GoKawiil - Tech News

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Nvidia RTX 5090 ships in bizarre 8-motherboard bundle — retailers hold GPUs hostage similar to the crypto boom (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Jowi Morales | tags: building, combos, gaming

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Wired vs. wireless CarPlay: How are they different & which is better to use? (engadget.com)

2026-08-08 | by Adnan Ahmed | tags: access, carplay, connection

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Your phone's USB-C port does a lot more than just charge - Here's what else it can do (engadget.com)

2026-08-08 | by Anna Washenko | tags: able use, adapter, convenient

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Thrift Store Chain Starts Using AI to Price Items (but Denies It’s for Dynamic Pricing) (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: ai replaces, determine, determine prices

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Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: apple, apple introduces, devices

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Hardware backdoors in some x86 CPUs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | tags: backdoor, core, embedded

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Apple adds nearly 45 hearing devices to its Made for iPhone compatibility list (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-08 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, devices, edge

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iPhone 17 might get price increase next week, per new rumor (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: apple, august, increases

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Framework customer information was accessed as part of a data breach (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: access, breach, email

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Details Leak on OpenAI’s Doughnut-Shaped Speaker (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Tyler Lacoma | tags: apple, devices, home

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Nest smart home devices are getting an upgrade that will make pairing easier (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: device, devices, google

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Scientist says RAM pricing has risen to normalized 2007 levels, AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months — memory prices had been falling exponentially for decades (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jowi Morales | tags: hardware, historical, memory

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Scientist says RAM pricing has reverted to normalized 2007 levels — memory prices have been falling exponentially for decades, but the AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jowi Morales | tags: hardware, historical, memory

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Trevor Noah Will Host Google’s Pixel 11 Event Next Week (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Giselle Castro-Sloboda | tags: devices, event, expect

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Amazon cracks down on 'CPU waste' among engineers as agentic AI crunch intensifies — CPU demand makes low-utilization EC2 instances a hot commodity (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jake Roach | tags: amazon, cpus, demand

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Will Trump risk being a ‘loser’ to make a deal on the Strait of Hormuz? Experts weigh in (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: administration, concession, iran

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Warner Bros. Confirms ‘Jetsons’ Movie Starring Jim Carrey (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: disney, earth, earth series

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iPhone 18 Pro is getting even more ‘Pro’ this year in three ways (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: battery, iphone, iphone pro

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Trump is losing his war on wind power (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: administration, development, government

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SK Hynix pledges $38 billion to build two new DRAM and NAND factories (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Steve Dent | tags: hynix, memory, prices

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Flagship phones are a better deal than mid-rangers in 2026, and here’s the proof (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: counterpoint, flagship, price

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Security Bite Podcast: Why scammers love FaceTime now (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Arin Waichulis | tags: apple, apple devices, apple unified

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SK Hynix to invest $38 billion building new memory chip plants as demand soars (cnbc.com)

2026-08-07 | by Arjun Kharpal | tags: demand, hynix, memory

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What Fitness Tech Should You Buy? These Expert Recommendations Are All You Need (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: daily, devices, devices pros

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I Use This Hidden iPhone Feature to Get My Baby to Sleep Every Night (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Zachary Mcauliffe | tags: accessibility, apple, background

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Meta becomes the third AI giant in two weeks to admit its model went rogue (techspot.com)

2026-08-07 | by Rob Thubron | tags: access, anthropic, internet

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Meta becomes the third AI giant in two weeks to admit its model went rogue and hacked another company (techspot.com)

2026-08-07 | by Rob Thubron | tags: access, anthropic, internet

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Scientists Make First Viruses Designed By AI (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: access, college london, design

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Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | by Andy Greenberg | tags: devices, enabled, researchers

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Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-06 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: adds, battery, devices