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What would be a disaster, Upton said, is if they tried to release a Pi 5 next year and production could not ramp properly due to some sort of constraint or if it cannibalized an element within the supply chain. Worse yet, dropping a new Pi too soon could possibly impact the recovery of earlier models that are still in heavy demand. The good news, Upton added is that in the second half of next year and 2024 onward, some of those hurdles will start to abate....

The cheaper of the two RTX 3090 Ti cards is the catchily-titled Galax GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24GB EX Gamer Black Edition, which was spotted by Moore’s Law is Dead on a leaked preorder advert from Vietnamese retailer Minh An Computer. It’s listed for 86.9 million VND, the equivalent of around $3,848. A quick search on Newegg shows that for about the same price, you could buy this HP Omen pre-built system with a Ryzen 9 5900X and an RTX 3090....

We expected the 840 Pro to be faster than the SSD 830, but didn’t think it’d deliver a 57% performance improvement in our 6GB file copy test. Having run this test several times on both the X79 and Z77 platforms, we consistently received transfer speeds in excess of 300MB/s. Consequently, this also made Samsung’s newcomer 61% faster than the Vertex 4 and 45% faster than the Crucial m4. Our program copy test is comprised of many small non-compressed files (6104 files totaling 2....

For the following benchmarks I only had access to the Exynos model of the Galaxy Note 4. While these results will give a decent overview of how the Exynos Note 4 fares in terms of battery life, they won’t necessarily give a good representation of mileage on the Snapdragon model. For the Note 3 and S5, for example, the Snapdragon model gave a few hours of extra life compared to the Exynos model....

The S5K2P2XX is a 16-megapixel 1/2.6" sensor with an aspect ratio of 16:9, a capture resolution of 5312 x 2988, and a pixel size of 1.12 µm. The shift from 13 MP to 16 MP is essentially just to fill out the extra resolution needed to make photos natively 16:9: shots taken with the Galaxy S5 have nearly the same pixel height as the 4:3-aspect-ratio S4, although the S5’s shots are 1000 pixels wider....

The S8 and S8+ are two of three mainstream phones on the market that prioritize screen real estate over bezels - the other being the LG G6 - and in doing so, the Galaxy S8 series has extended its display from a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio to a massive 18.5:9. Along with curved edges and a high-contrast AMOLED display, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ have a truly futuristic design. In my hands for review is the Galaxy S8+, the larger of Samsung’s two phones, with a 6....

On Thursday, Samsung unveiled its new Gaming Hub for several of its 2022 smart TVs. The hub contains shortcuts to any of the consoles you may have plugged into the set using Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) to wake the console without turning it on manually or with a controller. Samsung Gaming Hub also has passthrough support for controllers and headsets, so users don’t need to pair multiple accessories for their various services and consoles....

First up we have the single large file download test where we copy the file from the external storage device to a local high-speed SSD. Here the Samsung T3 matched the performance of the T1 making it considerably faster than any USB thumb drive we have tested. When downloading our game data the T1 achieved a throughput of 319.8MB/s while the newer T3 sustained 302MB/s. Although the T3 was slightly slower it still outpaced the Patriot Supersonic Magnum 128GB by 33% and the Kingston HyperX Max 64GB by 79% while topping a standard 2....

Durable storage has been on Samsung’s radar lately. Having recently launched the T7 Shield portable SSD, the company has now introduced an updated Pro Endurance line of microSD cards for long-lasting reliable operation in CCTVs, dashcams, bodycams and doorbell cameras. Made with enterprise-grade NAND flash memory, Samsung says a single Pro Endurance card can last 33 times longer than one of its EVO Plus models of the same capacity. This figure, and the claimed 16-year lifespan, refer to the top-end 256GB variant that’s now available for $54....

The Samsung 980 Pro SSD went toe to toe against the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus in our consumer PCIe 4.0 SSD battle, earning itself a place alongside the Sabrent drive as a top pick in our Best Of series. The 2TB variant is rated for up to 7,000 MB/s sequential read speeds and up to 5,100 MB/s on the write side. While the drive is backward compatible with PCIe 3....

