New speed test data from Ookla shows that both Verizon and AT&T have boosted mobile network performance in the past 12 months, though our absolute world ranking compared with other nations remains mired in the middle of the pack. In Q1 2019, the United States ranked 40th in the world for mean wireless download speeds (between Spain and Saudi Arabia). In uploads we fared much worse, coming in at 94th (between Angola and Poland). Ookla bases its speedtest information and comparisons by gathering data from 2.7M unique mobile user devices used to perform over 11.5M total benchmarks. This type of testing is distinct from the driving tests that our sister publication , but their results largely echo what Ookla is reporting.
Woof. The run-up to launching 7nm Ryzen and Navi has been the most aggressive period of hardware testing I’ve done in a long time — maybe ever. We made the decision to focus on pushing out as robust a data set as we possibly could for both CPUs and GPUs, but since everything needed to be retested to account for driver variance and the impact of Meltdown/Spectre patches, the total amount of work was considerable. Our reviews of both products were strictly performance-focused, with a little power analysis thrown in for flavor. While as thorough as I could make it under the circumstances, there’s plenty of room for follow-up discussion, and I’ve already got a few ideas for projects myself, including:High-speed RAM support and overclocking.
The cold war between Amazon and Google began to thaw last year, but the icy relationship between the companies has been a nuisance for far too long already. When relations were at their worst, Amazon didn’t support or sell Chromecasts, and Google blocked YouTube on Amazon devices. Now, Google and Amazon have with a new YouTube app and full Chromecast support. This feud started way back in 2015 when Amazon stopped selling Google’s Chromecast streaming devices on its store, which offers just about every other retail product on the planet. Amazon claimed at the time it only wanted to make sure people had the best streaming media experience with its content.
Google’s track record for Pixel phone secrecy is spotty at best. There are always some leaks here and there, and last year a crate of Pixel 3 XLs “fell off a truck” in Russia. Nothing that informative has happened yet this time around, but there are some . Unlike in past years, Google isn’t playing dumb with its upcoming phone launch. The company’s Made by Google Twitter account of the phone after the . That image left a lot to the imagination, but the new leaked render puts it all on display. This leak comes from OnLeaks, who has been very reliable in the past.
Independence Day has come and gone and the fireworks have all burned out, but the deals haven’t. Today you can get a versatile high-end laptop from Dell that’s well suited for travel, office work, and gaming. Dell’s Vostro laptops are typically targeted as home and business solutions. But this system, with its powerful Core i7-9750H processor and mid-range GTX 1050 graphics chip, is able to run modern games as well. Dell also built this system with a brushed aluminum exterior that makes it durable and relatively lightweight. Right now you can get it from Dell marked down from $1,651.42 to $819.00.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been criticized in recent years for its heavy-handed approach to undocumented immigration. According to a new report, ICE has in order to search for undocumented immigrants with facial recognition technology. At least three states complied with this futuristic dragnet. We only know about this facial recognition sweep thanks to Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology. Researchers there filed public records requests in states known to provide driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. Two states, Utah and Vermont, allowed ICE to search driver’s license data for undocumented individuals. Washington state apparently authorized administrative subpoenas of the Department of Licensing, but it’s unclear if ICE ever got around to searching the records.
Because the pre-launch run-up for AMD’s Ryzen 7 3000 family was… hectic, to say the least, a lot of nooks and corners had to be left unchecked, just to get the Navi and Ryzen reviews done on time. There was also a bit of difficulty in making sure that X470 and X570 motherboard cross-compatibility was properly maintained, and not a lot of time to spend screwing with either. For this reason, I elected to test the Ryzen 7 2700X on an older X470 motherboard and the Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3900X in the new X570 motherboard. In our review, I noted that AMD had fairly high idle power and that it wasn’t clear why.
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket is one step closer to launch today following a successful engine test. According to CEO Elon Musk, the engine during a 51-second test burn. Based on previous timelines, Musk suggests the Starship “Hopper” could be ready for its first untethered flight later this month. The Starship will eventually take over from the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy as SpaceX’s primary launch vehicle. That’s still off in the future, though. The company is still developing the technology that will let the Starship reach orbit, the moon, and even Mars. The current hurdle is the new Raptor engine that will power the Starship.
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