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Samsung Galaxy Note 20’s chipset might not be that bad after all

With the Galaxy Note 20 launch just a week away, all eyes will be on what upgrades Samsung brings to the table. While the chipset might remain unchanged, there might be a silver lining. While Samsung flagship like the Note series and the S series are powered by Snapdragon chipsets in the US and European markets, they come with Exynos chipset in Asian markets such as India. It often tends to lose out on the performance front against Qualcomm Snapdragon counterparts. However, a new leak suggests some good news in this regard. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 release date, price, news and leaks Upcoming smartphones in India: Specs, launch date, price (Image credit: Samsung/WinFuture) According to a tweet by Anthony, a Youtuber, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will continue to be powered by the Exynos 990 chipset, but with major improvements in terms of the performance and efficiency. These optimizations should bring it closer to the Snapdragon 865 series. He even suggested that it is almost li
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Reprojection could make your VR experiences lag-free

It's safe to say that despite the hype, virtual reality hasn't set the world on fire yet. That time may still come, but at the time of writing VR headsets are still more of a toy than an essential bit of household entertainment hardware. Much of that is because affordable computers can only just about cope with the heavy demands that virtual reality places on its hardware. And when the virtual world lags and falls behind the user's movements, it makes that person feel really sick. This is a problem that will be solved as technology continues to improve. Already it's much cheaper than it used to be to buy a VR-ready gaming PC . But an international team of researchers believes that it might have another solution to make virtual reality more accessible. Reprojection Thorsten Roth and Yongmin Li of Brunel University London's Department of Computing, together with Martin Weier and a team in Germany, have come up with a new image rendering technique that maximises qu
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One Windows 10 free upgrade path will expire at the end of 2017

Microsoft has announced that the free upgrade from Windows 7/8.1 to Windows 10 for those who use assistive technologies will cease at the end of this year. Microsoft has updated its assistive technologies upgrade web page to state : “Please take advantage of this offer before it expires on December 31, 2017.” The software giant had previously said that the accessibility-based upgrade would not last forever, and that it would make a public announcement when the scheme was being brought to an end. And, obviously enough, this is that announcement. Theoretically, you aren’t supposed to use the assistive tech upgrade if you don’t make use of Windows 10’s relevant accessibility features , but as no verification system is in place to check whether users do or not, anybody has effectively been able to use this as a morally dubious upgrade route. But, not for much longer. However, another potential route to a freebie upgrade could still remain open. Key capers As for the other upgrade
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iPhone X release date, price and features

Update: We've had the iPhone X on test for over a day now, and we've got a video with our early thoughts thus far in our iPhone X 24 hour diary. Early findings show a strong Face ID performance and an impressive screen - does it do enough for iPhone fans though? Apple's long-awaited iPhone X pre-orders are now live, which means the official release date is next week: Friday November 3. But there's a big complication. You may not be able to buy Apple's highly anticipated smartphone right away. Finding it in stock on launch day is going to be extremely difficult, though we are tracking iPhone X pre-orders in the US, and the best iPhone X deals in the UK. Unlocked: Get the iPhone X unlocked and SIM-free US deals: Pre-order the iPhone X in the US UK deals: Pre-order iPhone X in the UK That's the only bad news, though. Apple claims that the iPhone X, which is pronounced 'iPhone 10', is worth your money and any extra wait time due to its revoluti
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The best graphics cards 2017: top GPUs for your PC

Whether you’re gaming, partaking in rigorous high-res video editing or cryptocurrency mining , you’re going to need a top graphics card. Not only that, but you’re going to need one of the best graphics cards, a piece of hardware that gets the job done with ease and for an honorable price. But, in a world where a multitude of manufacturers create and distribute these graphics cards, or GPUs, how do you know which is the best for your needs? Without the best monitor , having the best graphics card means nothing The good news is that we’ve done the hard work for you. As a matter of fact, we’ve taken each of the most commonly found graphics cards, slotted them into open PCIe slots in our high-performance rigs and tested them to report the results back to you. Of course, all of the graphics cards highlighted in the following paragraphs are powered by technologies designed by either AMD or Nvidia, with third parties having produced some of them.  They range from cheap to cheap-relative-
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Users concerned about IoT security

Governments aren’t doing enough to protect IoT devices. That’s the view of consumers and businesses alike, concerned about the security threats that could hit connected devices.  According to a survey from Gemalto, 96% of worldwide organizations and 90% of consumers believe that governments should be doing more to regulate the growing IoT arena.  The big, bad hacker is still top of their concerns: 67% of those surveyed said they were worried about cyber criminals taking control of their connected devices. This was ahead of the 60% of respondents who feared data being leaked and the 54% of respondents who were worried about hackers accessing personal information. There’s also a worrying education gap. Only 14% of respondents thought they were knowledgeable about IoT security. UK users highly concerned What’s particularly concerning for British users is the lax approach to security from vendors. According to Gemalto’s research, only 52% of data captured on IoT devices has been encryp
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Camera rumors 2017: the biggest and best camera rumors around

TechRadar - All the latest technology news Camera rumors 2017: the biggest and best camera rumors around In 2017, it’s almost impossible to avoid new camera rumors coming out of the woodwork every single day, even with CES 2018 just a few months away and Photokina 2018 less than a year out. But, with a finger on the pulse of the latest industry trends and rumors, and with a bit of our own tech knowledge, we’ll look at what the biggest names in the camera industry may be dreaming up. We’ve culled through every single one of the latest camera rumors, from wild speculation to the most convincing leaks, and brought you the biggest and the best. With these rumors, we can start to piece together a rough picture of products that major camera companies might be aiming to release, and what thirsty photographers will be able to get their hands on in the near future. Now, it’s time to really dive into all of the juiciest camera rumors from every major manufacturer, from Canon to Olympus
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