Now that Samsung has pointed it out, it sounds strange to say that we hand over our phones, with all their sensitive data onboard, to repair shops with the password on a slip of paper. Many minor repairs don’t require the phone to be unlocked, but those that do present a significant security risk if you have important information on your phone, particularly if you use it for work. There have been many documented instances of repair technicians misusing their access to customers’ phones (or PCs before that) and getting caught....

The Extreme Pro took 92 seconds to complete the game installation test, which was 3 seconds faster than the Extreme II yet 2 seconds slower than the Samsung SSD 850 Pro, the fastest SATA SSD we have tested. We expected SanDisk’s new drive to complete the virus scan test faster than it did at 40 seconds, which is only 1 second faster than the budget Crucial MX100 and 4 seconds slower than the 850 Pro....

According to the SEC complaint, John and JonAtina (Tina) Barksdale offered and sold Ormeus Coin to investors on crypto trading platforms from June 2017 to the present day. They have been charged with “defrauding thousands of retail investors out of more than $124 million through two unregistered fraudulent offerings of securities involving” the digital token. It’s alleged that John Barksdale held roadshows worldwide while his sister led the production of social media posts, YouTube videos, press releases, and other promotional materials....

Unveiled at CES this year, the latest member to Silverstone’s Raven family quickly gained recognition for being the ultimate Steam Machine enclosure. Called the Raven Z RVZ01, this gaming chassis is among the best compact designs we’ve seen for cramming a fully-fledged enthusiast PC into an impressively small space. Despite weighing just 8.17lbs (3.71kg) with a tiny 14L capacity, the RVZ01 is destined for big things with support for enthusiast gear including a dual-slot GPU that’s up to 13" (330mm) long – technically leaving enough room for the GeForce GTX Titan....

This smartphone is notable for being the world’s first handset to feature Android 2.3 Gingerbread in its raw version without any fancy UI on top. This of course means that unlike most Android phones out there, the Nexus S will always get timely updates directly from Google. It’s also among the first with NFC technology for mobile payments – though that’s not very useful right now. Other features include a front-facing camera, mobile Wi-Fi hotspot, 4-inch OLED display, 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel auto-focus camera, and 16GB of built-in memory....

We also have high hopes for Microsoft’s renewed mobile platform, but we are still waiting for the latest Mango-powered hardware to hit U.S. shores. In particular, Nokia’s first Windows Phone devices. Notably absent from this update to the Smartphone Buying Guide are webOS devices, which were put on life support last August. RIM’s BlackBerry devices have also failed to impress lately, so you will note the company is represented by a single model, the BlackBerry Bold 9930....

Mobile-first communications platform Snapchat is finally available on the web, but you’ll need to be a paid subscriber or live in a specific region to try it out. Snapchat for Web features some of the app’s top messaging features including Chat Reply and Chat Reactions. Others, like Lenses, are coming soon, we’re told. With the web portal, users will be able to start a call or pick up where they left off on mobile....

The Snapdragon X70 is also billed as the only modem capable of supporting every commercial 5G band, from 600 MHz to 41 GHz, for universal compatibility across operators’ networks. Furthermore, it’s the first to offer 4x downlink carrier aggregation across TDD and FDD. It’s no slouch in the speed department, either, as the chip is capable of theoretical download speeds of up to 10 Gbps to offer “fiber-like browsing speeds and latency....

Diving right into the best sellers category, we find that The Last of Us Part II, Far Cry 6: Standard Edition and Back 4 Blood: Standard Edition are all half off. If that’s not enough to entice you, perhaps 67 percent off NHL 22, a full 75 percent off Madden NFL 22 MVP edition or 80 percent off Mortal Kombat 11 will do the trick. From now through April 27, you can also nab Diablo III: Eternal Collection for $19....

Update (05/27): Shortly after publication, Sony announced its next State of Play presentation is scheduled for June 2. Sony plans to show 30 minutes of PlayStation news and updates, including sneak peeks at several PS VR2 games. Although that’s six days away, you can bookmark this article and watch PlayStation’s State of Play below or look for it on Twitch or YouTube. The program begins June 2 at 6pm ET....