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Intel, as expected, today introduced the long-awaited tenth generation of processors for mass desktop systems, also known as Comet Lake-S. In the new family, the number of cores in some chips has increased, in the vast majority of processors, support for Hyper-Threading has been implemented, and the clock speed has also increased.Intel is…

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced the general availability of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, with a particular emphasis on security and performance. This is a long-term support release which means that it will receive security updates, critical fixes, and software updates for the next 5 years - i.e, until April 2025.In the technical aspect,…

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the allocation of a 6-GHz range for unlicensed use. This means that there are now many more radio frequencies to transmit Wi-Fi signals, which should lead to an increase in the speed and quality of wireless networks.In fact, this is the largest expansion of the frequency range…

Chinese telecom operator China Mobile is working with Huawei to deploy 5G base stations on Mount Everest. After the project is completed, it will be the highest place in the world with 5G network connectivity. The installation of equipment required to enable 5G services on the world's tallest mountain has been completed at two Everest camps.…

Researchers at one of China's top universities have designed a robot they say could help save lives on the frontline during the COVID-19 outbreak.The machine consists of a robotic arm on wheels that can perform ultrasounds, take mouth swabs and listen to sounds made by a patient's organs, usually done with a stethoscope.Such tasks are…

By the end of this year, Sony will release the PlayStation 5 (PS5) game console: The Internet sources have unofficial information about the specifications of the device.Earlier it was said that the gaming console will get a processor based on Zen 2 and Navi, as well as a super-fast solid state drive. The console will be able to work with 4K…

For many years, Sony and Samsung have been the main manufacturers of CMOS image sensors for mobile devices. Unexpectedly, another major semiconductor manufacturer, SK Hynix, decided to come into play.This large South Korean company, known around the world for its memory chips DRAM and NAND, plans to compete with established giants in the…

Cyber ​​security start-up Corellium, which is being sued by Apple for alleged copyright infringement, revealed on Wednesday Project Sandcastle, a beta product that exploits the jailbreak checkra1n to launch a version of Android on older iPhone models.The Sandcastle project allows users to run a limited version of Android on older iPhone…

This Tuesday , February 25 , Amazon opened its first grocery store without a cashier . Based in Amazon's hometown of Seattle, the new Amazon Go Grocery store lets customers shop for everyday groceries . So they can find fresh produce, meat, seafood, baked goods, household items, dairy products, beer, wine etc.The store measures almost 1,000…