The news comes from Weibo. One of the bloggers’ channel simply said ‘5nm Baltimore, ready to verify!’ In the past, the internal codes of Hisilicon chips were usually named after foreign cities. Plus, there only two customers of TSMC’s 5nm process at present, Apple and Hisilicon. So there is every reason to think here is a hint that Kirin’s next-generation flagship processor is ready to enter the tape-out verification stage.
- Dec 13 Fri 2019 14:39
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KIRIN 1020 CHIP CODENAMED BALTIMORE,COMING WITH 5NM PROCESS
At present, news about Huawei’s next-generation flagship processor Kirin 1020 is gradually increasing. However, the processor will not be released until next fall.
The news comes from Weibo. One of the bloggers’ channel simply said ‘5nm Baltimore, ready to verify!’ In the past, the internal codes of Hisilicon chips were usually named after foreign cities. Plus, there only two customers of TSMC’s 5nm process at present, Apple and Hisilicon. So there is every reason to think here is a hint that Kirin’s next-generation flagship processor is ready to enter the tape-out verification stage.
The news comes from Weibo. One of the bloggers’ channel simply said ‘5nm Baltimore, ready to verify!’ In the past, the internal codes of Hisilicon chips were usually named after foreign cities. Plus, there only two customers of TSMC’s 5nm process at present, Apple and Hisilicon. So there is every reason to think here is a hint that Kirin’s next-generation flagship processor is ready to enter the tape-out verification stage.
- Dec 13 Fri 2019 14:37
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REDMI K30 DOESN’T HAVE A SINGLE PILL-SHAPED CUTOUT, BUT TWO DISTINCT PUNCH HOLES
Earlier this week, Xiaomi took the wraps off the Redmi K30 in 4G and 5G flavors. The new premium mid-range devices come with the hard mission to surpass the K20 / Mi 9T popularity. Both the variants come with 6.67-inch LCD IPS panels with whopping 120Hz refresh rates. Furthermore, it came with a pill-shaped punch hole for the dual selfie snappers. Now, according to several reports from users who are exploring the new smartphone secrets, it seems the space between the two cameras is actually masked through software. So instead of a single pill-shaped punch hole, we have two separate camera cutouts.
According to a number of reports coming from Weibo, MIUI is masking the empty space between the two front cameras. If you go into the display options menu and choose to hide the cutout, you’ll be able to spot the empty space for a brief moment. Users are adventurous in Android, and it’s not a surprise to see that some of them managed to force the display to completely ignore the space between the two snappers. Therefore, through modding, it permanently shows the dual punch-hole design.
According to a number of reports coming from Weibo, MIUI is masking the empty space between the two front cameras. If you go into the display options menu and choose to hide the cutout, you’ll be able to spot the empty space for a brief moment. Users are adventurous in Android, and it’s not a surprise to see that some of them managed to force the display to completely ignore the space between the two snappers. Therefore, through modding, it permanently shows the dual punch-hole design.
- Dec 13 Fri 2019 14:35
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Chrome 79 will continuously scan your passwords against public data breaches
Google's password checking feature has slowly been spreading across the Google ecosystem this past year. It started as the "Password Checkup" extension for desktop versions of Chrome, which would audit individual passwords when you entered them, and several months later it was integrated into every Google account as an on-demand audit you can run on all your saved passwords. Now, instead of a Chrome extension, Password Checkup is being integrated into the desktop and mobile versions of Chrome 79.
All of these Password Checkup features work for people who have their username and password combos saved in Chrome and have them synced to Google's servers. Google figures that since it has a big (encrypted) database of all your passwords, it might as well compare them against a 4-billion-strong public list of compromised usernames and passwords that have been exposed in innumerable security breaches over the years. Any time Google hits a match, it notifies you that a specific set of credentials is public and unsafe and that you should probably change the password.
All of these Password Checkup features work for people who have their username and password combos saved in Chrome and have them synced to Google's servers. Google figures that since it has a big (encrypted) database of all your passwords, it might as well compare them against a 4-billion-strong public list of compromised usernames and passwords that have been exposed in innumerable security breaches over the years. Any time Google hits a match, it notifies you that a specific set of credentials is public and unsafe and that you should probably change the password.
- Dec 13 Fri 2019 14:33
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NZXT's H700 mid-tower PC case is on sale for $80, its lowest price ever
Save $50 on NZXT's excellent H700 mid-tower case with a large tempered glass side window.
NZXT is having a fire sale of sorts, with discounts on a whole bunch of stuff. One that stands out is its H700 mid-tower chassis. This is similar in design to the H710i, one of the best PC cases around, except you're trading built-in smart functionality for a lower price tag.
