Gamers, start revving those graphics engines. Intel may have started shipping its debut Xe discrete graphics cards to partners two weeks ago, a major milestone for the company—but those GPUs are only the low-powered Xe LP version intended to boost media encoding, and only intended for affordable prebuilt PCs. Late Tuesday night, Intel chief architect Raja Koduri teased a more enthusiast-friendly milestone, revealing a screenshot of a forthcoming 3DMark benchmark running on a Xe HPG graphics c
HP's updated Pavilion x360 14 and Paviliion x360 15 will get Intel's newest 11th-gen CPUs, and perhaps more importantly to some, be more sustainable.How sustainable? HP said the new Paviliion x360s will use ocean-bound recycled plastic for the bezel, keyboard keycaps and speaker enclosures. Ocean-bound plastic is plastic intercepted before it floats into the ocean.Perhaps more sustainable is the recycled aluminum keyboard deck that will be available on the Pavilion x360 14. By using recycled
If you’re a tinkerer who needs a new machine for machine learning or exotic maker creations, the diminutive CuBox-M Micro Desktop PC from Israel-based SolidRun might be up your alley. This addition to the CuBox line is designed specifically for application development and maker projects like a smart home hub. Prices start at $99.The CuBox-M is based on the i.MX 8M Plus system-on-module (SoM) from NXP Semiconductors. It features up to a quad-core Cortex A53 CPU with a Cortex M7 core, plus a Ca
Coming up with a strong, unique password and storing it in a password manager or browser isn’t good enough. You need to know if and when your password was stolen in a password breach, so you can act quickly enough to change that password before your personal information is potentially compromised. Here’s how.It’s been some time since the massive Collections breaches of 2019 leaked literally billions of email addresses and passwords to the web, putting the security of those accounts at risk. T
If you became agitated when Intel revealed benchmarks showing its Core i7 to be faster than Apple’s new M1 chip, or you know someone who did, this story is for you.Last Friday, Intel put its spin on Apple’s new M1 chip, using the language of marketing and benchmarks to counteract a former-customer-turned-rival’s language of marketing and benchmarks. This is what companies do. It’s part of the eternal competitive war dance.But if you or someone you know responded to this news by jumping onto
If your Roomba is having trouble docking or has slowed to a crawl, a good scrub might make things right. https://www.techhive.com/article/3606392/how-to-clean-a-roomba-charging-contacts-and-cliff-sensors.html#tk.rss_all
This six-outlet outdoor smart plug connects your landscape lighting, holiday lights, and more to your home Wi-Fi network. https://www.techhive.com/article/3607008/enbrighten-outdoor-wifi-smart-yard-stake-review.html#tk.rss_all
In just a few weeks, we should get our first sneak peek at the next version of Android when the developer preview builds start rolling out. But we may have just gotten our first taste of what Android 12 is going to bring, and if you like iOS 14, you’re going to love it.XDA Developers has gotten its hands on “an alleged early draft of a document that Google made to summarize changes in Android 12,” and there are some obvious UI changes. You’ll immediately see more rounded corners for notificat
This smart deadbolt is vastly superior to Eufy's previous effort. https://www.techhive.com/article/3606613/eufy-security-smart-lock-touch-wi-fi-review.html#tk.rss_all
Drop a Ryzen 5000 mobile processor into a laptop, and you end up with a machine that smashes expectations—a three-pound convertible can accomplish what yesterday’s six-pound gaming laptop did.The first 5800H and 5900HX laptops have yet to hit shelves, but select models are already available for pre-order. Generally we advise waiting to see how well individual notebooks perform, but between current high demand for PCs and Ryzen 5000 mobile’s high marks in reviews, guaranteeing yourself an earl