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Updated 2025-11-07 18:15
AMD may have a new platform for upcoming Ryzen CPUs — AM5+ socket and Granite Ridge CPUs listed in a microcode extraction tool
Some of AMD's forthcoming Zen 5 or even Zen 6 processors may reside on the AM5+ socket.
Laptop BIOS password reset technique uses contorted paperclips stuffed into a parallel port
Retro tech enthusiast Bob Pony recently shared an image of an old Toshiba Satellite laptop's parallel port sprouting a tangle of contorted paperclips - showcasing an unofficial BIOS reset method.
Steam download causes M2 MacBook Pro SSD to became so full that data couldn't be deleted — user had to wipe SSD to make system functional again
An Apple Mac expert has written about an unfathomable issue one of his children faced after downloading a Steam game to an almost full SSD.
Arctic Liquid Freezer III AIO Review: To put it bluntly, the Liquid Freezer III is unimpressive
Unfortunately, the Liquid Freezer III fails our tests and melts under the heat of Intel's i7-13700K.
AMD announces open-sourcing of its GPU software stack and documentation, including MES
Amidst push from Tiny Corp and the rest of the community, AMD is open-sourcing more of its GPU documentation and firmware in hopes of making its hardware truly-competitive with Nvidia in the AI space, and potentially more.
Samsung to double investment in Texas fab, spend $44 billion to build leading-edge chips: Report
Samsung to add another fab module, an advanced packaging facility, and an R&D center to its Taylor, Texas, campus.
Kioxia aims to mass produce 1000-layer 3D NAND by 2031 — quadruple the current number of layers
Kioxia expects 1,000-layer 3D NAND memory in six or seven years using innovative production methods.
Intel confirms new round of layoffs in its Sales and Marketing Group
After switching to its financial reporting structure, Intel disclosed a $ 7 billion loss last year, resulting in the need to cut costs with the expectation to control operating costs and achieve profit for the foreseeable future in its foundry and product businesses.
AMD claims LLMs run up to 79% faster on Ryzen 8040 CPUs compared to Intel’s newest Core Ultra chips
AMD has published performance slides of its Ryzen 7 7840U dominating Intel's latest Core Ultra 7 155H processor in a plethora of large language model benchmarks.
AMD's latest China-exclusive CPUs benchmarked — Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F aren't much slower than costlier models
Chinese motherboard vendor JGINYUE evaluates the Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F processors and compares them to the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 7500F.
Intel Core Ultra 5 234V laptop CPU leaks online — Lunar Lake processor with Xe2-LPG iGPU destined for next-gen systems
Lunar Lake Intel Core i5 gets leaked with 8 cores, no SMT, and Xe2 Low Power Graphics onboard.
AMD RDNA 4-based Navi 48 GPU added to ROCm platform — lays the groundwork, though specifications are unknown
AMD's first RDNA 4-powered graphics processor support added to ROCm platform.
XeSS 1.3 improves performance by up to 28% with refined image quality — adds Ultra Quality Plus and Native AA modes
Intel released XeSS 1.3, which includes a more optimized training model, with improved performance and image quality. Also new are the Ultra Quality Plus and Native AA modes, plus some changes to the upscaling factors. All of these apply to both the XMX and DP4a modes of operation.
This Raspberry Pi Pico 3D printed digital dice throws luck to the digital wind
Abe's Projects has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered digital dice that fits in the palm of your hand and is completely portable.
Frame your components with Thermaltake's Core P3 Open PC case for only $99
Thermaltake's Core P3 Open PC case gives you a full view of all your precious components and is ideal if you want to display the inner workings of your precious PC.
Fourteen LLMs fight it out in Street Fighter III — AI showdown finds out which models make the best street fighters.
A new artificial intelligence (AI) benchmark based on classic arcade title Street Fighter III was devised at the Mistral AI hackathon in San Francisco last week.
