This motherboard has the CPU socket on the back
I’ve had this idea in my head for years that it would be neat if a motherboard manufacturer built a board with all of the connectors on the backside of the board. It sounds foolish at first, but imagine how much more you could do in terms of cable.....»»
German retailer sees Intel"s motherboard revenue surpass AMD"s for the first time in years
Twitter's TechEpiphany (via Tom’s Hardware) reports that during week 7 of 2022, Mindfactory’s data showed Intel motherboards generated €234,656 (around $266,604) while AMD variants managed €208,236 (~$236,587). That means Pat Gelsinger’s fi.....»»
Newegg apologizes for customer service shortcomings, will discuss matter on camera soon
Steve Burke from Gamers Nexus recently purchased a Gigabyte motherboard from Newegg and opted for expedited shipping as he needed it quickly for a content piece. By the time it arrived, however, he had already sourced a different board and no longer.....»»
Newegg reverses "open box" return policy following Gamers Nexus scandal
After an incident between YouTube channel Gamers Nexus and Newegg over a motherboard that went public, the latter has changed course on its “open box” product return policy......»»
Scientists Make Breakthrough In Warping Time At Smallest Scale Ever
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: [S]cientists at JILA, a joint operation between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado Boulder, have measured time dilation at the smallest scale ever us.....»»
How Roblox "Beamers" Get Rich Stealing from Children
Underneath the gaming platform worth $68 billion and used by over half of all children in America is a ballooning and highly profitable ecosystem of hackers and traders. From a report: Motherboard spoke to 11 people connected to Roblox beaming (Roblo.....»»
Coinbase Swears This All Isn"t Like the Dotcom Bubble After Super Bowl Ad SNAFU
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The most insufferable part of every Super Bowl Sunday has historically, without fail, been the ads. This year was no exception, with an unrelenting barrage of ads trying to manifest the metaverse,.....»»
Bowser sentenced to 40 months for Team Xecuter’s console hacking
Two other indicted Team Xecuter members have yet to face trial. Enlarge / A prototype SX Core device soldered to a Nintendo Switch motherboard. (credit: Team Xeceuter) Gary Bowser, a member of the notorious Team Xecuter group.....»»
Taiwan mobo and graphics card makers report strong January sales
Motherboard and graphics card makers including Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, and ASRock all saw their revenues register double-digit on-year increases in January 2022......»»
Ukraine Busts Alleged Russian Bot Farm Using Thousands of SIM Cards
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Ukraine's Security Service said it has shut down a troll farm in the city of Lviv. "The SSU cyber specialists uncovered and dismantled two bot farms in Lviv with a total capacity of 18,000 fake ac.....»»
NSO Group Gave Pegasus Spyware Demo To the NYPD
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A section of the New York Police Department (NYPD) focused on intelligence gathering received a demo of NSO Group's controversial Pegasus spyware product, according to an email obtained by Motherb.....»»
This MSI motherboard may be the most expensive model ever
MSI has just announced the release of MSI MEG Z690 Godlike, a monstrous motherboard for users who want the best possible performance. It costs a pretty penny......»»
Industry watch: CPU battle heating up
In the 1990s, Intel, the peerless CPU market leader, even produced motherboards, challenging Taiwan's motherboard makers. Was Intel really interested in making motherboards? Certainly not. It was Intel's intention to use its self-made motherboards to.....»»
People are making Amazon drivers dance for surveillance cameras and posting the footage on TikTok
Motherboard reports that the TikTok users are leaving notes on their door or using the Amazon app to ask drivers to perform dances for their cameras. Clips are then posted on the social media site. It doesn’t appear that any of the drivers gave the.....»»
Academic Journal Claims It Fingerprints PDFs For "Ransomware," Not Surveillance
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: One of the world's largest publishers of academic papers said it adds a unique fingerprint to every PDF users download in an attempt to prevent ransomware, not to prevent piracy. Elsevier defended.....»»
More Than 80% of NFTs Created For Free On OpenSea Are Fraud Or Spam, Company Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: OpenSea has revealed just how much of the NFT activity on its platform is defined by fakery and theft, and it's a lot. In fact, according to the company, nearly all of the NFTs created for free on.....»»
Crypto Co-Founder Revealed To Be Infamous Fraudster, Investors Shaken
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Investors are shaken after the co-founder of a multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency protocol was accused of being a serial scammer with a record of conviction and deportation, and the co-founder of.....»»
"Google Is Forcing Me To Dump a Perfectly Good Phone"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard, written by Aaron Gordon: Not quite three years ago, I bought a Pixel 3, Google's flagship phone at the time. It has been a good phone. I like that it's not too big. I dropped it a bunch, but it di.....»»
This dangerous malware can even survive a drive reformatting
The only way to remove MoonBounce malware is to replace the motherboard, or re-flash SPI memory......»»
Intel 700-series motherboards leaked, but Biostar denies it
While Intel Alder Lake processors are still new, the company is already preparing for Raptor Lake. These new Intel 700-series motherboard listings prove it......»»
John Deere Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Tractor Repair Monopoly
A class action lawsuit filed in Chicago has accused John Deere of running an illegal repair monopoly. Motherboard reports: The lawsuit alleged that John Deere has used software locks and restricted access to repair documentation and tools, making it.....»»