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AMD stock surged on Tuesday, reaching a 52-week high of $158.74. This represents better than an 8% gain in a day and moved AMD pretty close to its all-time high. Nvidia stock was also up by 3%.

AMD has issues a discontinuation notice of the CPLD products that the company acquired alongside Xilinx.

AMD says its RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 GRE can now be found for much less than MSRP, though this isn't exactly a price cut.

Asus addresses small-form-factor desktops with low-profile GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card.

A compact and high-performance CPU cooler from Arctic that can keep those multi-core CPUs nice and chilled.

Google Chrome Incognito Mode disclaimer gets updated as the firm recently agreed to pay a huge $5B settlement for tracking users without explicit consent and won't want to pay any more.

China's aggressive fab expansion can create oversupply of mature process technology capacity.

OneXPlayer has unveiled an all-new handheld gaming system capable of operating in three distinct modes for use in different workloads/environments. The new device sports Intel Meteor Lake CPUs and a large 11-inch 1600P 120Hz display.

Salim Benbouziyane is using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 board to power his custom macropad that uses magnets to snap modules into place.

The recently released Raspberry Pi 5 is coming to the Compute Module 4 form factor.

Jens Axboe, the developer of IO_uring for Linux, delivers software patches that provide a 6% file system performance increase - says the coding was literally a 5 min job'

The RTX 4070 Super delivers exactly what you'd expect from a mid-cycle update: more performance and better bang for the buck. It lands between the 4070 and 4070 Ti, closer to the latter but taking over the $599 price of the former.

Corsair's A115 big air cooler excels in thermal performance while delivering low noise levels, but it has a high price tag.

Microsoft's Copilot Pro, a $20 monthly subscription, will provide access to more features like a GPT builder and GPT-4 Turbo, as well as enhanced image generation.

Chip imports to China have fallen for a second year in a row, and this time a record has been set at 15.4%.

Chinese Military and Government Organizations Can Still Procure AI and HPC GPUs from Nvidia, Despite Stricter Export Rules.

Tachyum re-emphasizes plans to start production of Prodigy processors in 2024, claims it is well positioned to capitalize on the rise of AI, HPC, and datacenter demand.

Rizwan Pathan is using a Raspberry Pi to power his custom mini PC and has fitted the setup with two monitors.

If you've ever thought about getting into the 3D printing hobby, this is a great opportunity to pick up a highly detailed 3D Resin printer for a great price.

Taiwan is set to subsidize semiconductor-related R&D as well as production CapEx.

Released on January 11th, 2024, the latest Windows 11 Insider Build provides support for USB4 80 Gbps, autostart functionality on AI Copilot, and minor fixes to Task Manager and Windows Share.

Intel releases its second 14th generation Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs exclusively with the Chinese market within a few days, continuing its tradition of having a handful of exclusive variants for the domestic market. Apart from a black colored box and CPU cooler, there's no real difference compared to universally available variants.

Specifications for the RTX 3050 6GB have leaked, and now it's clear that it's not just a 3050 with a little less memory and cores.

Patriot prepares high-frequency DDR5 memory with a memory clock driver (CKD) that promises ample compatibility.

During CES 2024, Lexar showcased four portable SSDs catering to different users with different needs.

Phrozen updates its largest resin printer.

The Philips 278E1A is currently available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices yet-just $229 down from $269.

HP packs incredible value into its Omen 32q. Its 32-inch QHD IPS panel delivers 165 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. It also provides superlative color accuracy and quality video processing.

Memtest86+ is an open-source memory diagnostic tool, and the latest v7 update supports live RAM settings for Intel CPUs from 1st to the current 14th Gen Core processors. It also includes preliminary ECC Support for some AMD Ryzen CPUs.

Nvidia's upcoming RTX 40 Super series GPUs are emerging on retail websites. We've found lots of them and the prices are shockingly acceptable.

There era of Pi shortages is quickly coming to an end as the company ramps up production.

Ayaneo has listed its Retro Mini PC AM02 on IndieGogo and revealed it comes packing a Ryzen 7 7840HS and a 4-inch touchscreen. We don't have full specs, a release date, or pricing yet though.

Notebookcheck recently reviewed Intel's new i9-14900HX mobile flagship and found in real-world testing that its performance is lackluster, particularly in gaming. It failed to outperform its 13th-gen counterparts outright and could not beat AMD's Ryzen 9 7945HX3D in gaming-centric workloads.

An LG washing machine owner disconnected the appliance from Wi-Fi after noticing it ate 3.66GB of daily data. He took to Twitter / X to ask for help and advice.

Yotta is ordering 16,000 of Nvidia's H100 and GH200 GPUs, which can't be sold in China anymore.

Gigabyte is prepared to release its Aorus FO32UP 32-inch 4K 240Hz monitor during 1st half of 2024, with DisplayPort 2.1 input and UHBR20 certification.

Fantasticmrdavid has created a custom 3D-printed TV that looks like an old Toshiba powered by a Raspberry Pi.

Nvidia made a mistake in launch materials; the GeForce RTX 4070 Super possesses 48MB of L2 cache, not 36MB as previously listed.

Arm CEO Rene Haas confirmed rumors that Qualcomm's exclusivity agreement with Microsoft ends this year.

Chinese company Betavolt has announced an atomic energy battery for consumers, with a touted 50-year lifespan and which uses a diamond semiconductor material.

The LG 34GN850-B UltraGear 34-inch WQHD Curved Monitor is currently available at Walmart for its lowest price.

The Max14um shows that Phison really can hit 14 GB/s with some elbow grease. Performance is record-setting, although power and thermals remain looming problems.

ASRock's DeskMeet X600, DeskMini X600, and Jupiter X600 support AMD's AM5 processors and USB4.

We met with LYNK+ at CES 2024 to check out their prototype RTX 4090 and RX 7900 XTX graphics cards with custom AIO liquid cooling solutions. The hope is to partner with AIB companies and provide off-the-shelf liquid cooled GPUs with superior performance, for about the same price as closed loop AIO coolers.

Framework has been busy emailing customers whose data has been leaked in the wake of a recent phishing attack on its primary external accounting partner. However, the data leaked isn't highly sensitive.

Patriot showcases its flagship Viper PV573 SSD that boasts with 14 GB/s sequential read speed, but needs a massive cooler with external power.

Patriot is ready to provide newer USB external SSDs for 2024, with hopes to cover every potential market, price and performance segment.

Corsair's showing at CES 2024 includes a new mid-tower case, a new micro ATX case, new case fans, and even Corsair's second-ever air cooler (and first since 2020).

Robotcus has shared a video on his YouTube channel showing off his Raspberry Pi-powered robot car that uses voice commands to drive.

The Lenovo Legion T5 from Newegg is on sale for $1,149, reduced from $1,749. That's a saving of $600.