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Intel breaks 6GHz barrier with new Core i9-13900KS

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 The 6 GHz mark remained elusive for a decade until the Core-i9 13900KS launched. For much of computing history, increasing clock speed has been pretty easy, but the mid-2000s brought an end to that. It's been progressively harder and harder ever since to increase the clock speed on CPUs and other processors; the world's first 5GHz CPU launched in 2013 and at the end of 2022, the fastest CPU had a boost frequency of 5.8GHz. But finally, Intel has broken the 6GHz barrier with the launch of its Core i9-13900KS, which is available at retail today. A resurgence in frequency gains Compared to the regular 13900K, the 13900KS has an extra 200MHz max turbo, which isn't really a huge lead and with a price tag of $700 (a $100 premium over the 13900K), it's not exactly an earth-shattering product. However, the 13900KS represents significant technological progress and the revival of generation-to-generation clock speed gains, which have been hard to come by for several years. In fa...

iPhone 15 Pro leak reveals exclusive color for this year's release

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Apple's known for offering an exclusive color for its Pro model, and this year's color variant might have already leaked, giving us an early look. We're still only two months into the new year, and there's already been a number of leaks showing off what could eventually become the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro. If you're a fan of Apple's smartphones, then this is truly an exciting time, as leaks like these don't usually come this early. Luckily, we're now getting more details about the iPhone 15 Pro, with a new report giving us a look at what could become this year's exclusive new color for the Pro models. The folks at 9to5Mac have shared the details of the color that could arrive on this year's iPhone 15 Pro. Speaking to a source, the news outlet was able to find out the Cupertino giant is planning to go with a dark, almost wine colored red for the iPhone 15 Pro models. While the news outlets doesn't have an official name for the color, it did...

YouTube begins testing an enhanced '1080p Premium' option for subscribers on mobile

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What more could change and move behind a paywall? YouTube appears to be starting its experimental kitchen once again with a new video option appearing for some. A new option appearing for some users of the video streaming service has been spotted by a user on Reddit (via This is Tech Today). YouTube seems to be testing a new video quality option labeled as "1080p Premium." However, with this test, YouTube has added a tagline that reads "Enhanced Bitrate" beneath the new option currently in testing for mobile watchers. A higher bitrate option would enhance a video overall affecting its overall image quality considering the video experiences less compression. Users on Reddit have chimed in about their most recent experience with YouTube's 1080p option. Many have noticed how its quality, while being the highest option a non-subscriber can muster, still doesn't look up to code. At the moment, the current version of the 1080p video option is a more compressed for...

How to enable the Windows spotlight wallpaper on Windows 11

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Windows 11 recently added the ability to enable a Windows Spotlight wallpaper, giving you a new image every day. Here's how to use it. Windows 11 launched on October 5th, 2021 with some huge changes coming from Windows 10, but that wasn't the end of it. Microsoft is continually adding new features to Windows 11, and one of the more recent ones is the ability to get a selection of daily wallpapers chosen by Microsoft to display as your desktop background. This feature is called Windows Spotlight, and if you're not sure how to use it, we're here to show you how to enable this type of wallpaper on your Windows 11 PC. What is Windows spotlight? Windows Spotlight is actually not a completely new feature in Windows 11. Microsoft first introduced it in Windows 10, and it brought you daily changing images to the lock screen, what you see before logging into your PC. These are usually pictures from all over the world, sometimes in celebration of special events around the world. ...

Mozilla's Firefox Android extensions bring a more comfortable and safe mobile browsing experience

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Mozilla is introducing three new Firefox Android extensions to enhance the mobile browsing experience.  While the browsing experience on mobile is pretty good, it still doesn't really match what you'd find on a desktop or laptop. But over time, things have slowly gotten better, and Mozilla's latest extensions aim to provide users new tools in order to further enhance the mobile browsing experience. Firefox Relay Most of us have probably been in a position where we've needed to give out our email address but really didn't want to. Now, this could have been for some kind of sale promotion, dinner reservation or maybe something as simple as just trying to use an app. While sharing an email isn't typically a bad thing, there are sometimes drawbacks, like having that email address getting spammed or shared in a matter that you didn't directly authorize. It's hard to prevent this kind of stuff from happening, so Mozilla is now introducing Firefox Relay, an ext...

Android 14 'Upside Down Cake': Everything you need to know about Google's big update for Google Pixel smartphone near you in early 2023

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The most exciting thing about a big Android update is being able to follow a pattern to get a taste of all the new features. Google's Android 12 update marked the biggest visual redesign of the operating system since Android 5 Lollipop thanks to Material You. The new design philosophy, along with an exhaustive list of new features, made Android 12 look and feel radically different from previous iterations. Android 13 then came along and doubled down on many of the same aesthetic choices. Now we're moving on to Android 14, and there will likely be even more under-the-hood changes. Android 14's first beta hasn't arrived yet, but we already have some hints about what to expect in the future. Each new release will add new features and smaller improvements to different elements of the Android system. In the coming months, the first developer previews are expected to arrive for all the supported Pixel devices and some other non-Pixel phones. If you want all there is to know a...