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The Evolv Shift 2 is a case you buy because you love its towering, small footprint design – and those oh-so-beautiful anodized aluminum panels. Priced at $100 for the mesh version and $110 for the variant with TG and an addressable-RGB fan, lets find out if the Evolv Shift 2 deserves a spot on our Best PC Cases list. I’ve been on the verge of purchasing Phanteks’ Evolv Shift ITX chassis a handful of times throughout the years, but I never did. Why? Because I didn’t ‘need’ another chassis. If you’ve ever felt this way about a case, welcome to my life. Of course, when Phanteks told me roughly half a year ago that a version 2 was on its way, it got me all giddy, but then like so many other things in 2020, it got delayed and delayed and ... you get the idea. But now the new Evolv Shift is here, and I’m telling you, the wait was worth it for one simple reason: It appears Phanteks waited out the release of the newest GPUs to make sure they all fit in here. The Evolv Shift 2 takes the first iteration and merely chisels away at its design to bring it up to 2020’s standards. There are now things like addressable-RGB with a built-in controller, better filtration, a slightly altered layout, and most importantly: room for today’s monolithic graphics cards. These are all good developments, but it’s important to keep in mind that this is still a challenging case to build in, and performance enthusiasts aiming for the lowest possible temps won’t feel welcome here due to the limited cooling potential on the CPU. The first thing you’ll notice about the Evolv Shift 2 is that it’s extremely tall at 19 inches (490mm), but that it has a very small footprint, meaning it doesn’t actually occupy a lot of space on your desk. Its footprint measures just 6.7 x 10.8 inches (170 x 274 mm), which including its feet give the case a volume of 22.9 liters. This isn’t small in the world of ITX cases, but because of its small footprint, the chassis gets away with its large format. The outside of the chassis is tiled, with beautiful anthracite-gray aluminum panels at the front and back, while the sides are clad with tempered glass. You might therefore wonder how to get to the case’s IO, but everything you do goes through the top of the chassis. Press down on the top vented panel to pop it open, and you’ll reveal the ‘rear’ IO and thumbscrews to loosen and remove the case’s paneling. Being at the top, the rear IO is easy to access like this, and the cables coming out the back can be managed tidy as a single bundle. If you don’t like the cables coming out the top of the rear of the case, there are also cable guides behind the panel so that you can route them down, out of sight. With the top vent closed, you have access to three buttons at the top that control power, RGB mode, and RGB color. It’s all very premium feeling around here, despite the $110 price point for this tempered glass version, though these three buttons do wobble around a bit– not that you’ll interact with them much if you just keep your system in sleep mode. Around the bottom of the chassis are two USB 3.0 ports. You’ll notice that there are no dedicated headphone or mic jacks to be found, but this is for good reason: the ‘rear’ IO is so easily accessible at the top that they’re simply not needed, and these dedicated ports always introduce a ton of interference to the audio signal anyway, so it’s no major loss. The interior of the Evolv Shift 2 has one of the most unusual layouts I’ve ever seen, though ‘unusual’ is basically the norm in the world of Mini-ITX. The entire lot is divided into three main sections. At the bottom of the chassis, in the lower cubicle, there is room for up to SFX-L power supplies and a 120mm radiator. There is more space left here, but long GPUs will eat it up, and anything that remains will get filled with cable clutter. The top main cubicle houses the motherboard on the right of the chassis, with the graphics card sandwiched on the other side via a PCIe riser cable. Note that the riser cable only does PCIe 3.0, as at this time, many case makers seem to be struggling getting a PCIe 4.0 signal working over riser cables. At the front of the case you’ll spot a few thumbscrews to attach a 3.5-inch drive to, along with a tray that can house up to two 2.5-inch SSDs. To cool the system, Phanteks only includes a single 140mm spinner with addressable-RGB. If you’re buying the ‘air’ variant of this case with vented side panels instead of glass, you’ll get a fan without RGB instead as you won’t see it anyway, but you will still get the RGB controller, mainly because in the top vent is a power light that has RGB. To cool the CPU, the most common method I expect to see here is 120mm AIOs, which will fit at the bottom of the case. This pushes the pump above the radiator, and yes, that’s normally a style worth scolding at, but the Evolv Shift 2 means for you to mount the outlets on the side, meaning the air bubble can move to a spot on the radiator’s reservoirs where it won’t rise to the pump and break it. By removing the feet at the bottom of the chassis, you can add another 140mm spinner. The top and bottom of the case are filtered. The bottom intake filter is easily removable after removing the right glass panel, and the top will catch falling dust. Planning Your Build: Look at the manual before ordering If you’re planning a build for the Evolv Shift 2, Phanteks has already published the manual, and it’s surprisingly good. You can find it here, and in it you’ll find detailed information on exactly which hardware combinations fit and which don’t, so do give it a glance if you’re planning a build. Or just order the case before any other parts. Does it fit an RTX 3080? Yes, the Evolv Shift 2 has been updated to fit larger 2.9 slot graphics cards. They can be up to 13.2 inches in length (335mm), 5.9 inches wide (150mm), and up to 2.9 slots thick (59mm). Note that this also goes for the IO: the bracket only has room for dual expansion slots, and GPUs with an IO shield that’s three expansion slots thick won’t fit. Fortunately, those aren’t very common anymore. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that the tempered glass version of the case is only suitable for use with up to an RTX 3070. This isn’t because the RTX 3080 doesn’t fit, but because the TG side panel takes a heavy hit on thermals, and I reckon you wouldn’t want a GPU with a TDP over 250 W in that version.

