DJI has just introduced the Action 2, an action camera set to rival the GoPro Hero 10 Black. DJI bills the Action 2 as offering high-quality video quality performance and decent image stabilisation, along with a large touchscreen and magnetic accessor…
German authorities put confiscated bitcoins worth more than US$12 million up for auction
Due to German laws, the seized bitcoins worth millions of dollars cannot just be sold for traditional currency on a crypto marketplace, but instead have to be officially auctioned like any other confiscated object of value.
Ethereum’s POS merger gets pushed back to June 2022, GPU supplies to remain limited
The Ethereum dev team was initially planning to activate the difficulty bomb this December, but client releases are still not ready for the POS merger, so a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal was created to delay things until June 2022. This may have r…
Google’s new Pixel 6 inclusive camera tech appears to work as advertised in our first shots
Google’s new Pixel is starting to roll out to users in selected markets globally and it touts some impressive new camera features. One we were keen to try is what Google is calling inclusive camera technology designed to deliver image equity.
Alder Lake: Overclocked Intel Core i9-12900K sets new benchmark records at 6.8 GHz
Intel’s new top-of-the-line Alder Lake CPU Core i9-12900K was able to achieve new single-core and multi-core benchmark world records after hitting extremely high clock speeds of up to 6.8 GHz with a liquid cooling solution.
MSI unveils a host of Z690 chipset-based motherboards with DDR5 and PCIe Gen5 for Intel 12th gen Alder Lake processors
MSI has launched several Z690 chipset-based motherboards compatible with the new Intel 12th gen Alder Lake processors. All MSI Z690 offerings feature 2.5G LAN, at least four M.2 slots, and PCIe Gen5. MSI is also offering DDR4 and DDR5 variants for som…
Microsoft envisions what the Xbox would be like in 2042
A new video on Xbox’s official YouTube channel imagines the state of gaming consoles in 2042. Among other things, it would use Quantum-powered hardware capable of 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second (FLOPS), a holographic UI and a perso…
MediaTek Dimensity 2000 and Snapdragon 898 to feature ARM’s Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 cores
A new leak has confirmed that the MediaTek Dimensity 2000 and Snapdragon 898 will both use ARM’s new V9 architecture. This confirms the presence of X2 and Cortex-A710 cores on the upcoming flagship chipsets. Enthusiasts will also be glad to see the in…
TSMC reveals debt offering for its chip manufacturing plant in the US valued at US$4.5 billion
TSMC began construction of a 5nm chip fabrication plant in April, 2021. Due to a global shortage, the company plans to pay a debt offering of US$4.5 billion. A water plant next to the chip manufacturing plant burst into flames on October 23, 2021.
The “POCO M4 Pro” appears on Geekbench with a MediaTek processor and more RAM than previously thought
The M4 Pro is now rumored as the next phone to launch from the Xiaomi brand POCO. This event is looking more and more likely in the face of new Geekbench listings for a device with a model number thought to conform to the device. They point to a mid-r…