Nvidia RTX 4070 Reviewed, AMD Drops Radeon Prices, Android 14 Beta

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech April 13 Hardware [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Review: $600 Mid-Range is Here](=.vVewugDhMiIbwYbHkNGivfb3nP9oiJQfTpxafzVx0i8) Nvidia's [GeForce RTX 4070](=.IiSakNEpcmRK6N2gRZAw8RD9ynRg7OBFN62y3xQbnNk) release has been highly anticipated for its potential of bringing the newer generation to a new low price point and we're happy to report that in that sense it does deliver. =.qIHq2wT-A6iCmIZn5wcOzC1UG-mNOZb0zcBuhdkgZkQ =.HhdS3V7ujNZYSqqoC8HfXJneM6fkahKJeBTczBA-Kac Nvidia's [GeForce RTX 4070](=.5OWx5AGJIwp8cAOdyfsuY_kLZjApVeefookz1w1ZafI) release has been highly anticipated for its potential of bringing the newer generation to a new low price point and we're happy to report that in that sense it does deliver. =.wjRykrynxX2xV8VznJ0uPgVf3vliyGS_452PO1mg9X0 Workstation [Updated six-screen workstation packs 192 cores, 384 threads, and 3TB of DDR5](=.xX00XQXYaFqtAFdfMNA8qdOcKA3ta54MlXopD52xaig) The original a-X2P workstation from 2020 could be specced with AMD's 64-core 128-thread 3990X Threadripper, Nvidia's 32GB Tesla V100 GPU, 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD, and 28TB of... =.IjwlDNCOo7UINxlYdpY59jUomnexMn5WxrLCN5Gtz78 The original a-X2P workstation from 2020 could be specced with AMD's 64-core 128-thread 3990X Threadripper, Nvidia's 32GB Tesla V100 GPU, 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD, and 28TB of... GPU Wars [Older Radeon flagships get price cut just as Nvidia RTX 4070 arrives](=.P6_F3eraUSZIZ4kI7VCvMdZYUzog8Dm6W3OsYpCqt9c) Now that the RTX 4070 is finally here, AMD has started a dissuasion campaign. It began with a lengthy post yesterday outlining the benefits of more VRAM,... =.KFKGDoeEZDk0xcAMwGuBwvn5HQk6NXFEKcZLZ53fAT8 Now that the RTX 4070 is finally here, AMD has started a dissuasion campaign. It began with a lengthy post yesterday outlining the benefits of more VRAM,... Upscaling [Nvidia's RTX Video Super Resolution now works in VLC to upscale offline videos](=.LB46ylT3bCclaY3lRhB2V2tFq5Vb7rNZgBM8FtNua6I) Nvidia announced the upscaling tech in late February as a way to remove compression artifacts and other eyesores from most online videos streamed using Google Chrome or... =.K5Q6SfB1uAQJpWck3CO1-eaIL4qLBBMTkGtG9h1jhwU Nvidia announced the upscaling tech in late February as a way to remove compression artifacts and other eyesores from most online videos streamed using Google Chrome or... Android [Google releases first Android 14 public beta for Pixel devices](=.v1INZwndYvxG-tZ8xCHRKQmWt-xVtSba-6QFcgkRYao) It is also the first Android 14 version to be rolling out over-the-air, allowing just about anybody with a supported device to install it as a standard... =.mpE9XoA5diQRgyIwltJPohCkUUgQ567cc2nAF5rjh0U It is also the first Android 14 version to be rolling out over-the-air, allowing just about anybody with a supported device to install it as a standard... 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Old School [Modder adds ISA slot to modern PC for retro gaming goodness](=.WtmFCiCMdVMr1sCrq4uacmtnPTtQ-DCx13y9JHWRVsM) The Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) slot was introduced on the IBM PC in 1981 and served as the primary expansion interface for peripherals like graphics and sound... =.9M1Wz2OLEkyWI_skwyKnQnk5Dsvc5JlIHgYh_3yR330 The Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) slot was introduced on the IBM PC in 1981 and served as the primary expansion interface for peripherals like graphics and sound... Mobile [Google automates Android app archive feature to free up storage](=.SlZ9keQGTbj_AcJ8bEyNVnqdYbHYVN7AZF_YSgV1Ri8) Google has introduced a new feature that automatically cleans up less frequently used apps when storage space runs low on Android devices. The company says the most... =.3seHgF3lIsp3cGKHjZ4GcgaTen2PrTTqna6gTAjPOqk Google has introduced a new feature that automatically cleans up less frequently used apps when storage space runs low on Android devices. The company says the most... Next-Gen [AMD Zen 5 and Zen 6 CPU codenames, process nodes revealed](=.td7MpQ92eL2NntdWjEOu5fdBc_zyicqX4o2F9bEcsQw) Md Zaheer, Senior Silicon Design Engineer at AMD, wrote in his LinkedIn profile that he has worked on the power management of Zen 4 (2020), Zen 5... =.F-JEzsHzOyT4dwAf3W9UDc7APbeB1FycjbOl6MFcdp8 Md Zaheer, Senior Silicon Design Engineer at AMD, wrote in his LinkedIn profile that he has worked on the power management of Zen 4 (2020), Zen 5... Malware [On the dark web, cybercriminals are selling services to hack Google Play Store apps](=.EUmRfXQzd0oYUO6Cg0wNGEgTuHcWhM27rLEseeRsjvE) In a new report published this week, security company Kaspersky describes a dark web market offering services to hack targets with Android malware and spyware. Hackers can... =.Cq0b6j5LVDFmq6-1mA8VFyfCgviNlnq2lAHw5MuGwS8 In a new report published this week, security company Kaspersky describes a dark web market offering services to hack targets with Android malware and spyware. Hackers can... Security [Microsoft explains how to detect a BlackLotus UEFI bootkit infection](=.A9K0hwsp3I7dXuZuUUlzcR_wBGt21qdyUlfN1zXrf8o) BlackLotus is an all-powerful UEFI bootkit recently discovered "in the wild," a security threat equipped with very advanced capabilities and designed to turn itself into an invisible... =.RUWRWUTADaC4tRdukYPLICzyoESri6TH0QJsktQXMcg BlackLotus is an all-powerful UEFI bootkit recently discovered "in the wild," a security threat equipped with very advanced capabilities and designed to turn itself into an invisible... 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[AMD takes aim at Nvidia, highlights the importance of VRAM in modern games](=.FOyFNPpllFMdUJowxSKCoq6YZWm9G6ZI7LOwHJlWbp8) =.HajtPLTfmmk7VSWO7Y-L5S30SuyuENMd8AO3n0cl6cg In a post titled 'Building an Enthusiast PC,' AMD writes that graphics card memory requirements are increasing as the games industry embraces movie-quality textures, complex shaders, and... [Blizzard promises quarterly story and content updates for Diablo IV](=.YIqYUEyLE_hQfjtHRt_tXyU-RrR78VRMvqHWoqDyeOk) =.5R4UouFybNxWOCXTCcKPPaC2zmnWbp1eWQYDwbY3X0g Last week, Blizzard dropped a behind-the-scenes video showcasing some of Diablo IV's end-game content (below). In addition to a sneak peek at Nightmare Dungeons and the Fields... [Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for April 2023 closes 97 security bugs, 1 zero-day flaw](=.TfFlyTH2NgswYKJ4f35dCLLzmSiEtp-Wa4SQXiLsT-w) =.QYpBOFlMMo0p5YzVwhpnP2d1STTxmHVQgrvD3AeHW74 For April 2023, the company's update focuses on closing multiple vulnerabilities as well as a nasty zero-day flaw. 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