Elgato Facecam MK.2 Review: Uncompressed 1080p/60fps video, HDR, and a lot of plastic
The Elgato Facecam MK.2 brings HDR, a built-in privacy shutter, and onboard memory to the original Facecam. But image quality hasn't improved that much.
Seagate demonstrates 3D magnetic recording for 120+ TB HDDs — dual-layer media stacks data bits to boost capacity
Seagate, NIMS, and Tohoku University team up for dual-layer HAMR media for HDDs; multi-level HAMR hard drives could significantly increase HDD capacities.
The US wants ASML to stop servicing its advanced chipmaking tools in China: Report
The U.S. government plans to ask the Dutch government to force ASML to stop servicing its advanced lithography systems in China.
Nvidia Game Ready Driver adds ReBAR support to 'Horizon Forbidden West' and game support for recent additions to 'Modern Warfare 3'
Nvidia's latest driver 552.12 has added new game-ready support for the third season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III / Warzone that adds new gameplay to the title.
I went hands-on with two different Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chips as the company claims it will beat Intel's Core Ultra
Qualcomm is continuing to show off its Snapdragon X Elite, and is now comparing it to Intel Core Ultra chips and Apple's M3.
Microsoft is working on a RAM limit slider for its Edge Browser, to prioritize memory-intensive applications, PC games
The latest Windows 11 Canary Build shows an interesting feature in Microsoft Edge, where users can limit the browser's RAM consumption with the ability to either run it always or only when a user plays any games.
China-based Maxio creates full line of PCIe 5.0 SSD controllers — capable of up to 14.8 GB/s
Chinese developer of SSD controllers rolls out a PCIe 5.0 x4 controllers for SSDs capable of 14.8 GB/s.
Gigabyte puts a golden CPU socket on upcoming Intel motherboard — Z790 Aorus Xtreme X Ice sports misty design and colossal M.2 heatsink
Facebook user shares renders of Gigabyte's upcoming Z790 Aorus Xtreme X Ice motherboard.
Splave uses ASRock's new Z790I Lightning WiFi motherboard to set multiple overclocking world records
Overclocker Splave used one of ASRock's new motherboards to achieve multiple world records with Intel's i9-14900KS CPU.
Rescued retro desk PC becomes the latest device to run Doom — AMD Duron-based system unsurprisingly lets you shotgun blast imps without major issues
A YouTuber shows Doom running on an AMD Duron desk PC found on eBay.
New RISC-V microprocessor can run CPU, GPU, and NPU workloads simultaneously
XSi has created a new RISC-V microprocessing chip architecture that combines a RISC-V CPU core with vector capabilities and GPU acceleration into a single chip.
SK hynix confirms it will bring next-gen HBM manufacturing to the US — $3.87 billion memory fab to be built in Indiana
SK hynix selects Indiana for its first HBM packaging fab in the USA.
'Intel Air' employee flight shuttle resumes regular operations to Oregon, other fab sites – Another sign that Intel is on the upswing?
Intel has reinstated its air shuttle service from Hillsboro Airport, Oregon. An Intel-operated 50-passenger jet flew four times on Monday between Hillsboro and San Jose, California.
Pick up this CyberPower gaming PC for just $999 — includes Nvidia RTX 4060 8GB, Intel Core i5-14400F, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM
A gaming PC that has everything you need to start playing your favorite games without breaking the bank.
Taiwan earthquake causes estimated $62 million in damage and disruptions for TSMC - EUV equipment reported to be safe and sound: Report
Key EUV equipment at TSMC is 'safe and sound,' with production back up to 70 or 80% capacity on the same day as the massive April 3 earthquake, according to a new report. However, the seismic interruption and damage incurred will cost TSMC approximately $62 million.
Elegoo Neptune 4 Max Review: Bigger, Buggy and a Bit Faster
The Neptune 4 Max is a blundered Klipper update of the wildly popular Neptune 3 Max.
