too excited about them. Sometimes, though, great successes emerge from these failures.
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First A12Z Bionic DTK Geekbench 5 benchmarks show Apple's transition holds immense promise; only a 28% in drop seen in single-core score compared to the MacBook Air 2020
Apple announced the transition to ARM at this year's WWDC and the move has been largely welcomed given its potential for seamless computing across mobile and desktop. Apple also made available a Developer Transition Kit (DTK) to enable developers to get started with creating apps that run on macOS 11 Big Sur powered by Apple Silicon. Now, several Geekbench 5 benchmarks have now leaked despite the use of the DTK being governed by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
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First Apple Silicon Benchmarks Destroy Surface Pro X
As expected, developers with early access to Apple silicon-based transition kits have leaked some early benchmark scores. And it’s bad news for Surface Pro X and Windows 10 on ARM fans.
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Burning In Your Headphones: Does It Work?
What is the first thing you do when you get a new pair of headphones? Some of us might unbox it and put up an Instagram story. Others might immediately put on their favourite playlist and crank up the bass. However, if you ask any audiophile what they do with a new pair of headphones, their answer will most likely be: burning them in. Audiophiles are discerning music listeners who are motivated to get the very best sound quality out of their headphones, speakers, and audio equipment in general.
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ARM and Linux take the supercomputer TOP500 crown
For the first time, an ARM-powered supercomputer took first place in the TOP500 supercomputer competition.
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Best Chromebooks for work in 2020: Which high-end laptop is right for your business?
With the coronavirus pandemic making working from home more popular than ever, business-class Chromebooks are coming to the forefront.
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You can build Linus Torvalds' PC: Here's all the hardware and where to buy it
Normally, Torvalds would pop into his local Fry's. But in these pandemic times, he ordered everything from Amazon. Here's the complete list of parts.
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Look what's inside Linus Torvalds' latest Linux development PC
The Linux creator recently announced he'd upgraded his main PC to a speedy AMD Threadripper 3970x-based processor. But a computer is more than a CPU. In an exclusive conversation, Torvalds talked about what's what with his latest system.
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The Challenge and Option of PCB Heatsink
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