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The list of new features in Office 2024 isn’t exactly exciting. It brings perpetual Office 2021 folk up to date with a range of features introduced to the Microsoft 365 subscription offering in the interim. Since Microsoft committed to its cloud computing strategy, it grudgingly refers to the one-off Office suite as providing “locked-in-time versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook for PC and Mac.” However, locking them in time is its business strategy, and MS could send more than justsecuritypatches down the tubes if it wishes....

Recent multi-platform mega-hitPalworld, described as “Pokémonwith guns” (with most of its gameplay similarities actually rooted inArk) has already been accused of plagiarism by the fan community. The original designs are technically distinct, but it’s pretty difficult to argue there was no inspiration whatsoever. But modders on the PCs are never content to leave these tenuous connections in an unplayable form, soToastedShoeson Twitter and YouTube chose to announce a Pokémon Palworld conversion mod — complete with footage of the mod in action....

A PC overclocking enthusiast says that theysuccessfully deliddedtheir AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with just a length of fishing line and a clothes iron.VideoCardzspotted RedditorUserBhoss assertingthat the operation went smoothly, and that they saved $60 and the waiting time that ordering a Thermal Grizzly Delid Die Mate would have required.They wrote that “boy was it scary,” so there’s the cost of shredded nerves to account for. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is ahighly desirable gaming and productivity processor, as well as a rather expensive piece of tech, so UserBhoss was rightfully nervous when following a makeshift delidding procedure without specially crafted tools....

The links on your PDF can land your readers on the right page or document for additional information. But, the links may not work at times. You may be wondering what went wrong. Truth be told, many things could have caused your PDF links to stop working. Your internet connection might not be stable. Or, the URL you entered may be incorrect. Set out fixing this problem by making sure your internet connection is fine....

It helps when building a PC to make sure you’re using the best, most compatible components possible. If your power supply isn’t up to snuff, you could be heading towards a number of issues. Investing in a quality, high-spec PSU is almost always worth it, especially when you have offers like this deal in mind. Right now at Newegg, you may purchase theEVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P5 1000Wpower supply for its best price to date — just $139 instead of the recommended $259....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Fun and useful, Pico Jumbo is a tool for learning as well as for comedy. It isn’t for everyone, but those who need a “Megacontroller” will be delighted with Pico Jumbo. Works exactly like a Pico 2 Croc clip connections are solid Cons Niche Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict A powerful and versatile board that brings Wi-Fi to the RP2350B while retaining the familiar Pico pinout and form factor. Looks great QW/ST connector Wi-Fi works as easily as Pico W It can be difficult to connect to Wi-Fi No SP/CE connector Why you may trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test....

Self-taught computer programmer Alex Fishpublished a demonstrationof a 3D graphics and physics engine he made entirely from scratch — running on a GPU he made from basic parts. The GPU itself features a built-in screen with thumbsticks to control on-screen graphics. This story is very similar to the homemadeFuryGPUwe covered a week ago. But this homemade GPU from Alex Fish is geared towards the software side of GPU development — rather than just the GPU hardware alone....

According toBloomberg, Qualcomm has reportedly stepped back from itsinterest in acquiring Intel, citing the deal’s complexity and challenges. While the acquisition would have been historic in its significance and scale, Qualcomm is now exploring other ways to expand, potentially targeting parts of Intel,as reported before. Intel’s market capitalization — currently at $102.38 billion — highlights the magnitude of the deal Qualcomm had considered. Adding a 20% premium would have made this takeover one of the biggest acquisition deals ever....

At its Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Qualcomm is taking Intel to task. The company, which released its Snapdragon X processors over the summer, is using its home turf to claim that its chips are faster than Intel’s newly released Intel Core Ultra Series 2 “Lunar Lake” processors, and suggested that Intel didn’t tell the whole story in its marketing.Qualcomm presented a series ofbenchmarks; Some of them were repeats of what we’ve seen before, now with Lunar Lake (and AMD’s Strix Point) added, while others were designed specifically to disprove Intel’s claims that Lunar Lake offers"the fastest CPU cores....

An annotated die shot of what is claimed to be Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X processor has been posted by someone named Piglin on the ChineseBaidu platform. The image reveals massive CPU cores, a moderate-size GPU, and huge caches. Unfortunately, the die shot does not reveal the 45 TOPS neural processing unit (NPU), the part Qualcomm credited as the main selling point of this system-on-chip. The leaker of the die shot suggests that the 12-core Snapdragon X Elite has a die size of 169....

TheGeForce RTX 2070used to be one of thebest graphics cards. Many don’t know that it was internally known as the GeForce GTX 2070 before Nvidia adopted the RTX branding for products with RT cores while keeping the GTX moniker for those lacking them. X userJiacheng Liuhas shared his experience with one of these rare engineering samples. The GeForce GTX 2070 Founders Edition looks almost identical to the GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition....

If you’re planning to go out, it doesn’t hurt to take a look at the weather and traffic report for your area. But what if you could get even more specific? That’s where this coolRaspberry Piproject put together by maker and developer Glossyio comes in. Using our favorite SBC, they’ve crafted an AI-driventraffic monitorthat provides specific traffic data no matter where it is deployed. This project, like many others we feature, is open source so there’s tons of source material to dig through if you want to create it for yourself or just get a better idea about how it goes together....