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Android Performance Tips and Tweaks
Android phones have a habit of getting bogged down after 6 to 12 months of use (or do they?). A phon...
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Ray Tracing & DLSS with the GeForce RTX 3080
With Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3080 out the door, it's time we take a deep dive into ray tracing and DLSS...
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10 Big Misconceptions About Computer Hardware
With technology advancing so rapidly around us, sometimes misconceptions can work their way into our...
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How CPUs are Designed, Part 4: Where is Computer Architecture and Design Headed?
Despite continuous improvements and incremental upgrades taking place with each new generation, proc...
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How Much Does It Cost to Make a Video Game?
You pay $60 for many of the new games you play, but how much does a blockbuster game cost to make? A...
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Explainer: L1 vs. L2 vs. L3 Cache
Every single CPU found in any computer, from a cheap laptop to a million-dollar server, will have so...
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Reasons to Upgrade Your Laptop (That Go Beyond a Performance Upgrade)
It used to be that buying a new laptop every few years was more or less necessary just to keep up wi...
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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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What's New in DirectX 12? Understanding DirectML, DirectX Raytracing and DirectStorage
DirectX has been with us for 25 years, providing developers with the tools to make incredible games....
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Patched Desktop PC: Meltdown & Spectre Benchmarked
Following up to our initial testing of the Meltdown patch for Windows 10, today we're looking deeper...
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10 Games to Chill Out and Lower Your Stress Levels
Like movies, video games can evoke a variety of emotions. Games like Resident Evil or Silent Hill ca...
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Anatomy of a Storage Drive: Hard Disk Drives
It's magnetic. It's electric. It's photonic. No, this isn't going to be about a new superhero trio i...