How to manage applications on your Raspberry Pi with Pi-Apps
If you need to install a few common applications then Pi-Apps is the easiest tool to manage applications on your Raspberry Pi.
Raspberry Pi BMO TV plays constant loop of Adventure Time episodes
Golbscholar is using a Raspberry Pi to operate this custom BMO-themed 'Adventure Time' TV that plays episodes from the series on loop.
MSI admits faulty heatsink design for cracked Z790 chipsets, begins replacing faulty units
A statement from MSI confirms the findings of YouTuber and repair technician Joshi Repair regarding Z790 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard failures .
Samsung puts 3D DRAM on the roadmap, stacked DRAM to follow
Samsung envisions vertical channel transistor, stacked DRAMs in the next 10 years.
Programmer builds homemade GPU, shows it off with 3D graphics and physics engine made from scratch
A self-taught programmer created his own 3D graphics engine and physics engine and successfully demonstrated both working on a tiny GPU made from off-the-shelf-parts.
Chinese chipmaker gains traction replacing American processors - Longsoon ships 10,000 chips into schools
China's schools adopt Loongson processors as the country transits away from foreign CPUs.
Razer's Nommo V2 X PC speakers dropped to just $89 — Perfect for a minimalist gaming setup
If you're looking for a minimalist 2.0 PC speaker setup, check out this deal on Razer's Nommo V2 X.
MSI revives its Duke series GPUs — RTX 4060 arrives to bring back the budget-oriented lineup
MSI has launched the GeForce RTX 4060 8G Gaming Duke 3X in the Chinese market.
TSMC resumes chip production following biggest earthquake in 25 years — incurred no damage to its critical tools
TSMC will resume production overnight following Taiwan's biggest earthquake in 25 years, saying there is no damage to "critical tools."
Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB SSD review: Rocketing to new heights
The Sabrent Rocket 5 is one of the fastest SSDs on the market, and the fastest drive we've ever tested in terms of sustained writes. It still has high power consumption and low power efficiency, like other PCIe 5.0 drives, but desktop enthusiasts won't care.
Nvidia's new 'Streamline' SDK and DLSS 3.7.0 feel one step closer to DirectSR
The latest DLSS and Streamline updates from Nvidia improve support for other upscalers and motion fidelity in the new DLSS Preset E.
Ubuntu 24.04 Beta delayed due to malicious code in xz-utils, other Linux distros are also affected
The Ubuntu 24.04 beta has been delayed for a week due to malicious code in the xz-utils package. Updates and fixes are being worked on.
Asus teases Mjolnir power station, other ROG accessories that give us Marvel vibes
Asus teases ROG Mjolnir outdoor power station and some kind of speaker or router or frisbee seemingly inspired by Captain America's shield.
US wields the banhammer against sanctions-compliant Nvidia RTX 4090D 'Dragon' — updated law prohibits 70 teraflops or greater GPUs from export to China
The U.S. government updated its semiconductor export restrictions to encompass more computer hardware. Specifically, the ban now encompasses Nvidia's RTX 4090D, which was made to comply with the previous sanctions.
Intel's 18A-based CPUs won't ramp to high volume production until 2026
Intel's Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest will start production in 2025, but won't ramp to high volume until 2026.
Asus's new ROG Keris II Ace gaming mouse is an ultralight DeathAdder V3 Pro competitor
Asus's new ROG Keris II Ace gaming mouse is a 54g ergonomic wireless mouse rodent comes with a polling rate booster.
Asus adds AMD Ryzen Zen 5 Granite Ridge CPU support for its X670E motherboards
Asus's latest BETA BIOS update brings Zen 5 support to some of its X670E motherboards, hinting that AMD's Zen 5 chips are just around the corner.
Intel foundry unit loses $7 billion in 2023, company outsources 30% of its production to TSMC, others
Intel aims to reduce dependance on TSMC as its own process technologies gets more competitive.
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