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How JPEG Image Compression Works
In today's world of AI and machine intelligence, it sometimes skips the mind that the primary end-us...
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Solder vs. Paste on the Core i9
Just recently we reviewed Intel's latest Core i9-9900K and Core i7-9700K processors. In summary, the...
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Blockchain Explained: How It Works, Who Cares and What Its Future May Hold
Best known as the immutable database that runs underneath cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum...
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Why Do Image Files Need Different Formats?
Most of your digital photos are stored in the JPEG format (a.k.a. JPG), but when you download an ima...
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Guide to HEVC/H.265 Encoding and Playback
For years, H.264 has been the go-to video compression standard. Whenever you download a film or TV s...
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GPU Availability and Pricing Update: October 2021
Welcome back to another month of looking at how expensive graphics cards are at retail at the moment...
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Windows To Go: How to Install and Run Windows 10 from a USB Drive
Did you know that a full copy of Windows can be installed and run from a USB drive? Microsoft introd...
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4GHz CPU Battle: Ryzen 3900X vs. 3700X vs. Core i9
IPC stands for "instructions per cycle" and it can be a good indicator of a processor's architecture...
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Explainer: What is Arduino?
When it comes to computing devices, the headlines nearly always go to biggest and fastest – more GHz...
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50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
Guest author Ken Shirriff is a Silicon Valley-based computer enthusiast who enjoys reverse-engineeri...
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Intel B560 is a Disaster: Huge CPU Performance Differences and a Power Limit Mess
I've been testing a ton of Intel Z590 motherboards recently for VRM thermal performance and this has...
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The Best Video Game Gamepad Controllers
There have been many different ways of playing video games on a console (and sometimes PC) over the...