What Happened to Adobe Flash? Fast and Dumb: Intel & Nvidia Flagships Reviewed

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech April 5 The Web [What Ever Happened to Adobe Flash?]( For years, Adobe Flash was synonymous with interactive websites, web video, and browser games. At its peak, [Flash Player was]( on 99% of desktop browsers. A decade later and it's all but gone. For years, Adobe Flash was synonymous with interactive websites, web video, and browser games. At its peak, [Flash Player was]( on 99% of desktop browsers. A decade later and it's all but gone. Hardware [Intel Core i9-12900KS Review: Clocking in at 5.5 GHz]( Not wanting to give up [the performance crown]( after finally winning it back, Intel has been saving the very best 12900K silicon they could produce, binning it for a KS model that clocks higher. Not wanting to give up [the performance crown]( after finally winning it back, Intel has been saving the very best 12900K silicon they could produce, binning it for a KS model that clocks higher. Hardware [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Review: Fast and Dumb]( The RTX 3090 Ti is an overclocked 3090 with a ludicrously high power rating of 450 watts, a ~30% increase over the original. Is that dumb? Surely sounds like it, but to be sure let's go over the benchmarks. The RTX 3090 Ti is an overclocked 3090 with a ludicrously high power rating of 450 watts, a ~30% increase over the original. Is that dumb? Surely sounds like it, but to be sure let's go over the benchmarks. Science [Scientists have sequenced the human genome for the first time]( Scientists have finally finished mapping the human genome, a project that has collectively spanned more than two decades. If this sounds like déjà vu, there's a good... Scientists have finally finished mapping the human genome, a project that has collectively spanned more than two decades. If this sounds like déjà vu, there's a good... The Web [Elon Musk buys 9.2% of Twitter, complains about its free-speech stance]( A 13G filing released today shows that on March 14, Musk purchased 73,486,938 Twitter shares, which represents a 9.2% passive stake in the company, of which he... A 13G filing released today shows that on March 14, Musk purchased 73,486,938 Twitter shares, which represents a 9.2% passive stake in the company, of which he... The Web [Jack Dorsey regrets helping create a centralized Internet]( Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in a recent tweet recalled the glory days of the earlier Internet, describing platforms like Usenet, IRC, the web and even e-mail (with... Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in a recent tweet recalled the glory days of the earlier Internet, describing platforms like Usenet, IRC, the web and even e-mail (with... The Web [Twitter majority shareholder Elon Musk asks followers if they want an edit button]( Musk's poll, which was posted yesterday—the same day it was revealed he owns a 9.2% stake in Twitter—purposely misspells the word yes as yse, highlighting the long-running... Musk's poll, which was posted yesterday—the same day it was revealed he owns a 9.2% stake in Twitter—purposely misspells the word yes as yse, highlighting the long-running... Hardware [March Steam survey: best performance yet for RTX 3000 series, AMD CPUs lose ground for second consecutive month]( Watching AMD chip away at Intel's lead in the survey's processor section has become an expected trend in recent times. Team red hit the 30% mark in... Watching AMD chip away at Intel's lead in the survey's processor section has become an expected trend in recent times. Team red hit the 30% mark in... NFT [Owners of NFTs from F1 Delta Time left with almost worthless tokens after game shuts down]( Kotaku reports that F1 Delta Time was one of the first licensed NFT/blockchain games when it arrived back in March 2019. At a time when many people... Kotaku reports that F1 Delta Time was one of the first licensed NFT/blockchain games when it arrived back in March 2019. At a time when many people... RTX On [Classic Doom mod adds ray tracing support]( id Software's Quake II received the ray tracing treatment in 2019, and similar support came to Doom Eternal last year. Now, it's time for the game that... id Software's Quake II received the ray tracing treatment in 2019, and similar support came to Doom Eternal last year. Now, it's time for the game that... Tech Deals [Grab a lifetime license of Microsoft Office for 85% off]( There are plenty of reasons to be fed up with corporate America, from excessive job demands to companies paying people to extoll their virtues online. Fortunately, people... There are plenty of reasons to be fed up with corporate America, from excessive job demands to companies paying people to extoll their virtues online. Fortunately, people... [German authorities shut down world's largest darknet marketplace, seize $25 million in Bitcoin]( Like other similar marketplaces, the Russian-language Hydra Market was a hotbed of drug trafficking and money laundering. The Frankfurt prosecutors' anti-cybercrime unit said it generated sales of... [Lost your Intel Inside sticker? Get a new one for free]( Intel has run this program as part of the Intel Inside scheme for a long time, but it's now come to the forefront of the Intel fandom... [Razer Kraken headphones allegedly save a life by deflecting bullet]( Enough_Dance_956's 'Razed saved my life…..' post includes several images of what appears to be a bullet hole in his window and a damaged Razer headset. According to... [AMD benchmarks show the Radeon RX 6500M outperforming the Intel Arc A370M]( The comparison slide was posted by the official AMD Radeon RX Twitter account. It highlights how both the Radeon RX 6500M and Arc A370M are built on... [Audi infotainment system informs owners of unpaid options]( A car owner recently posted a video showing that this philosophy could be bleeding over into the automotive industry. On the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit, the user posted a... [World of Tanks developer is quitting Russia and Belarus]( Wargaming wrote in a LinkedIn post that it transferred its live games business in Russia and Belarus to the local management of Saint Petersburg-based Lesta Studio, which... [Apple firmware update fixes iOS 15.4's battery life issue]( With the release of iOS and iPadOS 15.4.1, Apple says it has addressed an issue that reduced the battery life on some devices after installing version 15.4.... [Amazon is hosting a "buy 2, get 1 free" sale on hundreds of video games]( Highlights include Elden Ring, Halo Infinite, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, the remastered version of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection for PS5,... [Valve is increasing Steam Deck shipments this quarter]( Good news came down the pipe this week as Valve said it recently sent out the first batch of order e-mails to Q2 reservation holders. Better yet,... [Modders unveil gameplay for upcoming Half-Life: Alyx campaign]( This week, two modders unveiled a trailer for their new unofficial campaign for Half-Life: Alyx, subtitled Levitation. They promise a four-to-five-hour story which is planned to arrive... [Check out the first episode of Halo on YouTube for free]( Paramount recently uploaded the first episode to YouTube to watch free of charge. The hour-long episode has already garnered more than 356,000 views in less than a... [Windows 11 can now be installed on Steam Deck]( Likely the most noteworthy detail in the patch notes for the latest Steam Deck OS beta is the added support for firmware Trusted Platform Module (fTPM), which... [Russia says it will quit the ISS, but NASA wants cooperation to continue]( Rogozin, who heads Russia's Roscosmos space agency, said that the goal of the sanctions was to "kill Russian economy and plunge our people into despair and hunger,... [Microsoft may be preparing an Xbox Game Pass family plan]( Windows Central sources say that Microsoft is planning to offer a family option for Game Pass and that it could launch sometime this year. It will allow... [Obi-Wan Kenobi show delayed, Disney+ to release two episodes at launch]( Ewan McGregor, who is reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi, announced that the series premiere date is moving from May 25 to May 27. While it's now... 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