Microsoft has pushed out a new update to it's To Do app for both Windows 10 and Android with various bug fixes and, in the case of the Windows 10 version, have included a few new features. On Windows 10, you can now right click on the To Do icon on the task bar or start menu and jump right to different smart lists you have set up. Microsoft also fixed the order in which tasks appear in "My Day" when tasks are imported in bulk. Here are the best laptops Check out the best Ultrabooks We'll show you how to fix Windows 10 problems Among the improvements that were added include bug fixes "around narrator announcements for tasks in the Planned smartlist and keyboard accessibility issues in the My Day Suggestions pane." The new features only apply to the Windows 10 update, as MSPoweruser notes, and not to the Android version, which only received the bug fixes. Stay up to date on the latest tech news with the TechRadar newsletter

New Skoda boss Thomas Schäfer says a small city car and family car are the “most important” priorities to add to its electric vehicle line-up within the next decade following the new Enyaq iV SUV. The Enyaq will go on sale early next year as the first Skoda model built on the Volkswagen Group’s dedicated MEB EV platform and is set to be joined next year by a coupé variant. Schäfer, who moved across from running Volkswagen's South African operation to take over from Bernhard Maier as Skoda chairman earlier this year, said the brand would focus its electric efforts on those two models for the next two years as demand for EVs grows. Asked whether Skoda planned to eventually offer an electric equivalent of every combustion engined model in its range, Schäfer said: “First of all you’ve got to pay for all of it. I could wish for another 10 cars but the total investment won’t happen. We’re not going to double the portfolio. “On the electric side, with the Enyaq and the Enyaq derivative that’s coming, that’s fine for now, but we need something smaller, maybe city-sized, and we need something in the flat [saloon] range, maybe an Octavia of the future, in a sense. For our brand, those are the most important electric vehicles we will see in this decade developing.” When asked about the timeline for a hatchback equivalent in size to the Volkswagen ID 3 to sit below the Enyaq, Schäfer said: “Starting vehicle concepts usually takes at least two or three years, so probably [the] middle of the decade, to be safe. "We still believe the Enyaq has a lot of potential to bridge quite a range of demand, going almost from a sleek SUV into estate terrain. We're balancing and trying to find out when our factories have to changeover to electric vehicle production as well. It’s a tremendous investment to change a factory around so you don’t do that for fun. “The Enyaq is for the next one or two years definitely our hero, and we have the derivative of the Enyaq launched at the end of next year. Those will take us through the next two or three years, and then we’ll see how quickly we’ll get onto another model.” The Volkswagen Group is currently developing an ‘ID Lite’ platform for small electric cars, with Volkswagen planning o use it for an ID 1 supermini and ID 2 crossover. Schäfer said: “If the platform is there, we will definitely do something off it, but it will definitely look completely different [to the Volkswagen models] and we’ll play in a different ground there.” Schäfer said that capacity remains Skoda’s biggest issue in growing its line-up, with the firm’s Czech factories in Mladá Boleslav and Kvasiny currently operating at 118% capacity. The firm will shift production of the next-generation Superb to Bratislava from 2023 onwards, freeing up annual capacity of 150,000 units at Kvasiny for a new model alongside the Kodiaq and Karoq. The Enyaq is currently produced at Mladá Boleslav on the same production line as the MQB-platformed Octavia and Karoq. Prior to Maier’s departure earlier this year, there had been reports that the Volkswagen Group wanted to reposition Skoda as a ‘budget brand’ to move it apart from Volkswagen, Audi and Seat. But Schäfer insisted that wasn't the case. “When you look at the statistics, the movement of customers between Volkswagen and Skoda is negligible,” he said. “The question for us strategically is: how do you address the maximum number of customers for the group? We have been doing this: we're more functional, more rational. You’ve got to see where the profit pools are and where the cars are sold, and you want to play in that. “I’ve got no instructions to move [the brand] in any direction: we have instructions to keep this company successful, and so far we’ve been doing well.”

