hardware & software Latest news and info (10)

Bartlomiej Sagan, 27 April 2021, 13:16

The forces of nature sometimes disrupt the telephone network, cause power outages, or even, as in this case, cut off half a town from the Internet. However, it rarely happens that this kind of damage is caused by... beavers.

Bart Swiatek, 27 April 2021, 13:08

In a recent interview, the founder of SpaceX - Elon Musk - referred to the risks associated with the colonization of Mars. The billionaire admitted that for some people the mission will end tragically - and probably at the very beginning.

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 April 2021, 19:42

Bitmain is preparing another hardware for crypto miners. The Antminer E9 is expected to provide Ethereum yield equal to 32 units of the GeForce RTX 3080.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 26 April 2021, 14:15

HDD prices in China and Japan have even increased by more than 60%. The reason for the problems is the Chia cryptocurrency, which has sparked interest in this type of components.

Bartlomiej Sagan, 26 April 2021, 13:17

When it comes to stealing, there are sums worth taking risks for. This was probably the motto of the CEO of Thodex, a Turkish cryptocurrency trading platform, who fled to Albania after misappropriating $2 billion belonging to the investors.

Bart Swiatek, 26 April 2021, 12:20

A new leak on the web reveals the release dates of Nvidia's new GPUs - GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. The chips are expected to debut in late May or early June this year.

Agnes Adamus, 25 April 2021, 14:09

The mandatory patch KB5001330 for Windows 10 caused many bugs affecting the performance of games. Complaints from the community have reached Nvidia, which suggested to uninstall the patch to eliminate the problems.

Bart Swiatek, 23 April 2021, 14:56

Microsoft has announced that a new widget will appear on Windows 10's taskbar, displaying weather and world news.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 April 2021, 16:01

Sony's Polish branch has accidentally revealed the company's new service. It's about PS Plus Video, a movie pass for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 21 April 2021, 15:55

GPUs have probably never been this expensive. Could it get any worse? Absolutely. Expected price increases for DRAM modules may be higher than expected, making DDR4 and DDR3 RAM more expensive as well.

Konrad Sarzynski, 21 April 2021, 14:07

Discord has broken off talks with Microsoft over a possible takeover by the Redmond giant for up to $12 billion. What's next for gamers' favorite instant messenger?

Przemyslaw Dygas, 20 April 2021, 23:04

It turns out that the new cryptocurrency known as Chia may affect the availability and increase prices of other PC components. This time it would affect HDDs and SSDs.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 April 2021, 20:34

Sony backpedaled on its plans to close the PS Store on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita consoles. CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that the decision was based on player feedback.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 19 April 2021, 20:27

NASA celebrates another success. The US space agency successfully completed the first helicopter drone flight on Mars.

Angelika Kaldus, 19 April 2021, 18:30

The new Windows 10 update, codenamed KB5001330, was supposed to solve some security problems and improve the system's performance. As it turned out, it also brought new bugs and problems.

Konrad Sarzynski, 19 April 2021, 17:50

In the search for the perfect keyboard shape, manufacturers experiment with different forms. There have been waves, curves, separate blocks. No design, however, is quite as... gripping as this one.

Bart Swiatek, 19 April 2021, 15:06

Recently, PlayStation 5 users have received software updates for the console, as well as its controller – DualSense. If you do not know how to install the update for the controller, we will help you.

Paul Musiolik, 18 April 2021, 23:13

The PlayStation 5 has the same CMOS battery issue as the PS4 and PS3. Thankfully, not in such a broad way, which may suggest that Sony has approached the solutions used in the PS5 a little better.

Paul Musiolik, 17 April 2021, 15:14

The PlayStation 5 is now the best-selling console in U.S. history if we consider the first five months since the device's debut.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 April 2021, 21:24

Google Earth just got a big update, and with it the Timelapse feature. This enables us to see how the place of our choice on Earth has changed over the past 37 years.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 16 April 2021, 21:12

Xbox France is organizing a giveaway related to Flight Simulator, in which the main prize is an unusual computer with a case shaped like an aircraft engine. Its configuration, however, is not enough to run this game in the highest details.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 April 2021, 17:02

The problem with shortage of chips and, subsequently, hardware that needs them may drag on for years. That's the grim scenario being drawn by the CEOs of Intel and major semiconductor manufacturer TSMC.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 15 April 2021, 20:57

Chinese retailers have started scamming customers for AMD Radeon RX 580 GPUs, all due to their desire to make money from crypto mining.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 15 April 2021, 16:05

The PlayStation 5 console has received a new software update. In addition to the major improvements we have described earlier, there are a few unusual or harder to spot things.

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 April 2021, 15:24

Nvidia has confirmed the introduction of native DLSS 2.0 support for the Unity engine. Developers using this technology will be able to provide support for this useful feature later this year.

Hubert Sledziewski, 15 April 2021, 10:53

PlayStation 4 software update 8.50 is now available for download. Along with adding some new features, Sony has taken away users' access to the Communities tab.

