An Apple M1 Mac User Reports His SSD Is Getting Eaten Alive, Are You Affected?

Hot Headlines in Technology for today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [An Apple M1 Mac User Reports His SSD Is Getting Eaten Alive, Are You Affected?]( By Ben Funk on Feb 23, 2021 02:55 pm [An Apple M1 Mac User Reports His SSD Is Getting Eaten Alive, Are You Affected?]( Apple's latest M1 Macs -- and many Intel-based ones, for that matter -- all use the company's T2 security chip, which encrypts the system's built-in storage. The issue with highly-integrated motherboards with onboard storage is that if the onboard SSD wears out, the whole system becomes a brick of e-waste. And as flash density increases by [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Sony Is Gifting Ratchet & Clank To PS4 And PS5 Owners, Here's When And Where To Claim]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 23, 2021 02:30 pm [Sony Is Gifting Ratchet & Clank To PS4 And PS5 Owners, Here's When And Where To Claim]( The past year has been a difficult one, and in an effort to encourage people to stay inside during the pandemic, Sony in 2020 launched its Play at Home initiative, giving PlayStation 4 owners a pair of free games: Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey. Now for 2021, Sony is reviving its Play at Home program with another free title, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple's MacBook Pro Is Allegedly Going Back To The Future With Legacy Ports]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 23, 2021 02:00 pm [Apple's MacBook Pro Is Allegedly Going Back To The Future With Legacy Ports]( Just over a month ago, we started hearing rumblings about Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro models. According to the reports, Apple will unveil an all-new 14-inch MacBook Pro and a larger 16-inch MacBook Pro using its homegrown Apple Silicon. At the time, Mark Gurman added some rather vague information regarding ports. He stated that [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Qualcomm Unveils XR1 Reference Platform For Futuristic Smart AR Glasses]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 23, 2021 01:45 pm [Qualcomm Unveils XR1 Reference Platform For Futuristic Smart AR Glasses]( Rather than spending money on multiple monitors or even a whole PC, enterprise and private consumers could invest in mobile or PC-powered augmented reality (AR). This would allow for more data to be viewed and utilized while working wherever someone finds themselves. While Lenovo unveiled the ThinkReality A3 glasses, it sadly seems the overall [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Upgrade Your WiFi-Only Laptop To Multi-Gig Speed Via This Simple USB-C Ethernet Adapter]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 23, 2021 11:52 am [Upgrade Your WiFi-Only Laptop To Multi-Gig Speed Via This Simple USB-C Ethernet Adapter]( Motherboard and laptop makers are starting to implement faster integrated NICs onto their products, though 1Gbps LAN connections are still very much ubiquitous. And in an effort to push increasingly thinner and lighter laptops, many recent models have nixed wired LAN ports altogether, leaving you with only wireless connectivity. Good news, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Destiny 2 Season Of The Chosen: A How-To Guide For The Dead Man's Tale Presage Mission]( By Brittany Goetting on Feb 23, 2021 11:44 am [Destiny 2 Season Of The Chosen: A How-To Guide For The Dead Man's Tale Presage Mission]( Destiny 2’s Season of the Chosen is well under way and players can already access a new exotic weapon. Dead Man’s Tale has thankfully dropped earlier rather than later. Here is everything you need to know about Dead Man’s Tale and the Presage Mission. **Warning: Major Spoilers Ahead** What is Dead Man’s Tale? Dead Man’s Tale is an Exotic [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung's First Exynos SoC With RDNA Graphics Now Rumored For Q2 2021 Launch]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 23, 2021 11:02 am [Samsung's First Exynos SoC With RDNA Graphics Now Rumored For Q2 2021 Launch]( For the most part, Samsung's home brewed Exynos silicon chips have not been able to dethrone Qualcomm's ever-expanding Snapdragon lineup, but perhaps infusing AMD's Radeon DNA graphics architecture into its designs will make things more interesting. We'll see, and perhaps soon—rumor has it Samsung and AMD will show off a custom RDNA GPU this [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Sony Announces Next-Gen PlayStation VR With DualSense Tech For PS5]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 23, 2021 10:37 am [Sony Announces Next-Gen PlayStation VR With DualSense Tech For PS5]( In 2016, PlayStation launched PlayStation VR, bringing virtual reality into many gamers' homes. Since then, Oculus and Valve have come out with new headsets, overall technology has improved, and the PlayStation 5 is now the "must have" console for gamers. Over four years later, Sony is announcing the next generation of PlayStation VR for the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Lenovo's Revamped ThinkPad X13 And X13 Yoga Rock 16:10 Displays And Available Ryzen 5000]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 23, 2021 10:18 am [Lenovo's Revamped ThinkPad X13 And X13 Yoga Rock 16:10 Displays And Available Ryzen 5000]( Lenovo has just announced a thorough redesign of several of its popular laptop families, including the ThinkPad X13/X13 i laptops and ThinkPad X13 Yoga 2-in-1 convertible. All the machines have been completely redesigned with new 16:10 displays, which seems to be all the rage these days for consumers that want to be more productive (the competing [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake-S CPU Performance Leaks With 8 Cores And 16 Threads]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 23, 2021 10:07 am [Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake-S CPU Performance Leaks With 8 Cores And 16 Threads]( Intel is set to close out its era of 14-nanometer manufacturing with Rocket Lake, due out at the end of next month (barring any last minute delays). After that, the focus will shift to Alder Lake, a hybrid CPU design that figures to be one of the Intel's more interesting launches, for a number of reasons. While Alder Lake is still a bit out [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Hyundai Ioniq 5 Delivers Striking Design And Long EV Range To Battle Tesla Model 3]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 23, 2021 08:37 am [Hyundai Ioniq 5 Delivers Striking Design And Long EV Range To Battle Tesla Model 3]( Hyundai first gave us a glimpse at its latest electric vehicle when it debuted the Concept 45 two years ago. Now, the production version of that car has been unveiled, and it is a fetching design quite unlike any other EV that has come before it. Witness the Ioniq 5, which features a crisp, angle-driven look that is both simple and futuristic [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Spotify HiFi Lossless Premium Music Streaming Tier Launching Later This Year]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 22, 2021 05:42 pm [Spotify HiFi Lossless Premium Music Streaming Tier Launching Later This Year]( When it comes to music, delivering high-quality sound to your ears can make listening experience much more immersive. If you decide to stream music from Spotify, that quality can vary from song to song depending on several factors. To combat this, Spotify will begin offering Premium subscribers the option to upgrade to Spotify HiFi to listen [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung To Blanket Galaxy Mobile Devices With 4 Years Of Guaranteed Security Updates]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 22, 2021 05:03 pm [Samsung To Blanket Galaxy Mobile Devices With 4 Years Of Guaranteed Security Updates]( When it comes to updates for Android devices, Google has made some critical infrastructure improvements over the years to streamline the process for users. It's now easier for OEMs to push out standalone updates for devices, including security updates, to customers. However, for whatever reason, some OEMs aren't too keen on keeping devices [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Top USB Microphones To Up Your WFH Or Podcast Game With Rich Soulful Sound]( By Ben Funk on Feb 22, 2021 03:45 pm [Top USB Microphones To Up Your WFH Or Podcast Game With Rich Soulful Sound]( If you're currently using the microphone built into your webcam, it might be time to up your audio game. Whether you're streaming for fun or working from home, the mics including with USB cameras aren't the best around. While many laptops have noise-canceling arrays, desktop users with discrete cameras don't always have the same luxury. 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