Rabat – Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Office announced that remittances from Moroccans living abroad increased by 1.7% to MAD 55.83 billion ($6.19 million) in the 10 first months in 2020. The office shared the figures in its October 2020 bulletin on external trade indicators, cited by 2M. Travel receipts reached MAD 26.64 billion ($3 billion) at the end of October. Meanwhile, travel expenses fell by 50.4%, to MAD 8.79 billion ($975 million). The result means that the travel balance surplus fell by 63.8%. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, Moroccans abroad continue to send remittances to their families and relatives. In October, Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, expressed satisfaction with the resilience of remittances from Moroccans residing abroad despite the pandemic. The bank estimated remittances from Moroccans residing abroad would show a “limited decrease of 5% to MAD 61.5 billion ($6.6 billion).” The bank expects an improvement of 2.4% in remittances from Moroccans residing abroad in 2021. It also forecasts remittances to reach MAD 63 billion or $6.8 billion. Thousands of Moroccans were unable to come to their homeland this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the summer season, over two million Moroccans typically arrive in Morocco annually as part of the Marhaba operation, an annual campaign welcoming Moroccans residing abroad during the holidays. The pandemic, however, forced Moroccan authorities to cancel the campaign this year. Morocco’s government suspended all international flights, land, and sea travel in mid-March to contain the spread of COVID-19. The state launched special flights in July to serve Moroccans residing abroad wishing to come back to the country. The government also helped Moroccans who live abroad and were stranded in the North African country to return to their countries of residence through repatriation flights. FDI and IDMEs According to the Exchange Office, the net flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped by 31.2% in the first ten months in 2020, compared to the end of October 2019. The office said that FDI continued to drop to MAD 11.69 billion ($1.3 billion) for the first ten months of 2020. The Exchange Office said the drop was due to the decrease in FDI income of 28% to MAD 20.43 billion ($2.27 billion). The drop was “mitigated by the fall in expenditure of 23.2%.” The office said that the net flow of Moroccan direct investments abroad (IDME) also decreased by over MAD 4.58 billion ($507.9 million). IDMEs reached nearly MAD 6.28 billion (696.4 million) at the end of October. The number represents a drop of 33.5%. The office said that the disposals of the IDMEs more than doubled, increasing by MAD 1.42 billion ($157.47 million).

