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What is NVIDIA DLSS, and How Will It Make Ray Tracing Faster?

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What is NVIDIA DLSS, and How Will It Make Ray Tracing Faster?

At NVIDIA’s CES 2019 presentation, the company showed off a new technology called DLSS. In demonstrations, it all but eliminates the performance hit taken in games that enable fancy new ray-tracing graphics on RTX cards. But how does it work?   Read More »


Windows 7 Only Has One Year of Security Patches Left

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7 with security updates on January 14, 2020. It’s like Windows XP all over again—but much worse. Many more people are sticking with Windows 7 than stuck with XP.   Read More »


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The Best Portable USB-Powered Monitors

Once you upgrade your desktop to two or more monitors, it’s tough to go back to one—but lugging them along with your laptop is less than practical. Enter the USB-powered portable monitor, a second monitor you can easily take with you.   Read More »


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Stop Waiting For Apple and AirPower: Wirelessly Charge Your AirPods with These Cases

It’s been well over a year since Apple first unveiled its AirPower wireless charging mat, but we’re still waiting. While it might be dead (or at least severely delayed), there’s one thing we haven’t forgotten about: the promise of AirPods with wireless charging. Here’s how to get that with third-party cases.   Read More »






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U.S. Judge Rules Fingerprint, Face Unlock Are Protected Just Like Passwords
The Fifth Amendment of the US constitution forbids police from forcing you to disclose your phone’s PIN or password, but courts have ruled that protection doesn’t apply to a fingerprint or face unlock. Now, that might be changing.   Read More »


Verizon Is Testing Its Own Game Streaming Service, Because of Course It Is
2019 is the year of the streaming game…or at least the start of it. NVIDIA has been doing its thing with GeForce Now for a while, Google started testing Project Stream last year, and now Verizon wants in on the action.   Read More »




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