Intel Announces $88 Billion Megafab to Keep Chipmaking in Europe

From CNET: Intel on Tuesday revealed plans for a second new "megafab," a chipmaking site in Magdeburg, Germany, that's the centerpiece of an expected $88 billion in investments across several European countries. The capacity expansion comes on top of other gargantuan spending commitments in the...

Xiaomi 12 Pro global flagship announced for $999

From The Verge: Xiaomi has announced the international version of the Xiaomi 12 Pro, its first global flagship phone since dropping the “Mi” branding. As with earlier phones in the Mi series like last year’s Mi 11, it’s a high-end device that seeks to beat competitors like Samsung on price...

Apple Will Reportedly Dump Mini Version for iPhone 14 Lineup

From CNET: The Mini's time in the iPhone lineup may be done. While Apple did unveil an iPhone 13 Mini in September, the company has no plans to include the smaller version of the phone in its iPhone 14 lineup, according to a 9to5Mac report on Monday.

Sources tell the site that the lineup for the as...

Russia bans Instagram as promised, blocking access for 80 million users

From The Verge: Russia’s promised ban on Instagram has kicked into effect today, with the social media platform inaccessible for the vast majority of the country’s population, according to internet monitoring service GlobalCheck.

The country announced plans to ban Instagram last week, in response...

Ford to Sell Explorer SUVs With a Few Chips Missing

From PC Mag: Amidst an ongoing semiconductor shortage, Ford plans to sell some Explorer SUVs without the chips required to power rear air conditioning and heating controls.

The vehicles still have heating and AC—they're just controllable only from the front seats. The missing chips will ship...

Samsung's next midrange Galaxy A phones to debut this week

From CNET: Samsung is holding another Galaxy launch event this week to show off some of its latest midrange and budget phones that are coming out in 2022. Unlike the Galaxy S and foldable Galaxy Z phones, these are the more affordable models, which pack essential features for budget prices.

Samsung...

Neat King Bee II Review (Page 1 of 4)

It is quite easy to see when people are passionate about something as opposed to when they could not care less. This is probably more obvious in person, especially when they talk about their specific subject. Not only is their speech full of variances in tone and emotion, but they also are probably subject matter experts. It is possible this is how they normally talk, but it usually contrasts with how they communicate for other things...

SilverStone TP05 Review (Page 1 of 4)

The recent snowfall in Calgary made me thinking about snow shoveling very seriously. It may be March, but in Canada, we still need to take care of a few inches of snow from time to time. In terms of snow removal on my driveway and sidewalk, there are main two methods to work with for a normal household: One is a shovel and the other is a snow blower. Most of my neighbors use a shovel, as it is lightweight, easy to use, and most importantly, cheap...

Lexar Announces 2000x 256GB SDXC UHS-II V90 Card GOLD Series

From : Lexar is proud to announce the Lexar Professional 2000x SDHC /SDXC USH-II Memory Card GOLD Series in the 256GB capacity option. With speeds up to 300MB/s read, the Lexar Professional 2000x SDXC UHS-II Card GOLD Series is design for DSLR and cinema-quality video cameras.

The cards can...

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