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AMD's Ryzen processors put the chipmaker back on the map. Naturally, other hardware vendors, such as motherboard, memory, or cooling manufacturers, are keen to jump on the bandwagon for the ride. For one, GeIL has introduced a special AMD Edition of the brand's Orion memory for Ryzen owners. In fact, the Orion series has a pretty extensive lineup. GeIL offers the memory in both single and dual-channel packages from 8GB up to 64GB and with frequencies ranging from DDR4-2666 up to DDR4-4000. The Orion AMD Edition memory features an RGB-less design, which will appease some consumers, but anger others. The aluminum heat spreaders either come in a red or titanium-grey theme. The only gripe we have with GeIL's design is that the Ryzen sticker makes the memory modules look cheap. Understandably, GeIL wanted to separate the AMD Edition from its normal Orion variants. Still, the brand surely could have found a more subtle way of promoting the Ryzen branding. The memory modules check in with a height of 37.34mm (1.47 inches), so they are just slightly taller than a module that lacks a heat spreader. This low-profile design allows the Orion AMD Edition to fit under CPU air coolers without problems. GeIL's Orion AMD Edition memory kit ships with two 8GB DDR4 memory modules with eight-layer PCBs with a single-rank design. The sticks feature Samsung K4A8G085WB-BCPB integrated circuits (ICs). When you first install the Orion AMD Edition memory modules, they'll default to DDR4-2133 with 15-15-15-36 timings. GeIL has only programmed one DDR4-3600 XMP profile into the memory modules, which sets the timings to 18-22-22-42 and the DRAM voltage to 1.35V. For more on timings and frequency considerations, see our PC Memory 101 feature, as well as our How to Shop for RAM story. Our Intel test system consists of an Intel Core i7-10700K and Asus ROG Maximus XII Apex on the 0707 firmware. On the opposite end, the AMD testbed leverages an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and ASRock B550 Taichi with the 1.30 firmware. The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming Trio handles the graphical duties on both platforms. The Orion AMD Edition had the slowest showing of the DDR4-3600 memory kits on the Intel test bed. It didn't really stand out in any of the benchmarks. However, on the AMD platform, the Orion AMD Edition jumped up one position, just barely outperforming the HP V8 DDR4-3600 C18 in the performance chart. Nevertheless, GeIL's memory kit is still slower than its competitors, which flaunt tighter timings. GeIL's Orion AMD Edition memory modules employ Samsung B-die ICs. However, it's important to highlight that not every IC is made equal, and the Orion AMD Edition probably uses the lowest-binned ICs. As a result, the Orion AMD Edition has the worst overclock in our list of DDR4-3600 memory kits. We only managed to hit DDR4-3733 with 19-22-22-42 timings and a DRAM voltage of 1.45V. The kit didn't provide much headroom for tightening the primary timings, either. A 1.45V DRAM voltage allowed us to reduce the timings from the XMP values of 18-22-22-42 down to 16-20-20-40 at DDR4-3600. The GeIL Orion AMD Edition DDR4-3600 C18 doesn't pose to be something that it's not. Just by looking at the specifications and price tag, you can already guess that the memory kit targets budget-conscious consumers, particularly ones with an AMD Ryzen processor. However, there should be a balance between value and performance. Unfortunately, GeIL might have focused too much on the former and forgot about the latter. Logically, the memory kit lags behind competitors with better timings. It's certainly not the worst DDR4-3600 memory kit on the market, though. There are plenty of slower offerings with CAS Latency values up to 20. Bear in mind that while the Orion AMD Edition DDR4-3600 C18 retails for $64.99, it isn't the fastest or the shiniest gun in town.

After being put together by Facebook last year, the Libra Association is rebranding with a new name as the group looks to distance itself from the social media giant's original vision for a new digital cryptocurrency. The group, which is made up of 27 member firms, announced that it will transition to its new name Diem (Latin for day) as it prepares to launch a single, dollar-pegged stablecoin in 2021. Facebook first unveiled Libra back in June of 2019 and at the time, the project envisioned a stablecoin backed by a basket of fiat currencies that could be used worldwide. However, this prompted backlash from regulators and lawmakers which lead to a number of the Libra Association's original members such as Mastercard and Visa pulling support for the project. We've put together a list of the best Bitcoin wallets around These are the best Bitcoin exchanges available Also check out our roundup of the best mining rigs The Diem Association's CEO Stuart Levey explained in a press release how the rebrand denotes a new day for the project, saying: “The Diem project will provide a simple platform for fintech innovation to thrive and enable consumers and businesses to conduct instantaneous, low-cost, highly secure transactions. We are committed to doing so in a way that promotes financial inclusion – expanding access to those who need it most, and simultaneously protecting the integrity of the financial system by deterring and detecting illicit conduct. We are excited to introduce Diem – a new name that signals the project’s growing maturity and independence.” Diem dollar The Diem Association is now preparing to launch its first stablecoin, the “Diem dollar”, as soon as the new entity is licensed through the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). However, Levey has not provided an exact timeframe for the launch as FINMA will make its decision in its own time. The group originally planned to launch its cryptocurrency during the first half of 2020 but regulatory hurdles made this impossible at the time. When Diem dollar does launch next year, it will be compliant with international regulations at the protocol level according to Levey. The new cryptocurrency will comply with regulations such as the Financial Action Task Force's “travel rule” and will also offer consumer protection. At the moment, the Diem Association still sees international remittances and merchant payments as the two primary use cases for Diem dollar.

