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META IS BUILDING THE WORLD’S FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTER • With 16,000 Nvidia A100 GPUs.
STARLINK INTRODUCES A PREMIUM TIER • Twice the speed for twice the price.
Intel’s flagship Alder Lake chip beats Apple’s M1 Max • But there’s a catch.
MICROSOFT FENDS OFF 3.47TBPS DDOS ATTACK • DDoS attacks are getting bigger and bigger by the month.
WORKING PROTOTYPE OF INTEL’S FAILED LARRABEE GPU SELLS FOR OVER $7,000 • History under the hammer.
PC gaming hardware exploded to $8.05 billion in 2021 • One of the most profitable markets in the world.
INTEL ANNOUNCES OHIO FAB COMPLEX • Two new fabs For $28B, and space for more.
Intel to unveil Bitcoin-mining ‘Bonanza Mine’ chip • May lower demand for mining on new Xe GPUs.
The games industry is consolidating, and that’s not good news for metaverse-averse gamers • Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard acquisition makes it the team most likely to win a metaverse arms race, writes Shaun Prescott.
Can more innovation help solve the global chip shortage? • While the US and UK commit to $52bn investments in chip fabrication facilities, a 22-year-old electrical engineer builds processors in his parents’ garage.
The graphics card market needs a reset • And Intel is shaping up as the company to do it.
Windows 10 vs. Windows 11 • Jarred isn’t much liking the cons vs pros considerations...
Fairphone True Wireless Stereo Earbuds • Better than the last one.
The top five audio production programs
GADGETS • NICE LITTLE THINGS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Alan Walker Special Edition • Gaming meets music in Asus’s latest portable PC.
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MSI GS76 Stealth • Potent power in a slick, stealthy chassis.
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Razer Pro Type Ultra • Loud stabilisers ruin this “silent” mechanical keyboard.
Teamgroup T-Force M200 4TB Portable SSD • NVMe-like speeds over USB.
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Deepcool CK560 ATX • A value for money case with loads of cooling potential.
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Dell S2722DGM • An affordable 1440p gaming monitor.
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HP Z43 • Productivity on a massive scale.
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LaCie 2TB Portable SSD • Seagate’s premium sub-brand costs more but hardly justifies the extra outlay.
Dahua LM32-E200C • Big in China but not so known in Australia, what’s Dahua’s 32-inch gaming monitor like?
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Gigabyte Radeon RX 6500 XT Eagle • Where’s the beef?
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Intel Core i5-12400 • The new budget champ is here.
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT MOTHERBOARD FOR YOUR NEW INTEL PC • YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT WHAT A LOWER TIER BOARD HAS TO OFFER.
MSI MAG B660 Tomahawk WIFI DDR4 • A 600-series motherboard that hits the sweet spot.
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FL Studio 20 vs Pro Tools • Which DAW hits the right notes?
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