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.....»»
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.....»»
AMD is borrowing a key Intel feature for its next-gen chips
AMD will reportedly use an LGA socket for its next-generation chips, finally catching up with Intel, which made the jump to LGA almost two decades ago......»»
Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Crime and neighborhood watch app Citizen has ambitions to deploy private security workers to the scene of disturbances at the request of app users, according to leaked internal Citizen documents a.....»»
Gigabyte posts record 1Q21 profit
Motherboard and graphics card maker Gigabyte Technology saw its net profits hike 150% sequentially to a record high of NT$2.76 billion (US$98.1 million) in the first quarter of 2021, with EPS reaching NT$4.34......»»
Taiwan makers to see mobo shipments fall 10-15% in 2Q21
Taiwan-based makers are expected to continue to enjoy strong shipments of graphics cards in the second quarter of 2021, but will see their motherboard sales decline 10-15% sequentially, according to industry sources......»»
Pentagon Surveilling Americans Without a Warrant, Senator Reveals
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The Pentagon is carrying out warrantless surveillance of Americans, according to a new letter written by Senator Ron Wyden and obtained by Motherboard. Senator Wyden's office asked the Department.....»»
Pre-orders for the modular Framework Laptop start at $999 — screwdriver included
The first fully customizable notebook is now up for limited pre-order. The Framework Laptop lets you upgrade and replace most parts, even the motherboard......»»
Scientists Create Record-Breaking Laser With Mind Blowing Power
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: For the Korean research team led by senior author Chang-hee Nam, a plasma physicist and professor at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology, their breakthrough in laser science may be a physica.....»»
MSI posts record profit for 1Q21
Motherboard and graphics card maker Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported net profits climbed 109.3% sequentially and 233.5% on year to a record high of NT$4.17 billion (US$149.2 million) in the first quarter of 2021......»»
Ryzen rumors: Zen 5 to use Alder Lake-style hybrid design, Zen 3+ canceled due to chip shortage
Intel's Alder Lake chips, set to debut in the second half of this year, will bring the combination of larger high-performance cores and smaller high-efficiency cores to desktop x86 PCs. 2022's Raptor Lake, which also uses the LGA 1700 socket, will fe.....»»
The IRS Wants Help Hacking Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The IRS is looking for help to break into cryptocurrency hardware wallets, according to a document posted on the agency website in March of this year. Many cryptocurrency investors store their cry.....»»
Using a Java Socket Class to Find Open Port: Second Method
We discuss a second method for discovering if a port is available using the Java Sockets class in this Java programming and developer tip......»»
Police Investigating Arson After Pornhub CEO"s Mansion Goes Up In Flames
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A mansion owned by Feras Antoon, a Pornhub executive, was torched in an apparent arson last night. Police told VICE they were initially called to a property in Montreal's upper class Ahuntsic-Cart.....»»
Java: How to Find If a Port Is Free
Java has a Socket class that can connect to a port on a specified host. Using this, we can check to see if a port is available or not......»»
American Honey Is Radioactive From Decades of Nuclear Bomb Testing
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The world's nuclear powers have detonated more than 500 nukes in the atmosphere. These explosions were tests, shows of force to rival nations, and proof that countries such as Russia, France, and.....»»
NYC Gig Workers Are Organizing Against Rampant E-Bike Theft and Assault
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A massive procession of gig workers riding e-bikes with food coolers strapped to their backs protested in streets of Manhattan on Wednesday with a growing set of grievances: wage theft, no access.....»»
Nintendo sues Bowser (not that one) over Team Xecuter’s Switch hacks
Civil suit seeks monetary damages following Bowser's October arrest. Enlarge / A prototype SX Core device soldered to a Nintendo Switch motherboard. (credit: Team Xeceuter) Months after his arrest on 11 felony counts last year, Nintendo has fi.....»»
Washington State Votes To End Restriction On Community Broadband
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Washington State lawmakers have voted to kill telecom-industry backed restrictions that limit the reach of community broadband. The Public Broadband Act (HB1336) passed the state Senate with a 27-.....»»
Source Engine bug could allow hacker to take over a PC with CS:GO Steam invite
According to a Motherboard report, the bug is found in Valve's Source Engine used by CS:GO, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, and others. A security researcher who goes by the name of Florian said he reported the vulnerability to Valve via the bounty program.....»»
Counter Strike" Bug Allows Hackers To Take Over a PC With a Steam Invite
Hackers could take control of victims' computers just by tricking them into clicking on a Steam invite to play Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Motherboard reports, citing a bug filing review. From a report: A bug in the game engine used in Counter.....»»