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“Can you see the cellulite? The pimples? The loose skin on my belly? The real jawline? The real waist? Which part of my body is not touched up? Answer? Every part of it was cleaned, pulled in, tweaked, slimmed down in 2010,” wrote actor Sameera Reddy as she shared a picture of her younger self on Instagram recently. “I wish I had the original untouched picture to compare. A reminder that it took me a while to realise I need to love my body exactly the way it is. And no one can make you feel that comfort, except you,” she said in the powerful note. Reddy, who has earlier spoken up about body shaming, once again pointed out why people need to accept and love themselves the way they are. The mother of two had earlier also revealed how she tried to lighten her skin and used body padding to conform to the physical stereotypes attached to female actors in Bollywood. “These are the words I fight against. I try to be fearless and show exactly how it is. I don’t want people to follow me to compare. I grew up always being compared to my stick-thin sisters and then I went into the industry where I was compared to everybody,” she said after receiving negative comments from a new mother who felt “fat and ugly” after looking at the actor’s Instagram story. “…Which is when I tried to lighten my skin, I used to do crazy things, like wear coloured lenses because I thought I needed that fair light-eyed look. I’d pad every part of my body which I didn’t feel was keeping up with the norms. I did everything which at the end of the day made me feel more c*ap about myself. That’s why today I work damn hard to fight against any body shaming,” she said. She then urged her followers and fans to focus on being happy. “If you’re following me, promise me to just stay focus on your goals and we will all get there. I can angle myself and look really skinny right now or I can show how I got this double chin, or that I have a flab. But I’ll lose my weight in good time, right now, stay happy. It’s ok, we will get there. Focus on happiness,” she said.

Mini has officially detailed plans to electrify its John Cooper Works performance sub-brand – and revealed the first prototype it’s working on. Internally dubbed the ‘GPE’, the prototype uses the racy bodywork of the recently launched JCW GP and is likely to have a similar chassis set-up. However, a lack of exhaust, a blanked-off front grille and a visible badge similar to that of the Mini Electric make it clear that this new car is battery-propelled. “We’re working hard to develop concepts for John Cooper Works models with electric drive,” said Mini brand boss Bernd Körber. “Meanwhile, John Cooper Works models with conventional combustion engines will continue to have an important role to play in addressing the wishes and needs of our motorsport enthusiasts around the world.” No technical details of electric JCW Minis have been outlined, but the firm says the project will rely on “future Mini vehicle architectures”, suggesting such a model is some way from being launched. However, expect performance to be comparable to – if not better than – the 302bhp JCW GP and the focus to be on offering a hardcore driving experience. Electrifying JCW was first mentioned during the confirmation of plans to expand and reposition Mini’s line-up. Key to this are two new models to be built in China as part of a joint venture with Great Wall Motors: an electric crossover EV tipped to revive the Paceman name; and a second generation of the Mini Electric, built on a separate platform from the British-made petrol model. The Countryman will also grow in size and be twinned with the next-generation BMW X1.

Rabat – Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) arrested three doctors in Fez over the weekend for their alleged involvement in stealing PCR tests. The three doctors worked at the Hassan II University Hospital in Fez, according to Moroccan newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum. They reportedly stole stocks of PCR tests for COVID-19 from the hospital for illegal private sales. Local media report that police became aware of the case after the relative of a senior regional official had a PCR test at their home. After analyzing telephone records, police had evidence to proceed with arresting two doctors on Sunday. The doctors worked in the emergency department for COVID-19 patients. On the same day, police arrested a third doctor at his home, accusing him of stealing 50 PCR tests from the stocks of the Fez hospital. Read also: How Much Does COVID-19 Treatment Cost in Morocco? The three doctors were still undergoing training at the hospital and allegedly capitalized on the increased demand for PCR tests and Fez residents’ fears of contracting COVID-19 while traveling to a hospital or clinic to get tested. “Informed sources” told local media that the doctors worked with intermediaries to contact Fez residents interested in having a COVID-19 PCR test. The doctors would then travel to clients’ homes to perform the tests, charging MAD 900-1,000 ($100-110). With PCR tests for the most part required to travel outside of the country, demand was significant. Crowds at public hospitals and horror stories of scams at private clinics also made private, at-home testing all the more appealing. After conducting the tests, the suspects then sent the samples to the hospital, processed them, and registered them in the system as if they belonged to hospitalized patients. Clients would then receive the PCR test results directly at their homes. Akhbar Al Yaoum reported on Tuesday that the director of the hospital, Professor Amine Alami, said he was unaware of the test trafficking operation. He added that he instructed the head of the hospital’s legal department to coordinate with the police to learn more about the case. Elements of the judicial police of the DGST are continuing investigations to arrest all those involved in the case, which has likely resulted in significant financial ramifications for the hospital.

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