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Verizon announces four new mobile hotspot plans

This should come in handy if you’re on the road. Verizon on Thursday announced the addition of four new mobile hotspot plans. The plans range from 15GB to 150GB per month, with three of the plans offering access to 5G Ultra Wideband. The plans are as follows: Essential – US$20/month: 15GB of premium mobile hotspot data, […]

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Intel announces 9th-gen processors, 10-nanometer “Ice Lake”, “Lakefield” processors

Over at CES 2019, Intel teased its upcoming “Lakefield” processors. A total of six processors were introduced as part of Intel’s keynote address, all as part of the company’s ninth-generation of Core chips for desktop use. While six are incoming, details relating to only one, the Core i5-9400, was detailed by the chip producer. The […]

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The Mac mini’s Intel GPU won’t cut it as a 4K media center

I purchased a Samsung 4K television (a UN65F9000) for our family room and was super-excited to buy a late-2014 Mac mini (Macmini7,1, model A1347) to complete our entertainment center. The problem is that the Mac mini’s anemic GPU can’t drive a 4K display at a fast enough refresh rate to play smooth video, which is a bummer. I’ve used a Mac mini connected to a […]