NZXT is having a fire sale of sorts, with discounts on a whole bunch of stuff. One that stands out is its H700 mid-tower chassis. This is similar in design to the H710i, one of the best PC cases around, except you're trading built-in smart functionality for a lower price tag.
- Dec 13 Fri 2019 14:30
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This curved 144Hz gaming monitor from MSI is a deal at $130
Gaming monitors can get very expensive very quickly, especially once you go past 60Hz models. If you're not looking for the absolute best picture quality, this curved 144Hz display from MSI is now just $139.99 from Office Depot. That's a savings of $110 from the original MSRP.
This is an older monitor, originally released in mid-2017 (hence why it's out of stock at Amazon right now). Still, this model offers a 24-inch curved design, a 1080p resolution, and a maximum refresh rate of 144Hz. For inputs, you get DVI, HDMI 1.4, and DisplayPort 1.2. It uses a lower-quality Twisted Nematic (TN) panel, but high refresh rate IPS screens come with a higher price tag, and TN is perfectly serviceable for gaming, and preferred by some for its responsiveness.
This is an older monitor, originally released in mid-2017 (hence why it's out of stock at Amazon right now). Still, this model offers a 24-inch curved design, a 1080p resolution, and a maximum refresh rate of 144Hz. For inputs, you get DVI, HDMI 1.4, and DisplayPort 1.2. It uses a lower-quality Twisted Nematic (TN) panel, but high refresh rate IPS screens come with a higher price tag, and TN is perfectly serviceable for gaming, and preferred by some for its responsiveness.
- Dec 13 Fri 2019 14:28
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Apple working on fix for iOS bug that lets kids easily bypass Screen Time Communication Limits
Apple this week released iOS 13.3 to the public, which includes a new Communication Limits feature for Screen Time. A new report from CNBC, however, explains that the feature doesn’t exactly work as it’s designed to.
By design, Communication Limits in Screen Time are meant to let parents control who their kids can talk to and when they can talk to them. In its most basic form, Communication Limits block children from communicating with people who aren’t in their contacts, without parental approval.
By design, Communication Limits in Screen Time are meant to let parents control who their kids can talk to and when they can talk to them. In its most basic form, Communication Limits block children from communicating with people who aren’t in their contacts, without parental approval.
- Dec 13 Fri 2019 14:26
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Overclocker Gets 1TB of RAM Running on X299 Motherboard Limited to 256GB
ASRock announced this week that renown overclocker Nick Shih has filled ASRock's X299 Taichi CLX workstation-grade motherboard with 1TB of memory when the motherboard only officially supports up to 256GB.
To achieve this feat, Shih paired an Intel Core i9-7900X with eight SK Hynix 128GB LRDIMM (load-reduced DIMM) modules. This is quite fascinating, considering we were told that the X299 chipset doesn't support EEC (error-correcting code) memory, much less LRDIMMs. It's unknown what kind of magic Shih had to use to get the aforementioned memory to work on the ASRock X299 Taichi CLX.
To achieve this feat, Shih paired an Intel Core i9-7900X with eight SK Hynix 128GB LRDIMM (load-reduced DIMM) modules. This is quite fascinating, considering we were told that the X299 chipset doesn't support EEC (error-correcting code) memory, much less LRDIMMs. It's unknown what kind of magic Shih had to use to get the aforementioned memory to work on the ASRock X299 Taichi CLX.
- Dec 13 Fri 2019 14:21
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Microsoft reveals new Windows logo design and 100 modern app icons
Microsoft is tweaking its Windows logo and the icons for many of the operating system’s apps. We’ve known for a year that the software maker has been planning an icon overhaul, and the company’s new Office icons were only the start. Microsoft is now redesigning more than 100 icons across the company with new colors, materials, and finishes.
It’s part of a bigger push to modernize Microsoft’s software and services under the Fluent Design set of principles. “With the newest wave of icon redesigns, we faced two major creative challenges,” explains Jon Friedman, corporate vice president of design and research at Microsoft. “We needed to signal innovation and change while maintaining familiarity for customers. We also had to develop a flexible and open design system to span a range of contexts while still being true to Microsoft.”
It’s part of a bigger push to modernize Microsoft’s software and services under the Fluent Design set of principles. “With the newest wave of icon redesigns, we faced two major creative challenges,” explains Jon Friedman, corporate vice president of design and research at Microsoft. “We needed to signal innovation and change while maintaining familiarity for customers. We also had to develop a flexible and open design system to span a range of contexts while still being true to Microsoft.”
- Dec 12 Thu 2019 17:28
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