[ad_1] Apple has teased the prospect of a more affordable GPU upgrade for the Mac Pro for months, and now it’s finally here. As 9to5Mac noticed, you can now configure the Mac Pro with one or two Radeon Pro W5700X video cards, each with 16GB of memory. They’re still not cheap upgrades at $600 and […]
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Intel’s ‘hot’ qubits could lead to more advanced quantum computers
[ad_1] Intel has edged one step closer to practical quantum computers. The chipmaker and its partner QuTech have successfully controlled “hot” qubits (that is, at temperatures above 1 kelvin) that are also coherent and dense, making it easier to put qubits and control electronics on the same chip and thus produce more advanced quantum computers. […]
ASUS’ ROG Zephyrus G gaming laptop gets a $300 discount at Best Buy
[ad_1] This is clearly a 2019 laptop — you won’t find a Ryzen 4000-series chip or high-capacity storage here. The GTX 1660 Ti is still as good as it gets for mid-tier graphics, though, and this should still be a speedy system as a whole. The Zephyrus G even fairly light (4.6lb) and discreet as […]
FCC filing suggests Microsoft’s Surface Go sequel is almost here
[ad_1] Microsoft might be close to updating the Surface Go nearly two years after its debut. As noticed by Windows Latest and Windows Insider, a seemingly mysterious “portable computing device” from Microsoft has passed through the FCC. While there aren’t any telltale clues in the filing, the EV2 codename is the same used for the […]
PC shipments see their largest drop in four years due to COVID-19
[ad_1] Many suspected PC shipments would take a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, but now it’s clearer as to what the damage was. Canalys estimates that computer shipments fell a steep 8 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2020 as Chinese factories stayed shut for a while after the Lunar New Year. Intel chip […]
An improved MacBook Air could debut as early as next week
[ad_1] With that said, there are a few other areas that could get updates. The CPU is the most obvious candidate — 10th-generation low-power Core processors that would work in the Air have been available for a while. The speakers might get a boost as well. And there’s little doubt that the memory and storage […]
Best Buy discounts the entry MacBook Air to its best price yet
[ad_1] The good news is Best Buy has also discounted the 256GB variant. At the moment, you can buy the gold and silver models for $1,050, and the space gray one for $1,100. We’ve seen the 256GB MacBook Air sell for less in the past, but that was part of a short Amazon deal of […]
Apple dives deep into specs for the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR
[ad_1] Apple also makes some suggestions as to what to get. You’ll want more than the base 32GB of RAM to make full use of the six memory channels (why Apple didn’t start at 48GB is baffling), but you’ll want to avoid maxing out the memory if bandwidth is crucial — the higher latency of […]
Hitting the Books: The Y2K bug could come back sooner than you think
[ad_1] Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real Worldby Matt Parker The start of the 21st century was a time of excitement and trepidation for the world. One one hand, we sat on the cusp of a future, an entirely new millenium, filled with countless possibilities. On the other hand, there was a […]
Apple envisions a Mac made from a sheet of curved glass
[ad_1] One section of the patent imagines sliding a MacBook’s keyboard section through the slot, suggesting this design could also be used for a laptop dock instead of a full-fledged computer. This isn’t a product roadmap for Apple — we wouldn’t count on a curved-glass Mac like this arriving soon, if at all. There would […]