Jacob Blazewicz, 14 April 2021, 21:30

WhatsApp has another problem. This time it's a security vulnerability that enables someone to easily block our access to our account.

Hubert Sledziewski, 14 April 2021, 17:59

PlayStation 5 receive its first major software update today. On the occasion, Sony announced new features for the dedicated mobile app.

Kamil Komaniecki, 14 April 2021, 12:44

Nvidia's CFO Colette Kress says the RTX 3000 shortages will continue until at least the end of 2021. Demand is simply too high compared to supply.

Bart Woldanski, 13 April 2021, 14:20

Nvidia officially announced that the release of Ampere's successor, the GeForce RTX 4000, will take place next year. The upcoming generation would be based on the Lovelace architecture, which should bring a very big performance boost.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 April 2021, 22:03

Internet user known as Forest has confirmed rumors of a problem with the PlayStation 4 console's CMOS battery. It seems that after it fails, the PS4 really does block access to all games, even those on disc.

Paul Musiolik, 10 April 2021, 17:20

An AMA session on Reddit brought up some interesting information about Sony's perception of the PS Vita. According to a former Sony employee, the hardware was a complete failure and did not meet any of the company's expectations.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 10 April 2021, 16:52

The first pictures and specs of Intel GPUs have leaked. The most powerful Xe-HPG model is expected to rank between GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 in terms of performance. Intel is also preparing an equivalent of Nvidia's DLSS.

Kamil Komaniecki, 09 April 2021, 15:15

Facebook has no plans to warn users whose data got leaked online. The website believes it has done everything it can to take care of security.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 09 April 2021, 13:23

Despite shortages, PlayStation 5 is selling great and exceeding the results achieved by other consoles.

Hubert Sledziewski, 08 April 2021, 20:09

In May, it will be half a year since the launch of PlayStation 5, and the purchase of Sony consoles remains difficult. The blame for the lack of hardware on the shelves turns out to be small chips, the production of which costs only a dollar.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 08 April 2021, 17:13

Customs officers in Hong Kong stopped a fishing boat filled with contraband, including PC components. The shortage of computer parts is so bad that smugglers have decided to cut a slice of the pie for themselves.

Witold Ciemierz, 08 April 2021, 13:41

Max Hodak, Elon Musk's close associate, CEO and co-founder of Neuralink Corporation, stated that we already have the technology to recreate Jurassic Park in real life.

Konrad Sarzynski, 07 April 2021, 18:03

Racing games only with a steering wheel? Not necessarily. Thanks to Arduino Uno it was possible to turn drums into an unusual controller. Tests on Forza Horizon 4 look very promising.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 07 April 2021, 16:07

AMD confirms that the new line of processors based on Zen 3 is vulnerable to a Spectre attack. The reason is the optimization mechanism included in the Ryzen 5000 and Epyc processors, among others.

Ewelina Krzykala, 07 April 2021, 14:52

Mark Zuckerberg, known for not talking much about his private life, takes his privacy seriously. After his phone number was leaked, it was revealed that he registered an account with Signal, a competitor to Facebook-owned WhatsApp.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 06 April 2021, 18:23

Nvidia's older cards from the Pascal and Turing generations are set to reappear in stores. We're talking about the weakest GeForce GTX 1650 and GT 1030 models, and the sales restart of these cards may be related to the shortage of newer models.

Michal Ciezadlik, 06 April 2021, 15:23

Reports from earlier this year have been confirmed. LG is withdrawing from the smartphone market. The Korean tech giant announced the decision yesterday. However, it was promised that existing models will receive an update to Android 11 or even 12.

Karol Laska, 03 April 2021, 19:49

Steam, according to tradition, examined how the hardware used by platform's users has changed in March 2021. There are no surprises - Nvidia and Intel remain at the top.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 02 April 2021, 12:07

Elon Musk came up with the idea to put the Dogecoin cryptocurrency on our natural satellite. He published such information on Twitter, and the price of DOGE immediately went through the roof.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 01 April 2021, 21:07

A Russian youtuber decided to check how the additional VRAM in GeForce RTX 3070 will affect the stability of games. His modified version of the GPU has as much 16 GB.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 01 April 2021, 15:23

Google can collect up to 20 times more data than Apple. That's according to a controversial study published by a researcher at a Dublin university.

Bart Swiatek, 31 March 2021, 16:43

Benchmarks of the new desktop CPUs from Intel - the so-called Rocket Lake-S line - have appeared in the web. How does Intel's 11th-gen perform under fire?

Michael Kulakowski, 30 March 2021, 21:03

Taiwan-based company TSMC, a leading global microprocessor manufacturer that works with major tech giants, is said to be gearing up for big price hikes of up to 25 percent on its products.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 30 March 2021, 16:42

Elon Musk's next spacecraft prototype, Starship SN11, is scheduled to launch today. Will everything go according to plan this time? Check the broadcast schedule.