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Ubisoft Montreal was involved in a police operation according to Canadian news sources. Various news outlets originally reported the incident as a hostage situation, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The building was evacuated though no threat was ultimately identified. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2Url1Xe

Once an expensive luxury that came in smaller capacities, SSDs have become commonplace in modern PCs thanks to ever decreasing prices per gigabyte. Their speed has been a selling point for high end systems, from business PCs to workstations and now consoles that leverage flash storage to allow developers to... from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2JZoGtg

Apple recently stopped placing orders with Pegatron -- one of its largest manufacturing partners -- amid reports of student labor violations. This wouldn't be the first time the Cupertino company caught one of its key partners abusing workers and using illegal tactics to string them along, but now it's taking... from TechSpot https://bit.ly/32w1IAf

Take-Two Interactive has confirmed that it recently submitted a proposal to acquire Codemasters. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2JPNGD9

For the first time, the Unreal Engine will be used in a consumer automobile, as all displays in the new GMC Hummer EV are powered by the very same software that enables some of the most popular and visually stunning video games on the market. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2U5Eexh

Twitter will remove Donald Trump's protections after he leaves office (presumably) on January 20, 2021. Afterward, his tweets will be subject to removal if they're deemed to violate Twitter's rules. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/3k8ksMb

About four years ago, Microsoft announced that they were partnering with Qualcomm to bring the full Windows 10 experience to Arm-based mobile processors. It’s been a bit of a rocky ride since then: eventually, Windows-on-Arm devices began to appear, and although they upheld the promise of incredible battery life, they... from TechSpot https://bit.ly/32kwP1O

While many of us have the luxury of high-speed Internet, some aren't so lucky. Ars Technica puts the spotlight on Kathie McNamee of Raymond, Mississippi, who was told when she bought her home that her family could get U-verse Internet service of 5Mbps. Instead, because of old infrastructure, the McNamee... from TechSpot https://bit.ly/38mLRrl

Having reviewed Ryzen 5000 12-core and 16-core models, today we're testing the Ryzen 7 5800X, AMD's latest 8-core CPU. So far we've been impressed by the Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X, so let's continue to work our way down the product stack. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2I78hT4

Ryzen 5000 series desktop CPUs dropped this week, and they sold out in minutes at all major retailers, leading to the all-familiar scenario of coveted components ending up on eBay with inflated prices. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/3p6GrXu

When Apple dropped iOS 14 into the world, the wealth of new features and home screen widgets almost made it the best iOS release in a while. But the company chose to release it without giving developers enough time to iron out their apps, and users found a series of... from TechSpot https://bit.ly/3k0uoHG

#ThrowbackThursday Enthusiasts have been pushing the limits of silicon for as long as microprocessors have existed. These are but a few of the landmark processors revered for their overclocking prowess. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2E319m4

TechSpot's Best Monitors guide gets you top-level recommendations for professionals, enthusiast products that are great for work and play, monitors designed purely for gaming, and some noteworthy budget options. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2F5rxeV

The potential good that such a model could do is probably pretty obvious. Suppose the model was refined and rolled out to the general public somehow, perhaps in the form of a free mobile app. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/3oNVGEM

At this point, the Iris Xe Max is a familiar product. It is physically identical to the integrated graphics inside Intel's newest mobile processors. However, on discrete form it comes clocked at 1650 MHz (instead of 1350 MHz) and it has 4 GB of dedicated VRAM. from TechSpot https://bit.ly/3jO6kro

Earlier in 2020, Huawei overtook Samsung for the first time in terms of worldwide smartphone shipments, managing to sell 55.8 million devices despite its products being subject to US sanctions. However, the pandemic-induced trend of slowing smartphone sales has continued through the third quarter, and the top five companies once... from TechSpot https://bit.ly/3edv62L

To give the world a better idea of what might be possible with kits like these, Chevy decided to take a 1977 K5 Blazer truck and install one of these "eCrate" motor kits directly into it. Chevy didn't run into any issues during the installation process from what we can... from TechSpot https://bit.ly/2Gfsc17