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What is Crypto Mining?
On January 3, 2009, the first Bitcoin mining operation went underway, and a 50 BTC reward was sent t...
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Not Intel, Not AMD: Alternative CPU Architectures from Around the World
It's easy to think of the desktop CPU space as a duopoly: on the one hand you have Intel finally tra...
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How USB Works: From 'Plug and Pray' to Being Everywhere
For a quarter of a century, the USB port has been a faithful old friend. Connecting and powering our...
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What is a Checksum, and What Can You Do With It?
You're about to click on a download button and notice a weird looking code next to it. It doesn't se...
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Cloud Storage Basics: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and More Compared
Thanks to a wide array of cloud storage solutions, you no longer have to travel around with a handfu...
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Explainer: Number Representations in Computer Hardware
As Shakespeare would have it, "that which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet...
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4K vs 1440p vs 1080p: What Monitor to Buy?
Let's talk about monitor formats. Are you ready to step up into the world of 4K gaming, or is a more...
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GPU Shootouts of This Generation and Pricing Update
Because not much has been going on in the gaming GPU market, we decided that for this month's GPU pr...
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25 Great Games You Can Play on Laptops and Budget PCs
We often talk about the latest and greatest graphics cards and playing games at the highest settings...
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Aiming for Atoms: The Art of Making Chips Smaller
In the realm of computer chips, bigger numbers are often better. Morecores, higherGHz, and greaterFL...
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A Games List of Only Amazing Hidden Indie Gems and Snubs
Over the past year we've been slammed with a barrage of superb games, from AAA blockbusters such as...
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GPU Mining is Dead, Where are my Cheap GPUs?
Let's talk GPU prices and this month's update is very interesting because of two key factors: the fi...