Strange Intel ARK DG2MB Database Entry Hints At A Motherboard With A Preinstalled GPU

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Strange Intel ARK DG2MB Database Entry Hints At A Motherboard With A Preinstalled GPU]( By Zak Killian on Mar 18, 2022 02:56 pm [Strange Intel ARK DG2MB Database Entry Hints At A Motherboard With A Preinstalled GPU]( Most people don't know this, but Intel's ARK product information database has both a publicly-accessible consumer-facing version as well as a private, internal version that requires users to sign an NDA before viewing it. That's because it contains information on all kinds of new, upcoming, and unreleased products. Well, hopefully the nominal [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Biostar's Racing Z690GTA-V8 Overdrive Twin Turbo PC Mod Is A Jaw Dropper]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 18, 2022 02:05 pm [Biostar's Racing Z690GTA-V8 Overdrive Twin Turbo PC Mod Is A Jaw Dropper]( Um, excuse me Biostar, but when did you become a case mod fanatic? Because holy high octane, your Racing Z690GTA-V8 Overdrive creation is easily one of the coolest PC mods I've ever seen. You don't even have to be into V8 muscle cars (or cars in general) to appreciate this one, the level of detail and craftsman ship on display is just on a [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Security Report Finds Android Trojans A Growing Menace In The Google Play Store]( By Lane Babuder on Mar 18, 2022 01:24 pm [Security Report Finds Android Trojans A Growing Menace In The Google Play Store]( It seems like just about every week there is some new malware threat to mobile users, especially for those who use Android. What if we told you that many of those new threats are not actually new at all? According to Dr. Web, an anti-malware software provider and security research organization, there was a significant spike in the use of [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Made An Estimated $6.6B By Skimping On Bundled iPhone Accessories]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 18, 2022 01:21 pm [Apple Made An Estimated $6.6B By Skimping On Bundled iPhone Accessories]( In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Apple no longer bundles earbuds and chargers with its iPhone devices, a decision it made in late 2020 with the launch of the iPhone 12. Also in doing so, Apple may have saved billions of dollars in the past year and a half, through a combination of reduced shipping costs and the value of the accessories [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Steam Deck Scalpers Are Charging Outrageous Prices On Ebay Because Of Course]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 18, 2022 12:38 pm [Steam Deck Scalpers Are Charging Outrageous Prices On Ebay Because Of Course]( Scalpers have been making out like gangbusters during the silicon shortage by selling things like graphics cards and game consoles at high markups on eBay. You can add Valve's recently released Steam Deck to the pile. That's not a new develop, but now that Steam Decks are out in the wild, scalpers are cashing in with "in-hand" listings at [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Surprise! Hogwarts Legacy Inspired By Harry Potter Is Also Headed To The Nintendo Switch]( By Tim Sweezy on Mar 18, 2022 12:02 pm [Surprise! Hogwarts Legacy Inspired By Harry Potter Is Also Headed To The Nintendo Switch]( The highly anticipated Hogwarts Legacy video game seems to be making its way to the Nintendo Switch. If you live with a bunch of Muggles, you may want to practice your Repello Muggletum charm to keep them away from your Switch console once the game releases later this year. During the most recent State of Play PS5 showcase, Sony debuted [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Rare 1976 Apple Computer Check Signed By Steve Jobs And Wozniak Sells For $164K At Auction]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 18, 2022 11:17 am [Rare 1976 Apple Computer Check Signed By Steve Jobs And Wozniak Sells For $164K At Auction]( Update: Well, the auction for this decades old check endorsed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak has come to end with a final bid of $163,923 (including buyer fees). That's quite the jump from the high bid of $89,568 at the time we wrote this article yesterday, when there was less than seven hours to go. It's also well above the listing's estimated [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Scientists Propose An Icy Origin At Edge Of The Solar System For Mysterious Dwarf Planet Ceres]( By Tim Sweezy on Mar 18, 2022 11:05 am [Scientists Propose An Icy Origin At Edge Of The Solar System For Mysterious Dwarf Planet Ceres]( A recent research paper suggests that dwarf planet Ceres may have originated at the icy edges of the solar system. Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt and is vastly different than its rocky neighbors. Ceres is classified as a dwarf planet that exists in the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter. It is the only dwarf [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung Galaxy A53 Vs iPhone SE 3: Sorry Apple Fans, It's Not Even Close]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 18, 2022 11:01 am [Samsung Galaxy A53 Vs iPhone SE 3: Sorry Apple Fans, It's Not Even Close]( Apple and Samsung both rolled out mid-range refreshes to their respective smartphone lineups over the past couple weeks, the iPhone SE and Galaxy A53/A33, respectively. Looking strictly at MSRPs (and ignoring any promotions), the cost of entry is similar across the board. This raises the question, is there a better a value proposition to be [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2.5 Geeks: Ryzen 6000 Zen 3+ Deep Dive With AMD's Robert Hallock]( By Marco Chiappetta on Mar 17, 2022 05:33 pm [2.5 Geeks: Ryzen 6000 Zen 3+ Deep Dive With AMD's Robert Hallock]( We recently had the opportunity to go live with AMD’s Director of Technical Marketing, Robert Hallock, to chat about the Ryzen 6000 series mobile processors and the intricacies of the laptop market. Our discussion, complete with some new revelations regarding the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, is posted below. If you liked this discussion, please hit [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [No, Elden Ring (Probably) Isn't Vulnerable To The Same Old RCE Bugs]( By Zak Killian on Mar 17, 2022 04:50 pm [No, Elden Ring (Probably) Isn't Vulnerable To The Same Old RCE Bugs]( Gamers likely recall back in January when a serious remote code execution (RCE) security exploit was revealed in the game Dark Souls III. This bug allowed malicious players to run arbitrary code on other players in the same session, which is particularly galling considering the way Dark Souls allows players to "invade" other players' worlds; [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Oops! Microsoft Defender Freaks Sys Admins Out By Flagging Office Update As Ransomware]( By Lane Babuder on Mar 17, 2022 04:00 pm [Oops! Microsoft Defender Freaks Sys Admins Out By Flagging Office Update As Ransomware]( System administrators were in for a surprise when Windows Defender flagged a recent Microsoft Office Update as malware. That was, fortunately, a false positive, but when you manage hundreds or thousands of endpoints and they all start getting flagged, you might as well give a sysadmin a heart attack. On March 16th, an update to many versions [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [BAM! NVIDIA And IBM Partner To Let GPUs Talk Directly To SSDs For A Major Performance Lift]( By Zak Killian on Mar 17, 2022 03:21 pm [BAM! NVIDIA And IBM Partner To Let GPUs Talk Directly To SSDs For A Major Performance Lift]( If you're reading this, you probably don't need us to explain that CPUs are very good at doing one thing after another, while GPUs are very good at doing a whole lot of the same thing at once. They're radically different design paradigms, and a computer usually performs best, at least currently, when it has both working in tandem. The [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( Recent Articles: [AMD Hints An Upgraded 4800S Desktop Kit With Expanded GPU Support Is Coming]( [Intel Exec Says A Processor Rival Could Emerge In China Within 3-5 Years]( [Sweet Deal: Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Preorders Include A Free FreeSync Gaming Monitor]( [Elden Ring Patch Makes Big Balance Changes And Is Required For Online Play]( [AMD Confirms Ryzen 7 5800X3D Will Not Support Overclocking, Here's Why]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( Copyright © 2022 Hot Hardware, Inc., All rights reserved. You're receiving this because you opted in to our list at HotHardware.com or are an industry partner. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.