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be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 1000W Report (Page 1 of 4)

In the beginning of the Fall 2021 school semester, I was talking to a student who was in second year software engineering at the University of Calgary. He asked me which year I am in after a fairly lengthy discussion on classes he is taking and my opinion on each of them. I just laughed and told him I am a professor. He looked at me, and in the most socially awkward manner an engineering student could muster, said I looked "at most 21 years old"...

SilverStone SETA Q1 Review (Page 1 of 4)

Looking back on 2021, there were a lot of interesting developments in the tech world such as Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the metaverse and the adoption of DDR5 memory. One of the largest and also strangest ones to me though was the uprise in NFTs. For those who do not know, NFTs are non-fungible tokens, meaning unlike currency, it is unique and cannot be replaced with something equivalent. A lot of these NFTs come in the form of digital art...

Alienware’s thin, 14-inch X14 gaming laptop is now available

From The Verge: Alienware’s new 14-inch X14 gaming laptop is now on sale, following its announcement in January at CES 2022. While the X14 is considerably smaller (and thinner) than the 15-inch X15 or 17-inch X17, it borrows some of the highlights of those pricier, more powerful machines. At launch...

Dark Souls for PC Will Be Offline Until After Elden Ring's Debut

From PC Mag: Bandai Namco and From Software have announced that online play won't return to the PC installments of the Dark Souls franchise until after Elden Ring is released.

From Software disabled the multiplayer aspects of the various PC releases of Dark Souls 1, 2, and 3 when a vulnerability...

Apple breaks ties with 12 suppliers over concerns about 'conflict minerals' violations

From CNNNET: Apple has ended its relationship with 12 refineries and smelting companies over concerns the ore they sold was being used to finance armed conflicts.

The tech giant on Wednesday filed the results of its latest "conflict mineral" audit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The...

XPG Unveils CYBERCORE Modular Power Supply

From ADATA Press Release: XPG, a fast-growing provider of systems, components, and peripherals for Gamers, Esports Pros, and Tech Enthusiasts, today announces a very exciting addition to its power supply family, the XPG CYBERCORE modular power supply, which comes in 1000W and 1300W variants with...

CORSAIR Launches K70 RGB PRO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today unveiled the newest entry in the best-selling K70 series: the CORSAIR K70 RGB PRO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. Uniting the acclaimed design and aluminum build of a full-size K70 with renowned CORSAIR RGB lighting and tournament-grade performance, the K70 RGB...

Introducing Key Light Mini - Iconic Elgato Key Light Technology Made Portable

From Corsair Press Release: Elgato today announced Key Light Mini, a fully portable edge-lit LED panel boasting the same award-winning technology found in Elgato Key Light. With multi-layer diffusion, a rechargeable battery, and grab-and-go form-factor measuring just 6 in x 4 in, Key Light Mini...

Raspberry Pi OS Installations Can Now Be Performed Over the Internet

From PC Mag: Setting up a Raspberry Pi with an operating system no longer requires the use of another computer thanks to a new network bootloader.

The Raspberry Pi single-board computers run an OS from a microSD card, but before you can use your Pi you need to transfer the OS to the card. This is...

Everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Unpacked event

From The Verge: At Samsung’s first Galaxy Unpacked event for 2022, the company introduced a new lineup of Galaxy S22 phones: the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus. Samsung also announced the Galaxy S22 Ultra with an included stylus. It is essentially a successor to the once-popular Galaxy Note line...