[ad_1] All of AMD’s 3rd-gen Ryzen chips will feature its new Zen 2 architecture, a chiplet-based design that’ll offer a 15 percent performance improvement across every application. They’ll also have double the floating point performance and double the cache over its last CPUs. The 3900X features a base/boost speed of 3.68GHz/4.6GHz and 70MB of total […]
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AMD’s first Navi GPUs are the Radeon RX 5000-series
[ad_1] Unfortunately, AMD is waiting until E3 to divulge specifics on these next-generation RDNA cards. For now, the company says we can expect 25 percent better performance-per-clock and 50 percent faster performance per watt with the new architecture, compared to its older Graphics Core Next technology. In addition to being the first 7nm consumer video […]
Microsoft AI creates realistic speech with little training
[ad_1] The system relies in part on Transformers, or deep neural networks that roughly emulate neurons in the brain. Transformers weigh every input and output on the fly like synaptic links, helping them process even lengthy sequences very efficiently — say, a complex sentence. Combine that with a noise-removing encoder component and the AI can […]
Microsoft, Alphabet team up to teach quantum computer programming
[ad_1] The very concept of a quantum computer can be daunting, let alone programming it, but Microsoft thinks it can offer a helping hand. It’s partnering with Alphabet’s X and Brilliant on an online curriculum for quantum computing. The course starts with basic concepts and gradually introduces you to Microsoft’s Q# language, teaching you how […]
The best ergonomic keyboard
[ad_1] Why you should trust us I’ve been reviewing tech hardware and software for more than a dozen years and have written several articles about workspace ergonomics and health for sites such as Lifehacker. I’ve researched and tested ergonomic keyboards for Wirecutter for the last three years. We interviewed experts in ergonomics and keyboard design […]
We’re live from Computex 2019 in Taipei!
[ad_1] Every summer, the PC industry descends on the capital of Taiwan to show off the latest in components, laptops and gaming gear. It’s an opportunity for us to see the shape of things to come, and get excited about how much more powerful our machines are about to get. After a series of very […]
Mac security hole reportedly lets attackers bypass app safeguards
[ad_1] Apple may have another Gatekeeper security flaw on its hands. Researcher Filippo Cavallarin has detailed a macOS vulnerability that he said would let attackers install malware without the usual permission request. As Gatekeeper considers network sh… [ad_2] Source link
The Morning After: 'Sonic the Hedgehog' got rescheduled
[ad_1] Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! We'll recap some highlights from the last week, plus new stories from Friday including a new release date for Sonic the Hedgehog and reader's impressions of the most recent MacBook Air. [ad_2] Source link
Bungie is making ‘Destiny 2’ raid races more competitive
[ad_1] The raid will be available on day one, for a start — there’s no days-long window for characters to build up their Power levels. You’ll have a two-hour window between 11AM and 1PM Eastern to ensure that you can download and verify the necessary update. Those first 24 hours of Contest mode will also […]
Apple fans get real about the MacBook Air 2018
[ad_1] Display One of the features that most impressed both Dana and our readers was the improved 2,560 x 1,600 screen. Dana called the display more vibrant despite the glossy finish’s occasional glare. Various e readers agreed that the screen was a step up, with Vlad deeming it “a breath of fresh air … The […]